UNIT 10: SOURCES
OF ENERGY
READING




1

A. Coal

2

B. Nuclear energy

3

C. Garbage

4

D. Biogas

5

E. Natural gas

6

F. Oil


Renewable
1. Coal
2. Nuclear energy
3. Garbage
4. Biogas
5. Natural gas
6. Oil
7. Wind
8. Solar energy

Non-renewable


N E W - WO R D
N E W - WO R D
N E W - WO R D
VOCABULARY


• Fundamental /fʌndə'mentl/
(adj, n): serious and very
important, affecting the most
central and important part of
something
Fundamental to sb (sth)
Ex: Hard work is very
fundamental to success.
He taught me the
fundamentals of the job.


Arduously (adv)


• Solar stove /'səʊlə(r) stəʊv/ (n): stove
which consumes the energy from the
sun


• Generate /'ʤenəreɪt/ (v): to produce
or create something
• Ex: They use the energy from the
wind to generate electricity.
Generation (n): the
production of
something
(heat, electricity)


• Respiratory
/respə'reɪtərɪ/ (adj):
connected with
breathing
Ex: Respiratory
disease
Flu is a respiratory
disease.
• Respiration (n)
• Respire (v)
• Respirator (n)


• Tendency


Make sentences with the words
given, at least one red word and one
green word in a sentence.


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FU
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Task 2: In which paragraphs are the
following ideas discussed?
C, D
Smoke affects people’s health.
E
Non-renewable sources are being used up.
D
The new source helps farmers do their work
better.
C, D
The new source generates electricity for
poor people.
C
The new source may save people’s lives.
D
The new source is not costly.
E
People may use wind power to serve their
life in the future.
A, B
People don’t have electricity.



3. In what way can solar energy
improve the life of poor people in
Kenya?
Saving human energy; solving the
problem of the air pollution;
providing better health care and
education.
4. What are the advantages of using
biogas?
Pollution-free/ smoke-free and cheap.