Unit 7. Saving energy

Lighting accounts for 10 percent to 15 percent of the electricity bill in most of North American families.. Consumers can save US$5 per energy-saving bulb.. For most North American house

Families use it for machines or to make light

The place where there are paddy fields

It is quiet and peaceful How can you say “ tiết kiệm” in English ? You use it to drink or wash, bathe, etc…

Using it for cooking, motorbike, cars, etc….The place where there are many high buildings and traffic It is very noisy

Lesson 4: READ

Period 45

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*Match these words in column A with the

*True(T) or false(F) statement prediction.

1 In Western countries electricity, gas are necessaries.

2 Lighting accounts for 10 percent to 15 percent of the electricity bill in most of North American families.

3 Consumers can save US$5 per energy-saving bulb.

4 The lable tells the consumers how much energy

efficiency each model has.

5 These innovations won’t save any money.

II Reading

In Western countries, electricity, gas, and water are not luxuries but necessities Companies now realize that consumers want products that will not only work effectively, but also save money.

For most North American households, lighting accounts for 10 percent to 15 percent of the electricity bill However, this amount can be reduced by replacing an ordinary 100-watt light bulb with an energy-saving bulb These bulbs use a quarter of the electricity of standard bulbs and last eight times longer Therefore consumers can save about US$7 to US$21 per bulb.

In Europe, there is a labeling scheme for refrigerators, freezers, washing machines and tumble dryers The label tells the consumers how much energy efficiency each model has, compared with other appliances in the same category.

Ultimately, these innovations will save money as well as conserve the Earth’s resources.

II Reading

*True(T) or false(F) statement prediction.

1 In Western countries electricity, gas are necessaries.

2 Lighting accounts for 10 percent to 15 percent of the electricity bill in most of North American families.

3 Consumers can save US$5 per energy-saving bulb.

4 The lable tells the consumers how much energy

efficiency each model has.

5 These innovations won’t save any money.

T T

F Because they can save about US$7 to US$21 per bulb.

T

F Because these innovations will save money.

II Reading

a) Which of the following is the best summary

of the passage?

1 Energy-saving bulbs should be use to save electricity.

2 In Western countries electricity, gas, and water are

necessaries

3 North American and European countries are interested

in saving money and natural resources.

4 Labeling schemes help save energy

3 North American and European countries are interested in

saving money and natural resources.

1 What are Western consumers interested in?

2 What can we do to spend less on lighting?

3 What is the purpose of the labeling scheme?

5 Why should we save energy?

4 Mrs Jones uses only 2 ordinary bulbs and she pays US$8 for lighting How much will she pay if she uses 2 energy-saving bulbs instead?

b) Answer the questions.

1 What are Western consumers interested in?They are interested in products that will not only work effectively but also save money

2 What can we do to spend less on lighting?

We can replace an ordinary 100 watt light bulbs by using saving-energy bulbs

3 What is the purpose of the labeling scheme? The purpose of the labeling scheme is to tell the

consumers how energy efficiency each model has

4 Mrs Jones uses only 2 ordinary bulbs and she pays US$8 for lighting How much will she pay if she uses 2 energy-saving bulbs instead?

She will pay US$ 2

5 Why should we save energy?

Because we can save money as well as conserve the resources.

*Discussion:

What should we do to save electricity and natural resources ?

We should use solar energy instead of electricity.

We / use solar energy instead / electricity.

We should turn off the fan when nobody uses.

We / turn / the fan when noboby uses.

We should use energy-saving bulbs instead of ordinary bulbs.

We /use energy - saving bulbs instead of /bulbs.

- Learn new words by heart.

- Summarize the text in the notebook

- Do exercise III on page 56 in work book.

- Prepare next lesson: Unit 7 (write)