Millions of people around the world celebrate World Earth Day on 22nd April with the aim of doing things to protect the environment. From the first Earth Day in 1970, this day is a way to highlight the importance of green issues like global warming and renewable energy
Climate change and man-made changes are the reason why many animal species and forests are disappearing.
We all need to change our habits and lifestyles. There are lots of little things we can do every day, for example:
• buy fewer clothes and plastic
• buy fewer single-use things
• recycle more
• buy only things we really need
Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs, but not every man’s greed .’
The World Earth Day also encourages people to do something for their local environment, like plant a tree or clean up a park.
Now more than 190 countries around the world take part in events on 22nd April. So what can you do to help?
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What can I do on World Earth Day?
• Plant a tree in your garden or local park.
• Organise a clean-up day of your local park or beach.
• Use less plastic – don’t buy bottled water or single-use plastic, for example.
• Walk or cycle to school.
• Recycle your clothes.
1 PAIRWORK What can you do to help look after the environment? Look at the photos and discuss with your partner. Use the verbs in the box to help you.
plant • clean • recycle • use / reuse • reduce
2 Read the text and match the two parts of the sentences.
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World Earth Day is 1 Global warming is
Many animals 3 We can change our 4 You can plant a tree 5 More than 190 countries
a take part in World Earth Day events.
b to help your environment.
c on 22nd April. d everyday habits.
e a green issue. f die every year.
QUIZ How much do you love planet Earth?
Task one Do the quiz and find out! Choose A, B or C.
Where is the Great Barrier Reef?
A South America B Australia C Canada
Which is the largest ocean on Earth?
A Pacific Ocean B Atlantic Ocean C Indian Ocean
There are about trillion trees on Earth.
A 2 B 9 C 3
Which place is very cold?
A Canada B Antarctica C Russia
Which is the largest continent?
A 4 B 400 C 4,000 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
A Asia B Africa C North America
Approximately how old is planet Earth?
A 6 billion years B 4.5 billion years C 8.2 billion years
Which continent is home to the Amazon Rainforest?
A Europe B South America C Asia
A glass bottle takes about years to decompose in water.
Check your score! up to 8 correct You love the Earth and you know a lot about it! up to 6 correct You know quite a lot about the Earth but you can learn more… up to 4 correct You don’t know much about the Earth Remember, it’s important to know the place where we live!
Task two GROUP WORK Work in groups. Compare your answers with the other students in your group. What could you do to learn more about the environment and how to protect it?
