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Pre-reading questions:
- Do you try to save energy?
- Do you recycle?
Vocabulary:
- find /fahynd/
[verb] — to discover, especially where a thing or person is, either unexpectedly or by searching, or to discover where to get or how to achieve something
They found out that Alyssa went to the US.
- magazine /MAG-uh-zeen/
[noun] — a type of thin book with large pages and a paper cover that contains articles and photographs and is published every week or month
The international boyband, BTS, was featured on TIME Magazine.
- pump /puhmp/
[verb] — to force liquid or gas to move somewhere
Did you know that the heart pumps around 100,000 times per day?
- soon /soon/
[adverb] — in or within a short time; before long; quickly
I cannot wait to go to the concert soon!
- renewable energy /ri-NOO-wa-buhl EN-er-jee/
[noun] — energy that is produced using the sun, wind, etc., or from crops, rather than using fuels such as oil or coal
The energy we get from the sun is an example of renewable energy.
Scientists found that regular bricks can be used to store energy according to an online magazine named “Nature Communications” that was published last August 11. After many tests, the bricks became strong enough to turn on emergency lightings in hallways or power sensors that are fixed in walls. Scientists saw that the bricks have good strength and structure to become energy devices. They pumped a set of gases inside the small holes that gave chemical reactions, coating them with nanoplastic fiber called PEDOT that allows electricity to flow. Researchers are positive that this new technology can soon be another source of renewable energy.
True or False:
- Researchers said that regular bricks can store energy in a study published in an online magazine last June 11.
- The study was published in Nature Communications online magazine.
- These bricks are powerful enough to turn on emergency lightings in hallways.
- The nanoplastic fiber that coats the small holes is called REDOT.
- PEDOT lets electricity flow through the bricks.
Vocabulary Check:
[verb] — to discover, especially where a thing or person is, either unexpectedly or by searching, or to discover where to get or how to achieve something
They found out that Alyssa went to the US.
[noun] — a type of thin book with large pages and a paper cover that contains articles and photographs and is published every week or month
The international boyband, BTS, was featured on TIME Magazine.
[verb] — to force liquid or gas to move somewhere
Did you know that the heart pumps around 100,000 times per day?
[adverb] — in or within a short time; before long; quickly
I cannot wait to go to the concert soon!
[noun] — energy that is produced using the sun, wind, etc., or from crops, rather than using fuels such as oil or coal
The energy we get from the sun is an example of renewable energy.
Complete the sentences by using the words in the box.
| find | magazine | pump | soon | renewable energy |
- Jennifer will be here _______.
- The bicycle tire was flat so we need to _______ some air into it.
- I wrote an article for the _______.
- The building will soon be powered by _________.
- It’s hard for me to _______ time to visit the gym lately.