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Unit 1.Energy and Daily Life....................1
Lead-in.....................................................................................2
Listening...................................................................................3
Fuels Used in Our Daily Life..................................................3
How to Reduce Our Carbon Footprint..................................6
Viewing.....................................................................................9
Solar Energy Products You Should Buy.................................9
Video One..........................................................................9
Video Two........................................................................10
Unit 2.Energy and Technology...............13
Lead-in...................................................................................14
Listening.................................................................................15
Researchers Look to Sodium to Make Better Batteries........15
Smart Cities.........................................................................18
Viewing...................................................................................20
Top 10 Energy Efficiency Tips for Your Home....................20
Video One........................................................................20
Video Two........................................................................21
Unit 3.Energy and Ethics........................25
Lead-in...................................................................................26
Listening.................................................................................27
Providing Electricity to Poor Communities in Kenya.........27
U.S. Withdraws from the Paris Agreement..........................30
Viewing...................................................................................32
The Ethics of Nuclear Energy..............................................32
Video One........................................................................32
Video Two........................................................................34
Unit 4.Energy and Sustainability ..........37
Lead-in...................................................................................38
Listening.................................................................................40
How to Increase Your Renewable Energy Use?....................40
Making Flying Green and Sustainable................................42
Viewing...................................................................................44
Innovative Companies: Sustainable Energy........................44
Video One........................................................................44
Video Two........................................................................46
Unit 5.Energy and Civilization...............49
Lead-in...................................................................................50
Listening.................................................................................52
India Plugs into Low-Cost Solar Technology......................52
Shenzhen¡¯s Silent Revolution..............................................54
Viewing...................................................................................56
What Happens When You Change Energy Culture?..........56
Video One........................................................................56
Video Two........................................................................58
Unit 6.Energy and Humanity.................61
Lead-in...................................................................................62
Listening.................................................................................63
Solar Energy Makes the Difference in Africa ......................63
Lack of Access to Energy......................................................65
Viewing...................................................................................66
Humans and Energy ..........................................................66
Video One........................................................................66
Video Two........................................................................68
Unit 7.Energy and Environment............71
Lead-in...................................................................................72
Listening.................................................................................73
Tons of Methane Gas Could Be Trapped Under Antarctica....73
Solar Plant Raises Environment Concerns..........................75
Viewing...................................................................................77
Energy and Environment....................................................77
Video One........................................................................77
Video Two........................................................................80
Unit 8.Energy and Future.......................83
Lead-in...................................................................................84
Listening.................................................................................85
Islay¡¯s Green Energy Projects for the Future.......................85
Scottish Whisky Tested as Alternative to Fossil Fuels.........87
Viewing...................................................................................89
Hydrogen¡ªthe Fuel of the Future......................................89
Video One........................................................................89
Video Two........................................................................92
Keys.............................................................95
Scripts.......................................................119
