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Save energy and money with holiday lightsCEFR A1

9 Dec 2025

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Adapted from Margaret Ashburn-Virginia Tech, Futurity • CC BY 4.0

Photo by LINLI XU, Unsplash

Level A1 – Beginner
2 min
81 words
  • Many people decorate homes with holiday lights each winter.
  • Holiday lights can make electricity bills go up.
  • Some families choose LED lights to save energy.
  • LEDs use much less electricity than old bulbs.
  • LED strings last many times longer than incandescents.
  • Solar lights use sun power and need no outlet.
  • Timers can switch lights off and save money.
  • Large inflatables use a lot of energy at night.
  • Clean solar panels so they work well.
  • People can change colors with programmable LEDs.

Difficult words

  • decorate — put lights or items on a house
  • electricity — power that makes lights and machines work
  • solar — from the sun, used for power
  • timer — a device that turns things off or on
    Timers
  • inflatable — an object filled with air or gas
    inflatables
  • programmable — can change settings or colors automatically

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Discussion questions

  • Do you put holiday lights on your home?
  • Do you prefer lights with many colors or one color?
  • Do you ever use a timer for lights?

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