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Vocabulary: lighting and electricity

ELECTRICITY has revolutionised our civilisation. Produced from varied energies, it

tends to become "clean". After the successive oil crises, electricity represents the future 

of industry. At present, it is transforming the automobile  industry... 

It has invaded our houses and is omnipresent in all our activities... 

* LED: a light-emitting diode bulb

           A socket/ a point                                                                         A switch

           A chandelier                                                                       A floor lamp      

-IC or -ICAL? ELECTRIC or ELECTRICAL?

- The suffix -IC: indicates how the item is powered: an electric car/ an electric train/ 

- The suffix -ICAL; indicates what kind of item it is: an electrical problem/ an electrical system/ 

           A reading lamp                                                                      A ceiling light

DIFFERENT KINDS OF ENERGIES: 

Non-renewable energies: Fossil energies: coal, natural gas, oil.

Renewable energies:

- Hydroelectric energy (wind, geothermal, solar)

- nuclear power 

- Other sources: biofuels, biomass, unidentified data. 

WORDS and EXPRESSIONS: 

- Girl power/ flower power 

- power brakes/ power windows: power assisted

- The gray power: elderly people

- A power nap: a very short but restful time

- The power behind the throne

- The powers that be

- To be drunk with power

- To power up

- A power tool: a very hard-working student

- A power breakfast/ lunch/ : a very nutritious meal served during a business meeting. 

- To get your wires crossed

- To blow a fuse

               She has blown a fuse...                                              His wires are crossed... 

There we are! Let's hope you won't blow a fuse doing the test! Go for it!     

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 " I could be handy, mending a fuse,

  When your lights have gone..."

  (The Beatles, When I'm 64...]