Assignment 3

Name : Nur Almi (A24118009)

Rahmawati Sanuhung (A24118053)

Slide 4

1. Wind down H. to relax; to unwind

2. Second wind C. restored energy of strength

3. Scattered to the 4 winds G. all around the world

4. Near the wind A. close to danger

5. It’s all an ill wind E. someone profits from every loss

6. Wind up B. to come or bring to a finish

7. Get wind of F. to learn of; hear a rumor of

8. In the wind D. likely to occur

Slide 5
1. How was the power of wind used in Egypt, China, and Persia?
Answer: By 200 B.C., simple windmills in China were pumping water, while
vertical-axis windmills with woven reed sails were grinding grain in Persia and the
Middle East.
2. Who refined the windmill and adapted it for draining lakes and marshes?
Answer: The Dutch
3. What did American colonists use windmills for?
Answer: American colonists used windmills to grind wheat and corn, to pump water,
and to cut wood at sawmills
4. When did Americans start using windmills to generate electricity in rural areas without
electric service?
 Answer: As late as the 1920s, Americans used small windmills to generate electricity
in rural areas without electric service.
5. What is a wind farm?
Answer: wind farm is clusters of wind machines used to produce electricity
6. Where is the largest wind farm situated? How many wind turbines does it have?
Answer: The world's largest wind farm, the Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center in
Texas, has 421 wind turbines that generate enough electricity to power 220,000
homes per year.
7. What are the two types of wind machines?
Answer: horizontal-axis wind machines and vertical-axis wind machines.
8. What other alternative sources of energy do you know? Which of them are used in
your country?
Answer: There are several alternative sources of energy that I know, such as Water
Wind, Sun and Geothermal. Alternative sources of energy used in my country are
Geothermal / Geothermal, Water, Wind, Sun, Biomass, Ocean Wave Energy.

Slide 8
A. Windmills were extensively used for food production in the Middle East.
B. Wind power plants came into being.
C. Wind energy propelled boats along the Nile River.
D. The settlers in the New World began using windmills to pump water for farms.
E. Simple windmills in China were pumping water.
F. American colonists started to generate electricity for homes and industry.
Answer: C-E-A-D-B-F

Slide 10
1. Success in Formula 1 relies only on the driver’s skills. (F)
2. Races are usually cancelled when the temperature is above 30 Celsius. (F)
3. Strong wind can affect a car's handling and balance.(T)
4. The drivers usually feel dehydration when it is hot. (T)
5. The greatest difficulties for the drivers are brought by snow. (F)
6. When it is wet drivers should choose tires carefully. (T)
7. Wet weather reduces the driver’s ability to see ahead and behind. (T)