Intro
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On April 22, almost 200 countries around the world celebrate Earth Day. On this day, people show their support for protecting the environment and the earth’s resources. People hold demonstrations, create festivals, and celebrate the earth while educating the public about environmental issues.
But are you shortchanging the earth when you only give it one day? Rather than dedicating one day to celebrating the earth, would it be better to have an earth month, or even to make a vow to support the earth every day? Find out what Mason and Lily think in this environment English lesson.
Dialog
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Lily: When did Earth Day start?
Mason: You know, I looked it up.
Lily: OK.
Mason: And it started in 1970.
Lily: But do you really need a day to plant a tree?
Mason: There are so many days. Every day is dedicated to at least five things. So, you know, maybe if it was Earth Month? We might need to take it to that level in order to actually effect something.
Lily: Of course, you could even take it farther than that and make it an Earth Era, if you wanted to go that route.
Mason: Sure.
Lily: And make people really aware of it.
Mason: Let’s take a step back. We probably don’t have the right historical context.
Lily: OK.
Mason: 1970, it’s been over 40 years that people have been talking about environmental awareness and stuff. So we probably take it way more for granted than people in 1970 did that you actually need to start talking about sustainability and recycling and pollution and stuff like that. I don’t know if there are any official Earth Day traditions.
Lily: Well yeah. I think at least what I always visualize whenever I think of Earth Day, because I grew up in a college town that was kind of hippie-ish, is they always have this celebration where they would plant a tree and it would be really exciting. It would be wonderful. And then there would be new trees all over the place. And people would dance in circles and sing about the earth.
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Discussion
Lily and Mason are interested in the origins of Earth Day, but they don’t know if it’s an important holiday. It might not be that effective to just have a day dedicated to celebrating the earth. Should the focus on the planet be longer than just a day?
Mason points out that when Earth Day started not that many people knew about environmental awareness. It’s important to have historical context. And Lily shares that Earth Day was a celebration in a town where she grew up. There were demonstrations, and people planted trees and sang songs.
Is Earth Day celebrated in your country? Do you think it’s an important holiday? Do you think holidays should be created to celebrate every occasion?
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