UN SDGs 6

Now that you have learned a little about goals 1-5, we will focus today on understanding goals 6

Goal 6

• match words in English and Icelandic

• watch video

• answer multiple choice questions

• talk with your partner in English, discuss questions

• write an exit ticket in your notebook

​UN Sustainable Development Goal nr. 6

Match

Match the following English Words with Icelandic words:

• sanitation

• ecosystem

• resource

• sustain

• facility

hreinlæti

vistkerfi

auðlindir

bera uppi, halda gangandi

aðstaða

• hreinlæti

• vistkerfi

• auðlindir

• bera uppi, halda gangandi

• aðstaða

Match

Match the following English and Icelandic Words

• typhoid

• cholera

• invention

• eradicate

• sewage

taugaveiki

kólera

uppfinning

uppræta

skolp; skolpræsakerfi

• taugaveiki

• kólera

• uppfinning

• uppræta

• skolp; skolpræsakerfi

Multiple Choice

1. What percentage of the Earth's surface is covered in water?

• 50%

• 71%

• 33%

• 80%

Multiple Choice

2. By what year does the UN aim to ensure everyone has access to clean water and sanitation?

• 2025 
  

• 2030 
  

• 2033

• 2040

Multiple Choice

3. How many people currently lack access to clean drinking water?

• 500 million

• 1 billion

• 2 billion

• 750 million

Multiple Choice

4. What is one of the diseases mentioned that spreads due to inadequate sanitation?

• Malaria
  

• Diabetes

• Cholera

• Influenza

Multiple Choice

5. Which organization provides foreign aid for improved drinking water sources?

• WHO
  

• UNICEF

• Red Cross

• Green Peace 

Multiple Choice

6. What innovative product is described as a filter that purifies contaminated water?

• Water Purifier
  

• LifeStraw

• Water Filter

• Clean Water Device 

Multiple Choice

7. What does the Janicki Omni processor convert into clean drinking water?

• Sewage
  

• Rainwater
  

• Saltwater
  

• Contaminated lakes 

Multiple Choice

8. What role do women and children often play in communities lacking clean water?

• They are the primary decision-makers.

• They work in water purification. 
  

• They make long journeys for water. 
  

• They manage sanitation facilities.

Multiple Choice

9. How has foreign aid impacted the world's population regarding drinking water?
(impact = áhrif)

• It has made no difference.

•  It has reduced access to water sources.

•  It has improved access for 90% of the population. 
  

• It has only helped 50% of the population. 

Multiple Choice

10. What is the main message about water in the video?

•  Water is abundant and easy to find. 
  (abundant = nóg)

• Access to clean water is a growing global issue. 
  

• Water is only important for drinking. 
  

• Everyone has access to clean water. 

​Talk about these questions on clean water and sanitation with your study buddy in English.

1. Why is clean water important for health and well-being?

2. What are some problems caused by a lack of clean water?

3. How can poor sanitation (hreinlæti) affect the environment and people's health?

4. Why is it important to protect rivers, lakes, and oceans from pollution?

5. How can access to clean water and sanitation improve children's lives?

6. What are some ways communities can conserve (save) water and keep it clean?

7. How does climate change impact access to clean water?

8. What can you do at home or school to use water more responsibly?

• 3 things you learned about clean water and sanitation.

• 2 challenges the world faces regarding water/sanitation access.

• 1 action you can take to help conserve water.

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