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Talking about recycling

1. Vocabulary List

JapaneseRomajiEnglish
ใƒชใ‚ตใ‚คใ‚ฏใƒซrisaikururecycling
ใณใ‚“binglass bottle or jar
ใ‹ใ‚“kantin; can
ใƒ—ใƒฉใ‚นใƒใƒƒใ‚ฏpurasuchikkuplastic
ใƒšใƒƒใƒˆใƒœใƒˆใƒซpettobotoruplastic bottle
็ด™๏ผˆใ‹ใฟ๏ผ‰kamipaper
ใƒˆใ‚คใƒฌใƒƒใƒˆใƒšใƒผใƒ‘ใƒผtoirettopeepatoilet paper
ๅ…จ้ƒจ๏ผˆใœใ‚“ใถ๏ผ‰zenbuall; everything
ๅฐ‘๏ผˆใ™ใ๏ผ‰ใชใใชใ‚‹sukunaku naruto become less
ใฏใ“hakobox

2. Grammar & Sentences

ใƒชใ‚ตใ‚คใ‚ฏใƒซ + ใ™ใ‚‹ / ใงใใ‚‹: ใƒชใ‚ตใ‚คใ‚ฏใƒซ is a noun. Attach ใ™ใ‚‹ to make a verb "to recycle", or ใงใใ‚‹ to express "can be recycled".

FormMeaning
ใƒชใ‚ตใ‚คใ‚ฏใƒซใ™ใ‚‹to recycle
ใƒชใ‚ตใ‚คใ‚ฏใƒซใงใใ‚‹can be recycled

๏ฝžใ‹ใ‚‰ไฝœใ‚‰ใ‚Œใพใ™ (is made from ~): Use ใ‹ใ‚‰ with the passive form ไฝœใ‚‰ใ‚Œใพใ™ to describe what something is made from.

  • Structure: [material] + ใ‹ใ‚‰ + ไฝœใ‚‰ใ‚Œใพใ™
  • Key Phrase: ใƒšใƒƒใƒˆใƒœใƒˆใƒซใฏใƒ—ใƒฉใ‚นใƒใƒƒใ‚ฏใ‹ใ‚‰ไฝœใ‚‰ใ‚Œใพใ™ใ€‚(Pettobotoru wa purasuchikku kara tsukuraremasu.) โ€” "The plastic bottle is made from plastic."

Example Sentences:

  • ๆ–ฐ่ž๏ผˆใ—ใ‚“ใถใ‚“๏ผ‰ใฏใƒชใ‚ตใ‚คใ‚ฏใƒซใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚(Shinbun wa risaikuru shimasu.) โ€” "We recycle newspapers."
  • ๆ–ฐ่žใ‚’ใƒชใ‚ตใ‚คใ‚ฏใƒซใ—ใฆใ€ใƒˆใ‚คใƒฌใƒƒใƒˆใƒšใƒผใƒ‘ใƒผใ‚’ไฝœใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚(Shinbun o risaikuru shite, toirettopeepa o tsukurimasu.) โ€” "We recycle newspapers and make toilet paper."
  • ใณใ‚“ใ‚‚ใƒชใ‚ตใ‚คใ‚ฏใƒซใงใใพใ™ใ€‚(Bin mo risaikuru dekimasu.) โ€” "You can recycle glass bottles and/or jars as well."
  • ใณใ‚“ใ‚’ๆด—๏ผˆใ‚ใ‚‰๏ผ‰ใฃใฆใŠใใพใ™ใ€‚(Bin o aratte okimasu.) โ€” "You wash glass bottles in advance."
  • ้ฃŸ๏ผˆใŸ๏ผ‰ใน็‰ฉใฎใ‹ใ‚“๏ผ้ฃฒ๏ผˆใฎ๏ผ‰ใฟ็‰ฉใฎใ‹ใ‚“ (Tabemono no kan / Nomimono no kan) โ€” "food tin / drink can"
  • ใ‹ใ‚“ใฏใ“ใ“ใซๅ…ฅ๏ผˆใ„๏ผ‰ใ‚Œใพใ™ใ€‚(Kan wa koko ni iremasu.) โ€” "You put cans in here."
  • ใƒ—ใƒฉใ‚นใƒใƒƒใ‚ฏใ‚’ใ™ใฆใชใ„ใงใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚(Purasuchikku o sutenaide kudasai.) โ€” "Please do not throw away plastics."
  • ใณใ‚“ใฏ้’๏ผˆใ‚ใŠ๏ผ‰ใ„ใฏใ“ใ€ใ‹ใ‚“ใฏ้ป„่‰ฒ๏ผˆใใ„ใ‚๏ผ‰ใ„ใฏใ“ใซๅ…ฅใ‚Œใพใ™ใ€‚(Bin wa aoi hako, kan wa kiiroi hako ni iremasu.) โ€” "We put glass bottles in the blue box, and tins and cans in the yellow box."
  • ็ด™๏ผˆใ‹ใฟ๏ผ‰ใ€ใณใ‚“ใ€ใ‹ใ‚“ใ€ใƒ—ใƒฉใ‚นใƒใƒƒใ‚ฏใฏๅ…จ้ƒจใƒชใ‚ตใ‚คใ‚ฏใƒซใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚(Kami, bin, kan, purasuchikku wa zenbu risaikuru shimasu.) โ€” "We recycle all papers, glass bottles, tins and plastic."
  • ใƒชใ‚ตใ‚คใ‚ฏใƒซใ™ใ‚‹ใจใ€ใ”ใฟใŒๅฐ‘ใชใใชใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚(Risaikuru suru to, gomi ga sukunaku narimasu.) โ€” "If you recycle, the amount of waste reduces."
  • ใณใ‚“ใจ็ด™ใฏๅˆ†ใ‘ใฆใƒชใ‚ตใ‚คใ‚ฏใƒซใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚(Bin to kami wa wakete risaikuru shimasu.) โ€” "You sort glass bottles and papers and recycle them."
  • ใƒชใ‚ตใ‚คใ‚ฏใƒซใฏใ€ๆฏŽ้€ฑ๏ผˆใพใ„ใ—ใ‚…ใ†๏ผ‰้‡‘ๆ›œๆ—ฅ๏ผˆใใ‚“ใ‚ˆใ†ใณ๏ผ‰ใซๅ‡บใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ใ“ใฎใฏใ“ใซๅ…ฅใ‚Œใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚(Risaikuru wa, maishuu kin'youbi ni dashimasu. Kono hako ni irete kudasai.) โ€” "Recycling is taken out every Friday. Please put it in this box."

3. Learning Context

  • Topic: Recycling materials โ€” glass, tins, plastic, paper
  • Cultural Note (ใƒชใ‚ตใ‚คใ‚ฏใƒซ in Japan): Some newspaper delivery companies in Japan collect and recycle old newspapers for free. These newspapers are turned into ใƒˆใ‚คใƒฌใƒƒใƒˆใƒšใƒผใƒ‘ใƒผ (toilet paper), and the companies give you free toilet paper when they collect your old newspapers.
  • Bin colour guide: ใณใ‚“ โ†’ ้’ใ„ใฏใ“ (blue box); ใ‹ใ‚“ โ†’ ้ป„่‰ฒใ„ใฏใ“ (yellow box)
  • Recycling day: ใƒชใ‚ตใ‚คใ‚ฏใƒซใฏๆฏŽ้€ฑ้‡‘ๆ›œๆ—ฅ โ€” recycling goes out every Friday.
  • ๅฐ‘ใชใใชใ‚‹: ๅฐ‘ใชใ„ (few/little) + ใชใ‚‹ (to become) โ†’ "to become less". Used with the conditional ใจ: ใƒชใ‚ตใ‚คใ‚ฏใƒซใ™ใ‚‹ใจใ€ใ”ใฟใŒๅฐ‘ใชใใชใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚

4. Progress Tracker

FieldDetail
Current LevelIntermediate B1
Chapter / TopicChapter 11: The community
CompletionSection 2 of 11
Latest Performance100% โญ +15 stars