GUESSING

PICTURES
1. Solar
energy
2. Water
power
3. Geothermal
heat
4. Wind power
5. Nuclear
power
UNIT 11: SOURCES
OF ENERGY
C. LISTENING (Page 128)
VOCABULARY
ecology (n)
/iˈkɒlədʒi/
 ecologist (n) /i
ˈkɒlədʒɪst/
fertilize (v)
/ˈfɜːtəlaɪz/
We're not doing enough to protect
the environment from pollution.

protect = conserve (v) /kənˈsɜːv/

1. ecology (n)
/iˈkɒlədʒi/
2. ecologist (n)
/iˈkɒlədʒɪst/
3. fertilize (v)
/ˈfɜːtəlaɪz/
4. conserve (v)
/kənˈsɜːv/
EXTRA
ACTIVITY
1. Ecology is the study of____
A. human beings and animals B. the environment and solar energy
C. natural and alternative resources D. human beings and their environment
2. The natural environment consists of ____
A. the oceans and the land B. the sun and the air
C. all natural resources D. the air and the oceans
3. If the resource can be____ , it is called renewable.
A. burnt quickly B. used easily C. divided properly D. replaced quickly
4. Grass for animals is a ____ resource.
A. Renewable B. nonrenewable C. limited D. clean
5. According to the passage, coal is nonrenewable because it takes ____
to make it.
A. billions of years B. millions of years
C. three million years D. three billion years
Solar energy, air, and water are renewable resources because there is an _____
(1) supply. However,
adj this definition may change if peopie are not careful with
these resources. The amount of solar energy that reaches the earth depends on
the (2)_____ . If the atmosphere is polluted, the solar energy noun
that reaches the
earth (3)________ be dangerous. If life is going to continue, the air must
modal
contain theverb
correct amount of nitrogen (N), oxygen (0), carbon dioxide (CO2),
and other_____ (4) . If humans continue to pollute the air, it will not contain the
correct _____ (5) of these gases. noun
noun
Solar energy, air, and water are renewable resources because there is an
unlimited
________ (1) supply. However, this definition may change if peopie are not
careful with these resources. The amount of solar energy that reaches the earth
depends on the (2)________ . If the atmosphere is polluted, the solar energy that
atmosphere
reaches the earth (3)____be dangerous. If life is going to continue, the air must
contain the correct amountmay
of nitrogen (N), oxygen (0), carbon dioxide (CO2),
and other_____ (4) . If humans continue to pollute the air, it will not contain the
correct ______ (5) of these gases. gases
amount