Three-Level+Guide

Three Level Guide

‘Bagging a ‘berg may solve water worries: scientist’ by Simon Grose, The Canberra Times (November 20, 2001)

Read the text and then look at the following statements. Respond to the statements in each section. Tick if you agree, cross if you disagree. Discuss your responses with others.

Level 1 Literal Statements Does the text say this? What words support your answer?

1. 0 Icebergs are worth a lot of money.

2. 0 Australia is developing a system for bagging icebergs.

3. 0 This technology is freely available to everyone.

4. 0 Towing icebergs is no longer expensive.

5. 0 Bagged icebergs provide pure fresh water.

Level 2 Interpretive Statements Does the text give you this idea? What words and phrases support your answer?

6. 0 It is inexpensive to harvest an iceberg.

7. 0 Icebergs will soon be used widely to supply water to dry regions of the world including Australia.

8. 0 Companies in Germany and America are developing this technology because their countries are running out of water.

9. 0 Supplying water is a profitable business.

10. 0 Icebergs have already been towed to Africa.

Level 3 Applied Statements Do you agree with this? Why? Be prepared to share your reasons.

11. 0 We don’t need to conserve resources because technology will always overcome these concerns.

12. 0 Australia will greatly benefit from this new technology.

13. 0 Big companies are always looking for ways of helping developing countries.

14. 0 Environmental problems can easily be solved by technology.

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