LESSON 1 READING
I. BEFORE YOU READ
What can you see in the pictures?
What do people use those things for?
wind energy
1
solar energy
2
windmill
solar panels
What source of energy does each picture above refer to?
They use them to make energy.
nuclear power
3
water power
nuclear reactors
hydroelectric dam
[,haidroui'lektrik]
4
Windmill
Wind power
solar panels ['soulə] ['pænl]
solar energy
Hydroelectric dam
Water Power
nuclear reactors
geothermal heat [,dʒi:ou'θə:məl hi:t]
What do you need energy for?
We need energy for every daily activities.
Y
R
A
L
U
B
A
C
O
V
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1
Oil, petrol, coal and gas are fossil fuels
fossil fuels ['fɔsl] [fjuəl]: nhiên liệu hoá thạch
VOCABULARY
energy ['enədʒi] (n) = power ['pauə] (n): năng lượng
reserve [ri'zə:v]: sự dự trữ
fossil fuel ['fɔsl] [fjuəl] (n):
exhausted [ig'zɔ:stid](adj): cạn kiệt
nuclear ['nju:kliə] (adj):
geothermal heat [,dʒi:ou'θə:məl hi:t] (n)
release [ri'li:s]: thải ra, phóng ra
plentiful ['plentifəl] (adj): nhiều
infinite ['infinət] (adj) = unlimited (adj): vô tận
potential [pə'ten∫l] (n / adj): tiềm năng, có tiềm năng
alternative [ɔ:l'tə:nətiv] (adj):thay thế
to make use of: sử dụng
to make full use of: tận dụng
2. Checking vocabulary
1. fossil fuel (n):
2. reserve (n):
3. to exhaust:
4. alternative (adj):
5. to release:
6. limited (adj) #
có giới hạn
nhiên liệu hóa thạch
đồ dự trữ để dùng khi cần
làm cạn kiệt
thay thế
phóng thích, thả
infinite : (adj)
# vô hạn
II. WHILE YOU READ
TASK 1: Fill each blank with a suitable word.
alternative limited energy released exhausted
released
1.Six hundred balloons were_______ at the ceremony.
alternative
2.They are looking for_________methods of making
it
energy
3.People use __________to run machines, heat and
cool their homes.
limited
4. The food in the restaurant is cheap, but the choice is
rather_______
exhausted
5. Fuel supplies are nearly___________
TASK 2: Scan the passage and write down the advantage(s) and
disadvantage(s) of each alternative source of energy.
Sources of energy
Nuclear power
Solar energy
Water power
Advantage(s)
It’s unlimited.
It’s not only plentiful
and infinite but also
clean and safe.
It’s clean and unlimited.
Disadvantage(s)
It can be very
dangerous.
It’s only possible
during the day time.
It’s expensive.
Wind power
It’s clean and unlimited. There’s no wind energy
when there is no wind.
Geothermal heat
It’s available.
It’s available only in
a few places.
TASK 3: Answer the questions
1. What is our major source of energy ?
2. Is our major source of energy limited ? Why / why not ?
3. How many sources of energy are mentioned in the text ?
What are they ?
4. Which source of energy do you think has the most
potential?
“LUCKY ANIMAL” GAME
next
What is our major source of energy ?
Our major source of energy
comes from fossil fuels.
Is our major source of energy limited ? Why / why not ?
Yes, it is. Because power demand
is increasing very rapidly , fossil
fuels will be exhausted within a
relatively short time .
How many sources of energy are mentioned in the text ?
What are they ?
Five sources of energy are mentioned in the text.
They are nuclear power, solar energy, water power,
wind power, geothermal heat.
Which source of energy do you think has the most potential?
I think solar energy is the most potential.
III. POST YOU READ
Complete the summary of the reading passage by filling each blank
with a suitable word from the box.
one
environment
alternative
limited
unlimited sources
energy
fuels
We need energy to live and work. Our major source of
energy is oil. Oil is (2)_____
one kind of fossil fuel. The
(1)_______
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
alternative
are (5)_________sources
of energy. They can give us
electricity. Other alternative (6)________are
the sun, waves
sources
unlimited
and water. These sources are not only (7)____________and
environment
available but also clean and safe for the (8)____________
People should develop and use them more and more in the
future.