Give the definitions to the following words
Crabs, herons, capacity, tidal power plant, an embankment, to harness tidal power, feasibility study, a dam, fossil-fuel, entity, an emitter, lure
Put down the definitions for the following words.
| Pollution | |
| Nuclear power plant | |
| Coal power plant | |
| Greenhouse gas | |
| Renewable energy | |
| Industrial sewage | |
| Power | |
| Emissions |
Complete the sentences with right prepositions.
Out off with (3) under around into on
A. Coastal nations … the world are looking more seriously at tidal waves … their shores as a source of renewable energy.
B. “If our nation has no oil or natural gas reserves, it is endowed … tidal power,” said Yu Yeong Sun.
C. About 50 kilometers north of here, South Korean engineers plan to connect four islets … a seawall and build a tidal power plant three times as big as Sihwa by 2014.
D. When the sea retreats, the plant’s eight sluice gates will open to empty … the lake.
E. The surface became covered … the floating corpses of birds and fish.
F. It punched holes … the dam to let seawater in and out.
G. Across the country, hundred wind farms, solar power plants mini-hydroelectric plants are operating or … construction.
H. The energy experts say that the building under way … the embankment of this lake, 40 kilometers, or 25 miles, southwest of Seoul, also represents a larger trend.
Construct the scheme of the tidal power plant in process.
| Steps | Process |
| The sea is on the rise, the water level on the sea side of the barrier gets meters higher than the water level on the lake side. | |
Answer the questions.
1. Why has the Korean government launched the project?
2. Where is the plant situated? What is its capacity?
3. What are the expenditures on the plant? Who is responsible for it?
4. Are there any analogues of the plant in the world?
5. What is the main mission of the plant?
6. How would the plant process in future?
7. Did the government undertake any other measures directed on improvement its environment situation? What did it lead to?
8. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the projects?
9. Is the government planning to use the plant in other economic profits?
10. Do the governments of other countries take any measures to reduce the emissions of gases into the air?
11. What remains a major stumbling block for the proposals?
12. How do you find the idea of harnessing the nature?
Language Focus
Ағылшын сөздігіндегі стилистикалық ажырату
(Stylistic Differentiation of English Vocabulary)
Функционалдық стиль тұрғысынан сөздер ресми стильге тән болатын кітаби (bookish) немесе әдеби (literary), ресми емес стильге тән ауызекі (colloquial) болып бөлінеді. Сонымен қатар тілде әр түрлі стильде кездесетін стилистикалық бейтарап (stylistically neutral) сөздер бар. Мысалдарға қараңыз.
· child (neutral) – kid (colloq.) – infant (bookish, official) – offspring (bookish, scientific);
· father (neutral) – daddy (colloq.) – male parent / ancestor (formal);
· leave / go away (neutral) – be off / get out / get away / get lost (colloq., or familiar-colloq.) – retire / withdraw (bookish);
· continue (neutral) – go on / carry on (colloq.) – proceed (bookish, formal);
· begin / start (neutral) – get going /get started / Come on! (colloq.) – commence (formal).
Cтилистикалық бейтарап (stylistically neutral) сөздерді синонимдер қатарындағы негізгі сөз, яғни синонимдік доминант (synonymic dominant) құрайды: олар кез-келген стильде қолданылады, олар эмоционалды бояусыз және қосымша элементтерсіз болады.