Eco-friends: Earth Day

Eco-friends: Earth Day

By Lina Petrova

"We have not inherited this earth from our forefathers; we have borrowed it from our children "

Read the saying above. What do you think it means?

Multiple Choice

What does the saying mean?

"We have not inherited the world from our forefathers - we have borrowed it from our children."

• We are free to treat the environment in any way we want.

• The environment doesn't belong to us; we owe it to the future generations to take care of it.

• The world belonged to the previous generations but now it belongs to us.

Earth Day is the day on which we celebrate that the Earth is beautiful and we need to take care of it!

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But how did it all start?​​

Earth Day

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In 1963, Senator Nelson began to worry about our planet. He knew that our world was getting dirty and that many of our plants and animals were dying. In 1969, he decided to have a special day to teach everyone about the things that needed to change in our environment. ​

What did Senator Nelson do in 1963?​

Multiple Choice

Who decided that we need a special day to celebrate our planet Earth?

• the US President

• Senator Nelson

• the Bulgarian President

April 22^nd, 1970, was the first Earth day. People all over the United States made promises to help the environment. Since then, Earth Day is celebrated all over the planet. Today, people from more than 190 countries celebrate Earth Day. We know that there are problems we need to work on and this is our special day to look at the planet and see what needs changing.​

When was the first Earth Day celebrated?​

Multiple Choice

When was the first Earth Day celebrated?

• 22nd April, 1970

• 22nd April, 1190

• 22nd March, 1970

• 22nd April, 1990

Poll

I think the lesson was:

• both interesting and useful

• interesting but not useful

• useful but not interesting

• neither interesting nor useful