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Unit 11: Sources of energy

Work in pairs and deal with a list of a jumbled words.

1. Belaviaal2. Telmidi3. Enrwealeb4. Souremon5. Olars nepal6. Atoinrdai7. Oredyhcetrliytci

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Answers:1. available2. limited3. renewable4. enormous5. solar panel6. radiation7. hydroelectricity

Task 1: Advantages and Disadvantages

Read the following table and choose if the

statement has advantage (A) and

disadvantage (D) or not. Then compare your

results with a partner’s.

Statements A D

1. Fossil fuels will be exhausted within a relatively short time.

2. Geothermal heat is available only in a few places in the world.

3. If the wind does not flow, there is no wind energy.

4. Water power provides energy without pollution.

5. A nuclear reaction releases radiation which is dangerous to the environment.

6. Solar energy is not only plentiful and unlimited but also clean and safe.

7. It is expensive to build a dam for hydroelectricity.

D

D

D

A

D

A

D

Work in pairs to fill in the gaps with the words in the box below then practice the dialogue you have finished.

A: I think/believe that ...1...can be an alternative source of energy.

B. Why do you think/ believe so? A. because our major source of energy is ... 2....

while the wind is...3 ... and ....4 .B. I know it is also ...5 ... to the environment.

However, it is not .. 6.. when there is no wind.

Task 2: Introduce the dialogue (books closed)

available, abundant, clean and safe, running out, unlimited, wind, wind power

Express your belief on the increasing use of

alternative sources in the future, using the

ideas from task 2.

Task 3: Work in groups

Write a composition to talk about the

alternative source of energy that you think is

the most possible one for our country .

Homework

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