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This is a Clilstore unit. You can link all words to dictionaries.

Lesson 2: Sources of energy

In this lesson you are going to learn:

- the concepts of renewable energy and non-renewable energy

- which sources of energy are renewable and non-renewable

- the relationship among clean energy, dirty energy, renewable energy and non-renewable energy

 

Watching/comprehension task (reading + listening and writing + speaking)

First of all, you have to take a glance at the vocabulary that appears in the Glossary section, since this one will be used in a next video.

You have to discuss the meaning of the new words and/or those ones for which you only knew a different meaning before in groups. Furthermore, you should write down these words in order to talk about them all of the class together later on.

 

Useful phrases/structure 

 

Activity 1: Take a glance at the Glossary section, discuss the meaning of the words that you didn't know before and write down these ones in a list. (You can download a .doc version of the Glossary)

 

Activity 2: Read the transcription of the video that contains some blank gaps in order to understand the context of the speech.

 

Activity 3: Watch the video up to 5:35min twice and complete the blank gaps. Each gap only contains one or two missing words.

 

Activity 4: Revision of your answers and comment of the speech and text meaning all of the class together (You can see where Costa Rica is in section called Costa Rica).

 

Activity 5: Make a classification about renewable and non-renewable energy. Is there any relationship among the concepts clean energy, dirty energy, renewable energy and non-renewable energy? Explain it in your words.

- Solar energy    - Coal                    - Geothermal energy                     - Natural gas

- Tidal energy    - Wind energy       - Nuclear fuel                - Oil/ Petroleum

- Hydropower energy    - Biomass energy

 

 

Homework

Seek information of Costa Rica using the following links and write a brief text in terms of essay structure (100-130 words) to explain the points that you consider more important or remarkable:

http://www.visitcostarica.com/ict/paginas/home.asp?ididioma=2

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costa_Rica 

http://wikitravel.org/en/Costa_Rica 

 

Clilstore Glossary.docGlossaryTranscriptionVideoCosta Rica

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