Environmental Issues
The core Gujarati words for talking about the environment, from wildlife to solar power and self-reliance. Recognise the script, then write about an environmental issue in English.
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Talking about the planet 🌍
Gujarati is written in its own **script**, and this module gives you core words to talk about **the environment** and how to protect it. You will learn the key terms, from **વન્યજીવો (vanyajivo)**, wildlife, to **સૂર્યની ઊર્જા (suryani urja)**, solar power, then practise recognising them before writing about an environmental issue in English.
The words you need 🔑
Learn these terms. Each shows the Gujarati script, the transliteration, and the meaning:
Match each word to its meaning 🔗
- વન્યજીવો (vanyajivo)
- સૂર્યની ઊર્જા (suryani urja)
- સ્વાવલંબન (svavalamban)
- પર્વત (parvat)
- wildlife
- solar power
- self-reliance
- a mountain
What does it mean? 🎯
What does the Gujarati word વન્યજીવો (vanyajivo) mean in English?
- Wildlife
- Solar power
- Self-reliance
- A mountain
Words for the exam 🌡️
Two of these are **Higher-tier** vocabulary: **સૂર્યની ઊર્જા (suryani urja)**, solar power, and **સ્વાવલંબન (svavalamban)**, self-reliance. They both matter for the environment: solar power is clean energy from the sun, and self-reliance means a community meeting its own needs sustainably. Both are worth recognising even at Foundation.
Which are about the environment? ✅
Select the TWO Gujarati words that are about the natural environment.
- વન્યજીવો (vanyajivo)
- સૂર્યની ઊર્જા (suryani urja)
- પુસ્તક (pustak)
- ટિકિટ (tikit)
Nature and clean energy ♻️
Some words name parts of the natural world; others name ways to protect it.
Complete the sentences 🧱
The animals and plants of the natural world are _____. Clean energy from the sun is _____. A community meeting its own needs sustainably shows _____. Tall natural landforms are _____. Protecting all of this looks after the _____.
Spot the environment words 🖍️
An interactive activity.
Choose the right word 🌱
Which Gujarati word means 'solar power'?
- સૂર્યની ઊર્જા (suryani urja)
- વન્યજીવો (vanyajivo)
- સ્વાવલંબન (svavalamban)
- પુસ્તક (pustak)
Writing about the environment 📝
You can now recognise the key words. In the exam you might **write about an environmental issue**, and you can weave these terms in. A strong answer names something to **protect** (such as વન્યજીવો, wildlife) and a **solution** (such as સૂર્યની ઊર્જા, solar power, or સ્વાવલંબન, self-reliance).
Help the environment 🤝
An interactive activity.
Write about an issue ✍️
An interactive activity.