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Answers - January 2009

The answers are given below to the exercise questions in the January lesson.

Before reading

The answers to each of the sub-questions are -

  1. A new solar power generator/plant.
  2. It has high levels of sunshine.
  3. Students' own ideas.

While reading

The answers to each of the sub-questions are -

  1. Where 32km outside Seville.
  2. How Half the size of a tennis court.
  3. When This month.
  4. What They reflect sunlight to super-heat water at a central tower.
  5. How much $100m.
  6. Why It's simpler, cheaper and more efficient.

The answers to each of the sub-questions are -

  1. False less -> much more
  2. True
  3. True
  4. False tall tower -> mirrors are called heliostats
  5. True
  6. False second largest -> largest
  7. False built -> approved for construction
  8. True

After reading

The answers to each of the sub-questions are -

  1. mirror
  2. the plant
  3. Spain
  4. the Spanish energy company; using huge mirrors to reflect the sun etc.
  5. heliostats; the sun
  6. at the top of the tower

The synonym answers to each of the clues are -

  1. huge
  2. reflect
  3. plant
  4. quest
  5. track
  6. location
  7. heat
  8. ideal
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