AFTER FOR LIFE - CHAPTER 6 – part 1 ( UPTO PAGE 37 “…The river is nearly dry”)

VOCABULARY
baths/showers possible/impossible
down the toilet pump up
down the drain farmland
country/countries to catch/caught
droughts salty
factory/factories to get bigger/ to get smaller
with/without lake
ground water carries/arrives/runs/flows/meets

COMPREHENSION
1. Use the following words to say why so many countries do not have fresh
water. Some countries only have water from rivers and wells. In Asia and Africa
10l/person/day
RIVERS – WELLS – 10 LITRES – DISEASES
2. Describe the use of water in the UK and other European countries. What
surprises you of these facts?3l/ 60l for baths and clothes. 50 l down the toilet.
Cars and gardens with fresh water. 140 litres per person per day.
3. Is water fairly distributed in the United States? EXPLAIN. USA- 200 l/day(half in
the bathroom) Pools, gardens. California even more. But others don’t have
any.4,000,000 people.
4. Are Australians being careful with their use of fresh water? EXPLAIN. 200 l
while they have lots of droughts.
5. Where is most of the fresh water used? Farms and factories Why is water
necessary there?Crops and animals = food for the growing population
6. “But rainfall can, of course, be a big problem”. What does the author mean by
this? Floods….droughts…too much/too little is a problem . Some have a lot of
rain but only use 10%. The rest lost-GROUND , AIR , SEA.
7. Where do countries with dry weather get their fresh water? Rivers and lakes,
pump from underground
8. Life around the Aral Sea yesterday and today. What has changed?
9. What is happening with river water in many places?RIVERS DRYING
ABOUT YOU
1. Describe how you wash your dishes/ your car/, how you shower and water
your plants….etc. Can you think of something you can do differently to use
less fresh water? Think of at least 3 ideas.
2. Look at the map of Argentina and think of reasons why some regions grow
many crops and others do not. Think of the climate and the rivers that flow
through them. Which is the most fertile region? Why is it so?