Learning activity 3

Evidence: The story of bottled water

Fuente: SENA

Bottled water is one of the most dramatic problems in our consumerist society.
Every day millions of people around the world drink bottled water and then
throw away the empty bottle to the garbage. Consequently, the world is
becoming full of empty plastic bottles.

Watch the following video http://storyofstuff.org/movies/story-of-bottled-water/

called “The story of bottled water”.

If necessary, click for subtitles.

 Fuente: The story of stuff project (2010)

Activate subtitles
here.

You can also download and read the transcription of the video in PDF format
from this link:

https://sena.territorio.la/content/index.php/institucion/Complementaria/institution
/SENA/Idiomas/51250028/Contenido/DocArtic/Script_The_Story_of_Bottled_W
ater.pdf

After you watch the video answer the following questions. Use any voice
recording software to record your answers. Use will and first and second
conditional in the answers.

• What are the problems derived from drinking bottled water? Mention two
problems at least.
• What is the difference between bottled water and drinking water?
• Describe the process involved in manufacturing a plastic bottle.
• What happens with the plastic bottles after we throw them away?
• What solutions can be implemented to solve this problem?
• Is this problem common in your community? What does the community do to
deal with it?
• Will you drink bottled water again? Why, why not?
• What will you do in the future to reduce the number of plastic bottles used in
 the world?

When you finish your work, send the file to your instructor through the platform
as follows:

1. Clic en el botón "Ver Evidencia".

2. Adjuntar el archivo el cual debe estar previamente guardado en el equipo.
3. Dejar un comentario al instructor (opcional).

Note: This evidence is an individual activity. Remember to check the learning

guide in order to know if you have done all the assigned activities, know how to
develop them and deliver them correctly.

Criterios de evaluación
• Utiliza will para hablar de futuro teniendo en cuenta el vocabulario y el
contexto requerido.

• Utiliza las cláusulas if y when teniendo en cuenta la estructura gramatical,

vocabulario y contexto requerido.

• Intercambia información relacionada con hechos de la naturaleza, teniendo

en cuenta la estructura gramatical, el vocabulario y el contexto requerido.

• Usa vocabulario relacionado con hechos de la naturaleza, teniendo en

cuenta el contexto requerido.

• Expresa el resultado de acciones en presente, utilizando oraciones

condicionales.

References

The story of stuff project. (2010). The story of bottled water. Consultado el 14
de noviembre de 2014, en http://storyofstuff.org/movies/story-of-bottled-water/