Summary
Summary:
Water is essential for all living beings, including humans, animals, and plants. It is primarily found in oceans, rivers, rain, and ponds. People use water daily for drinking, cooking, bathing, and cleaning, while animals drink it and plants absorb it from the soil for growth. Farmers also require water for crop cultivation. However, polluted water poses a danger to life, decreasing its quality. To prevent pollution, it is crucial to avoid disposing of waste in water sources and to keep rubbish in designated areas.
B. Read the text.
Water is called life. Al humans, animals and plants need. water to live. Oceans, rivers, rain and ponds are the main sources of water. We need water every day. We use water for drinking, cooking, bathing and cleaning. Animals drink water every day. Plants and trees also take water from the soil for their growth. The farmers use water to grow crops. So, we cannot live without water.
Sometimes, we do not get clean water for our everyday uses. We pollute the water sources. This pollution decreases water quality. Polluted water is also dangerous for our life. So, we must save water from polution. We should not throw any rubbish, plastics, etc. into ponds, rivers and oceans. We must keep the rubbish in a fixed place.
C. Complete the sentences with the right words.
| soil | damages | life | dangerous | water |
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D. Read the text again in B. Ask and answer in pairs.
a) What are the main sources of water?
b) What do we do with water in our everyday life?
c) Why do trees take water from the soil?
d) How can you save water from pollution?
e) Why should you keep all rubbish in a fixed place?
E. Write the answers to the questions in Activity G in your exercise book.
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