Environmental Issues

Talking about the planet 🌍

This module gives you the core Turkish words to talk about **the environment**. Turkish has **no articles** and **no gender**, so you learn each word on its own. You will learn the key terms, from **çevre**, the environment, to **geri dönüşüm**, recycling, then practise recognising them before writing about an environmental issue in English.

The words you need 🔑

Learn each Turkish word and its meaning:

Match each word to its meaning 🔗

What does it mean? 🎯

What does the Turkish word hava kirliliği mean in English?

• Air pollution
• Recycling
• The environment
• Global warming

No articles, no gender 🌡️

Turkish makes vocabulary simpler in one way: there are **no articles** (no "the" or "a") and **no gender**, so you just learn the word. But watch the special letters: **ç, ğ, ı, ö, ş, ü** all matter. **küresel ısınma**, global warming, and **geri dönüşüm**, recycling, both use them.

Which are about the environment? ✅

Select the TWO Turkish words that are about the environment.

• geri dönüşüm
• hava kirliliği
• kitap
• bilet

Problems and actions ♻️

Some words name environmental problems; others name what we can do to help.

Complete the sentences 🧱

The world around us is the _____. Dirty air is called _____. Sorting waste so it can be used again is _____. The planet heating up is _____. Clean energy from the sun is _____.

Spot the environment words 🖍️

An interactive activity.

Choose the right word 🌱

Which Turkish word means 'recycling'?

• geri dönüşüm
• hava kirliliği
• çevre
• kitap

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 a **problem** (such as hava kirliliği, air pollution, or küresel ısınma, global warming) and a **solution** (such as geri dönüşüm, recycling, or güneş enerjisi, solar power).

Help the environment 🤝

An interactive activity.

Write about an issue ✍️

An interactive activity.