Comprehension - Royale Hotel Anse - Exercise 1

Here is a notice from a hotel. Study the notice carefully and answer the questions which follow.

Royale Hotel Anse

Dear Guests

The Royale Hotel Anse in Seychelles is an environmentally-conscious hotel, and is dedicated to the protection of the environment within the travel and tourism industry.

Water – did you know?

• 97% of the earth’s water supply is contained in oceans, and 2% is frozen. This leaves 1% of drinkable water. Wherever you are in the world, it is easy to see that this represents a very limited water supply.
• Showers use 20-30 litres of water per minute.
• Each toilet flush uses about 15 litres of water.
• After drinking a glass of water, we use up to two more glasses of water to wash it.
• Even a small, slow drip from a tap can waste more than 70 litres in 24 hours.
• A running tap uses up to 20 litres per minute. Letting a tap run while brushing your teeth wastes more water than one person needs to drink in a week.

The Royale Hotel Anse is a water-conscious hotel. How?

• Our chefs wash all vegetables with the plug in the sink.
• All water used in the hotel for cleaning and washing is recycled through our water-treatment equipment.
• The hotel gardens are watered using recycled water from the water-treatment equipment.
• All the hotel’s taps, pipes, toilets, showers and baths are regularly checked for leaks by our engineers, and immediately repaired if necessary.
• In order to save electricity and water, dishwashing machines are switched on when they are full.
• Our staff undergo regular training in environmental issues.










1. How limited is the world’s water supply?

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2. Which uses more water per minute: a shower or a running tap?

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3. What is the result of letting a tap run while you brush your teeth?

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4. How do the hotel’s chefs save water?

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5. When would the hotel’s pipes or taps need to be repaired by the engineers?

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6. Why are the hotel staff water-conscious?

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