1. Introduction

Unit 11a uses the context of the Sayano–Shushenskaya power station accident to give you an opportunity to revise cause and effect expressions covered in Unit 5a of the AEL5 course. You are also going to revise some language used for making recommendations. And you will above all come across lots of new vocabulary related to the accident on the Yenisei River, which was one of the greatest disasters in the history of Russia. What is alarming is the fact that if it hadn´t been for the poor management and maintenance by the power plant technicians, the accident would have never happened. In short, on one hand, humankind can be proud of the many technological achievements we make use of, but on the other hand, we still need to understand that technology is a lot about making mistakes and fixing bugs. By going through the material of this unit, you will find out details about the power-station tragedy.

 

Contents

Revision:

  • Cause and effect expressions: cause, lead to, because of, as a result, etc.
  • Making recommendations: should

Technical terms describing a power station accident