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Listentothisexcerptfromaradiobroadcastonsolarcookingtechnology. Optionalactivity: Whileyoulisten,decidewhetherthefollowingsentencesaretrueorfalse. Sentence 1. Themodernformofsolarcookingwasinvented70yearsago 2. Thereismorethanonereasonwhysolarpowerisagoodwaytocook 3. Usingsolarpowerisgoodfortheenvironment 4. Thereareseveraldifferenttypesofsolarcooker 5. Itisnoteasytouseasolarcooker 6. Solarcookingisbecomingpopularindifferentpartsoftheworld

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Presenter:Andnowhereisanotherinourseriesofreports,Africainthe21stcentury.Thisweekour correspondentfoundherselfinKenyawithasmall,butsignificantstory.Tellusallaboutit,Kate Correspondent:Yes,Ivebeeninvestigatingsolarcooking. Presenter:Cookingusingtheheatofthesun? Correspondent:Thatsright Presenter:Well,ImustadmittomyshamethatIveneverheardofit Correspondent:Itsanideathatsbeenaroundinitsmodernformatleastsincethe1970s. Presenter:Butwhysolarcooking? Correspondent:Itsclean,freeandinmanypartsoftheworldanabundantformofenergy.Itsbecomepopular incountriesneartheequatorbecauseitcomesasaverysimplealternativetothetraditionalmethodofcooking usingtreesforfirewood Presenter:Whichisnotgoodfortheenvironment Correspondent:Yes,itsamajorcauseofdeforestation,itputsmorecarbondioxideintotheatmosphereandit putsmorepressureonalreadypoorfamilies.InKenyaitsusuallythewomenandchildrenwhohavetofind woodtocooktheironemealoftheday,andhavetowalkgreaterandgreaterdistancestogetit. Presenter:Sowhatdoesasolarovenlooklike? Correspondent: Well,therearebasicallythreetypesyoueitherhaveabox,afoldoutpaneloraparabolic dishandeachiscoveredinashinymaterialormirrorsthatreflectthesunsraysontoablackpotinwhichthe foodiscooked. Presenter:Soundssimple Correspondent:Theyareandthatsthepoint.Anyonecouldmakeonefromeverydaymaterials.Forthe reflectoryoucouldusealuminiumfoil,forexample.Obviouslytheyvegonethroughmanyprototypes,butthe ideaisthatthisisasimple,reproducibletechnologyforpeopleindevelopingcountriestocooktheireveryday meals. Presenter:Andisitsaferthananopenfire? Correspondent:Yes,becauseyoureusingareflectornotaflame,althoughthecookingtemperaturesyouget aresimilar.
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Presenter:Andthetest,presumably,isnotjustcanlocalpeopleinKenyauseitandteachothershowtouseit, butaretheystillbeingusedayearlater? Correspondent:Exactly,andthatswhatwevefound.Thisisntasolutionimposedfromoutsidethatis discardedassoonastheaidagencyturnsitsback.Theyarespreadingalloverthedevelopingworld,notonly inAfricawhereIveseentheminaction,butinAsia,theCaribbean,SouthAmerica Presenter:SoevenIcoulduseonewhenInexttakethefamilycamping? Correspondent: Whynot!

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