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Earth's Hour

Turn off the lights for one hour from 8:30pm on Saturday, March 26, 2022.to mark Earth hour. Let us all address the climate crisis by actively participating.


Vocabulary

 

Combat                       /ˈkämˌbat/ v. to take action to reduce or prevent (something bad or undesirable);

                                      Ex: We have to combat the climate crisis.

 

Cause                            /kôz/ v. make (something, especially something) happen.

                                      Ex: The main cause of the problem…

 

Greenhouse gases        /ˈɡrēnˌhous/ n. gases in Earth’s atmosphere that trap heat

                                      Ex: Man-made greenhouse gases…

 

Grassroots                    /ˈɡrasˌro͞ots/ n. basic level, involving ordinary people

Ex: Earth hour is one of the world’s largest grassroots* movements for the environment

 

Harness                         /ˈhärnəs/ v. control and make use of

Ex: The event harness* the collective* power of all to drive change.

 

 

Comprehension Questions

 

What is Earth's Hour?

 

Where did Earth Hour as a movement start?

 

What will people do during Earth Hour?

 

What will the Earth's Hour event aim to raise?

 

What can each individual do?

 

 

 

Article Reading

 

People all around the world will turn off their lights for one hour from 8:30pm on Saturday, March 26, 2022.to mark Earth hour.

The global event aims to raise awareness of people about climate change and to combat the crisis.


Energy use - including lighting our homes and other buildings - is the main cause of the human-made greenhouse gasses, which are being released into the Earth's atmosphere.


The 2022 Earth Hour theme is #ShapeOurFuture. It encourages all people to play a part in reducing climate change.


Earth Hour was created by WWF and started in Sydney in 2007. Since then it has spread to more than 190 countries and territories and become one of the world’s largest grassroots* movements for the environment.


The event has always focused on climate change but has recently also highlighted the loss of nature. It aims to encourage individuals to take action and then harness* the collective* power of all of these individuals to drive change.

 

Source: https://www.kidsnews.com.au/explainers/lights-out-for-the-planet-as-millions-join-earth-hour/news-story/7ddcd0b2bc870438f4a1d8114ae864ea

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