- •Методические рекомендации
- •Section I
- •And its future applications
- •In our society parti
- •Vocabulary
- •It is interesting to know
- •Iea's New Outlook
- •International cooperation parti
- •I им. В.Г. Шухова
- •Vocabulary
- •It is interesting to know
- •News update
- •From 11 plus Exams
- •Vocabulary
- •Part 2
- •New projects
- •Flights of Fancy
- •Unit 4
- •Facts About Hydropower
- •Vocabulary
- •Part 2
- •Environment
- •The Future of Hydroelectric Power
- •Vocabulary
- •4. Translate the following sentences with the Gerund. Pay attention to the different translation of the Gerund depending on its different functions.
- •Part 2
- •History of Hydropower
- •New projects
- •It is interesting to know
- •Pitlochry Visitor Centre
- •Scientists smile Shade Iree Mechanic's Glossary
- •Introduction
- •Vocabulary
- •Exercises
- •2. Find in the text the antonyms to the following words:
- •3. For the nouns in a) find suitable attributes in b).
- •5. Find the paragraphs in the text where it is said about:
- •6. Say whether the following statements are true or false according to the information in the text.
- •Part 2
- •It is interesting to know
- •Part 2
- •Country notes Canada
- •Where are Australia's best tidal energy resources located? _
- •What does a tidal energy project under active consideration involve?
- •What tidal plants were installed prior to 1980?
- •What is the aggregate capacity of the small plants in China?
- •United Kingdom
- •Vocabulary
- •Potential of Europe
- •Solid Fuels
- •Vocabulary
- •Part 2
- •What does this new project provide?
- •What is the effect of the integrated system?
- •Tmi, Chernobyl, Now Tokaimura
- •Vocabulary
- •76 Section I. Power Engineering
- •2. Translate the following sentences with the Infinitive. Pay attention to the different translation of the Infinitive depending on its different functions.
- •3. Read the texts above and answer whether the statements are true or false.
- •4. Define the following in English:
- •5. Answer the following questions.
- •6. Summarize the texts in 6-7 sentences.
- •Pro and Against
- •It is interesting to know • Read and retell the following text. France
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- •2. Find in the text the synonyms to the following words:
- •3. Read the text above and answer whether the statements are true or false.
- •4. Answer the following questions related to the text.
- •Where is there a growing interest in green electricity?
- •Where will the first ground-based central pv system in the Netherlands be installed?
- •What is the aim of the project?
- •From 11 plus Exams
- •Scientists smile g. Westinghouse History
- •Vocabulary
- •5. Read the text above and say whether the following statements are true or false.
- •6. Answer the questions using the information from the text.
- •7. Make up an outline of the text above and retell the text using it. Part 2
- •Vocabulary
- •Part 2
- •It is interesting to know
- •The History of Fusion
- •Fusion Power: Safe and Clean
- •Vocabulary
- •Section II
- •Read the following texts about renewable energy sources.
- •Make the summary of the texts in English.
- •Korea (Republic)
- •Portugal
- •United Kingdom
- •Argentina
- •Australia
- •Costarica
- •Iceland
- •Indonesia
- •Philippines
- •Russian federation
- •United states of america
- •214000, Г. Смоленск, пр-т им. Ю. Гагарина, 2.
It is interesting to know • Read and retell the following text. France
Since the early 1980s one of the most significant changes in energy supply has been the greatly increased role of nuclear power. Fuel oil and coal are used to an ever-decreasing extent to produce electricity, and even the production of hydroelectric power has stabilized as most suitable sites have already been exploited, particularly those of the Rhine and Rhone valleys, the Massif Central, and the Alps. In contrast, nuclear production has expanded' enormously following the French government's decision in the early 1970s to undertake a major investment program. Since then 20 sites have been developed at a variety of coastal and inland locations, notably the Rhone and Loire valleys, reflecting the need for large quantities of cooling water. By 1990 nearly 75 percent of electricity in France was produced in nuclear plants, the highest proportion in the world. But, following a major period of construction in the 1980s, development has slowed substantially. France's nuclear industry also includes a large uranium-enrichment2 factory at Pier-relatte in the lower Rhone valley and a waste-reprocessing plant at La Hague, near Cherbourg.
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JUST FOR FUN • Read the following jokes and smile.
SCIENTISTS SMILE
You Might Be A Nuclear Engineer If:
If you are convinced you can build a phaser' out of your garage door opener and your camera's flash attachment.
If you have modified your can-opener2 to be microprocessor driven.
If you are currently gathering the components to build your own nuclear reactor.
If you truly believe aliens3are living among us.
If you have a functioning home copier machine, but every toaster you own turns bread into charcoal4.
If you have a habit of destroying things in order to see how they work.
If your I. Q.5number is bigger than your weight.
If you have memorized the program schedule for the Discovery channel, and have seen most of the shows already.
If you have more friends on the Internet than in real life.
If the only jokes you receive are through e-mail.
1 - акустический лазер; 2 - консервный нож; 3 - инопланетяне; 4 - древесный уголь; 5 - коэффициент умственного развития (от intelligence quotient)
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^Ш Unit 11 ^^ SOLAR POWER
PARTI
• Read the text. Say whether it is about conventional or renewable energy.
Had it not been for deliberate, powerful obstruction, the solar sources of energy could have been shown long ago to be the best, immediately profitable energy option for most of the U. S., for most people on earth, by functioning installations.
The sun is our most important source of energy, by far. It warms the earth's atmosphere, vaporizes water from the oceans, drives the resulting clouds by means of winds to the continents, where they cause rains and rivers. These drench the thirst of people, animals and of plants, which draw their energy directly from the sun and pass it on to us when we eat them. That has been going on since prehistoric times. Now it can do a little more. It could provide all the energy needed by a modern industrial society worldwide for the indefinite future; which no "conventional" energy source could do. It could do it easily, without the pollution and hazards associated with those exhaustible sources. Most people still would like that, especially if they knew that it can be done profitably.
They are not supposed to be aware of that, and a major effort is expended to make them believe that it would require economic sacrifices rather than benefits.
In the 1970s, there was widespread enthusiasm, and a genuine grassroots movement emerged in the U. S, in anticipation of an imminent transition to an economy based on the solar sources of energy that came in the wake of the first "oil shock" and boycott (-1973). There are some, who fear a transition to solar power, and they are very powerful and determined.
Instead of being confined to a few small "niche markets", new solar technologies could easily have supplied a double-digit percentage of energy used by now. All that we maintained at the time was that it could 6»