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Electricity Unit 7: Saving energy READ L C H A L T I In Western countries, electricity, gas, and water are not Luxury > < Necessityluxeries but necessities Companies now realize that Consumer (n) : User of product or service consumers want products that will not only work effectively, but also save money Household (n) : family For most North American households, lighting account Account for (v) : represent for 10 percent to 15 percent of the electricity bill Labeling scheme (n) : However, this amount can be products by replacing an campaign that gives labels to reduced ordinary 100-watt light bulb with an energy-saving bulb These bulbs use a quarter of the electricity of standard bulbs and last eight times longer Therefore consumers can save about US$7 to US$21 per bulb In Europe, there is a labeling scheme for refrigerators, Tumble dryer (n) : machine that drys things usually hair or clothes freezers, washing machines and tumble dryers The label tells the consumers how much energy efficiency each model has, compared with other appliances in the same category Ultimately, these innovations will save money as well Inovation (n) : bringing in new ideas, making change as conserve the Earth’s resources Unit 7: Saving energy READ • • • • In Western countries, electricity, gas, and water are not luxeries but necessities Companies now realize that consumers want products that will not only work effectively, but also save money For most North American households, lighting account for 10 percent to 15 percent of the electricity bill However, this amount can be reduced by replacing an ordinary 100-watt light bulb with an energy-saving bulb These bulbs use a quarter of the electricity of standard bulbs and last eight times longer Therefore consumers can save about US$7 to US$21 per bulb In Europe, there is a labeling scheme for refrigerators, freezers, washing machines and tumble dryers The label tells the consumers how much energy efficiency each model has, compared with other appliances in the same category Ultimately, these innovations will save money as well as conserve the Earth’s resources 100-watt light bulb Electricity bill Refrigerator Energy-saving light bulbs Freezer Washing machine Unit 7: Saving energy READ a) Which of the following is the best summary of the passage? Energy- saving bulbs should be used to save electricity In Western countries electricity, gas, and water are necessities North American and European countries are interested in saving money and natural resources Labeling schemes help save energy * Explanation => is the best answer because three others are too specific They only cover one part of the passage In Western countries, electricity, gas, and water are not luxeries but necessities Companies now realize that consumers want products that will not only work effectively, but also save money For most North American households, lighting account for 10 percent to 15 percent of the electricity bill However, this amount can be reduced by replacing an ordinary 100-watt light bulb with an energy-saving bulb These bulbs use a quarter of the electricity of standard bulbs and last eight times longer Therefore consumers can save about US$7 to US$21 per bulb In Europe, there is a labeling scheme for refrigerators, freezers, washing machines and tumble dryers The label tells the consumers how much energy efficiency each model has, compared with other appliances in the same category Ultimately, these innovations will save money as well as conserve the Earth’s resources Unit 7: Saving energy READ b) Answer the questions Write the answers in your exercise book • • • • In Western countries, electricity, gas, and water are not luxeries but necessities Companies now realize that consumers want products that will not only work effectively, but also save money For most North American households, lighting account for 10 percent to 15 percent of the electricity bill However, this amount can be reduced by replacing an ordinary 100-watt light bulb with an energy-saving bulb These bulbs use a quarter of the electricity of standard bulbs and last eight times longer Therefore consumers can save about US$7 to US$21 per bulb In Europe, there is a labeling scheme for refrigerators, freezers, washing machines and tumble dryers The label tells the consumers how much energy efficiency each model has, compared with other appliances in the same category Ultimately, these innovations will save money as well as conserve the Earth’s resources *Questions What are the Western consumers intersted in? What can we to spend less on lighting? Mrs Jones uses only two ordinary bulbs and she pays US$8 for lighting How much will she pay if she uses two energy-saving bulbs instead? What is the purpose of the labeling scheme? Why should we save energy? Unit 7: Saving energy READ b) Answer the questions Write the answers in your exercise book What are Western consumers interested in? -> Western consumers are interested in products that will not only work effectively but also save money What can we to spend less on lighting? -> We can use energy-saving bulbs instead of ordinary 100 watt-light bulbs to spend less on lighting Mrs Jones uses only two ordinary bulbs and she pays US$8 for lighting How much will she pay if she uses two energy-saving bulbs instead? -> She will pay US$ for lighting if she uses energy-saving bulbs instead What is the purpose of the labeling scheme? -> The purpose of the labeling scheme is to help comsumers to know how efficient each model is, compared with other appliances in the same category so that they can save money and energy Why should we save energy? -> Save money -> Conserve the Earth’s resourses -> Protect environment -> prevent natural disasters Exercise Read each passage and fill the blanks with the suitable words of phrases • • • • In Western countries,…………,………, Electricity, gas water ……… are necessities Companies now consumers realize that…………… want products that will not only work effectively, but also……… save money For most North American households, lighting account for 10 percent to 15 percent of the…………… However, this electricity bill amount can be reduced by replacing an ordinary ……… with 100-watt light bulb an……………………… and can save energy-saving bulb about US$7 to US$21 per bulb In Europe, there is a labeling scheme for ……………………………………………… refrigerators, freezers, washing machines and …………………… The label tells the tumble dryers consumers how much energy efficiency each model has, compared with other appliances in the same category Ultimately, these innovations will save money as well as conserve the Earth’s …………… resources 100-watt light bulb Electricity bill Refrigerator Energy-saving light bulbs Freezer Washing machine HOMEWORK Make a short passage about how to save electricity ( base on the passage you’ve just learnt today) Prepare the next lesson: Unit 7: Write ... 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