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9. FELADATSOR ee Olvasott széveg értése I. perc alatt végeztem ezzel a feladattal Read the article, then answer the questions in English. In this part of the exam you can use your dictionary. World Toilet Day ; November the 19 is World Toilet Day (WTD). This day celebrates the importance of something { we never really think about too much - the toilet. Imagine life without one. There are many world issues regarding toilets. WTD is a global day of action to let others know that mi ff people have no clean toilet. This creates serious health problems in many countries. No $ toilets or sewage systems means human waste is in the streets. This gets into the water supply and affects plants. WTD is run by the World Toilet Organization (WTO). This is a worldwide }on-profit group that aims to increase the number of toilets in poor countries. It has a global jetwork of over 200 different organizations in 56 countries. WTO focuses on toilets instead of ns ‘water, which receives more attention. 6 billion people lack access to a toilet or a safe place to relieve themselves and the resulting linesses kill more children than AIDS, Malaria and TB combined. It seems so simple and fundamental, yet the world has not yet managed to address this crisis - we need to do more. { Toilets have been around for thousands of years. The first known toilets and sewage systems ; were in the Indus Valley, in India and Pakistan. The modern flush toilet dates back to the | sixteenth century. It was designed by an Englishman called John Harrington in 1596, It took another 250 years for his invention to become popular. In the late nineteenth century, rich jondoners built them in their houses. Toilet design stayed the same for the next three hundred | years. Modern technology is now changing the toilet. Japanese makers are making “smart” toilets that can analyze our waste and give us a report on our health. These may help keep all of 's healthier in the future by checking our blood pressure and blood sugar levels. A charity website, water:org, can bring many people access to a toilet for the rest of their life. in Malaysia, a celebration of 2010 World Toilet Day ended with cash prizes being awarded for 7% of the 5,700 public toilets (schools, shopping malls, restaurants, etc.) which had been | inspected by the Ministry of Housing and Local Government and earned the maximum 5-star ating, The official noted that more than 51% of the toilets inspected had received only one or ‘two stars. Ee Pa Ss fi 8. FELADATSOR 1. What does WTD want to open people's eyes to? 2. What problems can the lack of toilets cause? 3. How can plants become harmful? 4, Does the WTO want to increase profit? (Write only YES/NO.) 5. How many members does WTO have? 6. About how many people don’t have a toilet? 7. Where does the toilet originate from? 8. Why are modern toilets called English toilets? 9. Why are Japanese toilets so special? (a, b) 10. Whatis the aim of water.org? Answers in English a 3p 2. 3p 3. 3p 4. 3p : 3p 6. 3p a 3p 8. 3p 9. |a) ») 3p 10. 3p Correct answers: x3

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