B1 Dialog #92 Talking about water

Today we are going to talk about water in English. As always you can read the text in the PDF which you can find in the description. Follow our podcasts on iTunes and Yandex Music. For more new dialogs subscribe to our channel.

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Talking about water

(1) What comes to mind when you hear the word ‘water’? – Что приходит вам на ум, когда вы слышите слово “вода”?

I think about how important water is. And we are lucky we have plenty of it!

(2) What does water taste like? – Какова вода на вкус?

It depends on where it comes from and how pure it is. Each sort of water has a different taste. 

(3) When do you like drinking water? – Когда вы любите пить воду?

Almost every time. I like drinking a lot of water during the day.

(4) Do you think water should be free? – Считаете ли вы, что вода должна быть бесплатной?

Absolutely. I think water should be free of charge.

(5) Do you buy bottled water or drink tap water? – Покупаете ли вы бутилированную воду или пьете воду из-под крана?

I prefer buying bottled water rather than drinking tap one. Tap water is not clean enough.

(6) Do you drink enough water every day? – Пьете ли вы достаточно воды каждый день?

Yes I do. Water helps me to be more healthy!

(7) Do you ever think about how precious water is? – Задумывались ли вы когда-нибудь о том, насколько ценна вода?

Sometimes. I think people underestimate the meaning of water and sometimes waste it too much. I think it’s not right.

(8) What three adjectives would you use to describe water? – Какие три прилагательных вы бы использовали для описания воды?

Delicious, beautiful and important. 

(9) Isak Dinesen said: “The cure for anything is salt water – sweat, tears, or the sea.” What do you think of this quote?

Исак Динесен сказал: “Лекарством от всего является соленая вода – пот, слезы или море”. Что вы думаете об этой цитате?

Crying is helping us emotionally. Sweat is important when it’s too hot outside. Sea water is useful for our health. So it’s true, the cure for anything is salt water!

(10) In 1732, Thomas Fuller said: “We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.” What do you think of this quote?

В 1732 году Томас Фуллер сказал: “Мы никогда не узнаем ценность воды, пока колодец не высохнет”. Что вы думаете об этой цитате?

People can’t survive without water. And it’s important to know the worth of it! Most people don’t do that. 

Anya —> Rinat 

(1) Do you like water? – Любите ли вы воду?

Yes I do! Everyone likes water!

(2) Do you worry about the future availability of water? – Беспокоит ли вас наличие воды в будущем?

Sometimes. It’s definitely one of the problems that our population will probably have in the future. 

(3) What do you think it would be like to have no fresh drinking water? – Как вы думаете, каково это – не иметь пресной питьевой воды?

It’s terrible. I am really sorry for people who don’t have enough drinking water.

(4) What do you think of the fact that most of the world’s population doesn’t have clean water, yet rich countries spend billions on oil, brand goods, tourism, etc.? – Что вы думаете о том, что большая часть населения планеты не имеет чистой воды, но богатые страны тратят миллиарды на нефть, брендовые товары, туризм и т.д.?

Yeah it’s crazy. There are a lot of contradictions in our capitalist world. Something is definitely wrong and people have to change it. 

(5)      What are the best and worst things about tap water and bottled water? – Чем лучше и хуже водопроводная и бутилированная вода?

Bottled water is cleaner and prepared specially for drinking purposes. Tap water is usually not so clean, but it’s cheaper.

(6) How does water form? – Как образуется вода?

Water is formed by combining hydrogen (H2) and oxygen (O). Earth’s atmosphere is filled with oxygen, which joins with hydrogen to create water.

(7) What different things can you do with water? – Какие разные вещи можно делать с водой?

People use water almost everywhere: cooking and drinking, constractions, medicine, manufacturing, industry, electricity, heating and so on. 

(8) What do you know about water? – Что вы знаете о воде?

I know about the water cycle, that shows the continuous movement of water within the Earth and atmosphere. It is a complex system that includes many different processes. It’s interesting!

(9) Henry David Thoreau said: “I believe that water is the only drink for a wise man.” What do you think of this quote? – Генри Дэвид Торо сказал: “Я считаю, что вода – единственный напиток для мудрого человека”. Что вы думаете об этой цитате?

I think it’s true, because water is the most clean and healthy drink.

(10) Jacques Cousteau said: “Water and air, the two essential fluids on which all life depends, have become global garbage cans.” What do you think of this quote? – Жак Кусто сказал: “Вода и воздух, две важнейшие жидкости, от которых зависит все живое, превратились в глобальные мусорные баки”. Что вы думаете об этой цитате?

Garbage is a big problem nowadays. We need to be more aware of sustainable consumption and production in order to protect our planet.