Related pages :

Environment - Environment (vocabulary and activities)
Health (civilization) - Health (vocabulary and activities)
Food and Drinks (vocabulary and activities)

Rivers - Oceans - SPORTS - Pollution

Facts :

• See Vocabulary (Nuclear energy page)

• Water Availability and its Impact on Global Agriculture infographic (visual.ly)

• Capital could have desalinated water in 5 years
  "Desalinated seawater may be available for residents of the capital within five years and become a main supply source in efforts to deal with the water shortage...
  Demand for water in Beijing is increasing rapidly and the city's underground water has been overused."
  (china.org.cn)

• “Glass Half Empty: The Coming Water Wars” 
  "is an infographic reviewing the water crisis in different parts of the world."
  (princeton.edu)

  

• Water(less) World: H2O Use Around the World
  Water Economics "is the title of a neat infographic on water use around the world."
  (visualeconomics.com)
  

  

• Deteriorating water quality threatens global gains made towards access to safe drinking water
  "With almost three quarters of the earth covered by water only one per cent is safe for human consumption."
  - Press release, 22 March 2010
  (unicef.org)

  

• WATER CYCLE :
  
  
  

  Learn About the Water Cycle (pondworld.com)	Water Cycle (azwater.gov)	Picture of the water cycle (ga.water.usgs.gov)
  The water cycle (atmos.washington.edu)	Water Cycle Diagram - animation - with an ANIMATED QUIZ (earthguide.ucsd.edu)	Water, Water Everywhere - interactive - with activities and games (eo.ucar.edu)
  Water Cycle - an animation (woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk)		Water Cycle - an interactive animation (cuip.uchicago.edu)
  Water Cycle - "Watch the animation ... to answer the comprehension questions" - with a Worksheet (prof.danglais)	Water cycle (teachervision)	The water cycle with an animated diagram (BBC)

• Water Facts
  Click on GEOGRAPHY / RIVERS.
  (Primary Resources)

  
  

  More PowerPoint Presentations about WATER :
  Use of Water / Animals that Live in Water /
  Where Does Water Come From?...

• Explore water (ec.gc.ca)
  
  

• Planet Earth - The Water Planet (xtec.es) :
  - The water cycle
  - Ajigsaw puzzle
  - Water and Weather
  - An eco-book
  - Recycling
  - An eco-quiz

  

• List of drowning victims (Wikipedia)

• Water Treatment Process (cuip.uchicago.edu)

  

WORLD WATER DAY (March 22) :

• World Water Day - PHOTOS (2013)
  "March 22 is World Water Day, established by the United Nations 20 years ago to focus attention on the importance of fresh water around the globe."
  (washingtonpost.com)

• Un document sur la marche organisée en 2011 à Westminster pour les journées mondiales de l'eau. + le corrigé.
  Document envoyé par Elisabeth Pellegrino (Ac. Dijon)
  "La présentation du document est très largement inspirée des présentations de TVLangues,suite à un stage auquel j'ai assisté récemment.
  Le film est sur YouTube."
  
  World Water Day 2011: Westminster walks for water
  "On World Water Day, 22 March, more than 40 MPs, including the International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell, walked for water with WaterAid.
  Find out why..."
  (YouTube)

• World Water Day (UNESCO)
  "World Water Day (WWD) 2007 will be guided by the theme 'Coping with Water Scarcity'
  under the leadership of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations."

• World Water Day (unwater.org)
  - with a slideshow, a brochure and posters and videos

• World Day for Water (Wikipedia)

Maps :

• Fresh Water Supply - interactive (josephbergen.com)

  

• Water map shows billions at risk of 'water insecurity'
  "About 80% of the world's population lives in areas where the fresh water supply is not secure, according to a new global analysis...
  Over-exploitation, pollution and mismanagement are stressing water supplies across the world for people and nature, says the most thorough global analysis."
  (BBC)

  

• Populations without access to safe drinking water - a map of the world
  (worldwater.org)
  
  
  
  
  
  

Glossary / Vocabulary :

• Waterboarding
  It "is a torture technique that simulates drowning in a controlled environment..."
  1 Technique
  2 Mental and physical effects
  3 Historical uses
  4 Contemporary use
  5 Legality
  (Wikipedia)

  CIA's Harsh Interrogation Techniques Described
  (abcnews.go.com)

  

• Water Science Glossary of Terms (ga.water.usgs.gov)

Pictures / Cliparts :

Flood (wpclipart.com)	Water clipart (clipsahoy.com)	Drought
Water treatment (sawater.com.au)	Overview of Basic Wastewater Treatment Process (reich-chemistry.wikispaces.com) - UPDATED	Tulsa's Water Treatment Process (cityoftulsa.org)

Idioms :

• IDIOMS WITH WATER (explained)

Conversation questions :

• What would you do without water ?
  (droppingknowledge.org)
  
  

Activities :

• 4. Water, Water everywhere! - Activities created by Renée Maufroid. (Ac. Lille)
  and related to "Good News 5"
  
  

• Water Cycle Diagram - animation - with an ANIMATED QUIZ
  (earthguide.ucsd.edu)

  

• Label the Water Cycle - to print
  (SCIENCE: Materials and their properties: Changing materials)
  (Primary Resources)

  

• What do we use water for ? - for beginners
  Click on GEOGRAPHY / RIVERS
  (Primary Resources)

• Water (British Council)
  "Take a look at the article, story, word game, cartoon, trivia, history and links."

• Water waster? (BBC)
  "Find out how much you use in a day with our water calculator."

  

• Test your knowledge of water - Interactive Question & Answer Game
  - "A flash animated game that gives the Answer
  and you have to choose the correct Question from three possible answers."
  (cuip.uchicago.edu)

• Water Cycle - "Watch the animation ... to answer the comprehension questions"
  - with a Worksheet (prof.danglais)
  
  

• "Here is a diagram of the water cycle. (British Council)
  Can you put the names of the processes into the right boxes?
  If you need help then read a description of the water cycle."
  
  

• Complete the text about the water cycle. - interactive (British Council)
  
  
  
  
  

• Water Trivia Quiz (surfnetkids)

• Glaciers melting too fast (text with symbols) - (symbolworld)
  
  
  

• The World's Water is Disappearing (text with symbols) - (symbolworld)
  
  

Lesson plans :

• Water
  Magazine article - Word game - Story - Cartoon - Trivia - In history - Links
  (British Council)

  

• Water - Lots of resources (ec.gc.ca) - UPDATED

• Activists fight for water in Mexico - a lesson plan
  with "a news article, listening (MP3 file), podcast, communication activities, pair work,
  discussion, reading and vocabulary exercises."
  (Breaking News English)

  

• 'Water, water, everywhere' - A scenario designed by Jean-Marc Gébelin (Ac. Grenoble)
  - with photos to compare, listening, quizzes, exercises, a crossword... (à adapter pour le collège)
  (websidestories)
  
  
  

Webquests :

• EARTH PROBLEMS - a webquest
  I. Air Pollution - II. Energy Depletion - III. Overflowing Landfills - IV. Rain Forest Destruction - V. Vanishing Species -
  VI. Water Pollution
  
  

INTERACTIVE games :

• Simulation d'écluse - Jeu interactif
  (pragmasoft.be)

  

   

• WaterLife - Where Rivers Meet the Sea - A new educational game
  "Valerie is worried when her mom falls ill. On her way home from the hospital, a bicycle accident leads her to a new friend, Oscar.
  This talking otter shows her the way into the Oracle's Estuary. She becomes aware of a magical land with a wise old turtle and Valerie finds herself in a position to help this dying realm. What challenges will she face? How will she get back home? What shadows are watching her progress?"
  Watch the Game Trailer
  (games.noaa.gov)

• More games
  (games.noaa.gov)

• The Watercycle - Interactive Jigsaw Puzzle (fi.edu)

  

• Water - Interactive Word Scramble Game
  - "A flash animated game that lets you unscramble one word in a sentence."
  (cuip.uchicago.edu)

  

   

• Water - Interactive Fun Facts Matching Game
  - "A flash animated game that lets you match amounts of water
  to the correct everyday water usage item."
  (cuip.uchicago.edu)

Poems :

• Water Poems (poemhunter.com)
  

Signs :

Drinking water (health-safety-signs.uk.com)	Not drinking water (health-safety- signs.uk.com)	Hazardous water (apfn.org)	Danger (No link)
Prohibition (mcga.gov.uk)	Unsafe (speedysigns.com)	Water Recycling Plant (alpena.mi.us)	Reclaimed water (search.com)

Posters :

Bad water kills more children than war.

Cartoons :

Cartoon: Hosepipe Ban "This cartoon by Paul Thomas from The Daily Express relates to news that hosepipe bans are expected to be imposed within days as Britain faces the worst drought conditions for 124 years." Read more >> + EXPLANATION + VOCABULARY + COMMENT + LINKS (englishblog.com)
Drink cola. (cartoonstock.com)	Juvenile prison (goingsomewhere.blogsome.com)	Water! (cartoonstock.com)

Songs :

• Animaniacs - Several Drops Of Rain (lyrics007.com)
  "Then the sun shines on down
  Putting heat upon the ground
  And evaporating mist into the air.
  And the water starts to rise
  As it lifts into the skies
  And soon there is rain, on that plain, up in Maine."

Videos :

• Un document sur la marche organisée en 2011 à Westminster pour les journées mondiales de l'eau. + le corrigé.
  Document envoyé par Elisabeth Pellegrino (Ac. Dijon)
  "La présentation du document est très largement inspirée des présentations de TVLangues,suite à un stage auquel j'ai assisté récemment.
  Le film est sur YouTube."
  
  World Water Day 2011: Westminster walks for water
  "On World Water Day, 22 March, more than 40 MPs, including the International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell, walked for water with WaterAid.
  Find out why..."
  (YouTube)

• FLUFFY MC CLOUD
  "A short film about man's misunderstanding and mixed relationship with mother nature"
  (vimeo.com)

  

• Rain Dance - "Tap water is irreplaceable."
  A spot created by Leo Burnett Brussels for the Wallone water society.
  (YouTube)

  

• The Water diary - Jane Campion
  - with subtitles
  "Part of the film "8", Jane Campion delivers a strong film on water droughts." 
  (YouTube)

  

• Water Planet (leonardodicaprio.org)
  + Script de la video
  (communiqué par Sophie Bonfils - Ac.Lyon)
  
  
  
  
  

• Montavit Mineral Water Ad (You Tube)

• Propel (Mineral Water) Ad (You Tube)

• Evolution of Man (You Tube)

Cinema :

• Gasland
  "Gasland is a 2010 American documentary film written and directed by Josh Fox.
  The film focuses on communities in the United States impacted by natural gas drilling and, specifically, a stimulation method known as hydraulic fracturing."
  (Wikipedia)

  
  
  

  GASLAND Trailer 2010 (YouTube)