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5. 9 Listen to the text about water and decide if you would agree with the following statements. Write “Yes” or “No” in the box next to each statement and be ready to explain your answers.

1. Water is the most abundant substance on the Earth._____

2. We can not change one form of water into another by simply changing the conditions.____

3. The three forms of water are all the same chemical substances. ___

4. A change of state involves making new substances.____

5. Water can be decomposed into its elements by electrolysis.___

6. Water vapour is usually defined as steam._____

7. Water’s chemical symbol is H2O.___

8. Water can be synthesized by burning hydrogen in the air.___

6. 9 Listen again and answer the following questions.

  1. What makes water similar to other substances?

  2. How is water in the form of gas called?

  3. Can we call solid water ice?

  4. What should we do to change one form of water into another? Give examples.

  5. Why can’t water be an element?

  6. To make water from its elements is considered to be a hazardous activity. Can you explain why?

  7. What is “artificial water”?

  8. Name properties of “artificial water”.

7. Read the situations suggested choose the one you like, make up a dialogue and act it out.

  • At the International Usov Сonference you’ve just attended in Tomsk Polytechnic University one of the participants has made a report “Aquifer overexploitation”. In your opinion it is actual. You are telling him/her this after the conference and you are discussing some details you’ve become interested in.

  • Two students have just read an article “Water pollution” taken from “National Geography”.

  • A journalist is interviewing a famous scientist who has presented a new approach to solving water problems.

  • You were given an assignment to test water from a tap. You offer a few solutions to the problem speaking with your lab instructor.

8. Role play.

  • Imagine that you are one of the water states: ice, gas or water vapor. What’s happening with you?

  • You are invited to the talk show with Andrei Malachov. “Water Pollution” is the topic of the programme. Choose the role and discuss the suggested problem. You have 15 minutes to do the task.

Roles suggested:

Anchorperson- Andrei Malachov

Hydrologist (polluted drinking water is a major problem in many places around the world)

Сhairman, Natural Resources and Ecology Committee, Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation (federal laws to protect water resources)

Ecologist (major categories of water pollutants)

Famous politician - Vladimir Zhirinovsky (promise that you’d solve all water resources problems if you were a president)

Other guests

9. You are a citizen of a big city who is very concerned with water resources problems. Write an article. Touch upon the following aspects.

  • What is the present day condition of a river/ lake in your city/ region?

  • What role does it play in the life of your city/ region?

  • Are there any ecological problems with it? What are they?

  • What is being done to solve them by the authorities/ organizations (for example - Greenpeace)

  • What do you suggest to solve the above-mentioned problems?

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