Earth day

Earth Day 2013 1.- Watch the video and answer the following questions a.- According to the video, which is the only animal who can save our planet? b.- Which animals have you seen in the video? Mark the correct ones. dolphin

hummingbird

flamingos

otter

koala

dog

mouse

Penguins

kangaroo

Fish

horses

cat

rhino

cockroach

seals

Lemurs

elephants

lizard

snake

ducks

EARTH DAY Earth Day is an annual event that aims to inspire awareness of and appreciation for our ___________. It was founded in 1969 by peace activist John McConnell. He introduced the idea of a global holiday called "Earth Day" at a UN conference on the environment in __________. The first Earth Day celebration was in 1970. It was quickly adopted by the _______ _______. In 1971, then SecretaryGeneral U Thant proclaimed that Earth Day should be held every year.

He said: “May there only be peaceful and cheerful Earth Days to come for our beautiful Spaceship Earth as it continues to spin and circle in frigid space with its warm and fragile cargo of animate life.” It marked the birth of the modern environmental movement.

Earth Day is now observed in ______ ________ around the world. It is one of the largest events in the United Nation’s annual calendar.

Earth Day is coordinated by the non-profit Earth Day Network. They say more than a half billion people every year celebrate it. Earth Day has got countries to act together to help save our __________. The 1992 UN Earth Summit in _____ ___ _____ was the result of an earlier Earth Day campaign. Earth Day 2000 highlighted the urgent

need for clean and green energy. Earth Day 2007 was huge, with an estimated billion people participating in _________ of activities. The 2009 Disney movie ‘___________’ raises awareness of the many ways people can help our planet on Earth Day. Source: http://eslholidaylessons.com/

THE LISTENINGS Listen to the video and complete the quiz: http://www.elllo.org/video/1001/V1001-EnvironmentTodd.htm 1) She thinks the biggest problem is _____ . a) garbage b) air pollution c) the people 2) She says there needs to be a change in _____ . a) habits b) policy c) education 3) She mentions ______ . a) land clearing b) general abuse c) global warming Listen to the video again and complete the blanks.

Hello, my name's Nydja and my ___________ is: what is your country's worst environmental problem? Coming from the ____________ __________ _______ _________, I'd have to say at this point that my country's worst environmental __________ would have to be the attitude of the ________________. The environment didn't get this way on it's own, and for change to happen, it has to be first the mind sets of man, so until we change our habits as far as waste, land clearing and just general abuse, nothing better's gonna happen, so unfortunately I think the problem in America for the _______________ is the people.

Listen to the nine year old girl and answer the questions about environment, 1. What is the name of the girl being interviewed?

A. Alice B. Ellen C. Alex 2. She says we should save water when ______________.

A. washing cars B. cleaning clothes C. taking a bath 3. The girl's second suggestion is about _____________.

A. separating different types of garbage B. disposing of trash properly C. having a family clean-up party 4. By recycling paper, we can ___________________.

A. protect the forests B. cut down on waste C. save money 5. What does the girl do once a month?

A. She visits a recycling center.

B. She cleans a neighbourhood park.

C. She collects newspapers.

Source: http://www.esl-lab.com/enviro1/enviro1.htm