Стр.134-135 Unit 9-10 ГДЗ Комарова Ларионова 11 класс
Culture today ... World’s top Eco-friendly countries A Look at the energy sources in the box. Think of an advantage and disadvantage of each one and discuss them with your partner.
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Culture today ...
World’s top
Eco-friendly countries
A Look at the energy sources in the box. Think of an advantage and disadvantage of each one and discuss them with your partner.
wind power
wave power
biofuel
nuclear power
coal
natural gas
hydropower
B Now read the text. Match head
1 A cooperation in energy
2 Making use of tight spaces
3 Clean and efficient mass transit
4 Driving cleaner and better
5 Saving nature in the city
6 Banking on solar energy
7 An energy powerhouse
8 Protecting naturetasks species
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Once powered largely by nuclear power plants. Germany has in the past decade switched its energy production to safer means. Its success in developing such forms has been so profound that it is now the largest exporter of energy in Europe. What is more, the country is doing this with renewable energy. The countrytasks goals are to be 100% reliant on renewable energy, which the government hopes to achieve by 2050.
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Mass transit in Columbiatasks capital. Bogota, has greatly benefited from a redesign the government embarked on recent years. City planners created a bus rapid transit system within just three years that has lowered greenhouse gas emissions significantly. Because of its success, mass transit developers from all over the world visit Bogota in order to learn more about this transport system, which focuses less on cars and more on buses and bicycles.
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In Denmark, power sharing with its neighbours has become a common practice. Boasting the worlds first profitable offshore wind farm. Denmark actually stopped importing fossil fuels in the 1970s. The country has energy deals with Norway. Sweden and Finland in which energy is stored in these countrytasks power systems, then sent back when demand in Denmark rises. Workers in Denmarktasks electricity grid actually direct energy tasktraffictask back and forth between nations.
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A small, landlocked country with a high population density. Austria has made recent strides in developing alternative energy sources. It seems the country has no choice in the matter - what land is available is mostly mountains, and nearly half the country is covered in forests. Heavily polluting power plants are simply not an option. Thus, the country derives 62% of its energy needs from wind, solar, hydropower and biomass energy.
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Singapore is one of the smallest countries in the world and has one of the densest populations. As such, environmental legislation is extremely important if the city-state wants to preserve what little natural resources it still possesses. These laws, however, have been instrumental in saving Singaporetasks last remaining rainforest. Building development in Singapore must also adhere to strict standards concerning water management, recycling and air quality.
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Once hit hard by poor resource management. Costa Rica has bounced back after embarking on an ecological campaign in the 1940s. In a country that depends on its natural attractions for tourism, such a policy makes perfect sense. Furthermore, with 5% of the worldtasks biodiversity packed into its small borders, preserving nature is vital. To achieve this, a quarter of the countrytasks land has been designated as national parks.
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Braziltasks infrastructure, built in the decades before energy-efficient methods were in widespread use is currently being upgraded to make the country more competitive with global economics. One area in which the country has excelled in particular is biofuel. Nowadays, nearly 80% of Braziltasks automobiles run on some form of biofuel. As a result, the country has become a leader in biofuel industries.
C Answer the questions
1 What docs Germany hope to achieve?
2 What is most remarkable about Bogotatasks efforts to redesign its public transport?
3 Why would Norway send power back to Denmark?
4 What two things make land management in Austria a challenge?
5 What specific success has environmental legislation had in Singapore?
6 What two reasons in Costa Rica arc important for preserving nature?
7 Why does Brazil have to upgrade its infrastructure?
D Complete the sentences with a word from the box.
adhere
embark
grid
infrastructure
instrumental
legislation
profound
upgrade
1 The residents were instrumental in establishing community gardens: without their help, it wouldntaskt have happened.
2 Michelletasks country home is not connected to the energy grid; it is powered by a single wind turbine.
3 The government passed legislation that limits the burning of fossil fuels.
4 Industries must... to safety and health regulations or risk being heavily fined.
5 The energy firm will soon adhere on building the largest solar farm in history.
6 Metro systems are a type of transport infrastructure that allows quick, energy-efficient commuting.
7 The company wishes to upgrade its production line so that it uses more green technology.
8 The burning of coal and oil for energy has had a profound impact on the environment.
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In Speaking Task 1 look at any words whose pronunciation you are unsure of. Think about how the word might be pronounced. It may help to break the word up into parts.
E Imagine that you are preparing a project with your friend. You have found some interesting material for the presentation and want to read it to your friend. Choose a paragraph from the text and read it aloud.