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    A lot of energy is lost through the floors of homes, says energy expert. It costs PS3,000 to install solar panels for an average UK home. It is possible to produce energy from the sun even in this country. The sun's energy can be used to produce electricity using photovoltaic cells. The UK government help householders to buy solar panels.

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    A lot of energy is lost through the floors of homes, says energy expert. It costs PS3,000 to install solar panels for an average UK home. It is possible to produce energy from the sun even in this country. The sun's energy can be used to produce electricity using photovoltaic cells. The UK government help householders to buy solar panels.

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    A lot of energy is lost through the floors of homes, says energy expert. It costs PS3,000 to install solar panels for an average UK home. It is possible to produce energy from the sun even in this country. The sun's energy can be used to produce electricity using photovoltaic cells. The UK government help householders to buy solar panels.

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    FUTUREFUELSOURCESAUDIOSCRIPT

    Listentoanenergyexpert,SueBooth,talkingabouthowtouserenewableenergysourcesinthehome.
    Optionalactivity:
    Whileyoulisten,decidewhetherthefollowingsentencesaretrueorfalse.
    Sentence
    1.
    2.
    3.
    4.
    5.
    6.
    7.
    8.

    Trueorfalse?
    Suesayshouseholderscandolittletoreducetheirenergybills.
    Suesaysthatalotofenergyislostthroughthefloorsofhomes.
    AccordingtoSuethekeytosavingmoneyisbetterinsulationinhomes.
    Householderscanproducepowertoo.
    HousesintheUKcanproduceelectricityusingphotovoltaiccells.
    Photovoltaiccellscanproducehotwater.
    Itcosts3,000toinstallsolarpanelsforanaverageUKhome.
    TheUKgovernmenthelphouseholderstobuysolarpanels.

    Interviewer:Goodmorning,todayinthestudiowehaveSueBoothfromEcoPower,shesheretotellusabout
    renewableenergysourcesandhowwecanusetheminourhomes.
    Sue:Goodmorning...
    Interviewer:Sue,energyisahottopicatthemoment,withpetrolpricesatrecordhighs,gasshortagesand
    priceincreaseseverywhere,whatcantheaveragehouseholderdotosavemoney?
    Sue:Well,weretalkingabouttheUKhereIthinktherearetwoissues.
    Interviewer:Whatarethese?
    Sue:Well,firstweneedtouseenergyinthehomemoreefficiently,thenwecanlookatacoupleofwaysof
    usingrenewableenergysourcesinthehome
    Interviewer:OK,howcanImakemyhomemoreenergyefficient?
    Sue:Letsstartwithinsulationmakesurethattheroofandthewallsofyourhouseareinsulated,andyoull
    savemoneyonyourheatingbills.Nextlookatyourwindows,dotheseclosewell?Doyouhavedraughts?
    Considerinstallingdoubleglazingthisisexpensiveinitiallybutagainyoullsaveinthelongterm..
    Interviewer:Ok,soinsulateseemstobethekeyword
    Sue:Definitely,yes,nowasregardsactuallyproducingenergyinthehome,solarpowerisasolution
    Interviewer:Energyfromthesun?Inthiscountry?
    Sue:Typicalreaction..youknowitispossibletoproduceenergyfromthesuneveninthiscountry.Thereare
    twopossibilities,thesunsenergycanbeusedtoproduceelectricityusingphotovoltaiccells
    Interviewer:Sorrywhatwasthat..?
    Sue:Photovoltaiccellstheseconvertenergyfromthesunintoelectricity
    Interviewer:Isee
    Sue:Orsolarpanelscanbeusedtoproducehotwater
    Interviewer:WhichdoyourecommendfortheaverageBritishhousehold?
    Sue:Well,ofthetwoIdrecommendsolarpanelstoheatwaterforcentralheatingandshowers.
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    FUTUREFUELSOURCESAUDIOSCRIPT

    Interviewer:Howmuchdoesthiscost?
    Sue:Wellitshardtosayprecisely,thisdependsonthesizeofthehouse,butforanaveragehouseintheUK
    installationcostswouldbefourtofivethousandpounds
    Interviewer:Ratheralotofmoney
    Sue:Initiallyyes,butwithinthreeyearsthesystemwillhavepaidforitselfandtherearegovernmentgrants
    availabletohelpwiththeinstallationcosts
    Interviewer:Sosolarpowerstheanswer
    Sue:Itcandefinitelyhelptoreducethosegasandelectricitybills

    Answerkey:
    1.F2.F3.T4.T5.T6.F7.F8.T.

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    TheUnitedKingdomsinternationalorganisationforeducationalopportunitiesandculturalrelations. WeareregisteredinEnglandasacharity.

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