Exercises · Goal 6 · Clean Water
The Water Man: exercises
Two short exercises on the book. Do them on screen or print them.
Fill the gaps
Choose the missing word for each gap. The words are in the box.
Words to use
- Ayurvedic medicine
- drought
- groundwater
- India
- johad
- Kishori
- Rajendra
- Singh
Abril's ears are so sharp that she can hear a call for help from far away, and one afternoon a voice leads her to a coach station in . There , a stubborn young man who cares deeply about the environment, is fed up with superiors who will not give him the means to do his job. He buys a ticket to the last stop of the next coach and ends up in , a small village in an almost desert-like landscape. The rivers have been dry for decades, crops fail, trees wilt and nearby villages stand empty. The villagers are suspicious at first, but Rajendra's knowledge of wins their trust. He walks the land and slowly uncovers the causes of the : modern wells that do not suit the region, money wasted on dams that dry up, and a powerful opponent that people only dare mention in a whisper. Can a few old men in the village square hold the answer? The story is inspired by Rajendra , known as the water man of India.
Connect the dots
Join each word to its meaning. Tap a word, then tap its meaning.