Learning activity 3

Evidence: The story of bottled water

Fuente: SENA

Bottled water is one of the most dramatic problems in our consumerist society.
Every day millions of people around the world drink bottled water and then
throw away the empty bottle to the garbage. Consequently, the world is
becoming full of empty plastic bottles.

Watch the following video http://storyofstuff.org/movies/story-of-bottled-water/

called “The story of bottled water”.

If necessary, click for subtitles.

 Fuente: The story of stuff project (2010)

Activate subtitles
here.

You can also download and read the transcription of the video in PDF format
from this link:

https://sena.blackboard.com/bbcswebdav/institution/SENA/Idiomas/51250028/C
ontenido/DocArtic/Script_The_Story_of_Bottled_Water.pdf

After you watch the video answer the following questions. Use any voice
recording software to record your answers. Use will and first and second
conditional in the answers.

 What are the problems derived from drinking bottled water? Mention two
problems at least.
 R/ when a lot of oil is used to make plastic bottles and when
we see many plastic bottles in the streets.
 What is the difference between bottled water and drinking water?
 R/ Bottled water is made companies; instead, drinking water is simply
from the tap and has no process.
 Describe the process involved in manufacturing a plastic bottle.
 R/ The companies obtain the raw materials, then they are incinerated
and from there the new bottles arise.
 What happens with the plastic bottles after we throw them away?
 R/ If they do not degrade on the ground, they are collected and
incinerated.
 What solutions can be implemented to solve this problem?
 R/ If we promote campaigns in schools about bottled water, people
will stop buying bottled water and drink tap water.
 Is this problem common in your community? What does the community do to
deal with it?
 R/ Yes, this problem is common in my community. We carry
out campaigns so that people drink tap water and do not buy
bottled water.
 Will you drink bottled water again? Why, why not?
 R/ I will try not to drink bottled water again. I will try to drink tap water.
And if I buy bottled water, I will deposit the bottle in the correct
container.
 What will you do in the future to reduce the number of plastic bottles used in
the world?
 R/ I will try not to drink bottled water and I will tell people
and my family about the consequences.

When you finish your work, send the file to your instructor through the platform
as follows:

1. Click the title of this evidence.

2. Click Examinar mi equipo and look for the file in your computer. Make sure
the file is attached.
3. Leave a comment for the instructor (optional).
4. Click Enviar.

Note: This evidence is an individual activity. Remember to check the learning

guide in order to know if you have done all the assigned activities, know how to
develop them and deliver them correctly.

Criterios de evaluación
 Utiliza will para hablar de futuro teniendo en cuenta el vocabulario y el
contexto requerido.

 Utiliza las cláusulas if y when teniendo en cuenta la estructura gramatical,

vocabulario y contexto requerido.

 Intercambia información relacionada con hechos de la naturaleza, teniendo

en cuenta la estructura gramatical, el vocabulario y el contexto requerido.

 Usa vocabulario relacionado con hechos de la naturaleza, teniendo en

cuenta el contexto requerido.

 Expresa el resultado de acciones en presente, utilizando oraciones

condicionales.

References

The story of stuff project. (2010). The story of bottled water. Consultado el 14
de noviembre de 2014, en http://storyofstuff.org/movies/story-of-bottled-water/