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Lesson 11

Energy Source

It would be great if we could discover an alternative

to gasoline and other fossil fuels. It would be God-sent if

we have an energy source that doesn’t pollute the environ-
ment and which is not in short supply. Cars using gaso-
line emit smoke that creates a green house effect. In turn,

the polar ice cap melts, the water level rise, and lands are

flooded, killing people. Aggravating this is the denudation
of our forest. Moreover fossil fuels are limited and sooner-

oner or later, we are going to run out of it.

Comprehension

1. What are the bad effects of using gasoline & fossil fuels?
2. What is the author of the article trying to look for?

Questions

1. When this time comes, will we have another energy source to rely on?
2. What are the other energy sources we have?
3. Are they safe?
4. How do we protect and preserve our environment?

Vocabulary & Expressions
Fossil: any remains, impression, or trace of a living thing of a former geologic
age, as a skeleton, footprint, etc.
Emit: to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
Aggravating: to make worse or more severe; intensify, as anything evil, disorderly,
or troublesome
Denudation:The removal of a covering or surface layer.
God sent: from God.
Ice cap: a mass of ice and snow that permanently covers a large area of land.

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