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.

ANSWERS:
 What are the problems derived from drinking bottled water? Mention two
problems at least.

1. One problem is that when the oil is extracted and used for bottle
production, a lot of energy is wasted in the preparation and distribution of
the bottles.

2. The planet gets a lot of plastic bottle waste if people drink a lot of bottled
water. When plastic bottle waste is burned, it releases pollution that is
toxic to the environment.

 What is the difference between bottled water and drinking water?

If the water is treated, it is processed and sold by a company that charges for its packaging
and is bottled water.
If the water can be drunk by people without any problem, this water is potable.

 Describe the process involved in manufacturing a plastic bottle.

The companies obtain raw materials that nature gives us to make bottles, then the
companies manufacture them, when the companies have already manufactured the bottles,
they fill the bottles with treated water.
When the water has been bottled, the bottles are distributed to people, chain stores and
others.
Once the empty bottles are collected, if they are not thrown away, they will be used to
manufacture new products, but of lower quality.

 What happens with the plastic bottles after we throw them away?

If plastic bottles do not end up in landfills for many years, they end up in incinerators, which
is where the toxic pollutants are expelled.

 What solutions can be implemented to solve this problem?

people would drink drinking water from their own home by campaigning that bottled water is
the same drinking water that we drink, everyone could carry their own water bottle and it
would have to be extreme cases where they cannot carry water from their home. Increasing
prices in this product and insisting the government to support the campaigns by passing
them through the media.
  Is this problem common in your community? What does the community do to
deal with it?
It is something very common since many people in my neighborhood have water
filters in their homes and fill a bottle of water every time they go out. Even when
they are at home, they fill thermoses with water in their fridge and keep
themselves hydrated, it is worth mentioning that also when they take their pets out
or simply go out to do sports, they do not need to make this unnecessary
purchase.

 Will you drink bottled water again? Why, why not?

Several months ago, I stopped drinking bottled water.

I have several reasons and one of them is that I spend less money if I do not drink bottled
water and I also think that it is not worth spending money on it if I can drink tap water from my
home.

 What will you do in the future to reduce the number of plastic bottles used in the world?

I will encourage my family, friends and others not to drink bottled water, I will campaign about
drinking bottled water and water from home and also campaign against the use of plastic.

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

4. Clic en el botón "Ver Evidencia".

5. Adjuntar el archivo el cual debe estar previamente guardado en el equipo.
6. 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/