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Unit 1 Banana Electricity
Listening Comprehension
Australia's banana farmers had a problem. Each year, they had too many bananas.
When the farmers sold their bananas, there were always extras.
Some bananas were too small, and some were too old. So, the Australian farmers
just threw the extra bananas away. They threw away 20,000 tons of bananas a year.
That‟s a lot of bananas. They thought this was wasteful, and the old bananas were
bad for the land.
Then some scientists at Queensland University had an idea. They wanted to turn the
extra bananas into electricity. When bananas get old, they put chemicals into the air.
Scientists can use these chemicals to make electricity. Today, the scientists are
testing their idea. If it works, Australia‟s extra bananas could give electricity to over
500 families!
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Listening Comprehension
Australia's banana farmers had a problem. Each year, they had too many bananas.
When the farmers sold their bananas, there were always extras.
Some bananas were too small, and some were too old. So, the Australian farmers
just threw the extra bananas away. They threw away 20,000 tons of bananas a year.
That‟s a lot of bananas. They thought this was wasteful, and the old bananas were
bad for the land.
Then some scientists at Queensland University had an idea. They wanted to turn the
extra bananas into electricity. When bananas get old, they put chemicals into the air.
Scientists can use these chemicals to make electricity. Today, the scientists are
testing their idea. If it works, Australia‟s extra bananas could give electricity to over
500 families!
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