Scribd
Upload
2K views2 pages

Reading #11

Engineers have developed new machines that can extract water from air, providing easier access to water in dry areas. These new designs, like the Warka Water Tower and Water-Gen, can produce many more liters of water per day than previous models, are inexpensive to build and operate, and require little energy or technical skills for repairs. The Warka Tower uses differences in day and night temperatures to collect water from air on cloth inside a bamboo structure, while the Water-Gen can produce clean water for just a few cents per liter and may be used in India for rural communities. These new technologies could help ensure access to clean water for more people around the world in the future.

Uploaded by

Yojana Vanessa Romero
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
2K views2 pages

Reading #11

Engineers have developed new machines that can extract water from air, providing easier access to water in dry areas. These new designs, like the Warka Water Tower and Water-Gen, can produce many more liters of water per day than previous models, are inexpensive to build and operate, and require little energy or technical skills for repairs. The Warka Tower uses differences in day and night temperatures to collect water from air on cloth inside a bamboo structure, while the Water-Gen can produce clean water for just a few cents per liter and may be used in India for rural communities. These new technologies could help ensure access to clean water for more people around the world in the future.

Uploaded by

Yojana Vanessa Romero
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 2

Reading# 11

Making water
Some interesting new ways of making water in dry parts of the world.

A. What can we do about the problem of water? Clean drinking water


is a basic need for all people, but not everyone can get it easily. In
some dry places, like deserts, it is expensive to transport water,
difficult to store it, and if a water system stops working, an engineer
is needed to repair it but sometimes the nearest engineer is miles away

B. Recently, engineers have found new and easier ways to get water in dry places. It is simple - they have made
machines that take water from the air. There were already a few machines like this, but they didn't make
enough water for a whole village. The new designs are better because they can make many more litres of water
every day, they are cheap, and they use much less energy.

C. One design, the Warka Water Tower, uses the difference between day and night-time temperatures to take
water from the cooling air. It doesn’t need special parts to build, it doesn’t use expensive technology, and it
doesn’t need complicated repairs. The Warka is made from pieces of wood, usually bamboo. Inside, there is
some cloth. Water in the air collects on the cloth and runs down slowly into a bowl at the bottom. The bamboo
is very light, so it is easy to build and easy for a person to carry. It's the perfect way to get water in the
mountains of Ethiopia.

D. Another design, the Water-Gen, was first made in Israel to provide water for people in the desert. It is easy to
carry by car (but too heavy to carry on foot) and it is cheap – it can make a litre of water for just a few cents. It
uses very little energy and the water it makes tastes very good. Bigger models could also make enough water for
people's homes, and India is interested in using the Water-Gen for people living in the countryside.

E. Clean water is becoming harder to find in many countries, from Jamaica to Australia, but with these new
machines, maybe in the future we will all make water from the air in our own homes.

1. Read the article quickly. Match the headings (1–5) to the paragraphs (A–E).
1. The Warka Water Tower C
2. New ways to get water B
3. The answer to future problems E
4. The problems of getting wate A
5. The Water-Gen D
2. Read the article again. Choose the correct options to complete the sentences.
1. If a water system stops working in the desert
A - it is expensive to repair.
B-it needs an engineer to repair it.

2. The new water machines


A. Make air from water.
B. Make water from air.

3. The new water machines are better than the old machines because
A. They make more water and don’t use as much energy.
B. they make more water and they are easier to carry

4. The Warka Water Tower is made of


A. wood.
B. plastic.

5. The Warka Water Tower is


A. Difficult to build.
B. Not heavy.

6. The Water-Gen is
A. Not expensive.
B. Easy to carry on foot.

3. Complete the sentences with words from the article. The first letters of the words are given.
1. Clean water is a basic need for everyone.
2. Engineers have made new ways to get water in dry places, like deserts.
3. The Warka Water Tower uses the difference between day and night-time temperatures to take water from
the air.
4. India might use the Water-Gen for people living in the countryside.

You might also like