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How to use this lesson

For Teachers

• Guide students through this lesson in 20 minutes.
• Let the system check Practice answers automatically, then listen to students' audio recordings in Shadowing.

For Learners

• Read the Word Table carefully and use the memory tips to remember new words.
• Complete all 16 Practice items, then record your voice in the Shadowing section.

Word Table

Learn these 10 key words for wind farms and offshore wind energy.

1. The Machine

Word	Meaning	Collocations	Example	Memory Tip
blade	Turbine component that catches wind	spinning blade, rotor blade	The turbine blade spins rapidly in strong wind.	Knife blade cutting through air
rotor	Rotating assembly connected to blades	rotor hub, main rotor	The rotor turns the main shaft inside the generator.	Sounds like "rotate"
gearbox	Device multiplying rotation speed	heavy gearbox, gearbox failure	The gearbox speeds up shaft rotation for electricity.	Gear + box = speed box
pylon	Tall steel tower that carries electric cables	steel pylon, electrical pylon	Cables run down the huge steel pylon.	Sounds like "pillar": a tall pillar that holds cables up

2. At Sea

Word	Meaning	Collocations	Example	Memory Tip
buoy	Floating marker anchored in sea	yellow buoy, navigation buoy	A floating buoy marks the edge of the offshore wind farm.	Boy floating on water
cove	Small sheltered bay	rocky cove, quiet cove	Supply boats shelter in a small cove during storms.	Cove acts as a "cover"
inlet	Narrow strip of water stretching inland	narrow inlet, coastal inlet	The service vessel sailed into the narrow inlet.	Water going IN to land

3. On the Coast

Word	Meaning	Collocations	Example	Memory Tip
headland	High land jutting out into sea	rocky headland, windy headland	Engineers built a lookout on the high headland.	Head of land into sea
coastline	Land along the ocean boundary	rugged coastline, sandy coastline	The wind farm stretches along the eastern coastline.	Line where coast meets sea
dune	Hill of sand formed by wind	sand dune, coastal dune	Tall grass protects the sandy dune from erosion.	Sand hill for dune buggies

Practice

Complete these 16 exercises from easy to hard.

Part A: Word Pairs

Match each action verb on the left to the correct target noun.

Verb

buoy

cove

pylon

rotor

1. spin

____buoy ____cove ____pylon ____rotor

2. erect

____buoy ____cove ____pylon ____rotor

3. float

____buoy ____cove ____pylon ____rotor

4. shelter in

____buoy ____cove ____pylon ____rotor

Part B: Fill in the Blanks

Use the word bank to complete each sentence.

blade inlet gearbox dune

5. Engineers replaced the heavy ____ inside the turbine generator to restore power generation.

6. Tall sea grass helps hold the sand ____ together against strong coastal winds.

7. The service boat entered a narrow coastal ____ to reach the safe maintenance harbor.

8. Ocean wind pushes hard against each giant ____ to make the generator turn.

Part C: Choose the Word

Select the single word that fits the meaning of the sentence.

9. Engineers built a weather station high on the rocky ___.

____ a) headland ____ b) buoy ____ c) rotor

10. Thick cables hang from the top of the tall steel ___ across the field.

____ a) coastline ____ b) gearbox ____ c) pylon

11. The maintenance vessel safely entered the narrow ___.

____ a) headland ____ b) inlet ____ c) blade

12. A floating yellow ___ marks the safe zone for ships.

____ a) buoy ____ b) dune ____ c) rotor

Part D: Sentence Building

Type the given words in the correct order to form a natural sentence.

13. Words: [ the / curves / The / headland. / around / coastline ]

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14. Words: [ spin / the / Strong / blade. / winds / giant ]

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15. Words: [ marks / sea / A / pathway. / the / buoy ]

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16. Words: [ the / protect / cove. / Sand / quiet / dunes ]

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Shadowing

Listen to each phrase or sentence, then record yourself repeating it aloud.

Section 1: Collocations

Practice natural word combinations.

Item 1 🔊 spinning blade

[Bài tập luyện nói]

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Item 2 🔊 offshore buoy

[Bài tập luyện nói]

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Item 3 🔊 windy headland

[Bài tập luyện nói]

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Item 4 🔊 rocky coastline

[Bài tập luyện nói]

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Section 2: Short Sentences

Listen to the natural pattern, then repeat smoothly.

Item 5 (Pattern Example) 🔊 Listen

"The wind farm lies to the north of the village."

[Bài tập luyện nói]

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Item 6 🔊 Listen

"A bright yellow buoy marks the sea route."

[Bài tập luyện nói]

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Item 7 🔊 Listen

"High ocean waves hit the steep headland."

[Bài tập luyện nói]

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Item 8 🔊 Listen

"Engineers repair the gearbox inside the turbine."

[Bài tập luyện nói]

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Item 9 🔊 Listen

"Small boats rest inside the quiet cove."

[Bài tập luyện nói]

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Item 10 🔊 Listen

"Tall grass grows on the sand dune."

[Bài tập luyện nói]

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Section 3: Key Words Focus

Focus on accurate pronunciation of multi-syllable terms.

Item 11 (Hard Word) 🔊 headland

[Bài tập luyện nói]

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Item 12 (Hard Word) 🔊 coastline

[Bài tập luyện nói]

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Vocabulary and Pronunciation: Wind Farms and Offshore Wind

How to use this lesson

Word Table

1. The Machine

2. At Sea

3. On the Coast

Practice

Match each action verb on the left to the correct target noun.

Use the word bank to complete each sentence.

Select the single word that fits the meaning of the sentence.

Type the given words in the correct order to form a natural sentence.

Shadowing

Section 1: Collocations

Section 2: Short Sentences

Section 3: Key Words Focus

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