to get e) her a gift. I to wanted to show f) my appreciation. I spend the g) whole afternoon shop for a gift. h) I couldn’t get anything suitable to i) her.
Finally I made on my mind j) The next day I give her a bouquet. k) Discussion Your school is observing World Water Day. Eminent speakers have been invited to discuss on the topic “water shortage”. Listen to the discussion and answer the questions given.
The panel of speakers consists of the following: . Instructor – one who schedules the programme . Moderator – encourages interaction among the speakers and moderates the discussion . Experts – speakers who discuss the core topic Listening water wars 12th Communicative English Book.indb Page a.
Identify the speakers of the following statements and mark the answers as ‘M’ for Moderator, ‘R’ for Ramesh, ‘I’ for instructor and ‘J’ for Joseph in the boxes provided. . As many as billion people live under severe water stress. .
Either there is too much water in certain places or not enough water in other places. . Short fall of rain being the most important issue . Do not keep taps running.
b. State whether the statements are true or false. . of the world’s big cities have water scarcity.
. Water shortage is not due to climatic changes but due to poor water management. . Water shortage stems from forestation.
c. Based on your listening fill in the blanks with one word only. . Many people already live in regions that water stress.
. is facing a challenge of water shortage. . More active is required from people.
d. Choose the correct answers from the options given. . Practical solution to solve water shortage is a) do not keep taps running b) do not recycle water c) do not grow crops .
To the water crisis the best option is to share water. a) maximize b) minimize c) optimize . Obey water restrictions . a) declared b) created c) enforced ROLE PLAY Role play the following situations.