Earth Day Celebration

You have been asked to deliver a speech in conjunction with Earth Day celebration in your school. You
may use the notes below to help you.
Purpose of Earth Day - to make people aware of the importance of keeping our planet healthy and clean.
3 activities to save the earth:
• Learn more about an environmental issue
• Cook a healthy meal
• Give away items that are no longer in use

When writing your speech：

• you must use the notes given
• add relevant details to make the speech more interesting
• suggest two more activities to save the earth

Introduction
• Brief history of Earth Day
• Purpose of speech - three activities to save the earth
Body
• Learn more about an environmental issue - share knowledge with classmates
• Cook a healthy meal - vegetables and beans - organic meat
• Give away items that are no longer of use - reuse and recycle
Conclusion
• Everyone can play a part in saving the earth

The very first Earth Day was celebrated on 22 April 1970. This day was created by American
Senator, Gaylord Nelson, to make people aware of the importance of keeping our planet healthy and
clean. Earth Day is a perfect time to reflect about what you are doing to help protect the environment.
Today I would like to suggest three simple activities that we can carry out to save the earth.
The first activity is to learn more about the environment. Earth Day is a good time to make a
commitment to learn more about the environment and how we can help to protect it. Read up on an
issue such as pollution, endangered species, water shortages, recycling and climate change.
Alternatively, learn about a region you have never encountered before, like the Arctic, the desert or the
rainforest. Then give a short presentation to your class to share what you have learnt.
The next activity is to cook a special Earth Day meal. Plan a menu that introduces locally produced
food which is healthy and has minimal impact on the environment. Use vegetable and bean products as
these use less resources to grow. If you would like to eat meat, look for locally-produced organic meat.
Lastly, look into your closets and cupboards, and remove the things that are no longer useful to
you. By giving away your old toys to younger children, you will learn two lessons. One is about giving to
others and the second is about reusing and recycling instead of discarding things. Encourage your
parents to do the same with their clothes, electrical appliances and books.
Every one of us can do something to help the planet on Earth Day. Although our individual efforts
may seem like a drop in the ocean, everything we do to help the planet counts, such as opting to walk to
school or helping to clean up litter from our neighbourhood park! Thank you.