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The Baduy people live in the mountains of Banten, in western Java, Indonesia. They are a small group of people. They live a simple life. They do not use modern tools or technology. They do not have cars, electricity, or phones. They want to keep their life traditional and close to nature.

Visiting the Baduy village is very interesting. Tourists can see their houses, clothes, and daily life. The men wear white shirts and black pants. The women wear white blouses and long skirts. They wear simple sandals. The Baduy people grow rice, vegetables, and fruits. They keep animals like chickens and goats.

However, visiting the village can be a little hard. The paths go up and down hills. There are many steps. Walking can be tiring, especially for people who are not used to it. Visitors should wear comfortable shoes and bring water. There are places to rest along the path.

It is important to know that you cannot hike to the village alone. You need a local guide. The guide helps you find the way and shows respect for the Baduy rules. The Inner Baduy follow very strict rules and do not leave their village. The Outer Baduy are more open and trade with other people.

The Baduy people have a strong culture. They respect the spirits of nature. They have ceremonies for the mountains, rivers, and forests. They celebrate planting and harvest time.

Visiting the Baduy village is a special experience. You can learn about their life and traditions. You can see a simple life close to nature. It is beautiful and peaceful. But it is also tiring. Tourists must be ready for walking and climbing with a guide.

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Vocabulary:

unique – different from others; special
experience – something you do and see; what happens to you
a tool – something you use to help you do work
to wear a shirt – to put a shirt on your body
a pant – a piece of clothing for your legs
a skirt – a piece of clothing that covers the legs, usually worn by women
sandals – open shoes you wear on your feet
to grow vegetables – to make vegetables grow in the ground
to keep animals – to have animals and take care of them
a goat – an animal that gives milk and meat
a path – a small road or way to walk on
to be tiring – to make you feel tired
to wear comfortable shoes – to put on shoes that are good for walking
to rest – to stop working or walking and relax
to hike – to walk a long way in nature, often on hills or mountains
a guide – a person who shows you the way and helps you
to show respect for rules – to follow rules and behave politely
to be more open – to be willing to meet or talk with other people
to trade – to give something and get something in return
to respect spirits – to be careful and polite to the spiritual world or nature
a ceremony – an event for a special purpose or celebration
to celebrate planting – to have a ceremony for starting to grow crops
harvest time – the time when crops are ready to collect

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Words with Icons

unique 🌟
experience 👀
a tool 🛠️
to wear a shirt 👕
a pant 👖
a skirt 👗
sandals 🩴
to grow vegetables 🥕
to keep animals 🐓
a goat 🐐
a path 🛤️
to be tiring 😓
to wear comfortable shoes 👟
to rest 🛌
to hike 🥾
a guide 🧑‍💼
to show respect for rules 📜
to be more open 🤝
to trade 💱
to respect spirits 🌲✨
a ceremony 🎉
to celebrate planting 🌱🎊
harvest time 🌾

Definitions:

A. to put a shirt on your body
B. a piece of clothing that covers the legs, usually worn by women
C. to walk a long way in nature, often on hills or mountains
D. different from others; special
E. an event for a special purpose or celebration
F. a small road or way to walk on
G. to have animals and take care of them
H. to give something and get something in return
I. to stop working or walking and relax
J. something you use to help you do work
K. the time when crops are ready to collect
L. to put on shoes that are good for walking
M. to make vegetables grow in the ground
N. to follow rules and behave politely
O. an animal that gives milk and meat
P. something you do and see; what happens to you
Q. open shoes you wear on your feet
R. to be careful and polite to the spiritual world or nature
S. a piece of clothing for your legs
T. to be willing to meet or talk with other people
U. to make you feel tired
V. to have a ceremony for starting to grow crops
W. a person who shows you the way and helps you

Answers:

1-D🌟, 2-P👀, 3-J🛠️, 4-A👕, 5-S👖, 6-B👗, 7-Q🩴,
8-M🥕, 9-G🐓, 10-O🐐, 11-F🛤️, 12-U😓, 13-L👟,
14-I🛌, 15-C🥾, 16-W🧑‍💼, 17-N📜, 18-T🤝, 19-H💱,
20-R🌲✨, 21-E🎉, 22-V🌱🎊, 23-K🌾

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Find the word/s that match/es the definition:

Definitions:

something you do and see; what happens to you

YOU WRITE:
experience
to put on a shirt on your body
to have animals and take care of them
to make you feel tired
different from others; special
a piece of clothing that covers the legs, usually worn by women
to stop working or walking and relax
a person who shows you the way and helps you
open shoes you wear on your feet
something you use to help you do work
a piece of clothing for your legs
to make vegetables grow in the ground
a small road or way to walk on
an animal that gives milk and meat

Words:

A. a guide
B. a pant
C. sandals
D. a tool
E. to keep animals
F. unique
G. to grow vegetables
H. a skirt
I. a goat
J. experience
K. to wear a shirt
L. to rest
M. to be tiring
N. a path

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Answers:

1-J, 2-K, 3-E, 4-M, 5-F, 6-H, 7-L, 8-A,
9-C, 10-D, 11-B, 12-G, 13-N, 14-I

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True or false:

To grow vegetables means to make vegetables grow in the ground.
A skirt is a tool used for farming.
To rest means to walk a long way in the mountains.
A goat is an animal that gives milk and meat.
To wear a shirt means to put a shirt on your body.
A path is a kind of animal.
Experience is a type of shoe.
Sandals are open shoes you wear on your feet.
To be tiring means to make you feel happy and relaxed.
To keep animals means to have animals and take care of them.
Unique means the same as all other things.
A pant is a piece of clothing for your legs.
A guide is a person who shows you the way and helps you.
To wear a shirt means to eat vegetables.

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True: 1,4,5,8,10,12,13

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True or false:

The men wear white shirts and black pants.
The Baduy do not respect nature or hold any ceremonies.
Visitors need a local guide to go to the village.
The Baduy only eat meat and do not grow crops.
The Baduy grow rice, vegetables, and fruits.
The women wear white blouses and long skirts.
The Baduy people live in the mountains of Banten, western Java.
The men wear colorful shirts and shorts.
The Baduy have ceremonies for planting and harvest time.
Visitors can hike to the village alone without a guide.
They do not use cars, electricity, or phones.
The women wear jeans and t-shirts.
They use modern technology like computers and phones.
The Baduy people live in the jungle of Sumatra.

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True: 1,3,5,6,7,9,11

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(a) or (b)?

Do visitors need (a) a local guide or (b) can they hike on their own?
Do the Baduy people live in (a) the mountains of Banten or (b) the desert of Sumatra?
Do the Baduy use (a) modern technology like phones or (b) no cars, electricity, or phones?
Do the men wear (a) white shirts and black pants or (b) colorful shirts and shorts?
Do the women wear (a) jeans and t-shirts or (b) white blouses and long skirts?
Do the Baduy grow (a) rice, vegetables, and fruits or (b) only meat and no crops?
Do the Baduy have ceremonies for (a) planting and harvest time or (b) nothing at all?
Do visitors find the paths (a) easy and flat or (b) tiring and steep?
Do visitors need to wear (a) comfortable shoes or (b) fancy dress shoes?
Do the Baduy respect (a) nothing in nature or (b) spirits of nature?
Can the Outer Baduy (a) trade with other people or (b) never leave their village?
Do the Inner Baduy (a) trade freely or (b) follow very strict rules?
Do the paths to the village go (a) up and down hills or (b) only flat land?
Do the Baduy keep (a) only cats and dogs or (b) animals like chickens and goats?

Answers:

1-a, 2-a, 3-b, 4-a, 5-b, 6-a, 7-a, 8-b,
9-a, 10-b, 11-a, 12-b, 13-a, 14-b

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Give short answers:

Where do the Baduy people live?

YOU WRITE:
in mountains of Banten, western Java
Do the Baduy use cars, electricity, or phones? (Yes/No)
What do the men wear in the village?
What do the women wear in the village?
Name three things the Baduy grow.
What animals do the Baduy keep?
Who must visitors go with to enter the village?
Why can’t visitors hike to the Inner Baduy village alone?
What do the Baduy celebrate during planting and harvest time?
How are the paths to the village described? (e.g., easy, flat, tiring…)
Which Baduy group is more open to trading with outsiders?
Which Baduy group follows very strict rules and rarely leaves the village?
What do the Baduy respect in nature?
List two things visitors should bring or wear when visiting the village.

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Answers:

Where do the Baduy people live? (mountains of Banten, western Java)
Do the Baduy use cars, electricity, or phones? (No)
What do the men wear in the village? (white shirts and black pants)
What do the women wear in the village? (white blouses and long skirts)
Name three things the Baduy grow. (rice, vegetables, fruits)
What animals do the Baduy keep? (chickens, goats)
Who must visitors go with to enter the village? (a local guide)
Why can’t visitors hike to the Inner Baduy village alone? (They follow strict rules; a guide is needed)
What do the Baduy celebrate during planting and harvest time? (planting and harvest ceremonies)
How are the paths to the village? (up and down hills; tiring)
Which Baduy group is more open to trading with outsiders? (Outer Baduy)
Which Baduy group follows very strict rules and rarely leaves the village? (Inner Baduy)
What do the Baduy respect in nature? (spirits of nature; mountains, rivers, forests)
List two things visitors should bring or wear when visiting the village. (comfortable shoes, water)

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Fill in, words below:

comfortable – pants – rules – goat – sandals –
unique – spirits – respect – harvest time –
trade – guide – vegetables – rest –
tiring – mountains

The Baduy people live in the __________ of Banten, western Java.
They lead a __________ life close to nature.
Men wear white shirts and black __________.
Women wear white blouses, long skirts, and simple __________.
They grow __________, rice, and fruits.
They keep animals like chickens and a __________.
Visitors must follow a__________.
The guide helps to show__________ for rules.
The paths are__________.
__________ shoes are important.
Visitors can __________ along the way.
The Baduy celebrate planting and __________ with a ceremony.
They respect __________ of nature.
The Outer Baduy are more open and __________ with others.
The Inner Baduy stay in the village and follow strict __________.

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Correct version:

The Baduy people live in the mountains of Banten, western Java.
They lead a unique life close to nature.
Men wear white shirts and black pants.
Women wear white blouses, long skirts, and simple sandals.
They grow vegetables, rice, and fruits.
They keep animals like chickens and a goat.
Visitors must follow a guide.
The guide helps to show respect for rules.
The paths are tiring.
Comfortable shoes are important.
Visitors can rest along the way.
The Baduy celebrate planting and harvest time with a ceremony.
They respect spirits of nature.
The Outer Baduy are more open and trade with others.
The Inner Baduy stay in the village and follow strict rules.

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Dialogue between a front desk staff and a guest,
about visiting the Baduy people

Guest: Hello, I’m interested in visiting the Baduy village. Can you tell me about it?

Staff: Of course! The Baduy people live in the mountains of Banten, in western Java. They lead a very unique life, close to nature.

Guest: What do you mean by “unique”?

Staff: They don’t use modern tools, cars, electricity, or phones. They grow vegetables, rice, and fruits, and keep animals like chickens and goats.

Guest: That sounds interesting. Can I visit the Inner Baduy?

Staff: Not directly. The Inner Baduy follow very strict rules and rarely leave their village. Visitors usually go to the Outer Baduy, who are more open and trade with others.

Guest: How do I get there?

Staff: You cannot hike alone. You must have a local guide. The paths go up and down hills and are tiring. Comfortable shoes are important, and you should bring water. There are places to rest along the way.

Guest: What will I see there?

Staff: You can see their houses, daily life, clothes—men wear white shirts and black pants, women wear white blouses and long skirts with simple sandals. You can also see their ceremonies, especially during planting and harvest time. They respect the spirits of nature in all their rituals.

Guest: Wow, it sounds amazing. Anything else I should know?

Staff: Remember to show respect for their rules and traditions. Take this experience slowly, enjoy the peaceful surroundings, and follow your guide closely.

Comment by author:
And, yes,
it is very strenuous,
that is
physically demanding,
tiring,
requiring a lot of effort, believe me,
I did it for almost 6 hours.