Anglais : Water wars

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saving water.

2 – Detailed comprehension (14 points)

4 Vocabulary

- Find in the text two words that suggest the same idea as “war”. (1 pt)

The two words that suggest the idea of war are : ‘conflict’l.13 and ‘tension’ l.3

- Find in the text four words or groups of words that suggest that there is not a lot of water. (2 pts)

The words or groups of words that suggest that there is not a lot of water are :

‘They are scarce’ (l.4)

‘The waters have fallen to a critically low level.’ (l.5)

‘In the summer water levels went below the danger line’ (l.9)

‘The lake is lower’ (l.8)

5 In this part of the world, where does the water come from? (1 pt)

In this part of the world, the water comes from the Sea of Galilee

6 When is the most dangerous time for water in that part of the world? What is dangerous? (1 pt)

The most dangerous time for water is the summer. Because at this time the level of water can went below the danger line and the salt waters may begin to cause damage to the lake.

Right or wrong?

Justify by quoting* the text (*to quote = citer) (6 x 1,5= 9 pts)

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- Right, because as stated by Yitzhak Gal, ‘the waters have fallen to a critically low level.’ (l.5)

- Right, if people continue to use this quantity of water, and if ‘people remain thirsty for water’ (l.16) there will be a war.

- Wrong, They use less water than Israelis. ‘Palestinians (…) use a quarter as much water as their Israeli neighbours.’ (l.19)

- Wrong, it’s not a bad idea to cultivate cotton, rice and citrus. It’s a bad idea to cultivate it in the desert, as stated in line 24 :‘You grow rice and cotton in the desert. They are the most water-consuming crops of all.’ (l.24) He also suggest to reduce the crops of rice, cotton and citrus.

- Wrong, Palenstinians accuse Israelis to use water in the wrong way, ‘Palestinian leaders believe that to ensure peace Israel must release land and water and change the way it uses supplies.’ (l.26)

- Wrong, ‘Israel shows no signs of returning land with access to rivers or underground supplies.’ (l.28)