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Speaking Exercises:
Exercise 1. Learn the definitions: power station; steam turbine; generator; alternating current; fossil-fuel
| Power station - (also referred to as a generating station, power plant, or powerhouse) is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power. |
| Steam turbine -a turbine driven by steam. |
| generator - an apparatus in which vapor or gas is formed from a liquid or solid by means of heat or chemical process, as a steam boiler, gas retort, or vessel for generating carbonic acid gas, etc. |
| Alternating current -an electric current that reverses its direction at regularly recurring intervals. |
| Fossil-fuel - any naturally occurring carbon or hydrocarbon fuel, such as coal, petroleum, peat, and natural gas, formed by the decomposition of prehistoric organisms. |
Exercise 2. Ask questions to the given answers:
1) Question: ___________________________________________?
Answer:Steam-driven power plants have been used in various large ships, but now are usually used in large naval ships.
2) Question: ___________________________________________?
Answer: Combined heat and power (CH&P) plants, often called co-generation plants, produce both electric power and heat for process heat or space heating.
3) Question: ___________________________________________?
Answer: Turbines entirely replaced reciprocating engines in large central stations after about 1905.
III. Writing exercises:
Exercise 1. Complete the sentences with the suggested words:
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