VIII. Post-listening questions
1. What does the cost of refilling a traditional petrol car depend on? 2. Why is it cheaper to recharge the battery at night? Why is wind mentioned in this connection? 3. What two major types of energy do you know (renewable and non-renewable). Name the examples of both (wind/oil) 4. Search Google to find the information on disadvantages of petrol cars. What’s bad about CO2? 5. Do you think electric cars can become popular in Russia? What problems can they meet in the car market? 6. Think of at least three benefits of using electric cars in Russia.
IX. Find all the forms and words that help the author to COMPARE. Translate the sentences: 1. Электрические машины более чистые. Они производят меньше выхлопов. Они менее вредны для окружающей среды. 2. Бензиновые машины менее экологичные. Они требуют больше затрат на бензин и на налоги. 3. Цена заправки электрической машины более низкая в сравнении с электрической.
X. Study the table below and compare electric cars and gasoline cars (use comparative forms and compared to/with)
XI. Vocabulary (various parts of speech) Nouns: vehicle – circuit – light bulb – battery – energy – cost – trip – distance – operating cost – engine – emission – reduction – fuel – carbon – carbon dioxide (CO2) – power – natural gas - coal Adjectives: empty – typical – residential – electric – annual – similar – renewable – compared to/with – overall - efficient Verbs: require – consume – recharge – charge – refill – maximize – generate - power – decrease – result in Adverbs: significantly – completely
Vocabulary (collocations, phases, expressions, etc.) Residential circuit – in total – gasoline power (petrol) vehicle – fuel class – internal combustion engine – typical size battery – recharging cost – renewable energy – less carbon producing – combustion powered cars = cars powered by internal combustion engines – Compare this to – To put it another way – be equivalent to – depending on – there are certain advantages to.
EXERCISE: In the space provided, write an imaginative paragraph utilizing any 5 of the above vocabulary words from “A” and any 5 from “B”. Be sure to (1) underline the vocabulary words you select and (2) preserve (=keep) their part of speech.
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