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Scientists from India and the USA have invented a new type of power. It is called the ‘Bloom Box’. Inventor Dr. K.R. Sirdar showed off his new invention on Wednesday. He calls it a “power plant in a box”. It will provide clean electricity to homes, offices and even whole villages in the developing world. Dr. Sirdar is CEO of Bloom Energy. He said his company wants to make “reliable energy affordable for everyone in the world”. His device will produce few greenhouse gases. This means it will help us reduce our carbon footprint.
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The Bloom Box could be one of the greatest inventions ever. Dr. Sirdar said it could do for energy what cell phones did for communication. It is so important for us to cut down on fossil fuels. The world uses too much oil, which produces C02 and makes the hole in the ozone layer bigger. People in poorer countries will be very happy. I hope Bloom Energy starts producing lots of these new devices. I think the sooner the better because our world is pretty sick. Maybe Dr. Sirdar will get a Nobel Prize for his new technology.
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Scientists from India and the USA have invented _____________ power. It is called the ‘Bloom Box’. Inventor Dr. K.R. Sirdar _________________ invention on Wednesday. He calls it a “power plant in a box”. _________________ electricity to homes, offices and _________________ in the developing world. Dr. Sirdar is CEO of Bloom Energy. He said his company wants to make “_________________ affordable for everyone in the world”. His device will produce few greenhouse gases. This means it will _________________ our carbon footprint.
The Bloom Box _________________ the greatest inventions ever. Dr. Sirdar said _________________ energy what cell phones did for communication. It is so important for us to cut down on fossil fuels. The world _________________, which produces C02 and makes the hole in the ozone layer bigger. People _________________ will be very happy. I hope Bloom Energy starts producing lots of these new devices. I think the _________________ because our world _________________. Maybe Dr. Sirdar will get a Nobel Prize for his new technology.
Scientists from India and the USA (1) ____ invented a new type of power. It is called the ‘Bloom Box’. Inventor Dr. K.R. Sirdar showed (2) ____ his new invention on Wednesday. He calls it a “power plant in a box”. It will provide clean electricity to homes, offices and even (3) ____ villages in the developing world. Dr. Sirdar is CEO of Bloom Energy. He said his company wants to make “reliable energy (4) ____ for everyone in the world”. His device will produce few greenhouse gases. This means it will help us reduce our carbon (5) ____.
The Bloom Box could be one of the greatest inventions (6) ____. Dr. Sirdar said it could do for energy what cell phones (7) ____ for communication. It is so important for us to cut (8) ____ on fossil fuels. The world uses too much oil, which produces C02 and makes the hole in the ozone layer bigger. People in poorer countries will be very happy. I hope Bloom Energy starts producing lots of these new devices. I think the (9) ____ the better because our world is (10) ____ sick. Maybe Dr. Sirdar will get a Nobel Prize for his new technology.
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provide clean electricity to homes, offices and even whole villages in the developing world. Dr. Sirdar is CEO |
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1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.
2. ENERGY: Search the Internet and find more information about energy. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about energy. Include imaginary interviews with the boss of an oil company and Bloom Energy CEO Dr. K.R. Sirdar. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
4. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about the next stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
5. LETTER: Write a letter to a Bloom Energy CEO Dr. K.R. Sirdar. Ask him three questions about energy. Give him three of your opinions on energy. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Your partner will answer the questions you asked.
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