2. THE STORY OF OIL

3. Oil like coal was formed by heat and pressure on plant and animal remains million of years ago. These fossil fuels are usually deep underground. Coal which pollutes heavily was used to drive the steam engines of the 19 th century Industrial Revolution. Today it is mainly used by power stations to produce electricity. Industry soon preferred oil to coal. It was easier to transport more powerful and many useful products came from it including petrol.

4. In 1859 the first oil well opened and the first petrol engine car was built in 1885.More `black gold` was quickly needed. Thirty years later there were many oilfields in America and around the world.

5. Answer The Question How was oil and coal formed? They was formed by pressure on plant and animal remains million of years ago. Where are fossil fuels found? Deep underground. Why is coal used by power stations? To produce electricity.

6. Find words from the text that have the same meaning as: beneath Earth`s surface: underground. Carry people or things: transport. shaped/created: formed. rapidly:quickly.

7. Give words form the text that have the opposite meanings of: Consume: produce. Less: more. Earlier: later.

8. النفط, مثل الفحم تشكل بواسطة الحرارة والضغط على البقايا النباتية والحيوانية قبل ملاين السنين. الفحم, الدي يلوث بشدة كان يستخدم ليشغل المحركات البخارية للثورة الصناعية بالقرن التاسع عشر. اليوم هو الفحم يستخدم بصورة رئيسية من قبل محطات الطاقة لينتج الكهرباء. في عام 1859 أول بئر نفط افتتح في اميركا وأول سيارة دات محرك البنزين صنعت في ألمانيا في عام 188. بعد ثلاثين عاما كان هناك الكثير من حقول النفط في اميركا وحول العالم.