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Answer key for Exercise 2(P62): Name of the organization Its purpose Time when it was set up Millennium Kids It's for kids who are concerned about the environment. 1996

Examples of activities a yearly conference; school programmes eg a play called "The Horse who Saved the World"; environmental projects

Examples of projects Other information planting trees at school or on farms looking after a piece of land developing activities that reduce, reuse and recycle waste, such as plastic bags They have a website.

Listening text The listening text is an interview between some students and an Australian teenager about an environmental organization called Millennium Kids.

MILLENNIUM KIDS Julie, a teenager who belongs to an organization in Australia called Millennium Kids, is visiting a class. The teacher and students are asking her questions about the organization.

TEACHER: Julie, can you tell us about Millennium Kids? JULIE: Sure. It's an organization run by kids for kids who are concerned about the environment.

STUDENT: How was it started? JULIE: It was started by four Western Australian kids who organized a children's conference on the environment in 1996. Now we hold a conference every year.

Kids come to it from all over Australia -- and also from other countries. It's great fun. And we decide which projects we'll work on in the following year. STUDENT: What sorts of things do you do?

JULIE: All sorts. For example, we have a school programme that helps kids understand about greenhouse gases. Actually, we perform a play called "The Horse who Saved the World". We teach kids that they can cut down greenhouse gases by not travelling to school by car so often.

It's so much better for our environment if we walk, ride a bike or go by bus, isn't it? (murmers of agreement). STUDENT: Well, I already walk to school so what else could I do?

JULIE: Oh, lots of things JULIE: Oh, lots of things. You could work on a project with your friends. You'd decide on an environmental problem that you'd like to solve - it has to be one you think you can solve - it might be something to do with native animals, trees, air, water or waste.

Then you'd work out a plan of action that has all the steps needed to solve the problem. STUDENT: What are some of the projects kids have done?

JULIE: Oh, there are so many. Let's see JULIE: Oh, there are so many. Let's see ... planting trees at school or on farms; looking after a piece of land; developing activities that reduce, reuse and recycle waste. Actually, at the moment, we're asking kids to find ways of reducing, reusing and recycling plastic bags - they are such a problem.

STUDENT: Do you have a website? JULIE: We certainly do. I'll write it on the board later. TEACHER: Well, Julie, Millennium Kids sounds like a really good idea.

JULIE: Yes, I love being a Millennium Kid JULIE: Yes, I love being a Millennium Kid. If we don't care for the environment, you, I and future children won't be able to survive. That's a pretty good reason to do something, don't you think?

Answer key for Exercise 1 (P65) Year Event Facts about the event Ian Kiernan competed in an around-the-world yacht race He was shocked at the pollution in the ocean. 1987

Clean-up day for Sydney Harbour 40,000 volunteers; collected old car bodies, plastics, glass bottles, cigarette butts 1989

the first Clean Up Australia Day 1990 300,000 volunteers

Clean Up Australia Day most common kinds of rubbish: cigarette butts, glass bottles and plastic bags 2001

the first Clean Up the World 30 million volunteers in 80 countries 1993

40 million volunteers in 128 countries; cleaned streets, beaches, river banks and parks Clean Up the World 2001

Tom is giving a talk to his class about Clean Up Australia Day. LISTENING TASK and SPEAKING TASK (P65) CLEAN UP AUSTRALIA DAY Tom is giving a talk to his class about Clean Up Australia Day. Today I'm going to talk about Clean Up Australia Day.

Clean Up Australia Day is one day in the year when people get together and clean up their environment. Clean Up Australia Day started with this man –— Ian Kiernan. Ian is a great sailor and in 1987 he competed in an around-the-world yacht race.

When he was sailing in this race, he was shocked at the pollution in the world's oceans. There was rubbish floating everywhere. So when he got back to Sydney he started organizing a clean-up day for Sydney Harbour.

In 1989, 40,000 people volunteered to clean up the harbor In 1989, 40,000 people volunteered to clean up the harbor. They collected tonnes of old car bodies, plastics of all kinds, glass bottles and cigarette butts. It was so successful that lan organized the first Clean Up Australia Day. More than 300,000 people

volunteered to help the first time it was held in 1990 volunteered to help the first time it was held in 1990. After that in March, every year, more and more people help. Here's a table showing the most common kinds of rubbish found in 2001 on Clean Up Australia Day.

You can see that the top three are cigarette butts, glass bottles and plastic bags. As much of the rubbish as possible is recycled - about 20% - and the rest goes to rubbish tips. Clean Up Australia Day works very well – there are now many places

that won't need cleaning this year because they're still clean from the last Clean Up Day. In fact, it has been so successful that we now have Business Clean Up Day, Schools Clean Up Day, as well as Clean Up Australia Day.

After he started Clean Up Australia Day, Ian's next goal was to take his idea to the world. He got the support of the United Nations Environment Programme and, as a result, Clean Up the World started in 1993.

In Clean Up the World's first year 30 million people in 80 countries were involved on a weekend in September. In 2001, about 40 million people from 128 countries took part. They cleaned streets, beaches, river banks and parks.