Winter+in+Tassie

Listen to Hong talk about his electricity bill.
media type="file" key="Hong's story about saving electricity.wma" width="88" height="87"

Now read and listen.
It's winter and the weather is freezing. Hong lives in a very cold house. He uses a lot of electrcity to keep warm at home. This morning Hong received an electrcity bill. When Hong opened the bill and read the amount due, he didn't believe his eyes. The amount was $430.00. "Oh no!" said Hong. "That's far too expensive. I can't afford bills like this one. I need to save electrcitiy."

Types of heaters
Open the document below.

Now listen to the names of the types of heaters.
media type="file" key="Types of heaters.wma" width="85" height="91" panel heater portable fan heater heat pump gas heater column heater radiant heater wood heater

**Listen to these sentences.**
media type="file" key="Buying a heater.wma" width="106" height="107" I'd like to buy a heater. It's for the loungeroom. It's a large room. How much does it cost? Which one is the cheapest to run? Is there a warranty? How does it work?


 * Now practice them yourself.**

Click on this link to compare running costs of heaters.
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