浙江省桐庐中学

World Environment Day ,Not just another day

Questions:1.What are the purposes of WED?2.What is the theme for WED 2002? What does it mean?3.What does “the sick planet” refer to?4.What does the word “plague” in the second paragraph mean?

5. Why has the logo of IYM

been added to the WED logo?

6.Which city will host this

important day this year?

7.What is the agenda of WED?

8. Is WED not only a people’s

event but also a multi-media

one?

World Environment Day logo for 2002

World Environment Day logo for 2003

World Environment Day logo for 2004

Questions for discussion:

1.Do you agree to the sentence “World Environment Day is about you and me”? Why ( not )?

2. How do you understand the title “World Environment Day, not just another day ”?

World Environment Day, commemorated each year on 5 June, is one of the important vehicles through w__________ (1) the United Nations stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and increases political a__________ (2) and action.

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The World Environment Day theme selected for 2004 is Wanted! Seas and Oceans – Dead or Alive? The theme asks that we make a choice as to how we want to treat the Earth’s seas and oceans. It also c________ (3) on each and every one of us to act. Do we want to keep seas and oceans healthy and alive or p________(4) and dead?

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The main international c____________ (5)

of the World Environment Day 2004 will

be held in Barcelona, Spain in close collab

oration with the Universal Forum of Cultu

res. UNEP is honoured that the City of Ba

rcelona, the Catalan Regional Governmen

t and the Government of Spain will be h_

__________(6) this important United Nati

ons day.

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osting

Our agenda is to give a human face to environmental issues; empower people to become active agents of sustainable development; p_________(7) an understanding that communities are central to changing a___________(8) towards environmental issues; and advocate partnership which will ensure all nations and peoples enjoy a safer and m__________(9) prosperous future.

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World Environment Day is a peopl

e's event with colourful activities suc

h as street rallies, bicycle parades, gr

een concerts, essays and poster comp

etitions in schools, tree planting, as w

_______(10) as recycling and clean-u

p campaigns.ell

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branches , leaves, keep…safe from , wind , rain

cut down , another cabin

walls , roof

before , complete , storm, blow away , no longer

Choose one of the topics and write a short passage.