Unit 1

ENERGY SOURCES

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LESSON 6: SKILLS 2

WARM-UP

HOW TO SAVE ENERGY?
TEAM A

TEAM B

LISTENING

1 Work in pairs. Answer the questions.

LISTENING

2

Mr Lam is discussing with his students about how to save energy at home.
Listen and circle the phrases you hear.

1. save energy
2. turn off the lights
3. save money
4. use low energy light bulbs
5. produce electricity
6. use solar panels

LISTENING

3 Listen again and tick T (True) or F (False) for each sentence.
T
1. Mr Lam says we use energy for cooking, heating
and lighting.
2. Linh always turns off the lights when going out.
3. Linh turns off electrical appliances when not using
them.
4. Minh uses low energy light bulbs at his house.
5. Minh uses solar energy to cook meals.

F

LISTENING
Mr Lam: As you know we use energy for cooking, heating and lighting. But it's
not cheap. So how can we save energy at home? Linh, what do you do to save
electricity?
Linh: Well, I always turn off the lights before going to bed. I have some electrical
appliances, such as a TV, a CD player, ….. I turn them off when I don't use
them. I think it helps us save electricity.
Mr Lam: You're right. What about you, Minh?
Minh: Well, we use low energy light bulbs at my house. We always turn them off
when leaving the room. We use solar panels to warm water too. It's cheap and
clean.
Mr Lam: Sounds interesting. And how about you …?

LISTENING

4 Discuss: What is the most effective way to save energy?
E.g. The most effective way to save
energy is only reading and writing in
daylight.

WRITING

5

Work in pairs. Read some ways to save energy at home. Choose three ways and
write them in your notebook.

WRITING
a paragraph of about 70 words about how you save energy at home.
6 Write
Example:

We use a lot of energy at home and it costs us a lot. To save
energy, we should use low energy light bulbs. Secondly, remember
to turn off electrical appliances when not using them.These devices
consume at least 10% of electricity even when inactive. Therefore,
unplug them to save electricity .Last but not least, we should use
solar panels to warm water. This can help in getting cheap electricity
and protect the environment.

WRITING
PEER CHECK AND CROSS CHECK
Students can:
 go and see other's work
 give comments to each other

CONSOLIDATION

1 WRAP-UP
In this lesson, we have learnt to:
- use the lexical items related to the topic
Energy sources
- listen for main ideas and specific information
about the topic how to save energy at home.
- write a paragraph of about 70 words about
how you save energy at home.

CONSOLIDATION

2 HOMEWORK
 Prepare for the next lesson: Looking back & Project
 Rewrite the passage on the notebook.
 Do exercise in the workbook.

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