Indonesian · B1 · Unit 19
The environment
Lingkungan
By the end you can
- Say what you do for the environment
- Discuss a local environmental problem
- Understand a text about the environment
Words and phrases
| Indonesian | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| sampah | rubbish | Sampah di sungai makin banyak. |
| buang sampah sembarangan | drop litter | Dilarang buang sampah sembarangan. |
| memilah sampah | sort your rubbish | Di rumah kami memilah sampah organik dan plastik. |
| mendaur ulang | recycle | Kami mendaur ulang botol plastik. |
| bank sampah | a waste bank (where residents trade sorted rubbish) | Ibu-ibu di RT kami mengelola bank sampah. |
| kerja bakti | a community clean-up (neighbours working together) | Hari Minggu ada kerja bakti membersihkan selokan. |
| kebun bersama | a shared garden | Warga ingin membuat kebun bersama di lahan kosong. |
| polusi udara | air pollution | Polusi udara di Jakarta sedang tinggi. |
| kantong belanja | a (reusable) shopping bag | Saya selalu bawa kantong belanja sendiri. |
| menanam pohon | plant trees | Anak-anak sekolah menanam pohon di pinggir sungai. |
| ramah lingkungan | eco-friendly | Kami mencoba hidup lebih ramah lingkungan. |
| hemat energi | save energy | Matikan lampu supaya hemat energi. |
Then talk it through
Neighbours discuss starting a shared garden. In the app you have this conversation out loud or typed, with the unit's goals to tick off and corrections at the end.