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World Environment Day

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World Environment day
Official name	UN World Environment Day
Also called	Eco Day, Environment Day, WED
Observed by	Worldwide
Type	World wide
Significance	This day is observed to create global awareness about environmental problems the world or a specific country is facing.
Date	June 5
Next time	5 June 2017
Frequency	annually
First time	June 5, 1974
Related to	Environment, Pollution

World Environment Day (WED) is observed every year on June 5 to raise global awareness to take positive environmental action to protect nature and the planet Earth. It is run by the United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP). "World Environment Day (WED) is the United Nations’ most important day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the protection of our environment. Since it began in 1974, it has grown to become a global platform for public outreach that is widely celebrated in over 100 countries."

VIDEO TIME: This animated short movie explores man's relationship with the natural world.

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VOCABULARY

Environment – Vocabulary List and Sentences in English

Phrase	Example
A
acid rain	Acid rain is very harmful to the environment.
aerosol, spray	Aerosol sprays are the worst cause of pollution in the home.
to affect	This area was affected by the flood.
to ail	The huge trees had been ailing for years before they were cut down.
atmosphere	The Earth's atmosphere is a thin layer of gases that surrounds the Earth.
to be aware	I think my neighbour isn't aware of polluting the environment.
B
balance	Nature's balance might be disturbed.
biodegradable	All our products are biodegradable.
biodiversity	What about an evening stroll to look at the biodiversity in our park?
biosphere	The biosphere is the part of the earth's atmosphere and surface in which animals and plants can live.
C
carbon	Carbon is a chemical substance contained in all plants and animals.
carbon dioxide	The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is low.
carbon monoxide	Carbon monoxide is emitted by cars.
catalytic converter	Since 1993 catalytic converters have been compulsory in Britain.
catastrophe	The Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (FHCF) was created in November 1993.
to chop down	Poor people often chop down trees for firewood.
climate	The Mediterranean climate is good for growing citrus fruits.
coastal waters	Many bays and coastal waters have been contaminated with heavy metals.
cooling agent	Cooling agents are expensive.
to combat	There should be stricter laws to combat air pollution.
to contaminate	The soil has been contaminated.
creature	Is there a sea creature or not?
D
death of the forests	The death of the forests is a big problem in Europe.
to destroy	The house was completely destroyed by fire.
destruction	The use of renewable sources could stop the destruction of the rainforests.
detergent	Try to use detergents that are perfume free.
to die out	Animals are dying out far more often than you might think.
to diminish	The people try to diminish the pollution of the water.
dirt	The dirt has been removed from the ground.
to disappear	Many species disappeared in the last century.
disaster	The recent earthquake in India is a disaster.
disposal	Unfortunately, less people know of the disposal of hazardous waste.
drought	Drought had ruined the crops year after year.
to dry up, to parch	During the long time of drought many rivers have dried up/parched.
to dump	Old washing machines have been dumped near the beach.
dumping ground	City canals are often used as dumping grounds.
dust	Do not inhale the dust, it's dangerous.
E
earthquake	On April 18, 1906, shortly after 5:00 am, a great earthquake struck San Francisco.
ecology	Oil pollution could damage the ecology of the costs.
ecosystem	Jordan appealed for assistance to help save the ecosystem of the Dead Sea, whose water level is dropping.
emission	The organization calls for stricter controls on emissions.
to emit	Sulphur gases were emitted by the spewing volcano.
endangered	The sea turtle is an endangered species.
energy conservation	Energy conservation is a process of saving energy.
energy source	Space energy is one of the energy sources of the future.
energy-efficient	Energy-efficient windows help to lower your heating costs.
environment	We must protect the environment.
environmentalist	Environmentalists are people who love the natural world.
to erode	It took about 67,000 years to erode the Grand Canyon.
erosion	Wind and water are the main agents of soil erosion.
evolution	The introduction of cloned plants will effect evolution.
exhaust fumes	Over the past month officers have been stopping vehicles in Manchester to test exhaust fumes.
to be exposed to	You risk skin cancer if you are often exposed to strong sunlight.
extinct	Hawaii is home to a great many extinct species.
F
factory farming	Is factory farming a way of animal abuse?
famine	The Irish Famine of 1846-50 took as many as a million lives from hunger and disease.
fertile	Fertile land is land where things grow easily.
fertilizer	Fertilizers are chemicals given to plants with the intention of promoting growth.
Fischdampfer	Trawlers, are not permitted on the lake.
fume	Workers are exposed to fumes from asphalt.
fumes	The lava gives off clouds of toxic fumes as it flows into the Pacific Ocean.
G
geothermal	The first geothermal power station was built in Landrella, Italy.
global warming	They started a campaign to slow down the process of global warming.
greenhouse effect	The greenhouse effect is the rise in temperature caused by gases in the atmosphere.
H
hardest hit	Our town was hardest hit by last year's earthquake.
to harm	Pollution can harm animals and the environment.
to be harmful	Air pollution is harmful to everyone.
heat wave	Slow down and avoid strenuous activity if a heat wave is happening.
heavy metal	Less heavy metal has been introduced by air into the Baltic Sea since the 1990s.
hydrocarbon	Various hydrocarbons have been found in Jupiter's atmosphere.
I
industrial waste	Industrial waste can contain small amounts of radioactive materials.
insulation	Often glass fibre is used as roof insulation.
L
to leak	Oil leaked out of the tank.
to load	The owners of the local factories are loaded with new environmental laws.
M
marine life	Around the islands marine life is seriously threatened by oil slick.
to menace	Hurricane Hugo menaced the US coast for seven days.
N
natural gas	61 percent of US households used natural gas for heating in 2002.
O
oil slick	Large oil slicks were found near the coast.
overfertilization	Overfertilization is a common problem.
oxygen	The cells need oxygen to survive.
ozone layer	The ozone layer screens out the sun's harmful ultraviolet radiation.
P
permission	Ask permission for the privilege to cross private land.
poison	The cat was killed by rat poison.
poisonous	She has lots of poisonous plants in her garden.
the polar ice caps	If the polar ice caps melt, the ocean levels rise.
to pollute	Please do not pollute the air.
pollution	Air pollution is a problem for all of us.
power station	Power stations are only about 40 per cent efficient.
precipitation	Rain, snow, hail and sleet are types of precipitation.
preservation	He is interested in historic preservation.
prevention	The prevention of litter is very important.
to protect	Russia wants to protect the environment in the Baltic region.
to purify	You can purify water with two chemicals: chlorine bleach and iodine.
R
radiation	Radiation is used for medical reasons.
rainforest	Tropical rainforests are the Earth's oldest living ecosystems.
to recycle	This carton is made from recycled paper.
remedial action	The Great Lakes Remedial Action Plan Program was created in 1987.
renewable	A renewable energy system converts the energy found in sunlight, wind, falling water, waves, geothermal heat, or biomass.
reusable	There are two kinds of plastic bottles: reusable bottles and single-service bottles.
S
to screen from	You should screen your eyes from the sun when hiking in the mountains.
sea level	Death Valley lies 86 metres (282 feet) below sea level.
sewage	Sewage, used water, comes from factories and households.
sewage plant	The city needs to have a sewage plant.
sludge	Sludge is often used on agricultural land.
soil	Soil is the top layer of the earth in which trees, plant etc. grow.
solvent	Benzene and turpentine are solvents.
starvation	Starvation is the most severe form of malnutrition.
stratosphere	The ozone layer is within the stratosphere.
surface	About 70% of the Earth's surface is covered with water.
T
to threaten	Toxic chemical substances threaten sea turtles.
tide	The tide is in/out.
timber	Timber is wood for building ships and houses.
toxic waste	A ship with toxic waste sank.
toxic waste dump	The toxic waste dump was built.
trawler	Trawlers, are not permitted on the lake.
U
unleaded	Unleaded petrol is less harmful to the environment.
untreated	Coastal cities often dump their untreatened wastes into the sea.
urbanization	The urabanization is a world-wide trend.
W
waste heat	The use of waste heat will reduce electricity consumption.
waste paper	Recycling waste paper is a favourable method.
waste separation	Do you know how to do waste separation?
wind energy	Wind energy is widely used in South Africa for water pumping.
windpark/windfarm	Offshore windfarms have been built.

Florence Nightingale "The Lady with the Lamp"

WOMEN'S DAY

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HEALTH'S DAY
7- april- 2016




Florence Nightingale

"The Lady with the Lamp" 

    Florence Nightingale was an important nurse that went to the Crimean War to nurse wounded soldiers. She and her nurses saved many lives and gave the nursery the importance it deserved.

When did she live?
    Florence was born in 1820. This was ten years before Britain had its first steam passenger railway. She lived through the long reign of Queen Victoria. She died in 1910, after the age of electricity, cars and planes began.

What Florence Nightingale did
      Florence Nightingale made hospitals cleaner places. She showed that trained nurses and clean hospitals helped sick people get better. She was the founder of modern nursing.

A rich family
     Florence's father was William Nightingale, a rich banker. William and his wife Fanny went to Italy after they married in 1818. Florence was born in Italy on 12th May. She was named after the city of Florence.

Florence's sister
      Florence had an older sister, Frances Parthenope (known as 'Pop'). Pop was born in Italy too. The girls had lessons from their father. Florence was clever, and liked history and maths.

What did most women do?
     In Victorian Britain, poor women worked as servants or in factories Rich girls like Florence were expected to marry and look after a home, perhaps doing charity work.

Why Florence did not marry
      Florence was very religious. From the age of 16 she believed God wanted her to do important work. When she was 22, a young writer asked her to marry him. After seven years making up her mind, Florence said no.

Florence gets her way
      In 1851, Florence went to Germany, to a Christian nursing school for women. She learned nursing for three months. It was hard work, but she loved it.

First job in a hospital
       In 1853 a rich friend asked Florence to run a London hospital for 'Invalid Gentlewomen'. There was no pay, but Mr Nightingale gave her money. She made lots of useful changes in the hospital. At home, when her father and sister became ill, Florence nursed them.

Florence goes to war
         Florence and 38 nurses arrived in Turkey in November 1854.



The horrible hospital
       The hospital was overcrowded and filthy. There were not enough beds, so men lay on the floor. They were not washed. There were no proper toilets. Drains were blocked. Rats ran everywhere. The smell was terrible.

Walking with her lamp   
      At night Florence walked around the wards to make sure the men were comfortable. She sat with dying soldiers. She wrote letters home for men who could not write. She carried a lantern, so the soldiers called her 'The Lady with the Lamp'.

Home a heroine

       When Florence came home in 1856, people called her a heroine. Later Florence met Queen Victoria. She told the Queen what was wrong with Army hospitals. She wrote another important people in that time to solve the problem.  Here on the right there is a letter from Florence Nightingale to the Duke of Westminster about the importance of nurses

The Army started training doctors. Hospitals got cleaner. Soldiers got better clothes and food.      


   In 1860 the Nightingale Training School for nurses was opened at St Thomas's Hospital in London. 
                       Florence's book Notes for Nursing helped many student nurses.



                                                          
Florence's last years

          Florence worked so hard she became ill. For the last 40 years of her life she stayed in bed most of the time. But she went on writing letters, collecting facts and figures. In 1907 she was awarded The Order of Merit. She was the first woman to receive this honour. Florence Nightingale died on 13th August 1910.

                     Blanca Murillo Murillo. Biology teacher of Bilingual Section.

WHAT IS A NATURAL DISASTER?

A natural disaster is a major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the Earth; examples include floods, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis, and other geologic processes.

Science - Natural Disasters

You learn something every day if you pay attention. ~Ray LeBlond