Задания к тексту

  1. 1.                 Match the English and Russian equivalents.

 

a) biodegradable                           1) ископаемое топливо

b) vehicular pollution                   2) потреблять энергию

c) transverse waves                       3) автотранспортные выбросы

d) fossil fuel                                  4) способствовать распространению

e) to cause emission                      5) поперечные волны

f) ozone depletion                         6) совместная выработка

g) co-generation                            7) поддающийся разложению

h) to consume energy                    8) истощение озонового слоя

i) civil engineering                        9) в джоулях

j) in joules                                     10) гражданское строительство

k) to measure energy                    11) британская тепловая единица

l) British thermal unit                   12) измерять энергию

 

2. Decide whether the following statements are true or false according to the text.

 

1)   The use of wind energy influenced the speed of moving.

2)   Hydropower is a major source of energy in some countries.

3)   Nuclear power has been used as an energy source for a century.

4)   Vehicular pollution is considered to be a serious problem.

5)        The discovery of fire by man was the first step to use energy.

6)   The very first energy sources were renewable.

3)Industrial development and population growth results in in­creasing demand for energy.

7)   The sun, wind, water are non-renewable sources.

8)   Hydropower is energy derived from waves.

9)   The use and generation of renewable energy sources have in­creased by more than 25 %

 

3. Complete the following sentences according to the text.

 

1) Work means …   .

2) The consumption of non-renewable sources of energy causes …  .

3) Energy is defined as ….  .

4) Such sources as the sun and wind, can never be exhausted and therefore called … .

5) Renewable energy sources include …  .

6) 15 % of the world’s population in developed countries consume … .

 4.     Answer the following questions and give examples.

 

1) When did the use of energy in the form of fossil fuels begin growing? Why?

2) Why have alternative sources of energy become important and relevant in today's world?

3) What are non-conventional energy sources?

4) Why do we need energy?

5) When did people begin to use wind energy? Give the reason.

6) Where is geothermal energy derived from?

7) What method was used to generate a cleaner and less polluting form of energy?

 8) What sources do we call non-renewable? Why?