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FUNDAMETALS OF ELECTRICITY
ELECTRICITY
Work in pairs and brainstorm:
What is electricity? How does it impact our everyday lives?
Write down 3 reasons why electricity is important today. Present
them to your groupmates
1. ____________________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________________
Vocabulary Preview
Study the following words and try to use them in this topic
alternating current – n, [U] (abbreviation AC) a flow of electricity that
changes direction regularly and quickly in which it moves:
AC is cheaper to
generate and has fewer energy losses.
direct current – n, [U] (abbreviation DC) a flow of electricity that moves
in one direction only:
DC is produced by batteries, fuel cells, rectifiers and
generators with commutators.
controllable – adj., able to be controlled:
they are introducing measures to
keep cars at a more controllable speed.
convenient – adj., suitable for your purposes and causing no difficulty for
your schedule or plans:
there are other variants, that are even more convenient.
the part and parcel- idioms, an essential part of something:
this is part and
parcel of globalization.
TEXT A. ELECTRICITY
Skim the text and find out if the information in the text is necessary
for you in order to speak about the importance of electricity. If it is, read it
again, take notes and add some new reasons to your list above
Electricity is the part and parcel of our modern life and it is the most
widely used form of energy. Man has learnt about electricity from nature as it is
also a basic part of nature.
