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Saving Africa’s
Animals
Cast:
Burst News Anchor 1
Burst News Anchor 2
Burst Reporter 1
Burst Reporter 2
Burst Reporter 3
Burst Reporter 4
Burst Reporter 5
Burst Reporter 6
Burst Reporter 7
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Anchor 1: Hello. I’m Anchor 1 reporting for
Burst News.
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Anchor 2: I’m Anchor 2. Welcome to Burst
News. April 22 is a special day. It’s called
Earth Day!
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Anchor 1: On Earth Day, people learn how
to take care of the Earth.
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Anchor 2: It is important to take care of the
Earth and all its animals.
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Anchor 1: We should keep Earth’s animals
safe.
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Anchor 2: How can we keep animals safe?
We have Reporters 1 and 2 to tell us more.
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Reporter 1: Animals need a clean home.
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Reporter 2: We help animals when we keep
Earth clean. This gives them a safe place to
live.
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Anchor 2: If we dirty the Earth, then we
dirty the homes of many animals.
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Reporter 1: It also hurts animals when we
cut trees down. Many animals live in the
trees.
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Reporter 2: Birds make their nests there.
Trees also have leaves and fruits that
animals eat.
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Anchor 2: What would happen if we didn’t
take care of the Earth and its animals? What
would happen if we didn’t keep it clean?
What would happen if people kept cutting
trees down?
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Anchor 1: A dirty Earth means that plants
and animals could die. Many animals would
lose their food and homes without trees.
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Anchor 2: A world without animals would
be bad. Sadly, some animals are getting
sick in Africa.
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Anchor 1: We have Reporters 3 and 4 to tell
us why this is happening.
Reporter 3: Hunters are hurting animals.
Reporter 4: People are cutting down trees.
Anchor 1: Animals will not have safe homes
if there are no trees.
Anchor 2: If hunters keep hurting animals,
there will be fewer animals in Africa.
Anchor 1: That would be very sad. Isn’t
Africa very far away?
Anchor 2: Yes, it is. We have Burst
Reporters 5 and 6 here to tell us more
about Africa.
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Reporter 5: Africa is 8,000 miles away from
America. It would take over 15 hours to get
there by plane.
Reporter 6: Africa is also very big. There
are many countries in it.
Reporter 5: Africa also has the largest
desert in the world.
Reporter 6: It is called the Sahara Desert.
Anchor 1: Africa also has the longest river.
It is called the Nile River.
Anchor 2: Africa is home to many
wonderful animals.
Anchor 1: Burst Reporter 7 is here to tell us
more about the animals of Africa.
Reporter 7: Many animals live in Africa. You
can see all kinds of animals, birds, and fish
there.
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Anchor 2: It is important to keep animals
like lions, tigers, monkeys, and elephants
safe.
Anchor 1: Earth Day is a great way to teach
everyone how to take care of all animals on
Earth.
Anchor 2: We must save the trees. We must
stop hunting animals. We need to keep the
Earth clean. This way, we will help save
animals, like this ones in Africa.
Anchor 1: That is good to know. I’m Anchor
1 wishing you a good day.
Anchor 2: I’m Anchor 2. Thanks for
watching Burst News.
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