! @ Unscramble the words to complete the sentences about water. a, Water __js essential for all life on Earth.| ate wr | b. Only 3% of the water on Earth is “wrahtefrse | and animals need it for —____ . Plants need fresh water for _ grngiwo/ndikgnir | d. Most of the water on the planet is ____, which is in the seas and oceans. | tsaelt rw @ identity the rivers and continents. The River The — Rive eo isin ets, Sing et 6240 kilometres long. 6400 kilometres long. 3680 kilometres lang. The ___ River The ___ River The _ Rive is in —_ isin _ Itis isin It 6853 kilometres lang 6192 kilometres long. 940 kilometres long, © complete the sentences about water. lakes sea fresh water sping ocean | a. A _soring is a natural flow of underground water that reaches the surface. b. A large body of salt water is called an Aisa large body of salt water similar to an ocean, but smaller. d.__ are large enclosed bodies of fresh water. e. Rivers contains less than 1% of the world’s@ Look at the diagram and complete the sentences. Down as 1, A_tiverbed _ is the ground a river flows over. i 2. An _____ is where fresh water from F the river meets salt water from the sea as |] 3A is a river that flows into e another river. r 4. The = is where a river starts. b 5.A describes all the land a river flows through. e abd ) Across 6. The is a part of a sea or ocean where tributaries and rivers flow into. —_ @ identity the parts of a river using some of the words from Activity 4. es 8 | @© Circle the correct river stages and label the picture above. a. Upper / Middle / Lower Course: Here, a river widens as it nears the sea, It forms an estuary. b. Upper / Middle / Lower Course: Here, a river flows quickly. It travels down a steep slope away from the source. c. Upper / Middle / Lower Course: Here, a river flows more slowly and meanders on gentle slopes and plains.UNIT @ complete the sentences about the water cycle. lakes clouds collection condensation heavy vapour combine evaporation groundwater precipitation sur evaporate a. Evaporation : Heat from the S¥"_ warms the water in seas, oceans, rivers and lakes. This makes some of the water ie : The water ________ in the air rises and cools. It turns into water droplets and ice, which form ——. The water droplets Lei __ and grow in size. When the droplets become bigger they become too ___ to stay in the cloud and fall to the ground. 4 Precipitation falls and collects in rivers and — ‘Some of the water falls on the ground and is absorbed. It is called @ match to create sentences about the water cycle. ———— because they have bigger water droplets in them, which a. | During sublimation, solidice @ —® abso light, .{ During transpiration plants @ © evaporates directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid. Clouds are white because —_@ lose water through their leaves, which evaporates into the air d.{ Rain clouds are dark e @ they reflect light. ——————————© colour in the pie charts and complete the sentences. | Water on Earth | 979% of the water on Fresh water | - | the Earth is salt water, —T™ | / | Only 39% of the water | | | | { | | s—_ofthe | ies | \ J | fresh water, 69% is | } | i. : | found__, 30% | | sat water | % comes | e@goudvoter | | @ fresh water from rivers and lakes. @ rivers and lakes | (3 Precipitation sinks into the ground through the soil and porous rocks. (CO The water collects to form an aquifer when it reaches impermeable rock. () Precipitation is absorbed into the ground. 9 ieee @ How can we access groundwater? Complete the sentences. . ae | water man-made pumps springs j Natural springs — occur a when there is pressure are holes people dig in the are used to create more underground that forces ground to access pressure to bring water to ‘the groundwater up to the groundwater to use as the surface. surface. drinking water.UNIT @ Find out how you use water every day. id out at home! 1. Think about how you and other people use water every day. 2. Make a list of what you use water for over the course of a day. 3. Think about what you could do to use less water. 4, Make a poster based on your ideas. What I used water for today shed my hands, b, Ldrar e water, the washing up. |©@ Skills check @ Read the text. Choose the right words and write them on the line. f | | Example een 2 3 aur My name —_5__ Rachel and I'm nineteen years old. | have always been interested in helping other people and last summer |had chance to make difference. | travelled to Haiti, a country in the Caribbean, — other students from my university. We with a local group to help build houses and wells. In 2010, a catastrophic earthquake hit Haiti. Many buildings were destroyed and people had nowhere to live. Now, years ___, many people still live in damaged houses and __ have access to clean drinking water. | stayed in Haiti for two months and we helped to build a school and —___ houses. We also dug two wells that over 200 people - —— use to access clean water. | met a lot of amazing people and learnt some French | Now | am back at university and |______ studying to be an environmental engineer. | | want to help protect the planet and conserve our natural resources. — | experience in Haiti showed me how lucky | am __ how much | can help _ other people. is be some a an | with for from | work working worked before later then doesn't don't aren't | some none a | can't must can are is am | Your Their My | and itBOSH, English Unit 3: Water fresh water (n) ‘ocean (n) lake (n) river (n) riverbed (n) river basin (n) water cycle (n) evaporation (n) precipitation (n) droplets (n) groundwater (n) melt (v) = heavy (adj) underground (adj/adv) aquifer (n) impermeable (adj) spring (n) Your language English salt water (n) sea (n) enclosed (adj) stream (n) tributary (n) drainage basin (n) evaporate (v) condensation (n) collection (n) transpiration (n) sublimation (n) fall (v) reservoir (n) drinking water (n) well (n) porous (adj) dig (V) Your language