Complete the sentence with the appropriate word
1. We haven't reached a final ______________________ on the funding yet.
2. The ______________________ for policy-makers is to achieve economic growth without damaging the environment.
3. The new systems should significantly _____________ the amount of paper we use.
4. This plan to reduce energy loses seems to be ______________________.
5. They ______________________ to come up with any practical solutions to implement solar energy devices.
6. The new agency is responsible for controlling air ______________________.
7. The government agreed to ____________ two committees to control energy loses.
8. To make goods in large quantities in a factory means __________________ them.
9. It is hoped that diplomatic efforts can ___________________ the crisis peacefully.
10. The company ______________________energy throughout the country.
11. People have learned how to ______________________ many infectious diseases.
12. ____________________ development is the thing each government is striving for.
13. They tried to ______________________ him to buy a cheaper car.
14. It's difficult for students to find ______________________ accommodation.
15. The ambition of using solar energy may sound impossible to ______________________.
16. He doesn’t know anything about solar energy technology. So, it may ______________________ some problems.
17. We need a bigger house, but we just can't ______________________ the rent.
18. We encourage our staff in their ______________________ of new skills.
OVER TO YOU
E. Present your point of view on the problems and solutions discussed in the unit as if you were:
1) a solar cooker / oven owner from a developed country;
2) a solar cooker / oven owner from Africa;
3) a producer of solar cookers and ovens;
4) a producer of traditional cookers and ovens;
5) an advertizing agent;
6) a skeptical person who visited one of the demonstrations;
7) an African authority;
8) Crosby Menzies speaking about his mission;
9) other.
D. Act out conversations between:
1) a European customer and a sales assistant (over traditional oven and solar oven);
2) an African customer and a sales assistant (over solar cooker and solar oven);
3) Crosby Menzies asking the head of a loan department in the bank for financing;
4) Crosby Menzies and his friend trying to talk him out of the idea of solar cookers and ovens;
5) other.
UNIT 2
Energy of water
LISTENING
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Keywords
| 1) the vast majority; 2) to have no access to something; 3) to stagnate; 4) poverty; 5) stream; 6) to wind its way down the mountain; 7) past the settlement; 8) the water flow; 9) to establish micro-hydro power project; 10) to generate power up to ... kilowatts; 11) to turn a turbine; 12) to convert the power of water into electrical energy; 13) local community; 14) manual labor, skilled labor; 15) to provide technical support; 16) to supervise the construction; 17) to be diverted from the stream through a canal into a large tank; 18) to be released from the tank; | 19) pipeline; 20) power house; 21) to drive the generator to produce electricity; 22) conventional hydro-electric plants; 23) to electrify; 24) to power up the business center; 25) to charge batteries; 26) household; 27) to own something; 28) to access the internet to determine what crops to grow; 29) to be required / needed in the market; 30) grain mills; 31) refrigeration enterprises; 32) beneficial, benefit; 33) to enter the industry; 34) to dry tobacco; 35) mobile charging stations 38) to emulate the project in other parts of the country; |
Names: Mbuiru village, John Kapolon, NGO, Kenya, Tungu Kabiri, Johannesburg
Phonetic exercises
Taps
put a number, that it wants
Glottalization
at Mbuiru, was built by, but the micro, got electricity, brought computers, that it wants
Omissions
basically, batteries, household, and refrigeration
Circle the correct answer
1. Because of the lack of electricity ruled the area of Mbuiru.
a) poverty; b) mafia; c) partisans; d) enemies
2. The water in the stream near Mbuiru flowed .
a) all the year round; b) half of the year; c) only in spring; d) only in winter
3. NGO provided for the project.
a) manual labor; b) a bit of manual and skilled labor; c) all labor and technical support; d) technical support and construction supervision
4. The micro-hydro power project at Mbuiru costs dollars.
a) 50000; b) more than 50000; c) less than 15000; d) less than 50000
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5. Electricity charges batteries that are similar to those used in .
a) spaceships; b) planes; c) automobiles; d) trains
6. You charge the battery for hours.
a) 16; b) 7-8; c) 6-7; d) 5-6
7. The charged battery can work up to .
a) 4-5 days; b) 4-5 weeks; c) 6-7 days; d) 6-7 weeks
8. With electricity the number of graduates .
a) decreased; b) increased; c) did not change; d) disappeared
9. Farmers use computers and Internet to determine what .
a) cattle to grow; b) crops to grow; c) children to raise; d) prices to raise
10. The government of Kenya wants to the project.
a) close; b) sell; d) emulate; c) stimulate
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