In my IELTS Topic Lesson 1 I told you more about two environmental problems: Global Warming and Water Scarcity
In this post you will:
learn the vocabulary about Water Scarcity that has been used
go to a link which will show you how to use this vocabulary in sentences
do a reading comprehension quiz on Global Warming
If you don't remember the passage about Water Scarcity, open the link here.
This is a list of vocabulary that you might find difficult. (the words are in alphabetical order. In the pdf file the words are highlighted in yellow)
constantly : always, all the time
consumption: the use of something such as fuel, energy, water, food
crop: a plant grown for food, usually in a farm
desalination: process of removing salt from the seawater and turn it into drinking water
developed countries: rich countries
developing countries: poor countries
disease: illness
drip irrigation: to water plants using a computer
drought-tolerant plants: plants that can live without much water
faucet: water tap
insufficient : not enough
know-how: the knowledge that is necessary to do something
poverty: the state of being poor
sanitation: the systems that supply water and deal with human waste which are related to people’s health
scarce: not enough
scarcity: a situation in which the supply of something is not enough for the people who want it or need it
sustain life: to provide the conditions in which life can happen or exist
the globe: the Earth
wasted: not used effectively
If you want to see how some of these words are used in sentences, follow the link here
When you are confident with the meaning and use of the vocabulary, try the reading comprehension quiz.
Click on "view this study set" in the bottom left hand corner to see all the exercises or click "Choose a Study Mode" in the bottom right hand corner to select.
When you are ready with the vocabulary ... or maybe even before that :) , try the reading comprehension quiz.