Economista - 2010

criticize the high costs of electricity in most African countries.

defend the electrification of regions which lack modern energy services.

convince the government of Ghana to invest in the mobile phone industry.

suggest that some traditional fuels can be harmless substitutes to electricity in Africa.

warn about the spread of lung diseases in African population due to the use of coal as fuel.

will certainly.

will similarly.

will probably.

will eventually.

will considerably.

Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General, was born there.

its population of 1.3 billion people will still lack electricity in 2030.

it is the only country in Africa to have mobile phones and a growing film industry.

it is a typical example of a country that suffers with the absence of investments in electricity.

it has celebrated Earth Day stimulating the population to use coal for cooking and heating homes.

" Instead , most use wood, coal or even dung to heat and cook their homes -" (lines 4-5)

". but , except for periodic jumpstarts during election season," (lines 16-17)

"Access to adequate, affordable and basic modern energy services is thus crucial to achieving sustainable human development." (lines 38-40)

" However , in the same region, mobile phones are widespread," (lines 47-48)

"All of this exists despite the absence of a convenient outlet in which to plug basic electronic appliances." (lines 50-52)

"... worsen." (line 8) - improve.

"... made up of..." (line 30) - composed of.

"figures..." (line 30) - numbers.

"has taken up..." (line 32) - has discarded.

"affordable..." (line 38) - expensive.

cannot aid nations to overcome difficulties in human development.

can play a fundamental role in the fulfillment of basic human needs.

are unavailable in poor countries with sustained social development.

will have no impact on promoting social advances or on reducing poverty.

will help poor nations accumulate wealth and produce electrical appliances.

report on the high death rates in Africa and Asia resulting from the use of electricity.

condemn African countries that are trying to offer their populations healthy living conditions.

blame the UN for the difficulties Africans have faced due to the inefficient electricity provisions in the continent.

announce that the use of fuels such as natural gas and propane reduced the death rates in developing countries.

argue for the implementation of widespread access to electricity in developing nations so as to reduce poverty.

"... 1.5 billion ..." (line 2) refers to more than 25% of the world population who survive without access to electricity.

"... 80 per cent ..." (line 4) refers to the share of the total world population living in the least developed countries.

"1.2 billion ..." (line 12) refers to the amount of global population that will certainly live without electricity in 2015.

"... 99 per cent ..." (lines 18-19) refers to the percentage of deaths resulting from smoking cigarettes in developing countries.

"... 38 per cent ..." (line 24) refers to the amount of adults who die of lung disease in the sub-Saharan Africa.

"... report," (line 11)

"... proportion ..." (line 11)

"... poverty ..." (line 12)

"... access ..." (line 13)

"... electricity." (line 13)

will be impossible to meet the large demand for energy in the developing world.

will be imperative in the next century to find solutions for energy and climate problems around the globe.

is useless to combat changes in weather and promote wide access to energy nowadays.

is time to find ways to fight climate change, improve energy security and expand the access to electricity.

may be necessary to take violent actions against the unfair distribution of energy in developing nations.