English for Graduate Students: AWL

The lack of rain over the past few months has created a problem for farmers,

•                                                                                                        opened

                                                                                                        

• caused

                                                                                                        

                                                                                                        

• solved

, who rely on good rainfall.         

• act

• depend

• hope

in order to maximise their production.

                                                      

                                               

                                                    

• bring it to market

• keep it the same

•   make it the best

In the 20^th century, modern industrial nations have depended mostly on coal,

 

oil and gas to provide plentiful supplies of electricity and other forms of energy to maintain their standard of living. 

•   improve                                                                                        

                                                                                             

• possible

• keep

However, there are considerable problems

                                                                                       

                                                                                         

                                                                                         

•    significant

• interesting

•    possible

with each of these fuels and many governments are providing incentives for consumers

                                                                                                                  

                                                                                                                  

                                                                                                                  

• amounts of money

• special programmes

• ways to encourage them

to change to alternative forms of energy. 

•   less harmful   

• more expensive 

• more expensive 

One form that seems to have great potential

                                                                                                   

                                                                                                    

                                                                                                   

• a large amount of energy

• strength and effectiveness

•   the ability to be successful

at the moment is wind power, which involves the exploitation of strong wind currents to

                                                                                         

                                                                                            

                                                                                          

•       a use that is unfair

•   making good use of it

                                                                                  

•      starting to use it

.  This is achieved by building a wind turbine,

• done

• reached

• won