F Water Day pra) AAs) Y, ahait i 9 erie) Jota © do the quiz. | All plants and animals need water. We drink water, we cook with water, we De UC ee ne Re CU ang water. World Water Day is on 22nd March. On this day we think about water CL MS aM La CC CL ae cag 1 How much of our water 5 How much of a man is water? 9 tee te is in the oceans? 5% \ Sominute hot shower? «about 97% PA ae b about 73% 50x LVL & about 25 litres a € about 50% | € about 5 litres } : Is it easier to float in salt 10 How much water does your water or fresh water? f i body need every day? a fresh water b salt water ¢ there is no difference ¢ about 1 litre Which lake has the most Every snowflake is water? Moe (hpi people in the a different a. Lake Baikal in Russia id haven't got safe water? b the same 1b Lake Victoria in Africa Lake Superior in Canada How much of a plant is water? Which river goes through Thames Danube Mississippi © Listen and check your answers. @)53"<) Look at the pictures. Answer. \s there any water in the village? =) Listen and read. @) 55° Cut 2 Who helps the engineers find water? The old man and the termites This is a story from the Ivory Coast. This is Ismael. He lives in a small village in the Ivory Coast. He's an old man, He doesn’t work now: He likes sitting and watching the world There isn’t any water in the village. Every day the women wolk to the river. They fill containers with water and then they walk back to the village. The water is heavy. It's hard work. ‘One day o team of engineers arrives. They've got maps and all the best technology. They want to find water and make a well in the village. Everyone is very happy. They start working. The pupils at the school watch. The men watch, The women watch. But the engineers don't find any water. The next day they try again in «@ different place, But they don’t find any water. Everyone 'is sod, The next day they try again. Now the only person watching is the ‘old man. *! think | can help you", he says, “Come with me.” The old man shows the engineers some termite hl “I ke watching the world, | learn @ lot of things”, he says. “For example, termites need a lot of water”, he continues, “They build their nests over small rivers. The rivers ore under the ground, Try here.” The next motning the engineers start making @ hole near the termite hills. At midday the village has water. Everyone celebrates. Water means a better life in the village.