1. A. Make sure you know the meaning of the following words. Match the words with theirs synonyms.

B. Put the words into the gaps using the correct form.

1. The company _____________ fish to local shops and restaurants.

2. Construction costs for the bridge could ___________ $230 million.

3. She was __________ for a promotion.

4. This power plant ___________ electricity for more than 50 regions.

5. The government believes that with the help of new programme the gas emissions will ___________ by 20% by 2010.

6. We can ___________ the power of the wind to generate electricity.

7. The good news was that chief executive Crispin Davis insisted the company was on track to _______________________ for 2002.

Taller even than the Angel of the North, the 100-metre high wind-powered electricity generator, Enercon E-66 is like a beautiful sculpture with a purpose.

Developed by architects Foster and Partners with Enercon, this wind generator can supply over a thousand homes with non-polluting, renewable energy. The first UK E-66 harnesses the wind of the North Sea at Swaffham in Norfolk, on the east coast of England.

The UK government is committed to meeting targets to reduce the country’s emissions of greenhouse gases. Indeed, it aims to exceed the UK’s commitment to reduce emissions of these gases by 12.5 per cent below 1990 levels by 2010. A growth in the amount of electricity generated from renewable sources, such as wind power, will play an important part in meeting this target.

The UK’s first off-store wind farm, off the coast of Northumberland in north-east England, began generating enough power to supply 3,000 homes in 2000. Meanwhile, the Elean power station in Cambridgeshire is the UK’s first straw-fed power plant, with the potential to generate electricity for 80,000 homes. The world’s first commercial wave power station has been commissioned on the coast of the Scottish island of Islay.