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• ☐ ☐ ☐ a plant [n] - a building where electricity is produced
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a protest [n] - an action expressing anger of disapproval toward something [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ shut down [v] - close, end
• ☐ ☐ ☐ fossil fuels [n] - fuels from coal, gas, and oil
• ☐ ☐ ☐ generate [v] - make, produce
• ☐ ☐ ☐ widely agree [exp] - most people agree
• ☐ ☐ ☐ carbon emitting [adj] - makes carbon when burned (coal, gas, oil)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a nuclear reactor [n] - a building where nuclear material produces electricity [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ half a gig [n] - 50% of a gigawatt
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a gigawatt [n] - a unit to measure energy (1 000 000 000 watts)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ carbon free energy [n] - energy that doesn't emit carbon (wind, solar, nuclear)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ natural gas [n] - underground gas that can be used to produce energy
• ☐ ☐ ☐ instrumental [adj] - very important
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a nuclear meltdown [n] - an accident at a nuclear reactor (that likely causes radiation to leak out)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a skewed picture [n] - an inaccurate representation
• ☐ ☐ ☐ premature deaths [n] - dying before your natural lifespan
• ☐ ☐ ☐ renewables [n] - renewable energy (solar, wind)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ take into account [exp] - include, consider
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a grate [n] - a metal fence [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ filter [v] - remove dirt
• ☐ ☐ ☐ grills [n] - metal fences [image]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ flow [v] - the action of water moving
• ☐ ☐ ☐ organisms [n] - animals, plants
• ☐ ☐ ☐ unrestrained [adj] - uncontrolled
• ☐ ☐ ☐ devastating [adj] - terrible, destructive
• ☐ ☐ ☐ conceivable [adj] - able to be imagined
• ☐ ☐ ☐ at play [exp] - in the situation
• ☐ ☐ ☐ vulnerable [adj] - weak
• ☐ ☐ ☐ plummet [v] - go down quickly
• ☐ ☐ ☐ regulations [n] - rules
• ☐ ☐ ☐ prohibitively expensive [n] - too expensive to be useful
• ☐ ☐ ☐ firm [adj] - constant, continuous
• ☐ ☐ ☐ decarbonize [v] - stop using carbon-based fuels
• ☐ ☐ ☐ emit [v] - produce and give off
• ☐ ☐ ☐ trickier [adj] - more difficult
• ☐ ☐ ☐ candidates [n] - possible choices

[n] - noun,  [v] - verb,  [phv] - phrasal verb,  [adj] - adjective,  [exp] - expression

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1. The Indian Point nuclear power plant was shut down in 2021.
   True
   False
   
   
2. The Indian Point nuclear power plant used to provide New York City with most of its electricity.
   True
   False
   
   
3. The U.S. generates a lower percentage of its energy from nuclear than the global average.
   True
   False
   
   
4. When nuclear energy plants are shut down, the energy production is usually replaced with natural gas in the U.S.
   True
   False
   
   
5. Nuclear energy production emits a lot of carbon.
   True
   False
   
   
6. 20 million people live relatively close to the Indian Point nuclear plant.
   True
   False
   
   
7. Al-Qaeda considered targeting a nuclear plant as a terrorist attack.
   True
   False
   
   
8. Renewable energy is considered very safe.
   True
   False
   
   
9. Nuclear energy leads to more deaths per year than coal and oil.
   True
   False
   
   
10. The Indian Point nuclear plant caused the death of billions of organisms.
    True
    False
    
    
11. The cost of renewable energy production is increasing.
    True
    False
    
    
12. The cost of natural gas energy production is increasing.
    True
    False
    
    
13. The cost of nuclear energy production is increasing.
    True
    False
    
    
14. Renewable energy (wind, solar) is firm.
    True
    False
    
    
15. Fossil fuel energy (gas, coal, oil) is firm.
    True
    False
    
    
16. Nuclear energy is firm.
    True
    False
    
    

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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.

Indian / Point / nuclear / power / plant / shut / down / 2021

The Indian Point nuclear power plant shut down in 2021.
The Indian Point nuclear power plant was shut down in 2021.

vast / majority / New York City / electricity / not / come / fossil / fuel / used / come / Indian Point

The vast majority of New York City's electricity that didn't come from fossil fuels used to come from Indian Point.

in / U.S. / nuclear / plant / generate / 20% / percent / electricity / U.S.

In the U.S., nuclear plants generate 20% of the electricity in the U.S.

each / nuclear / power / plant / shut / down / remove / half / gig / to / gigawatt / mostly / carbon / free / energy / grid

Each nuclear power plant that shuts down removes half a gig to a gigawatt of mostly carbon-free energy from the grid.
Each nuclear power plant that is shut down removes half a gig to a gigawatt of mostly carbon free energy from the grid.

when / nuclear / plant / shut / down / it / most / likely / replace / electricity / generate / natural / gas

When a nuclear plant shuts down, it is most likely replaced with electricity generated from natural gas.
When a nuclear plant is shut down, it is most likely replaced with electricity generated from natural gas.

people / who / against / nuclear / power / mainly / worry / meltdown

People who are against nuclear power are mainly worried about meltdowns.

specifically / people / worry / about / terrorist / target / nuclear / power / plant

Specifically, people are worried about terrorists targeting nuclear power plants.

tragedy / nuclear / disaster / create / skew / picture / how / dangerous / nuclear / energy / actually

The tragedies of nuclear disasters create a skewed picture of how dangerous nuclear energy actually is.

one / way / measure / how / dangerous / energy / production / be / be / compare / how / many / death / it / cause / how / much / energy / it / provide

One way to measure how dangerous energy production is is to compare how many deaths a type of energy causes [with/to] how much energy it provides.

wind / solar / nuclear / safest / while / coal / oil / most / dangerous

Wind, solar, and nuclear are the safest while coal and oil are the most dangerous.

it / estimate / about / billion / organism / year / kill / filtration / process / Indian / Point

It is estimated (that) about a billion organisms [a/per] year were (being) killed by the filtration process at Indian Point.

cost / renewable / and / natural / gas / plummet / while / cost / nuclear / increase

The cost of renewables and natural gas has plummeted while the cost of nuclear has increased.
The cost of renewables and natural gas is plummeting while the cost of nuclear is increasing.

one / advantage / nuclear / power / be / it / firm / power / source / while / wind / solar / not

One advantage of nuclear power is (that) it is a firm power source while wind and solar aren't.

1. Do you think this video presents a fairly positive or negative image of nuclear power? Does it seem fair and balanced? Why?
   (This is not actually the full video. You can see the full video [ here ].)
2. How did you feel about nuclear energy before watching this video? Did your feelings change after watching it?
3. What are the three factors (in the video) that are leading to the decline of nuclear power generation in the U.S.?
4. How do proponents of nuclear energy production address these three concerns?
5. Wind and solar are considered green energy. Why? Do you agree?
6. Should nuclear energy be considered green energy? Why?