NCERT Book Class 4 EVS Too Much Water Too Little Water

Chapter 18

Reaching Too Much Water 

Suguna was reading her book, when she heard someone at the door. She saw that there was a visitor from the city. Appa welcomed the guest. He told Selva to bring a cold drink for him. The guest said, “I do not take cold drinks. I will just have a glass of water.” Appa said, “ These days we are not getting water that is fit for drinking. It does not even look clean. It would be better if you do not drink this water. We do not have a choice, so we drink it.

Discuss

Ö How can unclean or dirty water harm our body?

Ö Have you ever got dirty or unclean water in your area? What was the reason for this?

Ö Do you know anyone who has fallen sick because of such water? Talk about this.

Ö When the guest came to Suguna’s house, they offered him a cold drink, because they thought he should not drink such water. What do you think Suguna’s family must be doing for their own drinking water?

Ö The guest said he did not take cold drinks. Why do you think he said this?

 Water Games

 Bazaar Gaon, Maharashtra

There was a big water park near Bazaar Gaon. One day Rohan and Reena went with their parents to the water park. There were many waterfountains. Reena said, “Look Rohan, there are so many rides in the water.” “And look at all these big ponds,” Rohan said. Splash! Splash! Splash! Both turned around. They saw a long thick water hose going zoom, zoom, zoom. 

Children were sliding down a big tall slide and landing in water with a loud splash. Rohan got into a swing high above – whoosh!, Within a second, he had landed in the water. Reena gave a shriek of surprise! Just then they heard a lot of noise and loud voices from outside the park.

Everyone ran towards the main gate. There was a crowd of people, carrying empty buckets and pots. A small child carrying an empty bottle was clinging to his mother. Rohan’s mother went to one of the women in the crowd. “What is the matter?” She asked. The woman replied angrily, “You ask what is the matter? Our wells have no water. We get our water only when the tanker comes once a week. Today, even that has not come. And here, there is so much water everywhere – just for you all to play and enjoy. Tell me, what should we do?”

ReadandWrite

Ö Have you ever faced a shortage of water in your house? When?

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Ö What did you do then?

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