Упр.2b Урок 2 Юнит 9 New Millennium English 8 класс

Listen again and fill in the gaps with the numbers from the radio programme.

Although (1) … of the Earth is covered by seawater and a further (2) … by ice, neither of these is easily turned into water that can be used. Less than (3) … of the Earth’s total resources contain water for drinking, farming or industry. Lake Baikal contains (4) … of the total global fresh water and (5) … of the world’s clean drinking water resources.

Although three quarters of the Earth is covered by seawater and a further two per cent by ice, neither of these is easily turned into water that can be used. Less than one per cent of the Earth’s total resources contain water for drinking, farming or industry. Lake Baikal contains one fifth of the total global fresh water and one quarter of the world’s clean drinking water resources.