(Q&A) Energy

[Write 2 Speak]

My energy levels go up and down. Sometimes I’m full of energy, and sometimes I’m drained of energy. Mornings are when my energy levels are high. I wake up ready to go. I don’t need 30 minutes to wake up, like some people I know. For some reason the food I eat doesn’t affect how energetic I am. Some people feel tired after lunch, while others complain they need to eat something for an energy boost. I seem to have the same level of energy even if I eat nothing all day. The one thing that does affect my energy is the weather. A bright, sunny day gives me lots of energy. A dull, rainy day makes me feel less energetic. I also have a lot of energy if I’m doing something exciting – even if it’s study or work.
* full of energy = 원기[신기, 정력] 왕성/ be drained of ~ = ~이 고갈되다/ affect = 영향을 미치다/ while = ~인 데 반하여(둘 사이의 대조를 나타냄)/  boost = 증가; 격려, 부양책/ dull = 따분한, 재미없는, 흐릿한, 칙칙한/ energetic = 정력[활동]적인; 정력을 요하는, 힘든 

* 질문 *

1. How can you save the amount of energy you use every day?
2. Do you think scientists will solve the world’s energy problems?
3. What happens if we run out of energy?
4. What do you think of a future in which we totally rely on nuclear energy?
5. What are biofuels and what harm do they cause the environment?
6. Have you started buying energy-efficient appliances for your house?
7. Do you think its possible to get our future energy from some source we don’t yet know of?
8. What do you think when multinational energy and oil companies say they care about the environment?
9. Does your government have/need an energy conservation policy?
10. Do you think it’s possible for there to be energy wars, started by countries who have run out of energy?
11. Do you think solar cells, wind farms, tidal power, hydropower and thermal energy will solve our future energy needs?

(의견) Energy.mp3