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Monday 21 October 2013

How to cut the cost of your energy bill

Level: Intermediate / B1
Looking at numbers

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Saving energy - and saving money. How can we do it?
Here is an article looking at how the average household could save plenty of both.
Read the article and then answer the following questions:
1) How much is the average energy bill? (according to Ofgen - the UK energy regulator)
2) How much could you save by turning down your thermostat by one degree?
3) How much could you save by turning off electrical appliances?
4) What temperature should your washing machine be?
5) How much money could an eco-showerhead save?

Answers below!





ANSWERS!
1) £1,420
2) £65 per year
3) Between £50 and £90 a year
4) 30C
5) £75 a year
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