Unit 1Energy and Daily Life 1
Lead-in 2
Listening 3
Fuels Used in Our Daily Life 3
How to Reduce Our Carbon Footprint 6
Viewing 9
Solar Energy Products You Should Buy 9
Video One 9
Video Two 10
Unit 2Energy and Technology 13
Lead-in 14
Listening 15
Researchers Look to Sodium to Make Better Batteries 15
Smart Cities 18
Viewing 20
Top 10 Energy Efficiency Tips for Your Home 20
Video One 20
Video Two 21
Unit 3Energy and Ethics 25
Lead-in 26
Listening 27
Providing Electricity to Poor Communities in Kenya 27
US Withdraws from the Paris Agreement 30
Viewing 32
The Ethics of Nuclear Energy 32
Video One 32
Video Two 34
Unit 4Energy and Sustainability 37
Lead-in 38
Listening 40
How to Increase Your Renewable Energy Use 40
Making Flying Green and Sustainable 42
Viewing 44
Innovative Companies: Sustainable Energy 44
Video One 44
Video Two 46
Unit 5Energy and Civilization 49
Lead-in 50
Listening 52
India Plugs into Low-Cost Solar Technology 52
Shenzhen’s Silent Revolution 54
Viewing 56
What Happens When You Change Energy Culture 56
Video One 56
Video Two 58
Unit 6Energy and Humanity 61
Lead-in 62
Listening 63
Solar Energy Makes the Difference in Africa 63
Lack of Access to Energy 65
Viewing 66
Humans and Energy 66
Video One 66
Video Two 68
Unit 7Energy and Environment 71
Lead-in 72
Listening 73
Tons of Methane Gas Could Be Trapped Under Antarctica 73
Solar Plant Raises Environment Concerns 75
Viewing 77
Energy and Environment 77
Video One 77
Video Two 80
Unit 8Energy and Future 83
Lead-in 84
Listening 85
Islay’s Green Energy Projects for the Future 85
Scottish Whisky Tested as Alternative to Fossil Fuels 87
Viewing 89
Hydrogen—the Fuel of the Future 89
Video One 89
Video Two 92
Keys 95
Scripts 119