Teaching notes:
MODULE 2
2C Solar cooking
Reading
Books closed lead-in Exercise 1
activity ■■ Divide students into pairs to look at the picture and headline and discuss the
questions.
Write renewable energy
■■ In feedback, elicit a number of ideas in response to the first two questions, but
on the board. Brainstorm don’t dismiss or confirm what students say at this stage.
different types of energy
Exercise 2
from the students: solar,
wind, wave. Ask which of ■■ Ask students to read the article quickly to check their answers to exercise 1. Let
these forms of energy are them check their answers in pairs.
important in Poland.
Answers It can make water safe to drink
Advantages of the cooker: by heating to the correct
Extra activity It can help stop deforestation. temperature.
Before reading for the first It doesn’t require non-renewable It costs only 5 dollars.
fuel.
time, ask students what key
It can cook just about anything you
words or sentences they will can cook on a normal cooker.
look for in this text.
Exercise 3
■■ Give students time to read through the sentences and options, and check any
unknown words. Then tell students to read the text again and choose the correct
options. Let them check their answers in pairs before discussing as a class.
Answers
1A 2D 3C 4A
Vocabulary note
You could check the following words:
founded a company = started a company; came up with = thought of
Vocabulary
Exercise 4
■■ Find the first missing word as a class to get students started. Then ask students in
pairs to match the words to the definitions.
■■ In feedback, ask students to make sentences with the words to show they
understand.
Answers c global warming f renewable
a fossil fuels d non-renewable g running out
b deforestation e solar
Exercise 5
■■ Discuss the question as a class.
Answers
B coal C wood F gas
Extra activity
Divide the class into groups of Speaking
four. Each group must decide Exercise 6
what percentage of each
■■ Divide students into small groups to discuss the questions.
type of energy their country
should invest in in the future.
Ask each group to make a
presentation. Then vote.
Teaching notes for Solar cooking lesson taken from Matura Explorer Intermediate, Module 2C © 2010 Nowa Era Sp. z o.o.
