Warmly welcome teachers and students
to attend my lesson today.
WARMER
A. Oil
B. Solar energy
C. Electricity
D. Gas
E. Wind energy
MATCH EACH THE FOLLOWING PICTURE
WITH ITS NAME
1
2
3
4
5
What topic do these words refer to?
Sources of energy
Friday, 29th January, 2010
UNIT 11: SOURCES OF ENERGY
LESSON 1: READING



Teacher: Vu Thi Hong Van
Class: 11B4
PRE-READING
PRE-READING
windmill
solar panel
Water (dam)
What can you see in each picture?
The wind power
The solar energy
The water power
alternative (a)
nuclear power (n)
windmill (n)
geothermal heat (n)
available (a)
VOCABULARY
reserve (n)/resource
infinite (a)/unlimited
fossil fuel (n)
WHILE-READING
Read the passage about some sources of energy and do the tasks that follow
alternative - limited - energy - released - exhausted

Task 1: Fill each blank with a suitable word
1.Six hundred balloons were…………at the ceremony.
2.They are looking for……………methods of making it.
3.People use …………to run machines, heat and cool their homes.
4. The food in the restaurant is cheap, but the choice is rather…………
5. Fuel supplies are nearly………
Vp2
adj
noun
adj
adj
alternative - limited - energy - released - exhausted

Task 1: Fill each blank with a suitable word
1.Six hundred balloons were……………………..at the ceremony.
2.They are looking for………………......methods of making it.
3.People use ……………..to run machines, heat and cool their homes.
4. The food in the restaurant is cheap, but the choice is rather………………....
5. Fuel supplies are nearly…………………………
released
alternative
energy
limited
exhausted
Task 2: Fill in the table
available
plentiful, clean
, safe
clean, unlimited
clean, infinite
only possible in
some places
only possible during
the day time
expensive
no wind no energy
Task 2: Fill in the table
unlimited
very dangerous
POST-READING
Our major source
of energy
Alternative sources
of energy
The most
potential energy





Work in pairs to summarize the main points of the passage using the following cues.
POST-READING
Our major source
of energy
Alternative sources
of energy
The most
potential energy
Fossil fuels
Oil
Coal
Natural gas
nuclear
energy
Geothermal
heat
Solar
energy
Water
energy
Wind
energy
Sun
energy
plentiful & infinite
clean
safe
Work in pairs to summarize the main points of the passage using the following cues.
HOMEWORK
Do the exercise on page 126 in the
text book.
Learn vocabulary and prepare the
speaking lesson.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LISTENING
We need energy 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 develop and use them more and more in the future.
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).......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 develop and use them more and more in the future.
energy
one
fuels
limited
alternative
sources
unlimited
environment
Complete the summary of the reading passage by filling each blank with a suitable word from the box