Water

Cataluña holds on to its water resources

The text of this comprehension exercise helps simultaneously to explain the problems faced by the country as a whole as water supplies shrink. Click through the 10 questions using the arrows above the answer window and get an overall score at the end by clicking on Verifica Respuestas.

http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/rgshiwyc/school/curric/

Clean water in Spain

This news article provides figures concerning the quality of the waters in and around Spain. It also discusses possible explanations for the changes reported. This is a useful resource to help you include statistics in essays and oral presentations.

http://www.consumer.es/web/es/medio_ambiente/2006/06/10/152846.php

Water – a precious resource in Spain

This part of the Ministry for the Environment (Ministerio de MedioAmbiente) website is both interesting and accessible for AS/A2/IB students. The Q&A format lends itself to individual or small group work. For example, each student/group could take one Q&A to read, summarize and present orally to the class, with a list of key vocabulary.

www.mma.es/secciones/agua/entrada.htm

The water cycle

The interactive graphic on this page can be used as a presentation in class or for self-access to learn about the water cycle. The resource is in Spanish. First go through the slides (by hovering over the series of crab icons around the picture screen). Follow this by clicking Ejercicios at the bottom of the page. This takes you to a test page where you can select answers from drop-down lists to check how much you have remembered.

http://platea.pntic.mec.es/~iali/personal/agua/agua/elciclo.htm

Mystery fish deaths in northern Spain

This short article could be used to practise reading skills or adapted for a gap-fill exercise to test reading comprehension. The news article reports the recent discovery that up to 10,000 fish have died recently in one river. It also explores possible causes.

http://www.consumer.es/web/es/medio_ambiente/2006/06/12/152897.php