Exploring the Importance of Water in English Conversation Classes
Dive into the significance of water through a series of engaging English conversation activities. Discuss access to safe drinking water, sources of water, household water usage, and wise water consumption practices. Join us to learn, share, and raise awareness about this essential resource!
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English Conversation Class Topic: Water Intermediate
Introduce yourself and tell us one reason why we should visit your home country! My name is I come from . You should visit my country because English Online | English conversation classes
What am I? I make up 60% of the human body. You use it when you brush your teeth. Farmers need it. English Online | English conversation classes
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Do you agree? Clean drinking water is one of the most precious things in the world. What proportion of the world s population doesn t have access to safe drinking water? One quarter (25%) English Online | English conversation classes
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Sources of water 1. Where do we find water for people to use? 2. Describe the water supply in your country. 3. Do you live near a river, dam or ocean? 4. Does your country have a wet or dry climate? Is there enough rainfall to provide plenty of water? 5. Are there limits on how much water each person can use? 6. Have you ever experienced a drought or flood? Describe what happened. English Online | English conversation classes
How often do you use water - for household chores? Every day (daily) I wash the dishes Twice a day I mop the floor Every week (weekly) I wash the vegetables I do the laundry ... Twice a week Never I have a shower Rarely I clean my teeth Sometimes I water the garden For example, I mop the floor every week. Always I clean the car English Online | English conversation classes
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Wise use of water What crops are irrigated in your country? How long do you stay in the shower? (for example, 2 minutes, 4 minutes, 10 minutes?) Do you use a timer? Do you use a watering can or a garden hose to water your garden? English Online | English conversation classes
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How often do you use water - for recreation (leisure activities)? Every day (daily) Swimming Twice a day Kayaking Every week (weekly) Water skiing Twice a week Snorkelling Never Fishing Rarely Sailing Sometimes Something else? Always For example, I never go water skiing. English Online | English conversation classes
Cultural traditions Many countries have festivals around water. The annual Brisbane Festival uses the Brisbane River as a stage for many events that celebrate the city. 1. In your country do you have any water festivals? Describe them. 2. Is there a special river, spring or well that people drink or wash in to clean themselves of sin (bad things they have done) or to receive a blessing? English Online | English conversation classes
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A water story This story is from the Bible. It is about a famous water pool in Jerusalem and what happened there 2000 years ago. John 5:1-18 English Online | English conversation classes
Vocabulary 1. Festival: a special time of celebration 2. Paralysed: unable to move 3. Stirred up (water): moved and bubbled up 4. Healed: made healthy again English Online | English conversation classes
The healing at the pool 1. Jesus went to Jerusalem for a religious festival. In the city was a water pool. 2. Many sick, blind and paralysed people were lying close to the pool. 3. Sometimes an angel of the Lord came down to this pool and stirred up the water. After this, the first person to go into the pool was healed from any sickness they had. English Online | English conversation classes
4. Beside the pool was a man who had been sick for 38 years. 5. When Jesus saw the man, he said: Do you want to be healed? English Online | English conversation classes
6. The man replied: Sir, I dont have anyone to put me in the pool when the water is stirred up. 7. I try to get in but someone else always gets there first. English Online | English conversation classes
8. Jesus said to him: Pick up your mat and walk! 9. Straight away the man was healed. He picked up his mat and started walking around. English Online | English conversation classes
Discussion 1. Take turns re-telling the story in your own words. 2. What happened to the man? How was he healed? English Online | English conversation classes
Whats one new thing you have learnt today? Do you have any words to check?
