Saving water and energy

Since the 1960s the Aral Sea has become much smaller: much of the water of the Amu Darya and the Syr Darya was used to irrigate fields, and little reached the sea. A new desert, the Aralkum, appeared where the sea used to be. We need water for drinking, washing and watering plants. We can save it: “Don’t leave the tap running when you brush your teeth.” “Have a short shower, not a long bath.” “Water the garden in the evening.” A running tap wastes many litres every minute, and a bath takes more than a hundred litres. Advice: should / can / don’t. -ing forms: wasting, saving, running (the consonant doubles).