The first question is:

– *What is the man doing on the roof of his house? Why?*

The answer will be the following:

– **El hombre está en el techo de su casa revisando su tanque de agua. Está revisando cuanta agua le queda ya que la ciudad se quedó sin agua.** *(The man is on the roof of his house checking his water tank. He is checking how much water he has left since the city has run out of water.)*

The second question is:

– *What does the man say to his wife when he is having breakfast?*

The answer will be the following:

– **Julián le dice a su esposa Inés que debido a la escasez de agua, se tienen que ir de la ciudad. A estas alturas, no pueden esperar a que lleguen las lluvias.** *(Julián tells his wife Inés that due to the water shortage, they have to leave the city. At this point, they can’t wait for the rains to come.)*

The third question is:

– *What is at the exits of the city?*

The answer will be the following:

– **La gente dice que en las salidas de la ciudad hay vándalos. Por lo tanto, es peligroso.** *(People say that in the exits of the city there are vandals. Therefore, it is dangerous.)*

The fourth question is:

– *What about the pipes?*

The answer will be the following:

– **Debido a un accidente, las tuberías están contaminadas y no pueden distribuir el agua.** *(Due to an accident, the city’s pipes are contaminated and cannot distribute water.)*

The fifth question is:

– *Why did they decide to leave the city? Who goes with them in the car?*

The answer will be the following:

– **Julián e Inés deciden irse de la ciudad porque la ayuda no llegará a tiempo y no se podrá distribuir el agua. Con ellos, se irá Ricardo y su familia en el coche.** *(Julián and Ines decide to leave the city because the aid will not arrive in time, and they cannot distribute the water. With them, Ricardo and his family will go in the car.)*

The sixth question is:

– *Why do the vandals want to attack the people in the car?*

The answer will be the following:

– **Los vandalos quieren atacar a las personas que van en el carro porque están resentidas. Ellos fueron los primeros que se quedaron sin agua.** *(Vandals want to attack people in the car because they are resentful. They were the first to run out of water.)*

The first question is:

– *What do you think happens in the end?*

The answer will be the following:

– **Pienso que al final, todas las personas se habrán ido, y el pueblo será un pueblo fantasma**. *(I think in the end, all the people will be gone, and the town will be a ghost town.)*

The second question is:

– *The water is poison due to an accident. What type of accident do you think there was?*

The answer will be the following:

– **Puede haber ocurrido un derrame en una planta nuclear. Los desperdicios llegaron hasta la represa, contaminó el agua y afectó a las tuberías.** *(A spill may have occurred at a nuclear plant. The waste reached the dam, contaminated the water, and affected the pipes.)*

The third question is:

– *Do you think Ricardo is an evil person because he tried to steal water? Why?*

The answer will be the following:

– **No creo que Ricardo sea una mala persona ya que en el corto no se menciona que robó agua.** *(I don’t think Ricardo is an evil person since the short does not mention that he stole water.)*

The fourth question is:

– *Who are the people who appear at the end of the short? What do they want?*

The answer will be the following:

– **Las personas que salen al final del corto son Ricardo y su familia. Tienen dos días sin agua y se quieren ir de la ciudad.** *(The people who appear at the end of the short are Ricardo and his family. They have two days without water, and they want to leave the city.)*

The fifth question is:

– *Imagine that you are the protagonists of this short. What options do they have?*

The answer will be the following:

– **Si fuese uno de los protagonistas, mi única opción sería irme del pueblo. Si las tuberías se contaminaron, no habrá forma de distribuir el agua.** *(If I were one of the protagonists, my only option would be to leave town. If the pipes are contaminated, there will be no way to distribute the water.)*

– *We build our cities near water; we bathe in the water; we play in the water; we work with water. Our economies need the strength of the water current. The transport of products and all the products we buy and sell are associated with the water.*

– *Our daily life develops and configures around water. Without the water that surrounds us, our existence would be inconceivable. In recent decades, our esteem for the water has decayed. It is no longer an item of veneration and protection but a consumer product that we have greatly neglected. About 80 percent of our body is composed of water, and two-thirds of the planet’s surface has water: water is our culture, our life.*

The first question is the following:

– *They think that we are neglecting the water, or the increase in consumption is a normal consequence of population increase?*

The answer will be the following:

– **Pienso que son ambas cosas. Cada vez valoramos menos el agua y su importance. Además el incremento de la población mundial hace que el consumo de agua aumente.** *(I think it is both. Every time we value less the water and its importance. In addition, the increase in the world population causes the consumption of water to increase.)*

The second question is the following:

– *Some experts believe that it will be a war about water in the future. Do you think this is an exaggeration? Why?*

The answer will be the following:

– **El agua es esencial para que los humanos puedan vivir. Además, es necesaria para transportar productos de un lugar a otro. Por lo tanto, si la escasez del agua aumenta en el futuro, se puede generar una guerra mundial.** *(Water is essential for humans to live. In addition, it is necessary to transport products from one place to another. Therefore, if water scarcity increases in the future, it can be generated a world war.)*

The third question is the following:

– *Do you think it is possible to take care of water and other natural resources without making considerable changes in our lifestyle?*

The answer will be the following:

– **Sí es posible cuidar el agua y otros recursos sin hacer cambios relevantes en nuestro estilo de vida. Mantener el grifo cerrado mientras nos cepillamos, y lavamos los platos, evitar las fugas de agua en las tuberías y usar productos reciclados o ecológicos son algunas medidas fáciles de implementar.** *(Yes, it is possible to take care of water and other resources without making relevant changes in our lifestyle. Keeping the tap closed while we brush and wash the dishes, avoiding water leaks in the pipes, and using recycled or ecological products are some easy measures to implement.)*

The fourth question is:

– *Do you think some nations are more responsible than others for the excessive consumption of natural resources? Explain your answer.*

The answer will be the following:

– **Las naciones más desarrolladas y con mayor población tienen una mayor responsabilidad en el uso de recursos naturales. Sus grandes industrias y su estilo de vida usa más recursos que una nación pequeña y poco desarrollada. Por lo tanto, estas nacionaes deben tener un papel más relevante en la protección del medio ambiente.** *(The more developed nations with the largest populations have a greater responsibility for the use of natural resources. Its big industries and lifestyle use more resources than a small, underdeveloped nation. Therefore, these nations must play a more relevant role in protecting the environment.)*