Place
Earth Day Activities
Washington, D.C.
People marched. They asked for new laws.
Japan
Italy
Africa
After You Listen
5 Understanding Main Ideas. Choose the correct answer.
1. What are Cheska and Chan going to do on Earth Day?
a. just stays at home and do some household chores.
b. gives speech and carry signs.
c. has a protest on the streets.
2. When did Earth Day start?
a. a decade ago
b. more than thirty years ago
c. a century ago
3. What kind of pollution do people think about on Earth Day?
a. air pollution
b. water pollution
c. all of the above
4. What is the main purpose of Earth Day?
a. for people to think about the earth and the environment
b. for people to save money for their gasoline/diesel.
c. for people to travel around the world.
6 Vocabulary Review. Complete these sentences. Use the following word list.
clean up give a speech pollution
environment pollute
1. What laws do we need to protect the __________ from any kind of pollution.
2. Cars are one of the sources of air __________.
3. I want to tell my classmates about water pollution but I’m afraid to _________ in front of
the class.
4. Please don’t throw garbage anywhere. Please ________ those trash and put it in
the trash bin.
5. Many factories can _______ the air more than others.