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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
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
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
Short url: https://clilstore.eu/cs/5331