UNIT 2

ENERGY AND OUR PLANET

LESSON A BUILDING VOCABULARY
A. Meaning from Context Read and listen to the information about the process of
global warming. Notice the words in blue. These are words you will hear and use in
Lesson A.
LESSON A BUILDING VOCABULARY
B Write each word in blue from exercise A next to its definition.
reduce
energy
demand

carbon
impact

increase
significantly
atmosphere
efficient

conserve
LESSON A USING VOCABULARY
A Read the article and fill in each blank with the correct form of a word in blue. Use each
word only once.

carbon
atmosphere
significantly
energy
demand increase
reduce
conserve
efficient
impact
 LESSON A DEVELOPING LISTENING SKILLS
Pronunciation Stress Key Words
English speakers put extra emphasis on the key words in a sentence by saying them more loudly and more
clearly than other words. Key words are content words (nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs) that give the
listener important information.
Speakers usually stress the last content word in a sentence.
Where is Karen going?
Speakers also use stress to disagree or contradict.
Is the meeting in Simpson Hall?
No, the meeting is at the Student Union this week.
Listen to the conversation. Underline the words in the conversation that the speakers stress. Then practice
the conversation with a partner.
LESSON A DEVELOPING LISTENING SKILLS
Listening: A PowerPoint Lecture
Listening for Main ideas. Listen to the talk and number the families in the order that you hear about. Then write the
country where they live.

3
India

1
Botswana

2
The USA
LESSON A DEVELOPING LISTENING SKILLS
Listening for Details. Listen again and complete the notes about each family.

clothes washing machine

a machine

walk drive
boat build a room

electricity about a gallon

bus
a fairly small
more efficient buy a car
a lot of
water million
 LESSON B BUILDING VOCABULARY
A. Meaning from Context Read and listen to the advertisement. Notice the words
in blue. These are words you will hear and use in Lesson B.
 LESSON B BUILDING VOCABULARY
B Match each word in blue from exercise A next to its definition.

F
C
I
A
G
D
H
E
B
LESSON B USING VOCABULARY
A Read the ideas below and fill in each blank with the correct form of words in blue
from exercise A. Then rate how difficult or easy each idea would be for you to do.
Write E for easy, M for medium, D for difficult.

waste

E
Cut back on

D
local
M
Keep track on
D consume
E
Replace
D
percent
M
gradual
M
practical
M
target
E
LESSON B DEVELOPING LISTENING SKILLS
Before Listening
Prior Knowledge. Label the household appliances below.

computer hair dryer refrigerator

air conditioner TV clothes dryer

LESSON B DEVELOPING LISTENING SKILLS
Listening for Main ideas. Listen to the first part of the conversation and answer the
questions

The father

He is kind of upset.
Because his energy bill is very high this month.

Listening for Details. Listen to the rest of the conversation. Which ideas do the
speakers talk about? Check () the ideas you hear.

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