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.
RIVERS – WELLS – 10 LITRES – DISEASES
2. Describe the use of water in the UK and other European countries. What
surprises you of these facts?
3. Is water fairly distributed in the United States? EXPLAIN.
4. Are Australians being careful with their use of fresh water? EXPLAIN.
5. Where is most of the fresh water used? Why is water necessary there?
6. “But rainfall can, of course, be a big problem”. What does the author mean by
this?
7. Where do countries with dry weather get their fresh water?
8. Life around the Aral Sea yesterday and today. What has changed?
9. What is happening with river water in many places?
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?