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14 Sept 2026
Cuba Finds Clever Ways to Save Energy
Warm-up → Read & Listen → Check Understanding → Language → Use It
WARM UP
Section: Warm Up
Think Ahead: Which detail do you think appears in this story?
a) People using horses and sun power in daily life
b) People building huge flying cars
c) People living underwater
Ask:
(1) How do you save electricity at home?
(2) Have you ever travelled on a horse or a bicycle?
VOCABULARY
island (/ˈaɪ.lənd/, noun)
Meaning: Land with water all around it.
Example: Cuba is a beautiful island in the sea.
power (/ˈpaʊ.ər/, noun)
Meaning: Electricity that makes lights and machines work.
Example: We turn off the lights to save power.
clever (/ˈklev.ər/, adjective)
Meaning: Quick at learning and thinking of good ideas.
Example: The clever boy fixed his old bicycle.
useful (/ˈjuːs.fəl/, adjective)
Meaning: Helping you to do or get something.
Example: A horse is very useful on a farm.
bright (/braɪt/, adjective)
Meaning: Full of light from the sun.
Example: The sun is very bright today.
hope (/həʊp/, noun)
Meaning: A good feeling that things will be happy soon.
Example: The friendly people have a lot of hope.
Cuba is a sunny island in the Caribbean Sea. Many people live in beautiful towns there. Right now, the island has less oil for fuel. Because of this, electricity goes off in many homes. The people need power for their lights and cooking.
However, Cuban families are very clever and brave. They find great new ways to live every day. Some doctors travel on horses to visit sick people. Many workers ride bicycles to their jobs. Farmers use the bright sun to dry their crops. They also cook food with wood fires outside.
Children still go to school with big smiles. They play fun games outdoors with their friends. Everyone helps their kind neighbours every morning. Useful solar panels catch clean energy from the sky. These smart ideas bring happy hope to the warm island every single day.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
(1) Where is the sunny island of Cuba?
(2) Why does electricity go off in homes?
(3) How do some doctors travel to visit sick people?
(4) What do farmers use to dry their crops?
(5) Would you like to ride a bicycle to school every day?
FILL IN THE GAPS
FILL THE GAPS
Section 1: Fill in the Gaps
Word Bank: clever / island / power / useful
Cuba is a sunny _______(1) in the Caribbean Sea. Right now, the island has less oil for fuel. The people need _______(2) for their lights and cooking.
However, Cuban families are very _______(3) and brave. Doctors travel on horses to visit sick people. _______(4) solar panels catch clean energy from the sky every single day.
Section 2: Main Idea
What is the main idea of this article?
a) Cuban people use smart ideas to live with less electricity.
b) Everyone in Cuba is buying new cars.
c) It rains every day on the island of Cuba.
UNDERSTANDING
Section 3: True or False
(1) Cuba has a lot of extra oil for fuel. T/F
(2) Some doctors ride horses to visit sick people. T/F
(3) Children stop going to school completely. T/F
Section 4: Put Events in Order
Order the events from 1 to 3:
( ) Solar panels catch clean energy from the bright sky.
( ) Cuba gets less oil for its daily energy.
( ) Clever people use horses and bicycles to travel.
LANGUAGE
Section 5: Vocab Match
(1) island
(2) power
(3) clever
(4) bright
(5) hope
Section 5: Vocab Match
a) Full of light from the sun
b) A good feeling about the future
c) Land surrounded by sea water
d) Electricity that makes lights work
e) Smart and good at quick thinking
USE IT
Section 6: Discussion Builder
(1) When the lights go off, we can use a _______ to see in the dark.
a) torch
b) spoon
(2) Riding a bicycle is a very _______ way to travel without oil.
a) noisy
b) clean
Section 7: Sentence Unscramble
(1) Unscramble the sentence:
A) is / B) a / C) sunny / D) Cuba / E) island .
(2) Unscramble the sentence:
A) helps / B) kind / C) Everyone / D) their / E) neighbours .
ANSWER KEY
Warm Up Think Ahead Answer: a
Section 1: (1) island (2) power (3) clever (4) useful
Section 2: a
Section 3: (1) False (2) True (3) False
Section 4: 3, 1, 2
Section 5: (1) c, (2) d, (3) e, (4) a, (5) b
Section 6: (1) a, (2) b
Section 7: (1) D-A-B-C-E (Cuba is a sunny island.), (2) C-A-D-B-E (Everyone helps their kind neighbours.)
Section 8: Open-ended conversation practice based on article questions.
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