Bài giảng Tiếng Anh Lớp 11 - Unit 11: Sources of energy - Lesson 1: Reading

geothermal heat [,dʒi:ou'θə:məl hi:t] (n) 
release [ri'li:s] : th ải ra, phóng ra 
plentiful ['plentifəl] (adj): nhi ều 
infinite ['infinət] (adj) = unlimited (adj): vô tận 
potential [pə'ten∫l] (n / adj): tiềm năng, có tiềm năng 
alternative [ɔ:l'tə:nətiv] (adj):thay th ế 
to make use of: sử dụng 
to make full use of: tận dụng 
VOCABULARY 
2. Checking vocabulary 
fossil fuel (n): 
reserve (n): 
to exhaust: 
alternative ( adj ): 
to release: 
limited ( adj ) # 
nhiên liệu hóa thạch 
đồ dự trữ để dùng khi cần 
làm cạn kiệt 
thay thế 
phóng thích , thả 
infinite : ( adj ) 
# vô hạn 
 có giới hạn 
II. WHILE YOU READ 
 TASK 1 : Fill each blank with a suitable word. 
1 .Six hundred balloons were_______ at the ceremony. 
2 .They are looking for_________methods of making it 
3 .People use __________to run machines, heat and cool their homes. 
4 . The food in the restaurant is cheap, but the choice is rather_______ 
5 . Fuel supplies are nearly___________ 
released 
alternative 
energy 
limited 
exhausted 
alternative 
limited 
energy 
released 
exhausted 
TASK 2 : Scan the passage and write down the advantage(s ) and disadvantage(s ) of each alternative source of energy. 
Sources of energy 
Advantage(s ) 
Disadvantage(s) 
It’s unlimited. 
It’s clean and unlimited. 
It’s clean and unlimited. 
There’s no wind energy 
when there is no wind. 
It’s available. 
It’s available only in 
a few places. 
Nuclear power 
Solar energy 
Water power 
Wind power 
Geothermal heat 
It can be very dangerous. 
It’s not only plentiful and infinite but also clean and safe. 
It’s only possible 
during the day time. 
It’s expensive. 
TASK 3: Answer the questions 
1. What is our major source of energy ? 
2. Is our major source of energy limited ? Why / why not ? 
3. How many sources of energy are mentioned in the text ? What are they ? 
4. Which source of energy do you think has the most potential? 
“LUCKY ANIMAL” GAME 
next 
What is our major source of energy ? 
Our major source of energy comes from fossil fuels. 
Is our major source of energy limited ? Why / why not ? 
Yes, it is. Because power demand is increasing very rapidly , fossil fuels will be exhausted within a relatively short time . 
How many sources of energy are mentioned in the text ? 
 What are they ? 
Five sources of energy are mentioned in the text. They are nuclear power, solar energy, water power, wind power, geothermal heat. 
Which source of energy do you think has the most potential? 
I think solar energy is the most potential. 
III. POST YOU READ 
We need energy to live and work. Our major source of (1)_______ is oil. Oil is (2)_____ kind of fossil fuel. The amount of fossil (3)______ in the world is (4)_______ Therefore , we must save it, and at the same time, we must find new sources of energy. Geothermal heat and nuclear power are ( 5)_________ sources of energy. They can give us electricity. Other alternative ( 6)________ are the sun, waves and water. These sources are not only (7)____________ and available but also clean and safe for the (8)____________ People should develop and use them more and more in the future. 
Complete the summary of the reading passage by filling each blank with a suitable word from the box. 
one	environment	alternative	limited 
unlimited	sources	energy	fuels 
one 
fuels 
limited 
alternative 
sources 
unlimited 
environment 
 energy 
 HOMEWORK 
Learn new words by heart. 
2.Write the answers into notebooks. 
3. Prepare Unit 11 . Part B : SPEAKING . 
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