S peech practice

15. Work in pairs. Discuss which statement describes the market your company operates in.

Is there a lot of competition in your market? How difficult is it for new entrants to enter the market? What barriers do they face?

Project work

F orm working groups of 3-4 students. Using the Internet or newspaper/magazine articles find the information about energy generators, suppliers, operators and regulators in Russia and abroad. Make presentations.

Useful resources.

http://www.rao-ees.ru/en/

http://enel.ru/

http://eon-russia.ru/en/

http://uk.practicallaw.com/6-527-2969?source=relatedcontent

http://www.fortum.com/en/corporation/links/energy-links/pages/default.aspx

http://www.fstrf.ru/eng/international_activity/meropr/6/Novikov_eng.pdf

http://www.iea.org/publications/insights/RussianElectricityReform2013Update_FINAL_WEB.pdf

http://www.ebrd.com/downloads/research/economics/workingpapers/wp0069.pdf

Writing

Choose one of the following topics and write an essay.

• The possibility of switching your energy supplier. Advantages and disadvantages.

• The role of regulating companies in Russian energy market.(Federal Tariff Service, Interregional Distribution Grid Companies Holding)

• The role of Government in Russian energy market.( Ministry of Energy the Russian Federation, Non-profit Partnership " Market Council" )

• Foreign generating companies in Russian energy market. Failed expectations.(E.ON, ENEL, FORTUM)

Useful resources:

http://www.fstrf.ru/eng http://enel.ru http://minenergo.gov.ru/en/			http://eon-russia.ru/en/ http://www.rao-ees.ru/en/ http://www.fortum.com/en/pages/default.aspx
		UNIT 3 POWER SUPPLY

A. Electric power systems lead-in

Answer the questions. What do you know about power supply systems? How is power produced? Do you happen to know how power is delivered? Do you know how power can be consumed? Why do you think the power grid has been called the “most complex man-made machine”? Do you agree or disagree?

• Match the following words and word combinations with their Russian equivalents.

brushless	активная мощность
counterpart	аналог
mismatch	кратный
vary	обновлять
refurbish	транспортное средство
solid state	несоответствие
wattage	вращающий момент
install	полупроводниковый
vehicle	бесщеточный
expend	варьировать
sub-multiple	тратить
torque	устанавливать