Easy vocabulary
(v.) 預期
e_______t
expect
(n.) 資源
r________e
resource
What point is this reading trying to make?
We can solve the water problem.
How many people are currently facing a freshwater shortage?
1.2 billion people
(v.) 滲透
l_____k
leak
(a.) 寶貴的
p______s
precious
What wastes one trillion gallons of water in the United States every year?
Leaky faucets
How can you save 150 gallons of water each month?
By showering for one minute less
(v.) 增加
i__________e
increase
(n.) 缺少:不足
s_______e
shortage
What does it mean that there's enough water to "go around"?
There is enough water for everyone.
By what year is 1.8 billion people expected to face water shortages?
2025
(n.) 淡水
f_________r
freshwater
(n.) 人口過剩
o___________n
overpopulation
What is a tip that the US Evioronmental Protection Agency might give?
Use rainwater in your toilet
What percentage of Earth's water is freshwater?
3%
(n.) 氣候
c_______e
climate
(a.) 環境的
e_____________l
environmental
What does it mean that we all have "a role to play" in fixing the problem?
Everyone needs to use less water
Why aren't oil or gold considered as essential as water?
Because you can't grow food with oil, and we don't need gold to live.