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The Environment Water: The United Nations urges campaign against waste Over one billion people worldwide now suffer a shortage of drinking water. The United Nations (UN) recommends countries create campaigns against wasting water supplies. On March 22nd, World Water Day, the UN made a recommendation to every country in the world. It wants them to create campaigns to reduce water consumption and to prevent waste. Our planet has a lot of water, but the problem is that the oceans’ water, comprising 97.6% of all water in the world, is unsuitable for consumption. There remains just 2.4% in freshwater, which can be treated and drunk. However, most of this water is frozen in ice flows. Over one billion people in the world now suffer a shortage of water. The number of people without access to drinking water may double by around 2030, says the UN. Population growth is one of the factors responsible for this shortage, with eighty million people added to the global total every year, according to the UN.  More people means more consumption. Waste, deforestation, pollution and climate change are other factors that contribute to making the problem worse. Brazil:  awareness in schools The States of Rio de Janeiro and Espírito Santo are this semester establishing the project Caminho das Águas in public primary schools. The aim is to make 6th to 9th grade students aware of the shortage of water and the importance of using it rationally, without waste.  In São Paulo city in 2008 the water company Sabesp set up the program “Pura” (Uso Racional de Água) in 500 municipal schools.  Sabesp checks the amount of water needed by the schools and offers alternatives for them to reduce consumption. Sabesp says the program has resulted in savings of 26% in schools’ water consumption. From March 23rd another 750 municipal schools in São Paulo have joined the program. Vocabulary 1 to urge – desejar / encorajar (aqui = recomendar / pedir)   2 waste - desperdício 3 shortage – escassez                                                           4 drinking water – água potável 5 unsuitable – inadequada (o)                                               6 remain (s) - sobra 7 freshwater – água “doce” / potável                                     8 ice flows – geleiras 9 to double – dobrar                                                            10 deforestation - desmatamento 11 awareness –  aqui = conscientização ( to be aware = ficar ciente / se conscientizar) 12 to set up – iniciar                                                            13 amount – quantidade 13 to join – aderir

Give the correct information about the text.

1-      The World Water Day is celebrated on ____________________________.

2-      How many people suffer with the water shortage?

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3-      Our planet has a lot of water. Why do we have so many problems with the water shortage?

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4-      What’s one of the main factors to water shortage?

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5-      What kind of awareness is being done in Brazil? What’s its aim?

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6-    Mark T (true) or F (false) and correct the false sentences.

(    )  97.3% of all water in the world, is unsuitable for consumption. ________________________________

(    ) UN wants to create campaigns to reduce water consumption and to prevent waste.________________

(    ) Sabesp’s programs to reduce consumption of water have resulted in savings of 26%.______________

(    ) The project “Caminho das águas” is being established in all the states of Brazil. __________________

(    ) The most part of the water in the world is unsuitable for consumption. __________________________

7 – Find in the text:

a)      A  number ______________________

b)      A month of the year ______________

c)      A regular verb ___________________

d)      A Irregular verb __________________

e)      A verb in the 3th person of singular ______________

f)       A word with a prefix __________________________

g)      A regular verb in the past _______________________

h)      A sentence with the present perfect tense __________________________

i)         A word with a suffix ___________________________

j)        A regular verb in the simple past _________________

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