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Level A1 – BeginnerCEFR A1
2 min
78 words
- Argentina changed rules for glaciers and the water supply.
- An earlier law used to protect glaciers.
- The old law stopped mining near glacier areas.
- The new law gives provinces control over rivers.
- Many people and groups are worried and upset.
- Environmental groups filed a fast court case.
- Thousands attended public meetings and big protests.
- Rivers from mountain ice give drinking water to provinces.
- Courts must now decide what happens next.
- People want courts to protect water and ice.
Difficult words
- glacier — large mass of ice on mountainsglaciers
- protect — keep something safe from harm
- mining — activity of taking minerals from the ground
- province — large political area inside a countryprovinces
- environmental — related to nature and the earth
- court — place where judges make legal decisionscourts
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Discussion questions
- Do you use river water where you live?
- Have you seen a glacier or mountain ice?
- Would you join a meeting about water in your town?
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