Задания к тексту
- Decide whether the following statements are true or false according to the text.
1) Stoves have been made of metal materials only.
2) «Franklin» stoves aren't made today.
3) Wood gasification boilers can be placed indoors or in an outbuilding.
4) Early examples include the use of wood heat near tents.
5) Total demand for fuel increased considerably with the industrial revolution.
6) Wood fuel remains viable in areas with easy access to forest.
7) Wood fuel can be used for cooking and heating, but can not be used for fueling steam engines.
8) This increased demand was met by the new fuel source - oil.
2. Put the following sentences in the correct order according to the text.
1) Masonry healers or stoves went a step further becoming much more efficient than a fireplace alone.
2) The 1800s became the high point of the cast iron stove.
3) The metal stove was a technological development concurrent with the industrial revolution.
4) The Greeks, Romans. Celts, Britons, and Gauls all had access to forests suitable for using as fuel.
5) In the 19th century the airtight stove, originally made of steel, became common.
6) Today in rural, forested parts of the U.S.. freestanding boilers are increasingly common.
7) So-called «Franklin» stoves today are made in a great variety of styles.
8) Most of total demand for fuel was met by the new fuel source, coal.
- 3. Answer the following questions.
1) What allowed more effective exhaustion of the smoke?
2) What materials have stoves been made of?
3) Where was the Franklin stove developed? What is its characteristic?
4) What were stoves built in the 1800s for?
5) What does the particular form of wood fuel used depend upon?
6) Is wood a renewable or non-renewable source of energy?
7) What is the earliest example of the use of wood as a fuel source?
8) What type of stoves became popular in the 19th century?
9) Why did the use of wood heat decline in popularity?
10) What is wood fuel?
11) What can wood fuel be used for?
12) Is it still used today? Where?