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4 Energy

Listening and Speaking

A. Read the sentences and match them with the pictures.

1. Ground source heat pumps use heat from the ground to heat your home.
2. Wood burning stoves heat a room by burning wood efficiently.
3. Wind turbines turn energy from the wind into electrical energy.
4. Photovoltaic solar panels turn solar energy into electricity.
5. Air source heat pumps use heat from the air to heat your home.
6. Pellet boilers warm your home by burning chips made from biomass.
7. Solar heating uses the sun’s heat to create hot water.
8. Microhydropower uses the movement of nearby water to power a home.

a. b. c.

d. e. f.

g. h.

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B. Use the pictures to discuss the following questions. C. You will listen to Alice discussing whether
to get solar panels or a wind turbine to power
1. Do you know anyone who powers their homes
using one of these methods? her home. Predict some of the advantages and
disadvantages of each power source that they
2. Which of these methods is most suitable for your might mention.
country? Why?

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