{"id":30820,"date":"2025-08-28T08:28:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T06:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=30820"},"modified":"2025-09-02T07:19:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T05:19:11","slug":"data-centres-to-be-expanded-in-the-uk-as-concerns-mount","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2025\/08\/data-centres-to-be-expanded-in-the-uk-as-concerns-mount\/","title":{"rendered":"Data Centres to be Expanded in the UK as Concerns Mount"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To some extent, large data centres contribute to the drought conditions in the UK. One huge data centre consumes about the same amount of water as 50,000 households.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amidst growing concerns, the UK is going to go ahead with building additional data centres. Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner said these facilities are necessary in order to continue boosting the country\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the article about the UK\u2019s plans to continue building more data centres despite growing concerns over their environmental impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/clyr9nx0jrzo<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  1. What does \u201cknock-on effect<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cBut there are concerns about their impact, including the potential <\/em>knock-on effect<\/em><\/strong> on people’s energy bills.\u201d<\/em> Use the term in a sentence. Give a synonym or similar expression.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What does \u201cappease<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cBut he insisted “data centres are fixated with becoming as sustainable as possible”, such as through dry-cooling methods. Such promises of future solutions have failed to <\/em>appease<\/em><\/strong> some.<\/em>\u201d Use the word in a sentence. Give a synonym or similar expression.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What does \u201coffshore<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cAccording to the National Energy System Operator, NESO, the projected growth of data centres in Great Britain could “add up to 71 TWh of electricity demand” in the next 25 years, which it says redoubles the need for clean power – such as offshore<\/strong> wind.<\/em>\u201d Use the word in a sentence. Give a synonym or similar expression.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \n
    1. What concerns revolve around building more data centres in the UK?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. According to the article, what are some workarounds for this issue? Do you think they are any good? Discuss.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Share your insights on this, \u201cData centres are central to the UK’s economic future.\u201d <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Do you think more data centres should be built in a country given the environmental and knock-on effects they bring? Share your thoughts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Do you think that companies should pay the price for extra energy to power data centres – not consumers? Share your opinion.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      B2 – Upper Intermediate  To some extent, large data centres contribute to the drought conditions in the UK. One huge data centre consumes about the same amount of water as 50,000 households. Amidst growing concerns, the UK is going to go ahead with building additional data centres. Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner said these facilities […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[291,304,292,289,25,293],"class_list":["post-30820","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-homework","tag-b2-upper-intermediate","tag-environment","tag-first-certificate-fce","tag-reading","tag-technology","tag-text"],"yoast_head":"\nData Centres to be Expanded in the UK as Concerns Mount | phone english blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2025\/08\/data-centres-to-be-expanded-in-the-uk-as-concerns-mount\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Data Centres to be Expanded in the UK as Concerns Mount | phone english blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"B2 – Upper Intermediate  To some extent, large data centres contribute to the drought conditions in the UK. One huge data centre consumes about the same amount of water as 50,000 households. Amidst growing concerns, the UK is going to go ahead with building additional data centres. Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner said these facilities […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2025\/08\/data-centres-to-be-expanded-in-the-uk-as-concerns-mount\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"phone english blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/phoneenglish.es\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-08-28T06:28:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-09-02T05:19:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@phoneenglishes\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@phoneenglishes\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\">\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\">\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"PHONE ENGLISH\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/phoneenglish.es\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/phoneenglish\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/phoneenglishes\"],\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/#logo\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/phone-english1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/phone-english1.png\",\"width\":200,\"height\":124,\"caption\":\"PHONE ENGLISH\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/#logo\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"phone english blog\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\",\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2025\/08\/data-centres-to-be-expanded-in-the-uk-as-concerns-mount\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2025\/08\/data-centres-to-be-expanded-in-the-uk-as-concerns-mount\/\",\"name\":\"Data Centres to be Expanded in the UK as Concerns Mount | phone english blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-28T06:28:11+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-09-02T05:19:11+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2025\/08\/data-centres-to-be-expanded-in-the-uk-as-concerns-mount\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2025\/08\/data-centres-to-be-expanded-in-the-uk-as-concerns-mount\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2025\/08\/data-centres-to-be-expanded-in-the-uk-as-concerns-mount\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"item\":{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Blog\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"item\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2025\/08\/data-centres-to-be-expanded-in-the-uk-as-concerns-mount\/#webpage\"}}]},{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2025\/08\/data-centres-to-be-expanded-in-the-uk-as-concerns-mount\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2025\/08\/data-centres-to-be-expanded-in-the-uk-as-concerns-mount\/#webpage\"},\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/74786b784a3d32102e60c20d61b651c3\"},\"headline\":\"Data Centres to be Expanded in the UK as Concerns Mount\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-28T06:28:11+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-09-02T05:19:11+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2025\/08\/data-centres-to-be-expanded-in-the-uk-as-concerns-mount\/#webpage\"},\"commentCount\":2,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"B2 - Upper intermediate\",\"Environment\",\"First Certificate FCE\",\"Reading\",\"technology\",\"Text\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Homework\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2025\/08\/data-centres-to-be-expanded-in-the-uk-as-concerns-mount\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/74786b784a3d32102e60c20d61b651c3\",\"name\":\"katie\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30820","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30820"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30820\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30838,"href":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30820\/revisions\/30838"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30820"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30820"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30820"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}