Kunci Jawaban Bahasa Inggris Kelas 11 SMA Kurikulum Merdeka, Activity 4b Halaman 153-155

Descending from the Dayak people of Borneo, she is also passionate in supporting the development of local and customary communities in Kalimantan, Indonesia. She is especially interested in helping to build their adaptive capacity in facing both health and environmental crises. Her parents have always been involved in working with communities in Indonesia and their environment, so she grew up with an understanding that these are two important things to protect and support.

She was only seven years old when she first volunteered in a community project to clean the Ciliwung River in Bogor with a respected climate activist, Hapsoro. Nine years old when she felt proud to go on a ield trip with her classmates and teacher to visit her mom’s office and learn about her work in forestry. Twelve when she was one of the chosen students in my elementary school to feature in a television series about recycling waste.

Her interest in environmental causes sparked from a very young age, but she relied more on taking opportunities that came her way, rather than creating them myself.

She believes everybody deserves to live a healthy, happy life. “As a health student, I want to give people the opportunity to make healthy choices and have healthy lives.” And as a young environmentalist, she wants to ensure that people have equal access to a clean and sustainable home.

As a Planetary Health learner, she understands that it should not be a choice between the two. There is an underlying connection between human and environmental health, where if one is not healthy then neither can be. We need to be illuminating these connections between health and the environment because the solution lies in the
heart of where the two meet.

1. What is the main idea of paragraph 1?

2. What does paragraph 2 talk about?

3. What makes Laetania grow up with an understanding that environment and health are important?

4. What does Laetania want to protect?

5. What is the author’s purpose in writing this text?

Answers:

1. The main idea of paragraph 1 is a brief profile of Laetania Belai Djandam, a young Indonesian environmentalist who cares about the health and environmental crises.

2. The paragraph 2 talks about how Laetania is raised in a family that values the integrity of nature.

Moreover, her family is also environmentally conscious and active.

So, she feels lucky for that and she is inspired to do as much as she can for the Earth and its people.