Student: Maria Clara Alves Góes.

Data: 31/08/2020
Semana 22
Turma (s):8º 6
E.E.F. VENCESLAU BUENO
Teacher: Patrícia Vieira
Disciplina: Inglês
(Descrição: Interpretação de texto / Recuperação)

Hello, students!

THE WATER WE DRINK

The water we drink usually comes from reservoirs, lakes or rivers. A large number of
cities uses river water and dumps it back into the river. Sometimes another city
downstream uses the same water. This water may be badly polluted with chemicals
and pathogenic bacteria. Many different chemical treatments are necessary to make it
safe and palatable.

Chemical engineers usually place the water into a settling basin to purify it. Then,
they treat it with slaked lime and aluminum sulfate. The chemical reaction of these
elements forms a gelatinous mass. This mass carries down dirt particles and bacteria.

Many communities add some form of fluoride to their water. Fluoride in

concentrations of 0.7 to 1.0 ppm (parts per million) can significantly reduce tooth
decay in children.

Some communities, usually the smaller ones, obtain water from wells. Even they
have problems because sometimes the ground water is contaminated. In some parts of
the country the contamination of nitrates in well water is above the maximum safe
level of 1.0 ppm. These nitrates come from agricultural fertilizers and from the
decomposition of organic wastes.

What can we do? We can fight for clear water and convince our neighbors to do the
same. We can demand an end to water pollution by industries and cities. And finally,
we must know how to use the water of the earth because that is all we have.

COMPREHENSION
 1) Write T for True and F for False:

( f ) Nitrates pollute the water.

( t ) People dump purified water into the river.

( t ) We drink water from reservoirs.

( t ) Fertilizers purify the water.

( f ) Chemical reactions carry bacteria into a settling basin.

( t ) Fluoride doesn’t reduce tooth decay.

( t ) The smaller communities obtain water from lakes.

( t ) Many cities use river water.

( t ) Chemical treatments are necessary to make water palatable.

( t ) The maximum safe level of nitrate in water is 1.0 ppm.

2) Choose the correct alternative:

A) Aluminum sulfate reacts with
( ) a gelatinous mass.
( ) bacteria.
( x ) slaked lime.
B) A gelatinous mass
( ) purify the settling basin.
( ) contaminates ground water.
( x ) carries down dirt particles and bacteria.
C) We obtain safe and palatable water
( ) from wells.
( x ) after chemical treatments.
( ) from lakes.
D) We can
( x ) demand an end to water pollution.
( ) stop the decomposition of organic wates.
( ) use river water.
E) Some small communities
( x ) obtain nitrates from wells.
( ) also have problems with their water.
 ( ) have purified well water.

3) Answer the questions:

a) Where does water we drink come from?
Usually comes from reservoirs
d) Where do many cities dump their water?
Dump it back in the river

b) What is necessary to make water safe and palatable?

Chemical treatments are necessary to keep it clean
c) Why do chemical engineers use a settling basin?
To remove all microorganisms
d) What chemical elements do they use to purify the water?
with slaked lime and aluminum sulfate
e) What does the gelatinous mass do?
They carry dirt particles and bacteria
f) How do many communities reduce tooth decay in children?
With some form of fluoride
g) What’s the problem with well water?
groundwater is polluted
h) What do nitrates cause?
Cause groundwater contamination