lesson 307 · grammar + 10 cards

Our environment · Naše okolje

climate, recycling & the se-passive

A B2 coursebook unit — the environment, and the se-passive that fills formal and impersonal Slovene. Words, listening, the rule, an argument text, then your own opinion. About sixteen minutes.

⏱️ ≈16 min🔥 warm-up → 🎯 grammar → 📝 practice → ⚡ quick → 🃏 cards

warm-up

· ogrevanje — the 10-second version

say what 'is done' without naming who does it

grammar

· learn the rule

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Our environment

· enota · naše okolje

say what 'is done' without naming who does it

When the doer doesn't matter, Slovene uses the trpnik s 'se' (se-passive): the object becomes the subject and the verb takes se. Ljudje recik/lirajo papir (people recycle paper) → Papir se reciklira (paper is recycled). It's everywhere in notices, science and argument. The fully impersonal form — veliko se govori (much is said), premalo se ukrepa (too little is done) — needs no subject at all.

aktiv → trpnik s 'se'
aktiv · active	trpnik · passive
Ljudje reciklirajo papir.	Papir se reciklira.
Energijo porabljamo.	Energija se porablja.
Odpadke ločujejo.	Odpadki se ločujejo.

the changing ending is highlighted

Papir se reciklira.Paper is recycled.se-passive

Veliko se govori o podnebju.Much is said about the climate.impersonal

Premalo se ukrepa.Too little is done.impersonal

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text

· say what 'is done' without naming who does it

Podnebne spremembe so eden največjih izzivov našega časa. Onesnaženje zraka in kopičenje odpadkov ogrožata naravo. O rešitvah se veliko govori, a premalo se ukrepa. Vsak posameznik lahko prispeva: odpadki se ločujejo, energija se varčuje, namesto avtomobila se uporablja javni prevoz. Le s skupnimi ukrepi bomo ohranili zdravo okolje za prihodnje rodove.

show English

Climate change is one of the greatest challenges of our time. Air pollution and the accumulation of waste threaten nature. Much is said about solutions, but too little is done. Every individual can contribute: waste is separated, energy is saved, public transport is used instead of the car. Only with joint measures will we preserve a healthy environment for future generations.

practice

· listen and choose0 ✓

🌍Which means 'the environment'? 💡 okolje

tap 🔊, then choose

✓ okolje — okolje = environment

🏭Which means 'pollution'? 💡 onesnaženje

tap 🔊, then choose

✓ onesnaženje — onesnaženje = pollution

🗑️Which means 'waste'? 💡 odpadki

tap 🔊, then choose

✓ odpadki — odpadki = waste

📋Which means 'a measure / action'? 💡 ukrep

tap 🔊, then choose

✓ ukrep — ukrep = measure

🌡️Kaj je eden največjih izzivov? 💡 podnebne spremembe

What is one of the greatest challenges?

✓ podnebne spremembe — “Podnebne spremembe so eden največjih izzivov …”

🏭Kaj ogroža naravo? 💡 onesnaženje in odpadki

What threatens nature?

✓ onesnaženje in odpadki — “Onesnaženje … in kopičenje odpadkov ogrožata naravo.”

📋Kaj se po besedilu premalo dela? 💡 ukrepa se

According to the text, what is done too little?

✓ ukrepa se — “… premalo se ukrepa.”

🤝Kako bomo ohranili okolje? 💡 s skupnimi ukrepi

How will we preserve the environment?

✓ s skupnimi ukrepi — “Le s skupnimi ukrepi …”

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write

· now you — fill in about yourself

model — read it first

Menim, da je okolje pomembno. Po mojem mnenju se premalo reciklira. Rešitev je, da uporabljamo javni prevoz.

show English

I think the environment is important. In my opinion too little is recycled. The solution is to use public transport.

Menim, da Po mojem mnenju se Rešitev je, da Sam/Sama

your own sentences — there's no single right answer (not scored; saved on this device).

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speak

· say it aloud, then check a model

1. Give your opinion: is enough being done for the environment?

model answer

Po mojem mnenju se naredi premalo. Veliko se govori, a malo se ukrepa.

In my opinion too little is done. Much is said, but little is acted upon.

2. Propose one measure (use the se-passive).

model answer

Več bi se moralo reciklirati in manj uporabljati avtomobil.

More should be recycled and the car used less.

3. Say what you personally do for the environment.

model answer

Doma ločujem odpadke, varčujem z energijo in se vozim s kolesom.

At home I separate waste, save energy and ride a bike.

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unscramble

· rebuild the Slovene word

the letters are jumbled — type the correct Slovene word

o k j e o l environment

e e b d n p o j climate

e a o ž e e n j s n n pollution

e c i l r a j n i k e r recycling

d d o k p i a waste (pl)

a a v r a n nature

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odd one out

· tap the word that doesn't fit

three words share a gender — tap the one that's different

which word is the odd one out?

✓ narava — ženski spol · a different gender (srednji × 3)

cards

· drill the words

tap a card to flip · 10 cards

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okolje

OH-koh-lyeh

environment

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podnebje

pod-NEH-byeh

climate

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onesnaženje

oh-nes-NAH-zhen-yeh

pollution

♻️

recikliranje

reh-tsee-KLEE-rahn-yeh

recycling

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odpadki

od-PAHD-kee

waste (pl)

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narava

nah-RAH-vah

nature

⚡

energija

eh-NER-gee-yah

energy

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ukrep

OO-krep

measure

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rešitev

REH-shee-tev

solution

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prihodnost

pree-HOD-nost

future

✓

I can…

· tick what you've mastered

name key environment and climate words form the se-passive (papir se reciklira) use the impersonal (veliko se govori) give and justify an opinion propose a measure or solution

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