Exercise 2. Find in the text above synonyms for the following words

Exercise 2. Find in the text above synonyms for the following words

1. advanced; 2. diversified; 3. to install; 4. gadget; 5. to rotate; 6. al- ternative energy; 7. additional; 8. enough; 9. danger; 10. infamous.

 

Exercise 3. Put the verbs in the correct form

1. Scientists constantly (to look for) ways to provide electric power more easily and inexpensively.

2. Electric power industry (to become) cleaner and more efficient throughout its history.

3. The amount of electricity generated from wind (to grow) signifi- cantly since 2000.

4. The first wind turbine used for the production of electricity (to build) in Scotland in 1887.

5. Wind and solar power generation (to grow) quickly around the world.

6. Photovoltaic cells (to use) the light of the sun to produce electricity.

7. Sunlight (to be) a clean, renewable energy source.

8. In the nuclear fission reaction, a large amount of energy (to re- lease).

9. Nuclear reactors (to use) for generating electricity, moving aircraft carriers and submarines.

10. The nuclear power industry (to improve) the safety and perfor- mance of reactors.

 

Unit 2. Electric vehicle

Vocabulary

AC motor                                 двигатель переменного тока

accelerator pedal                     педаль газа

all-electric range                     запас хода на электротяге

all-electric vehicle                   полностью электрифицированный ав- томобиль

battery electric vehicle            чистый электромобиль (работающий

исключительно на батареях)

braking                                     торможение

charger                                     зарядное устройство

DC motor                                 двигатель постоянного тока

to deplete                                 истощать, исчерпывать

drive mechanism                     приводной механизм

electric vehicle                        электромобиль

fuel cell electric vehicle          электромобиль на топливных элемен-

тах

internal combustion engine     двигатель внутреннего сгорания

motor controller                      контроллер; регулятор частоты вра- щения двигателя

nickel metal hydride (NiMH) battery

никель-металлогидридный аккумуля- тор

to plug in                                  включать в сеть

plug-in hybrid electric vehicle плагин-гибридный автомобиль (элек-

тромобиль-гибрид с подзарядкой от сети)

regenerative braking                рекуперативное торможение

tailpipe                                     выхлопная труба

tailpipe emissions                    выброс выхлопных газов