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16. Explain the meaning of the following terms in your own words.

Resource, reserve, proven reserve, peak production, oil revenue, oil shale, oil sand.

17.9 Listen to the discussion of energy crisis.

  1. Complete the table

Speaker

Position

The main ides of his/ her talk. The main advantages and disadvantages of the source mentioned in the speech

Speaker 1

Speaker 2

Speaker 3

Speaker 4

  1. Answer the questions.

  1. Why do we need the alternative sources of energy?

  2. What are the alternative sources of energy?

  3. What are the disadvantages of nuclear power?

  4. What advantages of nuclear power were mentioned in the discussion?

  5. What point of view do you agree with? Are you an optimist?

Bernard Hartley & Peter Viney. Streamline Destinations. Oxford University Press, 2008

  1. 9 Understanding a lecture

Listen to the lecture, which has been divided into three sections, and then answer the questions below.

1.

  • This lecture is one in a series. What is the series about?

  • What is the lecture about?

  • Find a suitable sub-heading for each of the three sections.

2. This graph is referred to in Section 1 of the lecture as Graph 1. Draw the curve of the graph according to the description given in the lecture.

3. These questions refer to Section 2 of the lecture.

  • The terms porous and permeability are used to describe the rock where natural geothermal reservoirs are found. Define the two terms.

  • Thermal energy is obtained from underground rocks by ………………

  • Are natural geothermal reservoirs . . .?

a) found everywhere?

b) fairly common?

c) not so common?

d) rare?

  • What are the four conditions which must be met if a source of geothermal energy is to be made economically viable?

4. This graph is referred to in Section 3 of the lecture as Graph 2. Draw the curve of the graph according to the description given.

5. Discussion.

Could geothermal energy solve some of our energy problems in the future?

Johnson C.N. & D. General Engineering. Prentice Hall, Europe, 1998.

19. Working in pairs, discuss one of the energy source, its advantages and disadvantages, its perspectives:

  1. fossil fuels;

  2. nuclear power;

  3. geothermal energy;

  4. hydroelectric power.

Use the expressions:

To result in, to make contribution to, to lead to, to be prone to, to impact, to affect, to achieve notoriety, environmental consequence, to be disposed of, elevated concentration.

20. Organize a students’ conference “The modern problems of energy generation.

Make a report on one of the source of energy (4-5 min).

Consider some alternative sources of energy.

Discuss their perspectives for the future.

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