C. Answer the questions to the text
1. How difficult was the life of Mbuiru inhabitants?
2. What did they dream about? Could that dream become true? Why? / Why not?
3. What problems with cellular phones did they have?
4. What made the possibility of achievement in Mbuiru real?
5. What did they do to make a power-generation scheme sustainable? What did the results show?
6. How does the micro-hydropower system work?
7. Who participated in building the project? What was everybody's contribution?
8. What is the meaning of the project for Africa?
9. What are the project's advantages?
10. Does the project provide power to individual homes?
11. How does electricity get to houses?
12. What are the benefits of the project to education, business and agriculture?
13. What is the project criticized for? How do they overcome those problems?
14. What are the ecological benefits of the project?
15. What is Kenya's government's attitude to the project?
D. True or False? (Use the facts and the keywords from the text to prove and specify your viewpoint)
1. Nairobi is located 115 kilometers to the west of Mbuiru.
2. Before the micro-hydropower project people of Mbuiru were among those who had no electricity.
3. Clean power experts' third visit to Mbuiru was in 1999.
4. The stream has permanent strength.
5. All the skilled labor was provided by Mbuiru community.
6. NGO shares the experience of the project with governments of other African countries.
7. The battery needs 10-hour charging which costs $5.
8. There is no way to deal with perishable foodstuffs in Mbuiru.
9. A lot of small enterprises opened at Mbuiru.
10. The project damages the water flow and fish.
VOCABULARY EXERCISES
Choose the word closest in meaning to a boldfaced one
| 1) develop | A progress | B go | C fail |
| 2) remain | A support | B last | C waste |
| 3) unattainable | A close | B near | C distant |
| 4) estimate | A evaluate | B neglect | C grade |
| 5) communicat-ions | A phone | B machine | C media |
| 6) technology | A car | B automation | C engine |
| 7) generate | A develop | B run | C cause |
| 8) harness | A take | B bring | C use |
| 9) divert | A cope | B alter | C need |
| 10) release (from) | A commute | B take | C support |
| 11) supervise | A refuse | B reduce | C administer |
| 12) turn ( on ) | A start | B get | C play |
| 13) waste | A upgrade | B misuse | C loose |
| 14) advantage | A disadvantage | B mistake | C preference |
| 15) conventional | A common | B plain | C simple |
| 16) produce | A generate | B deflect | C stop |
| 17) reduce | A fly | B upgrade | C diminish |
| 18) impact | A rush | B start | C bump |
| 19) cause | A motivate | B develop | C start |
| 20)eliminate | A start | B cancel | C result |
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Choose the word opposite in meaning to a boldfaced one
| 1) develop | A start | B cause | C decline |
| 2) remain | A start | B cease | C divert |
| 3) unattainable | A open | B close | C free |
| 4) estimate | A honor | B ignore | C waste |
| 5) communicat-ions | A machine | B gadget | C vacuum |
| 6) technology | A engine | B manual | C power |
| 7) generate | A end | B start | C get |
| 8) harness | A waste | B use | C loose |
| 9) divert | A change | B direct | C give |
| 10) release (from) | A let | B form | C restrain |
| 11) supervise | A neglect | B head | C hold |
| 12) turn ( on ) | A click | B turn off | C press |
| 13) waste | A construct | B finish | C check |
| 14) advantage | A present | B harm | C plus |
| 15) conventional | A same | B ordinary | C different |
| 16) produce | A generate | B deflect | C stop |
| 17) reduce | A bring | B develop | C launch |
| 18) impact | A loss | B gain | C grow |
| 19) cause | A stimulate | B discourage | C afford |
| 20) eliminate | A find | B erase | C create |
Complete each sentence with a word from the box
| develop | generated | waste |
| remain | harness | advantage |
| cause | producing | conventional |
| estimate | eliminated | divert |
| communications | supervising | reduce |
| technologies | turn (on) | impact |
1. To prevent flooding, we shall have to________________the river from its course.
2. Many infectious diseases have been virtually ______________________.
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3. The economy ______________________ weak.
4. Don’t ______________________ water!
5. There was a breakdown in ______________________.
6. The development of new ______ is considered to become new branches of science.
7. 75% of France's electricity is ______________________ by nuclear reactors.
8. River flows ______________________ flooding.
9. To ______________________ to the river’s flow is the only way out.
10. The project is aimed to ______________________ energy from falling water.
11. To ______________________ new ways of business is a challenge.
12. ______________________ the outside tap, will you?
13. The big ______ of a micro-hydro plan is that you use little water to produce power.
14. It's difficult to ______________________ the cost of making your house safe.
15. Tough environmental laws could have negative __________ on economic growth.
16. The system is ______________________ the construction.
17. New energy sources were installed by means of _________________ hydropower.
18. We are now _______________the same quantity of goods with far fewer workers.
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