Level A1 – BeginnerCEFR A1
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- New research shows electric car batteries can power homes.
- The batteries give electricity to lights and fridges.
- This can save money for the owner.
- It can also cut pollution from homes.
- The idea uses the parked car like a generator.
- The power grid charges the car battery.
- People can buy cheap electricity and save it.
- Results are different in each part of the country.
- Engineers are testing the control systems now.
- Drivers park and plug the car.
Difficult words
- battery — A device that stores electricity for later usebatteries
- pollution — Dirty air or water from cars and factories
- grid — The system that gives electricity to places
- generator — A machine that makes electricity for use
- charge — To put electricity into a batterycharges
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Discussion questions
- Would you like to use a car battery to power your home?
- Do you try to save electricity at home?
- Would saving money on electricity be helpful for you?
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