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A1 Complete the sentences with the words from the box. 1 Modern people use more __________ than people in the past. 2 Don’t touch the __________! You’ll get an electric __________. 3 When the workers were digging up the road, they cut the __________. As a result, there was a __________ in the area. blackout wire energy cable shock energy wire shock cable blackout A2 Now, use your dictionary and find out what these five words mean. 1 blackout 2 wire 3 energy 4 cable 5 shock a period of darkness caused by a cut in the electricity supply something carrying electricity the power that makes things work a thick, strong rope made of wire a very strong force or blow B Electric