ENVIRONMENTAL
MATTERS
·
We’ve
managed to reduce our energy consumption in our factory by about 15 per cent in
the last two years.
·
that’s
excellent. How have you managed that?
·
Mainly
because we’ve invested in a heat recovery system.
·
What
does that mean exactly?
·
Well,
we use the exhaust gases from our printing presses to provide energy to heat
our dryers.
·
What
other sources of energy do you use?
·
We
don’t use any fossil fuels. Most of our power comes from hydro-electric plants.
We’re hoping to use even more energy from alternative sources in the future –
perhaps even wind power.
(from
V. Lambert, E. Murray. English for Work: Everyday Technical English, Longman,
2003. p. 72)
1. True or false?
1) They managed to
reduce their energy consumption during one year.
2) They managed to reduce
their energy consumption by making use of exhaust gases.
3) They use solar
power to provide energy to their machines.
4) They don’t use
oil, gas or coal.
5) They are going to
use wind power.
2. Fill in the gaps using words from the
dialogue.
In
this factory they are aware of environmental issues. That’s why they invested
in a heat recovery system and now make use of exhaust gases. They are used in
heating. Thus they (1)… their energy (2)… by 15 per cent. They don’t use coal,
oil and natural gas, in other words they don’t use any (3)…. Instead, they use
the power from hydro-electric plants. In the future they are going to use
energy from (4) sources, such as wind power.
3. Read the definitions below and find the
corresponding words in the dialogue.
1) the act of
expending by use (passage 1)
2) restoration or
return to any former and better state or condition (passage 3)
3) to make hot or
warm (passage 5)
4) the capacity to do
work (passage 6)
5) any combustible
organic material, as oil, coal, or natural gas, derived from the remains of
former life (passage 7)
6) employing or
following nontraditional or unconventional ideas, methods, etc. (passage 7)
4. Match.
|
1) alternative
2) energy
3) exhaust
4) fossil
5) source
6) wind
|
a) consumption
b) fuels
c) gases
d) of energy
e) power
f) sources
|
5. Choose the right word.
1) It would be better
for the … of more people used bikes rather than cars.
a) energy b)
environment c) electricity
2) On a global scale,
77% of … is created from fossil fuels.
a) energy b)
sources c) wind power
3) Energy … rises as
countries industrialize.
a) electricity
b) source c) consumption
4) Wind power,
geothermal energy and solar power are … sources of energy.
a) traditional
b) limited c) alternative
5) Nuclear testing
has exposed millions of people to:
a) radiation b) light
c) electricity
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