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Unit 5For Want of a Drink

CONTEMPORARY COLLEGE ENGLISH BOOK 4 Unit 5 For Want of a Drink

acnouooato1.What do you know abouttheworldwaterproblems?2.What otherinternationalissues do you know?3. What can we do to helprelievethe issues a little?4. How do you understandthecartoons?

Background Information 1. What do you know about the world water problems? 2. What other international issues do you know? 3. What can we do to help relieve the issues a little? 4. How do you understand the cartoons?

DetailedAnalysisoftheTextRead Paras.1&2, and try to answerthe following questions> What are the signs of water scarcity in this part?> Why do you think “Bringing supply and demand intoequilibrium will be painful"?> Do you agree with the arguments in this part?

Read Paras.1&2, and try to answer the following questions ➢ What are the signs of water scarcity in this part? ➢ Why do you think “Bringing supply and demand into equilibrium will be painful”? ➢ Do you agree with the arguments in this part? Detailed Analysis of the Text

DetailedAnalysisoftheTexteadthe textforanswerstothefollowingquestions:What are the causes of water shortage?Whatis the green revolution? Why is meeting the increasing demand of water a difficult task?What is the law of conservation of mass?Whatarethecharacteristicsofwater resources?

Read the text for answers to the following questions: 1. What are the causes of water shortage? 2. What is the green revolution? 3. Why is meeting the increasing demand of water a difficult task? 4. What is the law of conservation of mass? 5. What are the characteristics of water resources? Detailed Analysis of the Text

DetailedAnalysisoftheTextReadParas.16-17andanswerthefollowingquestionsHow do you understand that the value of water depends on theuseofwater?Which use of water means the highest value of water? Industrial domesticuse?Whyso?How do you understand that water is a human right?

Read Paras.16-17 and answer the following questions: • How do you understand that the value of water depends on the use of water? • Which use of water means the highest value of water? Industrial or domestic use? Why so? • How do you understand that water is a human right? Detailed Analysis of the Text

DetailedAnalysisoftheTextReadParas.18-19andanswerthefollowingquestions:What are the consequences? Do you agree?How do you understand "Water is... in his soul"?Why is water difficult to organize?

Read Paras.18-19 and answer the following questions: • What are the consequences? Do you agree? • How do you understand “Water is. in his soul”? • Why is water difficult to organize? Detailed Analysis of the Text

Paraphrasethe FollowingSentencesWhen the word water appears in print nowadays, crisis is rarelyfarbehindWater,it is said,is the new oil: a resources long squanderednow growing expensive and soon to be overwhelmed byinsatiabledemand.Thelanguage is often overblown,andtheremedies sometimesill-conceived,but the basicmessage is not wrongBringing supply anddemand into equilibrium will be painful,andpolitical disputes may increase in number and intensify in theircapacitytocausetrouble

1. When the word water appears in print nowadays, crisis is rarely far behind. 2. Water, it is said, is the new oil: a resources long squandered, now growing expensive and soon to be overwhelmed by insatiable demand. 3. The language is often overblown, and the remedies sometimes ill-conceived, but the basic message is not wrong. 4. Bringing supply and demand into equilibrium will be painful, and political disputes may increase in number and intensify in their capacity to cause trouble. Paraphrase the Following Sentences

Paraphrase the FollowingSentences. Throughout history, man's dependence on water has made him live nearororganizeaccesstoit..Scarceorplentiful,water is above all local..But almost nowhere will the price reflext scarcity....many people believe water to be a human right, a necessity more basicthan bread or a roofoverthe head.Priced or not, water is certainly valued, and that value depends on the useto which it is harnessed

5. Throughout history, man’s dependence on water has made him live near it or organize access to it. 6. Scarce or plentiful, water is above all local. 7. But almost nowhere will the price reflext scarcity. 8. .many people believe water to be a human right, a necessity more basic than bread or a roof over the head. 9. Priced or not, water is certainly valued, and that value depends on the use to which it is harnessed. Paraphrase the Following Sentences

DetailedAnalysisoftheTextry to figure out how the following sentence are constructed, then makeupa sentencewiththe sentence structure.The proportion of people living in countries chronically short of wateisset to risefrom8% at the turnof the21stcenturyto 45%by2050.Unfortunately, it takes nearly twice as much water to grow a kilo ofpeanuts as a kilo of soybeans, nearly four times as much watertoproduce a kilo of beef as a kilo of chicken.The average annual rainfallin India's northeast is 110 times that in itwesterndesert

Try to figure out how the following sentence are constructed, then make up a sentence with the sentence structure. 1. The proportion of people living in countries chronically short of water is set to rise from 8% at the turn of the 21st century to 45% by 2050. 2. Unfortunately, it takes nearly twice as much water to grow a kilo of peanuts as a kilo of soybeans, nearly four times as much water to produce a kilo of beef as a kilo of chicken. 3. The average annual rainfall in India’s northeast is 110 times that in its western desert. Detailed Analysis of the Text

Role-playWork in groups of four:V Student A from a thirsty African countryV Student B from BrazilV Student C from CanadaV Student D from ChinaYou are having a discussion about water resources in yourown country. Try to reach a consensus on the bestpractice in water conservationand usage

Role-play Work in groups of four: ✓ Student A from a thirsty African country ✓ Student B from Brazil ✓ Student C from Canada ✓ Student D from China • You are having a discussion about water resources in your own country. Try to reach a consensus on the best practice in water conservation and usage