Facts and figures about water Water and how we use it a) Read the infographic and answer the questions below. Tick T (= true), F (= false) or N (= not in the text). T F N 1. A person needs about 5 to 10 litres to flush the toilet1. 2. If we take a bath, we need 50 to 100 litres of water. 3. To produce 1 kg of lemons, we need about 2,000 litres of water. 4. To get 1 kg of beef, 15,000 litres of water have to be used. 5. You need more water to produce rice than you need for beef. 1 to flush the toilet – die Toilette spülen b) Listen to the podcast about the use of water and match the sentence halves. 1. About 70 percent of our all kinds of activities; from drinking to cooking. 2. People need water for producing all kinds of things like paper or jeans. 3. Water is also needed for used to produce a single pair of jeans. 4. Water, however, is also used for about 12 litres of water are needed. 5. To get one piece of paper, 1 planet is covered with oceans, lakes and rivers. 6. 12,000 litres of water are taking showers and washing clothes. Water is all we need Design an acrostic on a poster. All the letters of the word “WATER” are the start for a new word. Then present your acrostic to the class. W A T E R 3 5–10 50–100 1,500 15,000 litres of water used to flush the toilet litres of water used to take a shower litres of water needed to produce 1 kg of rice litres of water needed to produce 1 kg of beef 3.7 9ds4k7 4 40 7 Unit Water is life forty Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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