I am Here To Speak
Ans 1.Severn was twelve
years old when she gave this speech.She started working for The
environment and social justice since she was in kindergarten.
Ans 2.She gave the speech
at the Earth Summit which was held at Rio DE Janerio in the year
1992.She had come there to make the adults realize that they were
spoiling the world. She pointed out their mistakes and asked them to
mend their ways so that the coming generations would be able to see
the beauties of the world.
Ans 3. She is afraid to go
out in the sun because there are holes in the ozone layer. She is
afraid to fish because once she had gone fishing in Vancouver with
her father and found that the fish was full of cancer.
Ans 4. She talks about the
following problems which humans cannot solve. They cannot fix the
holes in the ozone layer. They cannot provide clear stream for the
fish. They cannot bring back extinct animals. They cannot bring back
the forests to the barren deserts.
Ans 5. A street child in
Brazil told her that if she were rich she would give all the street
children food, clothes, medicines, shelter, love and affection.
Ans.6. She feels that the
government should not only make laws for conservation and protection
of the environment but also see that they are put into action . They
should see that the world is not damaged further.
A2. Reference to context
1,a) This line is
addressed to all the people attending the Earth Summit.
b) The earth is being
broken: holes are created in the ozone layer, the animals have gone
extinct, the streams have gone dry,the forests have been cut.
The speaker is
disturbed because of the neglect of adults and is angry that nothing
is being done about it.
2.a) She is only twelve
and addressing a world gathering of grown up people.
b)She is speaking of the
world population back in 1992 who are affected by the environmental
degradation.
3.a) The Northern
countries are Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden etc.
b)The needy are the
children who lack food, shelter, clothing all over the world
specially in the developing countries.
