Listen in English | The Steps to Clean Energy

Directions 목표 Direcciones Instruções

READ the VOCABULARY
It is important to read the vocabulary before you watch the video. This will improve your ability to understand the video. It will also help you understand how the new vocabulary is used naturally.
WATCH the VIDEO
The first time you watch the video, just try to understand the overall situation.
ANSWER the QUESTIONS
First try to answer all the questions from memory. Then rewatch the video and try to answer the questions that you missed.
WATCH and READ the SCRIPT
Watch the video again while you read the script. Reading and listening at the same time will help you hear each individual word and improve your listening accuracy.
DO the ACTIVITIES
There are several different activities that focus on test preparation, vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure.

LEA el VOCABULARIO
Es importante leer el vocabulario antes de ver el video. Esto mejorará su capacidad para comprender el video. También le ayudará a comprender cómo se usa el nuevo vocabulario de forma natural.
VER el VIDEO
La primera vez que vea el video, intente comprender la situación general.
RESPONDE a las PREGUNTAS
Primero intente responder todas las preguntas de memoria. Luego, vuelva a ver el video e intente responder las preguntas que se perdió.
MIRAR Y LEER
Mire el video nuevamente mientras lee el guión. Leer y escuchar al mismo tiempo lo ayudará a escuchar cada palabra individual y mejorará su precisión auditiva.
HACER LAS ACTIVIDADES
Hay una serie de actividades diferentes que se centran en la preparación de la examen, el vocabulario, la gramática y la estructura de las oraciones.

어휘 읽기
비디오를 보기 전에 어휘와 배경을 읽는 것이 중요합니다. 이렇게 하면 비디오를 이해하는 능력이 향상됩니다. 또한 새로운 어휘가 어떻게 자연스럽게 사용되는지 이해하는데 도움이됩니다.
비디오 보기
비디오를 처음 볼 때 전체 상황을 이해하려고 노력하세요.
문제에 답하기
먼저 모든 질문에 답을 해보세요. 그런 다음 비디오를 다시보고 놓친 질문에 답해보세요.
비디오 보면서 대본 읽기
대본을 읽는 동안 비디오를 다시 보세요. 읽기와 듣기를 동시에 하면 각각의 단어를 듣고, 듣기 정확도를 향상시킬 수 있습니다.
액티비티 하기
듣기 정확도, 발음, 어휘, 문법 및 문장 구조에 초점을 맞춘 다양한 액티비티가 있습니다.

LER o VOCABULÁRIO
É importante ler o vocabulário antes de assistir ao vídeo. Isso melhorará sua capacidade de entender o vídeo. Também ajudará você a entender como o novo vocabulário é usado naturalmente.
ASSISTA ao VÍDEO
Na primeira vez que assistir ao vídeo, tente entender a situação geral.
RESPONDA às PERGUNTAS
Primeiro, tente responder a todas as perguntas de memória. Em seguida, assista novamente ao vídeo e tente responder às perguntas que você errou.
ASSISTA e LEIA o SCRIPT
Assista ao vídeo novamente enquanto lê o roteiro. Ler e ouvir ao mesmo tempo ajudará você a ouvir cada palavra individualmente e a melhorar sua precisão auditiva.
FAÇA as ATIVIDADES
Existem várias atividades diferentes que se concentram na preparação para o teste, vocabulário, gramática e estrutura de frases.

Vocabulary 어휘 Vocabulário Vocabulario

Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas [ ? ]
Questions

These are guided listening questions. These questions are NOT designed to test or trick you. They are designed to guide you through the video.

TIP: If you don’t understand something in the video, click "Show Answers". You should be able to understand all of the important points of the video by reading the questions and the correct answers.

Preguntas

Estas son preguntas de escucha guiada. Estas preguntas NO están diseñadas para ponerte a prueba o engañarte. Están diseñados para guiarlo a través del video.

CONSEJO: Si no entiende algo en el video, haga clic en "Show Answers". Debería poder comprender todos los puntos importantes del video leyendo las preguntas y las respuestas correctas.

질문

이것은 안내식 듣기 질문입니다. 이 질문들은 당신을 시험하거나 속이기 위한 것이 아닙니다. 동영상을 통해 안내하도록 설계되었습니다.

팁 : 동영상에서 이해가 되지 않는 부분이 있으면 "Show Answers"를 클릭하세요. 질문과 정답을 읽으면서 영상의 중요한 요점을 모두 이해할 수 있어야 합니다.

Perguntas

Estas são perguntas de escuta guiadas. Essas perguntas NÃO foram elaboradas para testar ou enganar você. Eles são projetados para guiá-lo através do vídeo.

DICA: Se você não entender algo no vídeo, clique em "Mostrar respostas". Você deve entender todos os pontos importantes do vídeo lendo as perguntas e as respostas corretas.

The state of Vermont generates electricity in a relatively environmentally ______ way.
friendly
unfriendly
______ of Vermont's energy comes from wind, solar and hydroelectric.
All
Most
Half
Very little
The construction of a new solar project in Vermont was recently _______.
begun
rejected
Vermont's grid ______ handle more electricity production.
can
cannot
The US ______ to build more transmission lines for a greener future.
needs
doesn't need
Power plants tend to be ______ large population centers.
near
far away from
Washington gets the majority of its electricity from power plants in _______.
Washington
nearby states
the middle of the US
Canada
______ of the US has the most wind and solar potential.
The west coast
The middle
The east coast
This part of the US ______ densely populated.
is
isn't
The US needs to build more ______ to utilize its renewable energy.
high-voltage transmission lines
lower-powered distribution lines
hydroelectric plants
Wires in your house are insulated by _______.
plastic
metal
water
air
High-voltage power lines are insulated by ______.
plastic
metal
water
air
Therefore, high-voltage power lines need to be ______.
underground
built near cities
protected from wildfires
far apart from each other
Bigger wires need to be _______ and _______.
higher up
further apart
insulated with plastic
built with lighter weight materials
A major issue with building high-voltage power lines is _______ don't want the lines to run through their property.
a small percentage of private landowners
most private landowners
New power plants can be built in ______.
in about a year
in about 3 years
in about 10 years
Upgrading the grid takes ______.
about a year
three years or more
about 10 years
over 10 years

Sentence Building 문장 만들기 Construção de sentença Construcción de oraciones [ ? ]
Summary

This activity is designed to improve sentence accuracy and complexity. Most students can produce the key content words in a sentence. However, they have difficulty with accuracy because the functional words are difficult or can seem unimportant. This activity will help learners eliminate problems with these functional words by giving them immediate feedback on the mistakes they are making. It will also help students develop their use of more natural, varied and complex sentence structures.

TIP: Say the sentence out loud. Notice the types of mistake you make often. Focus on those types of errors. (singular/plural, subject-verb agreement, article use, prepositions, gerunds and infinitives, noun clauses, adjective clauses, word order, and word forms.)

Resumen

Esta actividad está diseñada para mejorar la precisión y complejidad de las oraciones. La mayoría de los estudiantes pueden producir las palabras clave del contenido en una oración. Sin embargo, tienen dificultades con la precisión porque las palabras funcionales son difíciles o pueden parecer poco importantes. Esta actividad ayudará a los alumnos a eliminar problemas con estas palabras funcionales al brindarles retroalimentación inmediata sobre los errores que están cometiendo. También ayudará a los estudiantes a desarrollar su uso de estructuras de oraciones más naturales, variadas y complejas.

CONSEJO: Diga la oración en voz alta. Observe los tipos de errores que comete con frecuencia. Concéntrese en ese tipo de errores. (singular / plural, concordancia entre sujeto y verbo, uso del artículo, preposiciones, gerundios e infinitivos, cláusulas sustantivas, cláusulas adjetivas, orden de las palabras y formas de las palabras).

요약

이 액티비티는 문장의 정확성과 복잡성을 개선하기 위해 고안되었습니다. 대부분의 학생들은 문장에서 핵심 내용 단어를 생성 할 수 있습니다. 그러나 기능적 단어가 어렵거나 중요하지 않은 것처럼 보일 수 있기 때문에 정확성에 어려움이 있습니다. 이 액티비티는 학습자가 실수에 대한 즉각적인 피드백을 제공함으로써 이러한 기능적 단어의 문제를 제거하는 데 도움이 됩니다. 또한 학생들이 보다 자연스럽고 다양하며 복잡한 문장 구조를 사용하는 데 도움이 됩니다.

팁 : 문장을 크게 말하세요. 자주 저지르는 실수 유형과, 이러한 유형의 오류에 집중하세요. (단수 / 복수, 주어-동사 일치, 관사 사용, 전치사, 동명사 및 부정사, 명사절, 형용사절, 어순 및 단어 형태)

Resumo

Esta atividade foi desenvolvida para melhorar a precisão e a complexidade das frases. A maioria dos alunos pode produzir as palavras-chave do conteúdo em uma frase. No entanto, eles têm dificuldade com precisão porque as palavras funcionais são difíceis ou podem parecer sem importância. Esta atividade ajudará os alunos a eliminar problemas com essas palavras funcionais, dando-lhes feedback imediato sobre os erros que estão cometendo. Também ajudará os alunos a desenvolver o uso de estruturas de sentenças mais naturais, variadas e complexas.

DICA: Diga a frase em voz alta. Observe os tipos de erro que você comete com frequência. Concentre-se nesses tipos de erros. (singular/plural, concordância sujeito-verbo, uso de artigos, preposições, gerúndios e infinitivos, cláusulas substantivas, cláusulas adjetivas, ordem das palavras e formas das palavras.)

Directions: Write sentences about the video clip using the words given. You can change the word form or add words, but you cannot change the word order.
( ) = optional [ ] = necessary

Instrucciones: Escriba oraciones sobre el videoclip usando las palabras dadas. Puede cambiar la forma de la palabra o agregar palabras, pero no puede cambiar el orden de las palabras.

Instrucciones: Escreva orações sobre o videoclipe usando as palavras-chave. Você pode alterar a forma da palavra ou adicionar palavras, mas não pode alterar a ordem das palavras.

지시 : 주어진 단어를 사용하여 비디오 클립에 대한 문장을 씁니다. 어형을 변경하거나 단어를 추가할 수 있지만 어순은 변경할 수 없습니다.

Sentence 1

despite / be / one / green / energy / produce / state / US / Vermont / recent / reject / proposal / build / new / solar / project

Despite being one of the greenest energy producing states in the US, Vermont recently rejected a proposal to build a new solar project.

Sentence 2

because / Vermont / energy / grid / be / already / capacity / it / can / not / handle / any / more / power

Because Vermont's energy grid is already at capacity, it cannot handle any more power.

Sentence 3

current / big / power / plant / tend / locate / where / population / dense / highest

Currently, big power plants tend to be located where (the) population density is (the) highest.

Sentence 4

electricity / transmit / through / high / volt / transmit / line / power / plant / substation / where / it / disperse / lower / power / distribute / line

Electricity is transmitted through high-voltage transmission lines from power plants to substations, where it is dispersed onto lower-powered distribution lines.

Sentence 5

area / with / most / potential / wind / solar / project / tend / middle / US / where / population / dense / low

The areas with the most potential for wind and solar projects tend to be in the middle of the US, where the population density is low.

Sentence 6

to / achieve / decarbonize / future / US / will / have / move / electricity / middle / US / coast / through / high / volt / transmit / line

To achieve a decarbonized future, the US will have to move electricity from the middle of the US to the coasts through high-voltage transmission lines.

Sentence 7

therefore / improve / infrastructure / key

Therefore, improving infrastructure is (the) key.

Sentence 8

wires / your / home / cover / plastic / insulate

(The) Wires in your home are covered [in/by] plastic for insulation.

Sentence 9

high / volt / power / line / insulate / air / not / plastic / so / they / must / keep / far / apart / from / other

High-voltage power lines are insulated by air, not plastic, so they must be kept far apart from each other.

Sentence 10

high / volt / power / line / project / often / run / difficulty / because / they / have / cross / private / own / land

High-voltage power line projects often run into difficulties because they have to cross privately owned land.

Sentence 11

although / only / about / 1% / landowner / object / power / line / their / land / objection / can / crater / whole / project

Although only about 1% of landowners object to power lines on their land, their objections can crater [a/the] whole project.

Sentence 12

generate / project / can / complete / year / but / transmit / project / can / take / three / ten / year / complete

Generation projects can be completed in a year, but transmission projects can take (from) three to ten years to complete.

Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión

What are the three most interesting things that you learned from this video?
What problems is the US facing as it moves toward greener energy sources?
Explain the process in the picture below. Try to use these words:
disperse, high-voltage transmission lines, lower-powered distribution lines, plant, substation, transmit
What is unique about high-voltage power lines? How is this advantageous? How is this problematic?
Compare the energy situation in your country to that of the US. How are they similar? How are they different?

Script 대본 Roteiro Texto

The state of Vermont has one of the greenest grids in the US. Two thirds of their electricity comes from renewable energy sources, like solar, wind, or hydroelectric plants. The current goal is to be at 75% by 2032. Which is why it was pretty surprising when a new solar project here was denied.

This area doesn’t have a lot of people, but it does have plenty of potential for renewable energy. The power plants here, in addition to a regular power supply from Canada, already put about 450 megawatts of electricity onto the grid — and by grid, I mean these power lines — but the grid’s capacity is around… 450 megawatts. So the grid just wouldn’t be able to handle any more power generated here.

If we want a greener future in the US, we’ll need to build more renewable energy plants. But to actually use that electricity, we’ll also need to build more of these.

This is a map of where everyone in the continental US lives; the density of each county. Here’s New York City, LA, Chicago. And here’s where every big power plant is currently. Appropriately, they tend to be where the people are. In Washington, DC, where I live, we get nearly all our electricity from surrounding states’ power plants— mostly nuclear and natural gas. Electricity goes from the power plant, through big high-voltage transmission lines, to a substation, where the electricity is dispersed onto smaller, lower-powered distribution lines, that send it into my house.

So, back to the map. If we’re going to replace all these polluting energy plants, we can’t just build a wind turbine in their place. They need to be where it's, you know, windy. This is a model, created by Princeton, mapping out possible places in the continental US where wind and solar projects could, in theory, be built. Aside from some offshore wind farms, it's mostly in the middle of the US. Another study found that these states have most of the wind and solar potential, yet the people living there would only make up 30% of the electricity demand.

In a decarbonized future, we’re going to need to get electricity from here to here. And, we’re going to move a lot of it. That’s where high-voltage transmission lines come in.

ROB GRAMLICH: I think the infrastructure is the most important thing. It doesn't get a lot of attention but it really is the key.

This is where the US currently has high-voltage transmission lines. The Princeton model shows this is where new lines will need to be built if the US uses all renewable energy by 2050. But it’s not a simple process.

Every wire in your house has plastic over it, because if two electrical lines get too close... But high-voltage power lines are the bare active wire. No plastic. They’re insulated by the air. Basically, if they’re kept far enough apart from each other, it’s safe. But they also have to be kept far away from everything - trees included. This is actually how some of the California wildfires were started: Trees coming in contact with the super-big high-voltage transmission lines.

And those are what we’ll need more of, as we lengthen the distance from energy source to energy need. We’ll also need to make many current ones even bigger. Because bigger means more power. Physically, the cables are thicker — the bigger the cable, the more power can run through them. And because they’re bigger, they have to be really far apart for insulation, and built higher up. It makes them kind of a pain to build -- partly because of how large they are, but also how much private land they have to cross.

GRAMLICH: Very often, the developer can get 99% of the landowners to agree, but then there's that last 1%, and that can take forever, and can crater the whole thing.

So experts say we should start building now, even before we build the plants.

GRAMLICH: You can do a generation project in a year. The transmission, three, if you're lucky, but it can go over ten. We don't want to do this in a reactive mode, where we build a lot of stranded generation. We want to proactively build the transmission to where we know the resources are. And the thing about wind and solar resources is, we know where they are.

Just making greener electricity isn’t enough. We have to be able to move it.

GRAMLICH: Transmission is important for the clean energy future. We're just not going to decarbonize without it.

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The Steps to Clean Energy

Directions 목표 Direcciones Instruções

Vocabulary 어휘 Vocabulário Vocabulario

Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión

Script 대본 Roteiro Texto