Energy
This is what the syllabus says about Energy:
So I have summarised the above into 6 key
questions. By the end of the Energy unit, you
should be able to answer these questions.
Please follow
• What does non-renewable energy include?
• What does renewable energy include?
• What is the global pattern of energy supplies? the step-by-
• How energy consumptions (the use of energy) step guidance
are different in countries at different levels of and do tasks
A to F for
development?
• What are the benefits and disadvantages of
nuclear power? the lesson:
• What are the benefits and disadvantages of
renewable energy sources?
1. Let’s do a warm-up task first and test your
knowledge about energy –
• Task A - Do the quiz
(via this link:
https://www.proprofs.c
om/quiz-
school/story.php?title=
Nzk4NTI0H8NZ) and
post your certificate to
“Posts” on Class Team..
2. Let’s learn the keywords – all about energy!
They are split into the following two groups:
Non-renewable energy: Renewable energy:
Coal Geothermal power
Fossil
Oil Wind power
fuels
Natural gas Hydro-electric power
Fuelwood Wave and tidal power
Solar power
Biofuel
3. Now match the keywords with
definitions/explanations:
• Task B
Renewable Coal
energy
Non-renewable Oil
Sustainable Natural gas
Fossil fuel fuelwood
Geothermal Wave and
power tidal power
Wind power Solar power
Hydro-electric Biofuel/
power Biomass
Power plant Nuclear
power
4. The following describes the importance
energy consumption at a global level:
• The graph shows the
global importance in the
consumption of different
types of energy from
1800 to 2015. The graph
shows that the non-
renewable fossil fuels
(coal, oil and natural gas)
continue to dominate
energy supplies at a
global level.
Continued – Projection – How would energy
consumption change in the future?
• In the period through to 2035, it is currently projected that the
_______________ fossil fuels will be the main source of energy
Task C: powering the global economy.
• They will provide around 60% of the growth in _______________
Fill in the blanks… and will still account for almost 80% of total energy supply in 2035.
(a) renewable • _______________ is the fastest growing fossil fuel and its share is
gradually increasing. Oil will continue to grow steadily, although the
(b) non-renewable trend in the decline in its share will continue.
(c) coal
(d) Natural gas • In contrast, the growth of _______________ is projected to slow
(e) energy sharply, so that by 2035 the share of coal may be at an all-time low,
with gas replacing it as the second-largest fuel source.
• _______________ fuels including biofuels are projected to grow
rapidly, so that their share will rise from around 3% today to 9% by
2035.
5. The following explains why energy use is
uneven among countries:
• The use of these energy resources is
not evenly spread across the
countries of the world – there is a
very uneven distribution.
• Currently, the richest 25% of the
world’s population in the HIC (High
Income Countries) use over 75% of
the world’s available energy
resources.
• The huge difference among different
regions in the world can be seen in
the graph:
Also the pattern of consumption is not equal
across the world:
• Task D:
Compare the energy
consumption in Asia
Pacific and Middle
East. (3 marks)
6. Nuclear power – Why it is a controversial
source of energy?
• Task E
Do an online research and find out the answer
to the question above using the following
keywords (if you are not sure the meanings,
please look it up in the dictionary first):
• Benefits and disadvantages
Advantages Disadvantages
• Nuclear waste
• Nuclear power stations
• Nuclear accident
• Radioactive
• Chernobyl
• Fukishima
• Greenhouse gas
• Uranium ore
7. Renewable energy – advantages and
disadvantages
• Learn the information from
the link
(https://www.cheshireeast.go
v.uk/PDF/Non_renewable_an
d_renewable_energy.pdf).
However, a couple of other
types of renewable energy
are missing – Check the next
two slides or do some
research and find out their
advantages and
disadvantages as well!
• Having learnt the advantages and disadvantage of
Task F: each type of renewable energy, what do you think are
the common advantages and disadvantages of
renewable energy?
Advantages Disadvantages
8. Finally it is time to consolidate your energy
vocabulary…
• Task G:
Do the “Word Search Game”
via link
(https://www.ducksters.com/ga
mes/word_search/renewablee
nergy.php)
• Take a screen shot of your
result and post it to “Posts”
on Class Team..
