Unit 7. Saving energy

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Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
UNIT 7
SAVING ENERGY
Getting started
Listen and read
Look at the pictures. Work with a partner to make a list of things the family do to save energy.
A. GETTING STARTED:
Turn off the faucets
Turn off the radio
Turn off the TV
Turn off the lights
I. Vocabulary:
water bill (n)
faucet (n)
dripping faucet (n)
drip (v)
pipe (n)
crack (n)
plumber (n )
enormous
= very big
B.Listen and Read:
Mrs. Mi : What’s the matter, Mrs. Ha ?
Mrs. Ha : I’ m worried about my most recent (1) …………..... It’s enormous.
Mrs. Mi : Let me see. 200.000 dong! You should (2)………. the amount of (3)………… your family uses.
Mrs. Ha : How do I do that ?
Mrs. Mi : First of all, get a (4)……………. to make sure there are no cracks in the (5)…………...
Mrs. Ha : I’ll do that.
Mrs. Mi : Baths use twice as much water as showers, so I suggest (6)……………………. . And remember to turn off the faucets. A dripping faucet can (7)……….. 500 liters of water a month.
Mrs. Ha : I see. Thank you.
water bill
reduce
water
plumber
pipes
taking showers
waste
II. Listen:
What kind of energy should Mrs. Ha reduce to save money ?
She should reduce the amount of water to save money.
III. Read:
Mrs. Mi : What’s the matter, Mrs. Ha ?
Mrs. Ha : I’ m worried about my most recent water bill. It’s enormous.
Mrs. Mi : Let me see. 200.000 dong! You should reduce the amount of water your family uses.
Mrs. Ha : How do I do that ?
Mrs. Mi : First of all, get a plumber to make sure there are no cracks in the pipes.
Mrs. Ha : I’ll do that.
Mrs. Mi : Baths use twice as much water as showers, so I suggest taking showers. And remember to turn off the faucets. A dripping faucet can waste 500 liters of water a month.
Mrs. Ha : I see. Thank you.
1. Mrs. Ha is worried about her water bill.
2. Mrs. Mi gives Mrs. Ha advice on how to save water.
3. Mrs. Ha has checked the pipes in her house
and found no cracks.
4. Mrs. Ha suggests getting some tool to check
cracks in the pipes.
5. Mrs. Mi suggests taking showers to save water.
True / False statements:
1. Mrs. Ha is worried about her water bill
2. Mrs. Mi gives Mrs. Ha advice on how to save water.
3. Mrs. Ha has checked the pipes in her house
and found no cracks.
Mrs. Ha hasn’t checked the pipes in her house.
4. Mrs. Ha suggests getting some tool to check
cracks in the pipes.
Mrs. Mi suggests getting a plumber to check cracks in the pipes.
5. Mrs. Mi suggests taking showers to save water.
True / False statements:
T
T
T
F
F
Answer the questions.
1. Why is Mrs. Ha worried ?
Because her recent water bill is enormous.
2. How much money did Mrs. Ha pay for her recent
water bill ?
She paid 200,000 dongs .
3. What does Mrs. Mi advise Mrs. Ha to do ?
She advises Mrs. Ha to get a plumber to check her
water pipes, turn off the faucets and take showers.
You should save water,
because saving water means
saving money.
STRUCTURE
S + suggest + V_ing ….
S + suggest + that + S + should + V-inf…
To give advice / to make a
suggestion.
Mrs. Ha is worried about her water bill because it is (1).................. . Mrs. Mi (2) .............. that Mrs. Ha should (3)............. the amount of water her family uses by doing three things. Firstly, Mrs. Ha should get a (4) ............... to check if there are any (5) ............. in the pipes. Secondly, she should take (6)............... instead of baths. Finally, she should remember to turn off the (7) ............. .
enormous
suggests
reduce
plumber
cracks
showers
faucets
HOMEWORK
1.Learn the new words by heart.
2. Make a list of things we should do to save energy.
3. Prepare lesson 2 (Listen and Speak)
GOODBYE.
SEE YOU AGAIN
Fill in the blanks.
Mrs. Mi : What’s the matter, Mrs. Ha ?
Mrs. Ha : I’ m worried about my most recent (1) …………..... It’s enormous.
Mrs. Mi : Let me see. 200.000 dong! You should (2)………. the amount of (3)………… your family uses.
Mrs. Ha : How do I do that ?
Mrs. Mi : First of all, get a (4)……………. to make sure there are no cracks in the (5)…………...
Mrs. Ha : I’ll do that.
Mrs. Mi : Baths use twice as much water as showers, so I suggest (6)……………………. . And remember to turn off the faucets. A dripping faucet can (7)……….. 500 liters of water a month.
Mrs. Ha : I see. Thank you.
Fill in the blanks.
Mrs. Mi : What’s the matter, Mrs. Ha ?
Mrs. Ha : I’ m worried about my most recent (1) …………..... It’s enormous.
Mrs. Mi : Let me see. 200.000 dong! You should (2)………. the amount of (3)………… your family uses.
Mrs. Ha : How do I do that ?
Mrs. Mi : Baths use twice as much water as showers, so I suggest (6)……………………. . And remember to turn off the faucets. A dripping faucet can (7)……….. 500 liters of water a month.
Mrs. Ha : I see. Thank you.
Mrs. Mi : First of all, get a (4)……………. to make sure there are no cracks in the (5)…………...
Mrs. Ha : I’ll do that.