Unit 3 – Lend a Hand

Topic: Requests & Favors

Lend a hand = help = assist = help out  el atmak, yardım etmek

Favor = kindness = asking for something to do  iyilik

Borrow (get, take)  borç almak ≠ lend (loan, give)  borç vermek

Request (n, v) = ask = demand  istek, talep, talep etmek

Snapshot

Annoying = irritating  sinir bozucu

Babysit  bebek bakıcılığı

Niece = daughter of your sibling  kardeş kızı, yeğen

Nephew = son of your sibling  kardeş oğlu, yeğen

Charity = NGO = nonprofit organization  UNICEF, Green peace, WWF  hayır kurumu

Donate (v)  bağış yapmak

Donation (n)  bağış

Loan = debt = borrowing money from a bank  borç

Signing  imzalama

Co-sign = signing together  birlikte imzalamak, kefil olmak

Conversation

Thanks a million = thanks a lot

Suppose = think = guess  sanmak

Word Power – Collocations:

Eat an apple

Read a book

Eat a book

Drive a car (Araba sürmek) – drive a truck

Ride a bike –  ride a horse

Ride a car

Do homework  make homework

Do laundry  çamaşır yıkamak

Turn on the lights  open the lights

Owe = be in debt  borçlu olmak

Apologize (v) = offer an apology = saying sorry  özür dilemek

Invitation  davet

Turn down = reject = refuse = decline  opposite: accept

Give / receive a gift

make a phone call  telefon görüşmesi yapmak

give compliment = praise = saying something nice  iltifat etmek

Whether = if  eğer

Yet = until now  henüz

Grade = evaluate = assess  değerlendirmek

Is due = until when = when is the deadline  vadesi ne zamana kadar

Deadline  son teslim tarihi

Reading

Bring up the subject = present a topic  Konuyu gündeme getirmek

hang out = spending time with someone  takılmak, vakit geçirmek

Hung out  V2 (Past Tense)

matter = topic = subject

Confront someone = facing someone  yüzleşmek

Whole = all = total = entire

Avoid = stay away  uzak durmak, kaçınmak

handle a problem = tackle a problem  bir problem ele almak, halletmek

Speaking Topics (Voice Messages)

• How do you ask for favors politely?
• Describe a time when you helped someone or asked for help.
• What are some good ways to refuse a request without offending someone?

Writing Topics (IELTS Style, Adapted)

• Helping others is an important part of society. Should people be required to do community service?
• Describe a situation where you had to ask for a big favor.

Grammar Book:

• Requests with modals, if clauses, and gerunds (Grammar for IELTS: Unit 9 – Modals and Hypotheticals).
• Indirect requests (Grammar for IELTS: Unit 13 – Politeness and Indirect Speech).

Vocabulary: Academic Vocabulary in Use:

• Unit 14: Verbs & Prepositions (focus on, consent to, account for)
• Unit 16: Fixed Expressions (e.g., “in a variety of ways”)