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THEME ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

1 A. Have you heard of vampire power?

B. What does the diagram below tell you about waste of energy? Discuss with friends.

V Average Wattsverage Watts Fact:
Vampire Powerampire Power
A
Fact:
0 10 20 30 40
0 10 20 30 40
Mobile Phone Charger ( On, charging)
Mobile Phone Charger ( On, charging)
A
A typical home has typical home has
Desktop Computer ( Sleep) about 20 products
Desktop Computer ( Sleep)
about 20 products
continuously
Laptop Computer ( Sleep)
Laptop Computer ( Sleep) continuously
draining power. .
draining power
LCD Computer Display ( Sleep)
LCD Computer Display ( Sleep)
This combined
This combined
CR phantom energy
CRT Computer Display ( Sleep)T Computer Display ( Sleep)
phantom energy
use can account
Set- top Box ( Standby)
Set- top Box ( Standby) use can account
for about 10% of
for about 10% of
Cable Modem ( Standby)
Cable Modem ( Standby)
your power bill.
your power bill.
Game Console ( Ready)
Game Console ( Ready)
C. Work in pairs. Match the definitions to the phrases.
1. Vampire Power a. The gases which increase the Earth's temperature by trapping heat in the atmosphere.
2. Carbon Footprint b. The leakage of energy due to unplugged electrical appliances.
3. Greenhouse Gases c. The sum of all emissions of CO2 (carbon dioxide), which are caused by your activities.
D. Listen to the dialogue and note down the solutions to the given problems of excessive
energy consumption. Tapescript 8.1

Problems Solutions

Vampire Power

High Carbon Footprint

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