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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