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Water wars
Fishermen haul in their nets on the Sea of Galilee. Things
seem to have changed little from biblical times, but they
have.
These waters are a source of great tension between countries,
not because they are holy, but because they are scarce.
Yitzhak Gal from the Lake Authority showed me how the
waters have fallen to a critically low level.
“Five years ago, the water reached this line,” he explains.
“Today you can see the lake is lower and the shoreline is in
the distance.” In the summer water levels went below the
danger line where it is believed that salt waters may begin
to cause damage to this lake, its supplies and its ecology. Meanwhile, demand for water
grows.
As Meir Ben Meir, Israel’s Water Commissioner prepared for retirement, he painted a gloomy
picture of possible conflict over water between Israel, the Palestinians, Jordan and Syria.
“At the moment, I project the scarcity of water within 5 years,” he says.
“I can promise that if there is not sufficient water in our region, if there is scarcity of water, if
people remain thirsty for water, then we shall doubtless face war.”
The Jordan Valley is not unique. In other ancient water systems - the Nile, the Tigris and the
Euphrates - there is also a danger of conflict over water.
Palestinians gathering water from a spring in their village use a quarter as much water as
their Israeli neighbours.

Nabil Sha’ath, the Palestinian Authority’s Minister of Planning and International Cooperation,
says that the Israelis have to rethink their agricultural practices.
“They’ve got to change their crops, cut down on citrus, cut down on rice,” explains Mr
Sha’ath.
“You grow rice and cotton in the desert. They are the most water-consuming crops of all.”
“If they do that, then really we have a chance to save a lot in the consumption of water.”
Palestinian leaders believe that to ensure peace Israel must release land and water and
change the way it uses supplies.
Israel shows no signs of returning land with access to rivers or underground supplies.
Observers say that by 2025, 48 countries will be severely short of water and half the people
on earth will not have access to clean supplies.
Adapted from the BBC Wednesday, 15 March 2000
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/677547.stm
D.R

1 – General comprehension (6 points)
 Identify the document and explain your choice. (1 pt)
 an extract from an encyclopaedia
 a report from a newspaper or magazine
 an article from the internet
 Where does the story take place? (2 pts)
 The story is about: (you may give more than one answer): (3 pts)
– war about territories
– conflicts to control water
– war against terrorism
– water and agriculture
– saving water
2 – Detailed comprehension (14 points)
 Vocabulary
a) Find in the text two words that suggest the same idea as “war”. (1 pt)
b) Find in the text four words or groups of words that suggest that there is not a lot of
water. (2 pts)
 In this part of the world, were does the water come from? (1 pt)
 When is the most dangerous time for water in that part of the world? What is dangerous?
(1 pt)

Right or wrong? Justify by quoting* the text (*to quote = citer) (6 x 1,5= 9 pts)
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a) There is less water than before in that part of the world.
b) There will be a war if people continue to use more and more water.
c) Palestinians use more water than Israelis.
d) It’s not a good idea to cultivate cotton, rice, citrus.
e) Palestinians accuse Israelis of using too much water.
f) Israelis are ready to make efforts to find solutions to the problems

Où j'en suis :

1 – General comprehension

1) This is an article from the internet because in the bottom right of this text is the date, and the website of the article.
2) I DON’T KNOW …….. IN THE Nil, le Tigre ET l’Euphrates ???
3) The story is about:
- About war territories
- Conflicts to control water
- Water and agriculture
- Saving water

2- Detailed comprehension

4) a) Words that suggest ideas are: conflict and face war I DO NOT KNOW IF IT’S GOOD
b) Here are the words that suggest that there is not much water: Line 6 “the waters have fallen to a critically low level” , Line 16” the scarcity of water” Line 17 “I can promise that if there is not sufficient water in our region”, Line 18 “if people remain thirsty for water”.
5) There is water in the part of Palestinian I DO NOT KNOW IF IT’S GOOD

6) I DON’T KNOW “In the summer water levels went below the
danger line where it is believed that salt waters may begin
to cause damage to this lake, its supplies and its ecology. Meanwhile, demand for water
grows.
As Meir Ben ”



7) a) RICHT. There is less water than before in this region “Yitzhak Gal from the Lake Authority showed me how the waters have fallen to a critically low level. ”
b) WRONG. There will be a war if people remain thirsty for water. "I can promise you that if there is not enough water in our region, where water scarcity if people remain thirsty for water, then we will probably face war. "
c) RIGHT. Palestinians use more water than Israeli “Palestinians gathering water from a spring in their village use a quarter as much water as
their Israeli neighbours”
d) RIGHT. This is not a good idea because it would consume a lot of water “You grow rice and cotton in the desert. They are the most water-consuming crops of all.” “If they do that, then really we have a chance to save a lot in the consumption of water.”
e) WRONG. No they accuse the Israelis not to use too much water, but for the peace he must release the land and water and change the way it uses the supplies “ Palestinian leaders believe that to ensure peace Israel must release land and water and change the way it uses supplies. ”
f) RIGHT. Yes, the Israelis are willing to make efforts “ Israel shows no signs of returning land with access to rivers or underground supplies. ”

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