Fossil Fuel

Getting Ready

What do you think about electricity? How important is it to human's modern life? Think about how we are so dependent to electricity.
Write a short essay to explain your opinion about it.

I. Reading Comprehension

Right now the availability of fossil fuel is running out. It is due to the excessive use of engine all over the world. Not only industries, but also transportation engines consume a lot of number of gas and patrol. Although we know that the potential of this natural resource is still massive, but we cannot depend to it forever since the sustainability is very weak.

Gas and patrol give the biggest portion to support human to fulfill the need of energy. Not only for production process in industry and transportation, this fuel is still required much to generate electricity. On the other hand, we realized that this resource is not renewable. So someday, the reserve will be empty. Therefore, it is very urgent to find other sources to generate electricity.

Today most of electricity is generated by diesel generators in Indonesia. They contribute about 35% of total electricity provided by PLN. Especially for Java and Bali distribution, the electricity is generated mostly from water potential energy. Including Sumatra and Kalimantan, this energy supports 40% of electricity supply. The rest of the need is fulfilled by coal (20%) and natural gas.

Answer the questions:

a. Why can we depend on fossil fuel forever?

b. How does fossil fuel support our life?

c. How could fulfill the need of electricity in Java and Bali islandsd.
d. What is your suggestion to generate electricity in Indonesia?
e. Describe a pie diagram to show contributors of electricity.

I.              All the sentences below are wrong. Correct and rewrite them on your answer sheet.

1.             A huge winter storm have bring massive damage of electric installation to northern California’s mountain counties.

2.          As a protective protein molecule, an antibody can combines with a foreign virus protein.

3.             The alluminium ore is usually found in surface level of Earth.

4.             After the  is separate from the white, it must be boiled immediately.

5.             Sanitary conditions protects people from germs.

6.             Fossil fuel is availability in Indonesia.

7.             Industrial and transportation engines needing fossil fuel.

8.             A generator generate electricity by converting energy.

9.             Coal and natural gas supports the need of electricity for the rest.

10.         Why certain plants contain alkaloids remain a mistery, although botanists have formulated a number of theories to explain it.