unit 11 - reading - grade 11

Kim’s Game
water
sun
wind
nuclear
gas
heat
coal
oil


Friday, January 29
th
2010
Unit11: SOURCES OF ENERGY
 Reading


Wind turbine
Solar panel
Dam

Vocabulary:
1. Limited (adj):
2. (to) release:
3. (to) exhaust
exhausted (adj)
4. Alternative (adj):

5. Fossil fuel:
6. Geothermal heat:
Giới hạn
Nhả ra, phóng ra
Làm cạn kiệt
Cạn kiệt
Thay thế
Nhiên liệu hóa thạch
Địa nhiệt
= empty


Task 1: True or False Statements.
T F Correct
1. Our major source of energy is fossil fuels. T F
2. Nuclear energy can provide enough T F
electricity for the world’s needs.
3. Other alternative sources of energy are the T F
sun, water and
4. People have to use dams to use water power. T F
5. There are disadvantages of alternative T F
sources of energy.
T
T
F
T
F
the windnatural gas.
not

Task 2: Multiple Choice.
1. Fossil fuels include ………… .
A. coal B. natural gas C. oil D.
2. Fossil fuels are ………… sources of energy.
A. B. unlimited C. endangered D. useless
3. Another alternative source of energy, which comes from
deep inside the earth is …………… .
A. the sun B. C. water D. nuclear energy
4. Water energy is expensive because ……………. .
A. Dams cost a little money B. Water is expensive
C. D. Water is polluted
5. It’s ……… to make full use of these sources of energy for
researchers all over the world.
A. B. easy C. expensive D. cheap
All of them
limited
geothermal heat
Dams cost a lot of money
difficult

Advantages

not only plentiful and
infinite but also clean and
safe.

clean and unlimited (x2).

Available.


unlimited.
Disadvantages

only possible in
few places.

no wind no
wind energy.

Possible during the
day time.

expensive.

Very dangerous.

Task 3: Table completion.
Sources of energy Advantage(s) Disadvantage(s)
Nuclear power
Solar energy
Water power
Wind power
Geothermal heat

Advantages

not only plentiful and
infinite but also clean and
safe.


clean and unlimited (x2).

Available.

unlimited.
Disadvantages

only possible in
few places.

no wind no
wind energy.

Possible during the
day time.

expensive.

Very dangerous.

Sources of energy Advantage(s) Disadvantage(s)
Nuclear power unlimited very dangerous
Solar energy available
only possible in
few places
Water power
not only plentiful
and infinite but also
clean and safe
possible during the

day time
Wind power clean and unlimited
no wind no
wind energy
Geothermal heat clean and unlimited expensive
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Answer key:

Fill in the blanks to summarize the reading passage


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, wind 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.
one environment alternative limited
unlimited
sources
energy fuels

HOMEWORK
•
Learn by heart vocabulary.
•

Prepare Speaking Lesson.

That’s enough
for today!!!