The Water Gap – Teacher’s Notes

Talking Toilet

  • a drop in the bucket (expression) une goutte d’eau dans l’océan
  • affect (v.) affecter
  • affordable ≠ unaffordable (adj.) abordable ≠ inabordable
  • contaminated (adj.) contaminé
  • disease = illness (n.) maladie
  • give a crap (slang) se soucier
  • have access to (v.) avoir accès à
  • healthy c unhealthy (adj.) sain ≠ mauvais pour la santé
  • household (n.) ménage
  • human waste (n.) déchets humains
  • hygiene (n.) hygiène
  • hygienic (adj.) hygiénique
  • in the open = outdoors (adv.) à l’extérieur
  • indoor plumbing (n.) plomberie intérieure
  • issue = problem (n.) problème
  • lack (v.) manquer 
  • make a change / a difference (v.) faire une différence
  • privacy (n.) intimité
  • processed waste (n.) déchets traités
  • provide (v.) fournir
  • sanitary ≠ unsanitary (adj.) sanitaire ≠ malsain
  • sewage (n.) vidanges
  • sewer (n.) égout
  • toilet = latrine (n.) toilette

Toilet issues:

  • Toilets are unaffordable → pit latrines
  • Unprocessed waste
  • Terrible smell
  • Unhealthy (disease, malnourished kids) makes people sick.

Possible solutions:

  • Reinvent the toilet: no need for water or electricity
  • Use solar power
  • No need for city sewer system

Activité 2

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Match the halves of the sentences that make guesses about the video.

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Evaluation

Answer questions about this lesson.

Match the halves of the sentences that make guesses about the video.