Instructions
1. What words or images come to mind when you think of the word "nuclear"? Write them down quickly for 2-3 minutes for reference later.
2. Look at the words in the table below the video. How many did you think of? Are there any words which seem strange in this context?
3. Choose 12 of the words / expressions and put them in a 4x3 table or make a list.
4. Watch the video without the sound and tick the words / expressions as you see them.
| cooling towers | a reactor | rainbow | a DeLorean car |
| bubbles | gauges | skulls | a lightbulb |
| a wind farm | smoke | a bird | a hydroelectric dam |
| clouds | atoms | a barrel | electricity symbol |
| a radioactive symbol | a bomb / missile | a video game | an aeroplane |
| a mushroom cloud | skyscrapers | neutrons | a window shade |
Which 2 expressions aren’t in the video?
Listening
5. Watch the video again, this time with the sound up, and complete the tasks below.
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Question 1 of 2
1. Question
Check you understand the sayings below, then order them from top to bottom as you watch the video. One of the expressions is not used. Put it at the bottom.
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Every cloud has a silver lining.
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Too good to be true?
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Someone's loss is someone else's gain.
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It's nothing flash, but it does the job.
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Houston, we have a problem!
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Time to take stock?
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From small beginnings come great things.
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Question 2 of 2
2. Question
Match the expressions below to their definitions.
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- a spin-off
- settle
- hangover
- skyrocket
- dazzling
- underdog
- on the brink of
- runaway
- prevalent
- hype
- core
- drawn-out
- stagnate
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noun. something useful resulting from the development of something different; a by-product
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verb. move to a place and make it home
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noun. an ill feeling that comes after doing something to excess, especially drinking alcohol
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verb. increase quickly to a very high level or amount
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adj. impressive or surprising
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noun. a less able or powerful person or thing that has to battle with someone or something which is better at doing something
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prep.ph. at the point of a (usually) negative occurrence
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adj. increasing in a fast and dangerous way that cannot be controlled
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adj. common and widespread
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unc.noun. communication intended to cause excitement and interest in something through exaggerating its worth
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noun. the central part of something; the most important element
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adj. taking a long time, often longer than expected or necessary to do something
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verb. stop developing, progressing or moving
Sentence Transformation
6. Change sentences 1-6 below, keeping the same meaning.
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Complete the spaces with a minimum of 3 and maximum of 6 words, using the word given in bold without changing it.
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1. nuclear energy looked like being a peaceful spin-off of the new technology.
“nuclear energy (promised to be) a peaceful spin-off of the new technology.” (promised) 2. Just a few years later, something similar to an atomic-age hangover occurred.
“Just a few years later, there (was a sort of nuclear-age hangover).” (sort) 3. war in the Middle East saw oil prices skyrocket worldwide.
“war in the Middle East (caused oil prices to) skyrocket worldwide.” (caused) 4. A surprising underdog candidate beat the competition - the light-water reactor.
“A surprising underdog candidate (won the day) - the light-water reactor.” (won) 5. elements nearing instability like Uranium-235 get bombarded with neutrons.
“elements (on the brink of) stability like Uranium-235 get bombarded with neutrons.” (brink) 6.electricity production hasn't increased for the last two-and-a-half decades.
“electricity production (has stagnated since the) end of the 80s.” (stagnated)
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