Electricity & Saving Energy

• T&I
• HBO
• Studiejaar 2

CLIL & English in Primary Education: an introduction

CLIL Criteria - 5 C's

1. Content

2. Communication

3. Cognition

4. Competence

5. Community

What's the topic of this CLIL-class?

How much is 1(k)Watt(h)?

A watt is a unit of power. 

It is the amount of energy an item needs to function.

1kWh runs a light bulb for how long?

1. 5 hours
2. 16 hours
3. 8 hours
4. 32 hours

1kWh will run a kettle (waterkoker) for:

1. 20 minutes
2. 40 minutes
3. 80 minutes
4. 160 minutes

1kWh will run a dishwasher for:

1. 10 minutes
2. 30 minutes
3. 45 minutes
4. 60 minutes

1kWh runs a microwave for

1. 30 minutes
2. 45 minutes
3. 1hr
4. 1 hr 30 minutes

1kWh will run a vacuum cleaner for

1. 20 minutes
2. 30 minutes
3. 40 minutes
4. 50 minutes

1kWh will run a laptop for

1. 10hrs
2. 20hrs
3. 30hrs
4. 40hrs

Energy prices

1kWh = 0,90EUR

Daily Consumption 

What is the daily consumption of electricity in your household?

How much does this cost?

On a weekly/yearly basis?

Language of/for Learning

Use of simple present , imperative, conditional, modal verbs (can, must…), adjectives, comparatives, frequency adverbs…

Structures for giving opinions, asking questions, making hypothesis, suggest….

Topic vocabulary: names of the main household appliances, consumption, watt, wattage, electric bill, phantom load, plug, efficiency, conservation, energy sources…