World News for Students of English

18-05-2026 07:00

Actor Harrison Ford gets a special award from a university. They give him this award because he works for 30 years to protect nature.

Ford is also a pilot. He flies planes to help sick people in poor countries. Ford is famous for movies, but he says helping the Earth is his most important job. He tells the students his life story. He says that he does not like school. But then he becomes an actor. He enjoys acting very much.

He says that everyone needs a purpose in life. His purpose is to tell people that they need a healthy planet. They will die without it. He tells students to be strong.  They must save the world and help others.

Difficult words: award (a prize which you get when you do something well), protect (to keep someone or something safe), purpose (why you do something).

You can watch the original video in the Level 3 section.