English for the Energy Industry: Students Book and MultiROM Pack

Descriere

1. Introduction to the energy business (Fuels and energy sources, Types of power plant, Supplying the customer, Profile of an energy company, Regulation of the energy market, The future of the gas market)
2. Markets and customers (Residential, business and industrial customers, Supplying an industrial customer, Breakdown in supply, Customer choice, Consumer watchdogs)
3. Protecting the environment (Energy saving, The image of the energy industry, Technical measures to reduce pollution, The cost of protecting the environment, The Kyoto Protocol)
4. The nuclear issue (Developments in nuclear power, The nuclear production process, Safety and security issues, Reprocessing and waste disposal, Arguments for and against nuclear power, Nuclear fusion)
5. Investment plans (Mergers and takeovers, SWOT analyses, Financial documents, Assets, equity and liabilities, Coal power plants, Disinvestment)
6. The future of energy (Future production, demand, and supply, Departments and their functions, The fuel cell, The hydrogen economy, Lack of vision in the energy industry)
Appendix
Test yourself!
Partner files
Answer key
Transcripts
A-Z word list
Glossary
Useful phrases and vocabulary
Abbreviations, acronyms, and numbers

Special Features

• A broad range of input material covering key areas of the energy sector
• Realistic listening extracts presenting typical situations from professional life
• Stimulating role-plays
• Authentic documents covering issues important to the energy sector awareness-raising activities
• 'STARTER' section at the beginning of each unit with warm-up and awareness-raising activities
• 'OUTPUT' section at the end of each unit with topics for discussion and reflection
• Appendix including an answer key, transcript, A-Z wordlist, and a glossary of useful phrases and vocabulary
• MultiROM features including realistic listening extracts and interactive exercises to practice the language of the energy sector