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Kazakhstan and China to build two new nuclear plantsCEFR A1
12 Dec 2025
Adapted from Brian Hioe, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0
Photo by Vilmantas Bekesius, Unsplash
Level A1 – BeginnerCEFR A1
2 min
77 words
- Kazakhstan has agreed to build new nuclear power plants with China.
- These plants will produce more electricity for the country.
- Currently Kazakhstan gets much electricity from burning coal.
- Coal use causes serious air pollution in many cities.
- Many people worry because of the country’s nuclear testing past.
- The government held a public vote about nuclear power recently.
- A Russian company started building the first plant earlier this year.
- Building and running nuclear plants can take many years.
Difficult words
- nuclear — Relating to atomic energy and power.
- electricity — Power that lights homes and runs machines.
- coal — A black rock burned for heat or energy.
- pollution — Dirty air, water, or land that harms health.
- vote — A public choice people make in an election.
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Discussion questions
- Do you worry about nuclear power?
- Is there air pollution in your city?
- Would you vote about a new power plant near you?
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