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Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Zero Emissions, No Noise










Listen to the podcast.

The Zenn car ...

runs on gas
runs on gas and electricity
runs on electricity

Listen to the podcast again.

True or False

True An old car that is falling apart is sometimes called a beater.
True Suli is looking for a new car.
True She wants something that is environmentally friendly.
False She read about the Zenn car in the newspaper.
True She could receive a rebate if she buys an environmentally friendly car.
False Dalton McGuinty is the Prime Minister of Canada.
False The Zenn car is very noisy.
False You can dry your hair in a Zenn car.
True You can plug it into any electrical outlet.
False Suli commutes to work in another city.
True She priced a blue Zenn car.
True It cost $18,410.
False The Zenn car can't go over 25 km per hour.
False You can't buy a Zenn in Quebec.
True She could rent a car when she wants to go outside her city.


Fill in the blanks using these words from the podcast.

recharged / rebate / tires /hatchback / google / outlet / beater / snag

1 Harry just bought an energy efficient furnace and he got an $800 rebate.
2 Sue doesn't like to ride in Jack's car because the old beater always breaks down.
3 You can use my phone. I just recharged the batteries.
4 Is there an outlet where they can plug in their radio?
5 If you want to find out the name of the singer just google the song on the computer.
6 The only snag she had coming here was a short detour near the bridge.
7 Dave's car is the red hatchback beside the van.
8 In the winter you need to have snow tires on your car.






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