Lesson 6

Reading

1. Put the paragraphs of this report about a solar farm in the UK in the correct order. What is the main idea of the report?

a. 3 Some people in the village are not happy about the plan. They think that the solar farm is too big and will create problems for wildlife. Also, they are worried that the large batteries are dangerous and could cause fires.

b. 1 This report is about plans to build the largest solar farm in the UK. The initiative, called Cleve Hill, plans to produce enough energy for 91,000 homes across the region and should be open in 2023.

c. 4 The organisers, however, say that the batteries are safe.Theyalso say that there will be special areas for wildlife. They say that the solar farm will help to reduce the problems caused by climate change.

d. 2 The UK plans to use renewable energy instead of fossil fuels by 2050 and Cleve Hill will help with this. The solar farm will have 880,000 solar panels on countryside that was farmland, around two kilometres from the village of Graveney. In the past, solar farms were not very good in the UK because it is not very sunny. However, new large batteries in the solar farm can save and produce electricity even when the sun is not shining.

2. Read the report again and complete the table.