Class 6 English IAm Here To Speak

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.

100. 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.