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From Earth Day to Environment Day April 22nd to
June 5th 2006
Earth Day is celebrated on April 22 nd. It is a time to unite and take action to
protect our planet. Earth Day which began in 1970, has been celebrated for 35
years by millions of people worldwide .Every Earth Day, hundreds of events take
place around the world. It is a global effort to accelerate environmental progress
and save the Blue Planet for our children’s future.
There are little ways we can help every day to make our world a better place to
live . We can stay informed and join the fight. For example we can connect with
environmentalist on Facebook or get updated thanks to Twitter, we can support
EDF by making donations and taking actions to make our voice heard. We can
spread the word and tell our friends about EDF. As one person can make a
difference, it is useful to calculate our carbon footprint , or send e-cards .
WED stands for World Environment Day . It is an annual event that is
aimed at being the biggest and most widely celebrated global day for positive
environmental action. It has been celebrated since 1972 . WED activities take
Find out how people in the USA, in Great Britain, and all over
the world react to environmental issues.
Use your own words and try to reformulate. If you need help
with words or expressions , feel free to go to
WordReference.com
Click on the links to visit the Websites.
What
is
EARTH DAY
?
What can you do to celebrate
EARTH ?
What is
World Environment Day ?
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place all year round but the day is celebrated on 5 June every year and
everyone from everywhere gets involved . It is a great way for the UN to
stimulate worldwide awareness of the environment and encourage political
attention and action. WED is also a day for everyone to come together to
ensure a cleaner, greener and brighter world for future generations.
Air Pollution and water pollution are the main environmental issues that harm
natural resources . Polluted runoff is the number one cause of water pollution.
The 3 R’s are known as : Reduce, Re-use, Recycle
The 3 R’s should help us use less energy and save natural resources to reduce
pollution . Thanks to the 3 R’s you can learn how to reduce packaging and
waste, how to re-use organic materials
at home,
or you can learn how torecycle different kinds of packaging such as steel, aluminium, plastic, glass,
textiles, cardboard, or paper.
There are may tips to save energy on a daily basis. We should conserve energy
at work or at play and be careful not to waste.We cold biy and use energy –saving bulbs or take showers instead of baths. We should
never leave computers, televisions or other appliances on when not in use and
always turn off the lights as well and use natural daylight as much as possible.
Carpooling is a good way to reduce pollution.
Always remember : think before you do as a little bit of effort can save a lot of
energy!
What are the problems ?
What are the 3Rs ?
Why the 3Rs ?
Find good ideas to save
energy
How eco -friendly are you? Are you good at
saving energy ? Play a game! Then complete
the Earth Day Wordsearch to learn some
ecology-related words.
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Recycle
Resource
Reuse
Sanctuaries
Soil
Symbiosis
Volunteer
Water
Wetlands
Wildlife
world
la forêt tropicale
recycler
la ressource
réutiliser
les réserves naturelles
le sol/la terre
la symbiose
bénévole/faire du bénévolat
l’eau
la zone humide
la faune et flore
le monde