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Tuesday, 1 October 2013

Turning waves into electricity - video lesson 20

Level: Upper-intermediate / B2

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Scientists are testing different ways of making electricity from the energy in the oceans.
Here is a short (three minute) video about wave energy.

Watch the video and then answer the following questions (focussing on numbers):
1) By when does Scotland aim to take all of its electricity from renewable sources (00:13 seconds into the video)?
2) By next year, how many homes will be powered by the device being tested (00:40)?
3) According to Neil Kermode, how much of the UK's electricity supply could be met with this technology (01:24)?
4) How many people visit the Orkneys every year (01:40)?
5) How many people does Bryan Rendell now employ (02:32)?

Answers below!



ANSWERS:
1) 2020
2) 1,500
3) 1/5th
4) 200,000
5) 11
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