Unit 11 sources of energy reading

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
Theysource
use them
of energy
to make
does
energy.
each picture above refer to?
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.


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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)
# vơ hạn


II. WHILE YOU READ


 TASK 1: Fill each blank with a suitable word.
alternative limited energy released exhausted
released at the ceremony.
1.Six hundred balloons were_______
alternative

2.They are looking for_________methods
of making
it
energy

3.People use __________to run machines, heat and
cool their homes.
limitedin the restaurant is cheap, but the choice is
4. The food
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.


HOMEWORK
1.Learn new words by heart.
2.Write the answers into notebooks.
3. Prepare Unit 11 . Part B : SPEAKING.