Vocabulary list
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 401.
| ancestor -предок |
| trend -тенденция |
| rate of consumption – темп потребления |
| finite -конечный |
| exploitable –ископаемый; добываемый |
| sharp - резкий |
| beneficial –благоприятный, полезный |
| in the long run – в конечном счете |
| discourage – зд. не поощрять |
| waste – бесполезная трата(денег) |
| to seek -искать |
| initially - первоначально |
| the former - the latter – первый (из упомянутых) –второй (из упомянутых) |
| nuclear - ядерный |
| ultimately – в конечном счете |
| derive – зд. получать, извлекать |
| availability - доступность |
| unlikely - маловероятно |
| to contribute –содействовать, способствовать |
| in a sense – в каком то смысле |
| prohibitively –недопустимо |
Answer the following questions:
a) What are these trends, mentioned in paragraph1?
- What has forced many nations to seek ways of developing better and more permanent sources of energy?
- What are non-renewable sources of energy?
- What source of energy is comparatively cheap, but not very efficient?
- What source of energy is highly exploitable, but becoming prohibitively expensive?
b) 1. Is your home heated in winter and, if so, how? How is your food cooked?
2. Which kinds of fuel are used in your country to make electricity for industry and the home?
3. Are there any problems or difficulties in getting enough energy or paying for it?
4. Do you think the situation will have changed much in a hundred years' time and, if so, why?
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