1、Click Here for Support with using Interactive PDFsDaily NewsDavid Attenborough Named a Champion of the Earth by UNThe UNs Environment Programme(UNEP)has given Sir David Attenborough its Champions of the Earth Lifetime Achievement Award.The award is the UNs highest environmental honour.They said its
2、for his“dedication to research,documentation,and advocacy for the protection of nature and its restoration.”As a child,Sir David was interested in the natural world.He spent his spare time collecting birds eggs and fossils.As an adult,Sir David went to work at the BBC.He ended up using his love of a
3、nimals and the environment to create award-winning shows.Inger Andersen works for UNEP.She said,“If we stand a chance of averting climate and biodiversity breakdowns and cleaning up polluted ecosystems,its because millions of us fell in love with the planet that he showed us on television.”As his wo
4、rk took him around the world,Sir David saw how humans were affecting the world.However,he also saw how we can do things differently and help the environment.Upon being given the lifetime achievement award,he said,“Fifty years ago,whales were on the very edge of extinction worldwide.Then people got t
5、ogether and now there are more whales in the sea than any living human being has ever seen.If we act together,we can solve these problems.”Inger Andersen said,“Sir Davids work will continue to inspire people of all ages to care for nature and to become the restoration generation.”Illustration:Sir Da
6、vid Attenborough.Glossarydedication Giving a lot of time and effort to something you think is important.advocacyShowing support for something.restorationReturning something to the way it used to be.avertingPreventing.Inspirational UK News 25th April 2022What is the UN?The United Nations(UN)is a glob
7、al organisation made up of 193 countries.It was founded in 1945 after the Second World War.It allows different governments to talk and solve problems together.visit Questions1.Find and copy one of the things Sir David Attenborough used to do as a child according to the article.2.Read this quotation:
8、“Sir Davids work will continue to inspire people of all ages to care for nature and to become the restoration generation.”What do you think Inger Andersen means by the phrase restoration generation?(tick one)People of similar ages taking time to rest.People of similar ages working to help repair nat
9、ure.People of similar ages agreeing with each other.People of similar ages watching TV together.3.Sir David Attenborough tries to make people feel like it is too late and there is nothing to be done about climate change.Find one piece of evidence from the text that does not support that statement.4.
10、Summarise the key information in the article using 15 words or fewer.5.Look at the paragraph beginning:As a child,Sir David Give the meaning of the phrase spare time as it is used in this paragraph.6.Number the facts from 1-4 to show the order in which they happened in.One has been done for you.The UNEP has awarded David Attenborough its Champions of the Earth Lifetime Achievement Award.He created award-winning TV shows.1 David Attenborough collected fossils as a child.He began working for the BBC.David Attenborough named a Champion of the Earth by UNvisit
