Winter is coming soon and it will be cold. When it is cold, people turn on their heaters. Some people like to use electric heaters. Others like the gas ones. If you use an electric or a gas heater, it will cost you money. It can cost you a lot of money to heat your house during winter. Gas and electricity prices in Australia are very high. Also when it is hot in summer, people use their air conditioners more. Air conditioners use a lot of electricity. Using a lot of electricity means you will have to pay a lot of money. There are some things that you can do to pay less money and keep yourself and your family members warm.
Some energy companies offer you a discount if you pay your bill before the due date. One energy company in Melbourne says that you can get up to 5% off the amount of money you are asked to pay if you pay your bill before the due date.
You need to choose one company to provide your house with gas and electricity. This company can offer you a discount. It is also a good idea to go online or ask your friends if they are happy with the companies they deal with. Your friends can tell you if the services they get from the companies they deal with are good or bad. Do not use an energy company that provides poor service or charges too much money.
Some people install solar panels to get electricity or to heat water. You can see solar panels on the roofs of houses when you drive your car or walk on foot. This can really save you a lot of money but you will need to pay a lot of money to buy these solar panels.
There are different things you can do to save money and keep yourself warm during winter time.
• Put on warm clothes when you are at home. If you do so, you will not feel cold.
• Draw the curtains and use your air conditioner less in summer.
• Use door snakes to keep the heat out.
• If you have an old air conditioner, it will use a lot of electricity. Replace your old air conditioner with a new one. New air conditioners don’t use a lot of electricity.
• Take short showers and use less water. Take a shower in four minutes to save water. If you use a lot of hot water when you have a shower, you will use a lot of gas or electricity. If you or your family members take long showers, this can make you pay a lot of money to your energy company.
• Turn off the light when you leave a room at home. If you leave the light on while there is no one in the room, this can cost you a lot of money. Teach your children to turn off the light when they leave their room.
If you follow these tips, it can help you save thousands of dollars each year. With the money you save, you can go on holiday or travel overseas with your family. Remember that energy prices will go higher in the future because the Australian government will ask us to pay a carbon tax soon.
Listen to your classmate and fill in the gaps:
Winter is coming soon and it will ……………. cold. When it is cold, people turn on their heaters. Some people like to ………………… electric heaters. Others like the gas ones. If you use an electric or a …………….. heater, it will cost you money. It can cost you a lot of money to heat ………………… house during winter. Gas and electricity prices in Australia are very high. Also when it is hot in summer, ………………. use their air conditioners more. Air conditioners use a lot of electricity. Using a ……………… of electricity means you will have to pay a lot of money. There ………… some things that you can do to pay less money and keep yourself and your ………………. members warm.
Some energy companies offer you a discount if you pay ……………… bill before the due date. One energy company in Melbourne says that you ……………. get up to 5% off the amount of money you are asked to pay if you ………….. your bill before the due date.
You need to choose one company …………… provide your house with gas and electricity. This company can offer you a discount. It is also a good idea to go online or ask your ……………….. if they are happy with the companies they deal with. Your friends can tell you if the ……………………. they get from the companies they deal with are good or bad. Do not use an energy company that provides …………………… service or charges too much money.
Some people install solar panels to ………………… electricity or to heat water. You can see solar panels on the roofs of houses when …………………. drive your car or walk on foot. This can really save you a lot of money ……. you will need to pay a lot of money to ………………….. these solar panels.
There are different things you can do to ……………………… money and keep yourself warm during winter time.
• Put on warm clothes when you …………………. at home. If you do so, you will not feel cold.
• Draw the curtains and ………………….. your air conditioner less in summer.
• Use door snakes to keep ………………….. heat out.
• If you have an old air conditioner, it ……………….. use a lot of electricity. Replace your old air conditioner with a new one. New air conditioners ………………………. use a lot of electricity.
• Take short showers and use …………………. water. Take a shower in four minutes to save water. If you use a lot of hot water when you have a shower, you will use a lot of ……………….. or electricity. If you or your family members take …………………… showers, this can make you pay a lot of money to your energy company.
• Turn off the light when you leave a room at …………………... If you leave the light on while there is no one in the room, this can cost you a lot of ……………………….. Teach your children to turn off the light when they leave their room.
If you follow these tips, it can help you …………………. thousands of dollars each year. With the money you save, you can go ………………….. holiday or travel overseas with your family. Remember that energy prices ………………… go higher in the future because the Australian government will ask us to …………………… a carbon tax soon.
