Năm học: 2008 - 2009
Unit 11 - sources of energy
READING
Gv trình bày: Nguyễn Hương Nhụy
Đơn vị: Trường THPT Đức Hợp
Kim Động - Hưng Yên
English 11
C. Wind power
B. Solar energy
A. Water power
E. Nuclear power
D. Geothermal heat
1 . C
2. B
3 . A
4 . E
5. D
Answers:
? Match these pictures with the suitable pharses below
ENERGY
What do you need energy for?
cook the food
ENERGY
cook the food
run machines
heat and cool
our homes
live and work
Light the lamps
entertain
reserve (n): nguồn dự trữ
Vocabulary
infinite (adj): vô tận >< limited
potential (n): tiềm năng, tiềm lực
fossil fuel (n): nhiên liệu hoá thạch
alternative (adj): thay thế (xen nhau)
release (v): thả, giải thoát
exhausted (adj): cạn kiệt
Before you read
alternative limited energy released exhausted
Six hundred balloons were _______ at the ceremony.
They are looking for _______ methods of making it.
People use _______ to run machines, heat and cool their homes.
The food in the restaurant is cheap, but the choice is rather_______.
Fuel supplies are nearly ________.
Task 1
? Fill each blank with a suitable word, using the provided words
Six hundred balloons were released at the ceremony.
They are looking for alternative methods of making it.
People use energy to run machines, heat and cool their homes.
The food in the restaurant is cheap, but the choice is rather limited.
Fuel supplies are nearly exhausted.
Answers:
Nuclear power
Solar energy
Water power
Wind power
Geothernal heat
While you read
Task 2
? Scan the passage and write down the advantage(s) and disadvantage(s) of each alternative source of energy
Nuclear power
Solar energy
Water power
Wind power
Geothernal heat
It provides electricity for the
world`s needs for hundreds of years
plentiful, clean, safe, infinite
It gives energy without pollution
It`s a clean source of energy, there`s a lot of it
No information
No information
Dangerous
Expensive
If the wind does not blow,
there`s no wind energy
It`s available only in a
few places in the world
Answers:
1/ What is our major source of energy?
2/ How many sources of energy are mentioned in the text, and which one do you think has the most potential?
Answer:
1/ Our major source of energy comes from fossil fuels
2/ Five sources of energy are mentioned in the text: nuclear power, solar energy, water power, wind power and geothermal heat.
I think solar energy has the most potential because solar energy is not only plentiful and infinite but also clean and safe
Task 3
? Answer the questions:
one environment alternative limited
unlimited sources energy fuels
We need enerygy to live and work. Our major source of (1)__________ is oil. Oil is (2) __________ kind of fossil fuel. The amount of fossil (3) __________ in the world is (4) __________. Therefore, we must save it, and at the same time, we must find new sources of energy. Geothermal heat and nuclear power are (5) _____________ sources of energy. They can give us electricity. Other alternative (6)_____________ are the sun, waves and water. These sources are not only (7) _____________ and available but also clean and safe for the (8) _____________. People should develope and use them more and more in the future.
After you read
? Complete the summary of the reading passage by filling each blank with a suitable word from the box.
We need energy to live and work. Our major source of (1) energy is oil. Oil is (2) one kind of fossil fuel. The amount of fossil (3) fuels in the world is (4) limited. Therefore, we must save it, and at the same time, we must find new sources of energy. Geothermal heat and nuclear power are (5) alternative sources of energy. They can give us electricity. Other alternative (6) sources are the sun, waves and water. These sources are not only (7) unlimited and available but also clean and safe for the (8) environment. People should develope and use them more and more in the future.
Learn new words by heart.
HOMEWORK
Do exercises in workbook on page 70 - 71 - 72 (Reading).
Prepare for the next lesson.
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