Environment #29

ILR 2+ · Environment & health · radio analysis · natural recording

Play the recording, then answer the questions.

Question 1 of 5What is the analysis about?

Question 2 of 5What is reverse osmosis?

Question 3 of 5Which problem of desalination is NOT mentioned?

Question 4 of 5How much of the region's water goes to irrigation?

Question 5 of 5What does 'desalination buys us time' imply?

Vocabulary

تِقْنِيَّة ناضِجَةmature technology

التَّناضُح العَكْسِيّreverse osmosis

أَغْشِيَةmembranes

المَحْلُول المِلْحِيّ المُرَكَّزconcentrated brine

الأَحْياء البَحْرِيَّةmarine life

مِياه الصَّرْف المُعالَجَةtreated wastewater

حُزْمَةpackage