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 [r]
Trang 1Nhiệt liệt chào mừng các thầy cô giáo về dự tiết học ngày hôm nay
Sở giáo dục và đào tạo Thanh Hoá
Đinh Văn Đỡnh
Trang 3Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
Trang 4Người tiêu dùng
- Consumer (n):
* Vocabulary
The water bill accounts for 50 % of the two bills.
Mr Sau has to pay 94,000 VND for the elecrticity bill and water bill.
Chiếm
an ordinary
bulb
an energy-saving
bulb
These two bulbs are the same category
energy-saving
- Energy-saving (adj) Tiết kiệm năng lượng
Loại, hạng bulb
bulb
- Bulb (n) Bóng điện
Nhãn / dán nhãn
Label (n/v):
- Label (n/v):
- Innovation (n): Công cuộc đổi mới
We should turn off the lights and television to save electricity Therefore, we can conserve natural resources
- Conserve (v): Save (v)
Trang 5In 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
Trang 6*True or False? Check (v) the boxes Then
correct the false sentences and write them
in your exercise book
Guess After
reading
F
T
F
1 Electricity, gas, and water are
necessities in Western countries.
2 An energy-saving bulb uses half of
the electricity of a standard bulb.
3 In Europe, there is a labeling scheme
for some household appliances.
4 We can’t conserve natural
resources by saving energy.
T
a quarter
can
Trang 7In 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
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
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
Trang 83 North American and European countries are interested
in saving money and natural resources.
3 North American and European countries are interested
in saving money and natural resources.
4 Labeling schemes help save energy.
2 In Western countries electricity, gas, and water
are necessities.
1 Energy-saving bulbs should be used to save electricity.
a) Which of the following is the best summary of the passage ?
?What should Vietnamese people do to save money
and natural resources ?
Trang 93- Answer these questions Write the answer in your exercise book.
1 What are Western consumers interested in?
2 What can we do to spend less on lighting?
3 Mrs Jones uses only two ordinary bulbs and she
pays US$8 for lighting How much will she pay if
she uses two energy-saving bulbs instead ?
-> We can replace ordinary 100 watt light bulbs with energy-saving bulbs.
-> She will pay US$2 for lighting.
5 Why should we save energy?
-> We should save energy to save money and conserve /save our
natural resources.
4 What is the purpose of labeling schemes?
-> The labeling scheme tells the consumers how much
energy efficiency each model has, compared with other
appliances in the same category.
-> They are interested in products that will not only work effectively but also save moneys.
Trang 10We should use solar energy instead of electricity.
Trang 11We should turn off the fan when nobody uses.
We / turn / the fan when noboby uses.
Trang 12ordinary bulbs.
Trang 131 …………., gas and water are not luxuries
in Western countries.
2 People now use………bulbs to save money.
3 The water bill……… 5% of his salary.
4 A Vietnamese - English dictionary and an English – Vietnamese one are the same………….
Trang 15*Vocabulary: *Vocabulary:
Ng ời tiêu dùng
1 consumer (n) :
4 bulb (n) :
Loại, hạng
5 category (n):
2 account for (v): Chiếm
Bóng đèn tròn
6 label (v/n): Dán nhãn mác
7 innovation (n): Sự đổi mới
8 conserve (v):
3 energy- saving (adj): Tiết kiệm năng lượng
*Saving energy: *Saving energy:
-We should use solar energy instead of electricity.
-We should use energy - saving bulbs instead of ordinary bulbs.
- We should turn off the appliances when nobody uses.
Consolidation
Save (v)
- …
Trang 17• - Learn new words by heart.
• - Read the passage then answer the
questions again
• - Prepare for “Write”.