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ESL / EFL Lesson Activity on Korea Saving Energy

South Korea's government are helping to save energy by thermal underwear. The government ordered all civil servants to off the heating and wear long johns . Freezing cold temperatures in Korea mean there is a demand for electricity. Government offices must now be below 18 degrees Celsius (64 degrees Fahrenheit). Government Roh Keon-Ki told the AFP news : "The country may face a electricity shortage if the current of heating consumption continues."

Other countries need to look at the example by Korea. We are using too energy and this is bad for the planet. Wearing clothes to work to save energy seems a very sensible . Eighteen degrees Celsius isn’t that cold. Everyone could work perfectly well with an extra or two of clothes. Many of us have become by heating and air-conditioning. We so much energy just by them on when maybe we don’t need to. We need to look at how Koreans are energy.