Environmental Issues
The core Arabic words for talking about the environment, from the environment itself to global warming and voluntary work. Recognise the script, then write about an environmental issue in English.
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Talking about the planet 🌍
Arabic is written **right to left**, and this module gives you the core words to talk about **the environment**. You will learn five key terms, from **بيئة (bee'a)**, the environment, to **عمل تطوعي ('amal tatawwu'i)**, voluntary work, then practise recognising them before writing about an environmental issue in English.
The five words you need 🔑
Learn these five environmental terms. Arabic reads right to left:
Match each word to its meaning 🔗
- بيئة (bee'a)
- موارد طبيعية (mawaarid tabee'iyya)
- مياه الشرب (miyaah ash-shurb)
- عمل تطوعي ('amal tatawwu'i)
- the environment
- natural resources
- drinking water
- voluntary work
What does it mean? 🎯
What does the Arabic word بيئة (bee'a) mean in English?
- The environment
- Drinking water
- Global warming
- Voluntary work
A word for the exam 🌡️
**احتباس حراري (ihtibaas haraari)**, global warming, is one of the biggest environmental issues, and on this course it is **Higher-tier** vocabulary. It is worth learning even at Foundation, because you can then recognise it in reading and listening. Notice it is two words: literally a kind of "trapping" and "thermal".
Which are about the environment? ✅
Select the TWO Arabic words that are about the environment.
- موارد طبيعية (mawaarid tabee'iyya)
- مياه الشرب (miyaah ash-shurb)
- بيت (bayt)
- تذكرة (tadhkira)
Problems and actions ♻️
Some environmental words name problems; others name what we can do to help.
Complete the sentences 🧱
The Arabic word for the environment is _____. Water that is safe to drink is called _____. Using less and reusing more protects our _____. The problem of the planet heating up is _____. Helping your community without pay is _____.
Spot the environment words 🖍️
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Choose the right word 💧
Which Arabic word means 'drinking water'?
- مياه الشرب (miyaah ash-shurb)
- بيئة (bee'a)
- احتباس حراري (ihtibaas haraari)
- بيت (bayt)
Writing about the environment 📝
You can now recognise the five key words. In the exam you might **write about an environmental issue**, and you can weave these terms in. A strong answer names a **problem** (such as احتباس حراري, global warming, or wasting مياه الشرب, drinking water) and a **solution** (such as عمل تطوعي, voluntary work, or protecting موارد طبيعية, natural resources).
Help the environment 🤝
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Write about an issue ✍️
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