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4.1.12 Match each of the following headings with one of the abstracts (a-e) above.

  1. Medicine

  2. Clothes

  3. Car

  4. The Environment

  5. Computers

4.1.13 Discuss these questions in groups and make a short report about nanotechnologies.

  • Can you see any applications for nanotechnology in your job?

  • What things would you like to be smaller, stronger, etc?

  • Could nanotechnology affect employment in your industry? (How?)

  • Do you like the idea of having nanorobots inside your body?

  • Some people say we’ll be able to live for ever with nanotechnology.

Would you like to?

  • Is nanotechnology always going to be a good thing? Can you see any dangers?

4.2 New Sources of Energy

4.2.1 Read and study new words on the topic.

burn fossil fuels

[fɒsıl]

сжигать жидкое топливо

consume (v)

[kənˈsju:m]

потреблять

consumption (n)

[kənˈsʌmp∫n]

потребление

conserve energy

[kənˈsɜːv ˈenədʒi]

сохранять энергию

demand (for) (n)

[dıˈmɑːnd]

спрос

deplete (v)

[dıˈpli:t]

истощать

diminish (v)

[dəˈmını∫]

уменьшать(ся)

electrical power

[ıˈlektrıkəl ˈpaʊə]

электроэнергия

electrical appliance

[ıˈlektrıkəl əˈplaıəns]

эл. прибор

generate electricity

[ˈdʒenəreıt ɪˌlekˈtrısti]

вырабатывать электричество

insulate (v)

[ˈnsjuleıt]

изолировать

power(v)

[paʊə]

питать

plug ( into) (v)

[plʌg]

подключать

photovoltaic (adj)

[ˌfəʊtəʊvɒlˈteıık]

фотоэлектрический

nuclear power

[ˌnju:kliə]

ядерная энергия

renewable

[rıˈnju:əbəl]

возобновимый

non-renewable

[ˌnɒn rıˈnju:əbəl ]

невозобновимый

utility company

[ju:ˈtləti ˈkʌmpənı]

компания общественного пользования

wall socket

[ˈwɔːl ˈsɒkıt]

эл. розетка

4.2.2 Read these international words and guess their meaning.

battery

[ˈbætəri]

cycle

[saıkl]

chemical reactor

[ˈkemɪkəl riˈæktə]

gas

[gæs]

geothermal

[dʒi:əʊˈθɜːməl]

hydraulic

[haˈdrɒlık]

energy

[ˈenədʒi]

electricity

[ˌlekˈtrısıtı]

radiation

[reɪdiˈeı∫n]

thermal

[θɜːməl]

transformation

[ˌtrænsfəˈmeɪ∫ən]

volt

[vəʊlt]