Ly Fechnology A 5 Look at the pictures below and listen to the recording. Which thing is described in each sentence? Example: ¥ ; (1S pluggedin and Smvtched) (The radio? to list as many as possible. ee ee 2 inattof trese words, the last syllable is pronounced /a/. Look at the spellings. Then say the words after the recording or your teacher. heater cooker computer calculator transistor mirror similar sugar centre theatre departure figure there here where hear wear hair their Africa cinema idea visa SB tt you could have just five ofthe things in the picture (plus leads, plugs and sockets), which would you choose? Which five are the least important? Wict of the things in the picture can you ‘see now? Which of them are somewhere else in the building?Look at the sentences and say what you should do. Use these verbs. Examp! ‘What should you do if you've finished using your calculator? ‘Switch it off.” What should you do if: 1. the radio isn’t loud enough? 2. the record player's too loud? 7 Putin should, shouldn't, must or mustn't. 1. You always switch electrical appliances off when you are not using them. 2. Small children watch violent programmes on TV. 3. In Britain, before you start using a new electrical appliance, you put the right kind of plug on. 4, When you put a plug on, you be careful to put the wires in the right places. 5. You touch electrical appliances when 3. you see in the newspaper that there’s an youare in the bath. interesting TV programme just starting? 6. When you move into a new house or flat, you 4, you don’t want to watch TV any more? é check the electrical wiring. 5. the TV's on fire? 7. You......... plug too many things into the 6. the cooker's too hot? same socket. T. you want to use your calculator? 8. You wash white and coloured clothes 8. the iron isn’t getting the creases out of your separately. clothes? 9. You clean out the fridge from time to 9. the iron’s burning your clothes? time. 10. you've finished with the iron? 10. You ......... let the iron get too hot if you are ironing silk. 1. You turn your radio up loud at night. 8 12, In Britain, you buy a licence every Look at the information and then answer year if you have a TV. these questions. 1. How much would your use of electricity cost you every week if you paid British prices? 2. Which electrical appliance do people in the class spend the most money on: 3. Who spends the most on electricity? THE COST OF ELECTRICITY 4. Electricity is sold by the ‘unt. (You use one uni it you use 1 Kilowatt [1,000 watts) of electricity for one hour, or 500 watts for 2 hours, or 100 watts for 10 ours.) 2. In Britain in 1984, one unit cost about Sp. 3. To see what you get for one unit, lok atthe information below. WHAT YOU GET FOR ONE UNIT electric blanket: 2 nights convector heater: ¥a hour food mixer: over 60 cakes hhawr dryer: 3 hours sron: over 2 hours kkotle: 12 pints of water (7 litres) light (100w balb or 1,600mm tbe): 10 hours radio: 20 hours record player: over 24 hours fridge: | day ‘cooker: it takes 20-26 units to cook one week's moals for a family of four. 87 av clothes dryer (tumble dryer): ¥& hour stereo: 8-10 hours ape recorder: over 24 hours black and white TV: 8 hours colour TV: 6 hours ‘toaster: 70 slices of toast ‘vacuum cleaner: 2-4 hours cleaning electric razor: 2000 shaves. hhot water: 1 bath, 4 showers or 10 bowls of ‘washing-up water aia ai LARGER APPLIANCES dishwasher: one full oad uses 2¥e units. freezer: Ye unit per 10 litves per weeks. ‘washing machine: tt takes @ units to do the weekly wash for a family of four. B