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    WATCH AND LISTEN [ACTIVATING YOUR KNOWLEDGE PREDICTING CONTENT USING VISUALS UNDERSTANDING. MAIN IDEAS PREPARING TO WATCH 1 Tk) the statement that you agree with, Compare your answers with partner 1] There ian unlimited amount of clean crnkng water on our planet. 2 [7] We ar losing precious natural resources 3 [1] Scientists ae developing new way ocean wate. 4 [2 Desert areas ae the only areas in need of more water 5 [-] Asthe population grows, probes wth access to ean water crease 6 [1 Clean water usedin the production of many goods 2 Look at the pictures from the video. Discuss the questions with your partner, 1 How much of the Earth’ surface is water? 2 What parts of the world do you think are experiencing a water shortage? 3 What factors ead to water shortages? polar ce cap thick liye of ke eae the Noth or South Poe which permanent overs an are of lind distribution othe vay something is divided an shared in a group or area transform (i) to change something completely, often to improve it reservoir) a natu or artificial lake fr storing and supplying water for an aea WHILE WATCHING 3 Watch the vdeo. We True F fale) or DNS (doesnot sy) nextto the statements. Correct the fle statements 1 Only 25% ofthe Earths wateris sealable for human vse a Transforming deserts, producing energy fom rivers and bung cites requires over hal of our nal fresh water, —— 3 Accesso clean drinking waters acral problem for more than abilon people. 4 Wiater shortages are simply the rest of people ving in desert areas 5 The Aral Sea now covers 25,00 square miles 4 watch again. Complete the summary Water covers about "___ ofthe Earths surface. However, only a smal fraction ofthis water stable for huran use, Whe ther s no more water onthe plant than thre was nthe tant past, the of vater has changed. This is partly due to an increase in°L___ the number of people on the planet grows, 0 does the water cris. Several factors contribute to the shortage: poor politics, poverty and simply Ing na dry part ofthe world, Ces tke Mexico Cty are especialy at isk Shops which sll water are becoming increasingly *___. Changes in the Earth's water

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