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Energy Saving Tips! - 7 Free Worksheets for English Classes

Energy Saving Tips! – 7 Free Worksheets for English Classes

Energy Saving Tips! – 7 Free Worksheets for English Classes

As energy prices go up, why not try to reduce your energy use by following our 60 great energy saving tips! By simply using less energy, your electricity and gas bills are sure to go down. Your students will enjoy English discussion practice while discovering easy ways to save energy with our 7 free printable worksheets for English classes.


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Worksheet 1.1 Gap-Fill 1

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Worksheet 1.2 Matching Game 1

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Worksheet 2.1 Gap-Fill 2

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Worksheet 2.2 Matching Game 2

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Worksheet 3.1 Gap-Fill 3

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Worksheet 3.2 Matching Game 3

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Worksheet 4 – 60 Energy Saving Tips – Checklist

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60 Energy Saving Tips – Checklist

Read the tips below and discuss with a partner whether… (A) I already do it, (B) I’d try it, (C) No way!

  1. Read a book instead of firing up a games console and OLED TV.
  2. Put on a warm jumper instead of turning up the heating.
  3. Switch off appliances and unplug them instead of always leaving them on standby.
  4. Switch off the light when you leave a room instead of leaving it on.
  5. Holiday in your country instead of flying abroad.
  6. Set your washing machine to 30 degrees instead of using higher temperatures.
  7. Dry your clothes outside on a washing line instead of using a high-powered tumble dryer.
  8. Take a brief shower instead of running a hot bath.
  9. Boil only the water you need for a cup of tea instead of filling your kettle.
  10. Wash dirty dishes by hand instead of using a dishwasher.
  11. Exercise in the fresh air instead of running on a treadmill at the gym.
  12. Use a bike and/or public transport instead of owning a car.
  13. Insulate your home, including loft insulation instead of allowing major heat loss.
  14. Follow your body’s natural circadian rhythms instead of living out of tune with your organism.
  15. Go to bed earlier in the colder months instead of staying up all night hammering power.
  16. Adjust your energy use to the current season instead of following the same pattern all year round.
  17. Consider using candles for lighting instead of only using electric lights.
  18. Unplug your chargers after use instead of leaving them connected to the power.
  19. Wear clothes appropriate for the season instead of always wearing a t-shirt and shorts at home.
  20. Use a microwave oven and/or slow cooker instead of a regular energy-sucking oven.
  21. Use a hand fan instead of air conditioning.
  22. Get used to lower temperatures at home instead of pretending to live in a tropical climate.
  23. Hang thick curtains on all your windows instead of relying on blinds alone.
  24. Take up hobbies that don’t require electricity instead of using a lot of gadgets that need juice.
  25. Use smart meters to keep track of energy usage instead of relying on guesswork and hope.
  26. Limit what you print instead of printing every document.
  27. Encourage your family to save energy instead of allowing them to run up a huge bill.
  28. Shop around to get the best deal on energy instead of stubbornly sticking with the same provider.
  29. Run a full washing machine instead of putting in just a few items.
  30. Don’t heat and light empty rooms instead of pointlessly wasting electricity.
  31. Invest in solar panels for your roof instead of letting your property remain unmonetized.
  32. Use cold water when washing your hands instead of being in the habit of using warm or hot water.
  33. Buy newer more energy-efficient appliances instead of persisting with old outdated equipment.
  34. Switch off your heating at night instead of leaving it on while you’re asleep.
  35. Turn down your thermostat a few degrees instead of insisting on sweltering temperatures.
  36. Buy an electric car instead of continuing to pump petrol into a gas guzzler.
  37. Ride an electric bicycle or scooter instead of driving a car.
  38. Use draught excluders on internal doors instead of allowing heat to escape between rooms.
  39. Don’t cover radiators with furniture or curtains instead of blocking heat and not letting it circulate.
  40. Move to a warmer climate instead of living in a country that is generally cold.
  41. Install double glazing instead of having windows with a single pane of glass.
  42. Bleed your radiators twice a year instead of letting air remain trapped in them.
  43. Set your heating to start when you get home instead of leaving it on all day.
  44. Make a conscious choice to reduce energy use instead of continuing as you usually do.
  45. Insulate water pipes and taps instead of letting heat escape through them.
  46. Remind your kids of the need to save energy instead of allowing them to assume that energy is free.
  47. Use a smart home ecosystem instead of relying on other people to switch off lights.
  48. Install an underfloor heating system instead of depending on less efficient radiators.
  49. Get free heat and light by working at the office instead of using your own electricity working at home.
  50. Shut down your laptop at night instead of leaving it on standby indefinitely.
  51. Use sunlight to heat and light your home instead of paying for electricity.
  52. Get used to a cooler climate at home instead of enjoying inappropriately high temperatures.
  53. Switch off radiators when you’re not in the room instead of leaving them on all day.
  54. Set your heating to match the climate outside instead of keeping the same temperature all year.
  55. Spend as much time as possible outdoors instead of sitting around at home consuming energy.
  56. Take a shower every second day instead of having one every morning.
  57. Get used to cold showers instead of pumping out as much hot water as you like.
  58. Buy and use LED light bulbs instead of sticking with the old incandescent bulbs.
  59. Frequent your local pool and spa instead of building your own private aquapark.
  60. Install cavity wall insulation instead of letting heat – and money – ebb away.

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Resources for further study:

Energy Saving Trust – Quick tips to save energy at home

The 10 home appliances that Consume the most energy

How much energy do my household appliances use?

How to cut your energy bills [BBC News]


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30 Clues for Predicting the Pronunciation of Words in English

30 Clues for Predicting the Pronunciation of Words in English

30 Clues for Predicting the Pronunciation of Words in English

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Before we begin –

• Remember: you need to use the sounds of English to pronounce English words, not the vowels and consonants of your first language.

a) No. syllables:

1. Words are divided into syllables with vc or friendly (F) sound connections.

2. There is one vowel spelling in each syllable.

b) Stressed syllable:

3. In a one-syllable content word the whole word in stressed – there are no weak syllables.

4. Nouns tend to be stressed on the first syllable, especially two-syllable nouns.

5. Two-syllable verbs tend to be stressed on the second syllable.

6. The majority of suffixes are unstressed.

7. We always stress before certain suffixes, e.g. -tion (‘information’) and -ier (‘earlier’).

8. A vowel sound in a weak syllable will usually be a schwa, or i or ii. ‘er’ and ‘or’ are written schwa sounds.

9. When a consonant letter (e.g. ‘p’ or ‘b’) meets ‘l’ in a suffix, there will be an embedded schwa sound between them, e.g. ‘people’: Pee pl and ‘valuable’: Val y bl.

10. Suffixes with ‘i’ contain the short i sound, while suffixes with ‘y’, ‘ey’, or ‘ie’ contain the short ii sound.

11. Some suffixes contain strong vowel sounds (svs), e.g. ei in ‘aeroplane’.

12. A few suffixes are stressed, e.g. ‘ee’ in ‘guarantee’ and ‘eer’ in ‘engineer’.

13. The majority of prefixes are unstressed, e.g. ‘un’ in ‘unfortunately’.

14. Compound nouns are stressed on the first syllable, e.g. ‘bookstore’.

15. Sometimes two weak syllables with schwas can merge to form a single syllable with a schwa, e.g. ‘ua’ in ‘valuable’.

16. In some words it is necessary to delete a vowel sound or syllable to reduce the number of redundant weak syllables, e.g. ‘or’ in ‘comfortable’ and ‘e’ in ‘vegetable’.

17. Some words contain two suffixes: their own, and one from the root word. The stress can carry through from the root word, e.g. ‘extreme’ > ‘extremely’.

18. Weak syllables must be downplayed – spoken more quietly to let the strong syllable be heard.

c) Stressed vowel sound:

19. vcv rule – the first vowel is long and says its alphabet name, e.g. eu in ‘focus’.

20. vcc rule – the first vowel is short, protected by the two (or more) consonant letters, e.g. o in ‘opposite’.

21. cvc rule – in a one-syllable word with this pattern, the single vowel letter is short, e.g. e in ‘debt’.

22. Two vowel letters together make a long sound or diphthong. The first vowel usually says its alphabet name, while the second is silent, e.g. ‘ea’ = ee in ‘heat’ and ‘oa’ = eu in ‘boat’.

23. Long vowel sounds can be written with a digraph, vowel(s) + r, or vowel(s) + other consonant letters.

24. Diphthongs can be written with a digraph, vowel(s) + r, or vowel(s) + other consonant letter (b, g, gh, h, l, w, y).

25. A vowel at the end of a short word says its alphabet name, e.g. hi, fly, ago, also, no, go, so, menu, etc.

d) Other features

26. Some words have unexpected silent letters, e.g. ‘b’ in ‘debt’.

27. Some words have unexpected hidden sounds, e.g. ‘y’ in ‘menu’.

28. ‘e’ is usually silent at the end of a word, e.g. in ‘garage’.

e) Exceptions

29. Loan words are often exceptions, e.g. ‘restaurant’. We keep the spelling but force the word to fit our stress pattern.

30. Memorise the patterns above and learn the exceptions as sight words.


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