Thirst: The quarrel of water

Dear students,

No class on February 5th, we're back on February 12th.

1) Tasks for the week:

• Self study: Fiascos.

• Quiz #2: Study L.P. #4 "Thirst" vocabulary. The quiz is on February 12th.

• Don't miss our next class! We'll have our 1st TOEFL Practice.

• According to a student survey, these were the 8 most important inventions.

2) Homework:

Answer to the following questions:

a) How will our lives change if water was scarce in our community?

b) What did I learn from the debate?

c) What was my role-play? How was my opinion affected by this discussion?

d) Historically water has been viewed as a shared common, but do you think of it as: a human right or a market commodity that can be bought and sold? Explain your answer.

Avoid "yes / no" type answers, try to always justify your reasoning!