Unit 4 – What Happened?

Topic: News & Storytelling

Snapshot

Singular: A Man (one man)  Plural: men

Singular: A woman (one woman)  plural: women

Suspicious (adj) = someone who is a suspect  şüpheli

Sign  işaret

sleep deprivation  uyku yoksunluğu

Grammar
Past Simple

Subject + V2 (regular -ed / irregular)

He was in bed.  Was he in bed?

Question  Did + Subject + V1?

She drank coffee yesterday.  Did she drink coffee yesterday?

What did she drink yesterday?

Negative  She didn’t drink coffee yesterday.

He watched TV  Televizyon izledi.

He was watching TV.  Televizyon izliyordu.

Past continues

Subject + was/were + v(ing)

He was watching TV.  (yes/no question)  Was he watching TV?

 (What question)  What was he watching on TV?

interrupt  yarıda kesmek, araya girmek

thrift shop = discount store  Ucuzluk marketi, ikinci ürün mağazası

tend to do  yapmaya eğilimli

tendency  eğilim

intention = intent = plan = aim = goal  niyet

interpretation = translation = understanding  tercüme, yorumlama

end up = result = conclude  sonuçlanmak, sonlanmak

sidewalk = pavement  kaldırım

collapse = break down  yıkılmak

Listening

bull  boğa

soccer (American) = football (British)

charged = attacked

apparently  görünüşe göre

witness (v)  şahit olmak, tanık olmak

rescue = help and save  kurtarmak

tornado  hortum

hurricane = storm  fırtına

abandoned = deserted  terk edilmiş

Example: abandoned field  terk edilmiş alan

Intensify = concentrate = becoming worse  yoğunlaştırmak

Crime  suç

Criminal  suçlu

Thief = rubber  hırsız (dışarıda)

Sinking (Batıyor) ≠ floating (yüzer) things

Drowning (Boğulma) ≠ swimming (yüzme)  people

Scene = event  sahne, olay

dropped all charges  tüm suçlamaları düşürdü

Conversation

doubt = suspect = not sure  şüphe etmek, kuşkulanmak

overseas = abroad  denizaşırı, yurtdışı

Grammar

Past Perfect

Subject + had + V3 (past participle) + another past tense

Note: Past perfect CANNOT come alone. It needs another past tense.

lock up = lock  kilitlemek

run out = finish, tükendi

Word Power

coincidence = chance = accident  raslantı, tesadüf

dilemma = you have a difficult choice  ikilem

suffering = feeling pain and hurt  cefa, acı çekmek

fortune (n) = luck = destiny  talih, şans

fortune teller  falcı

lucky break = lucky fortune

mishap = misfortune = unlucky event  aksilik

puzzle (v) = confuse = surprise  şaşırtmak

triumph = victory = success = achievement  zafer

Reading

Trustworthy (adj) = reliable = something you can trust  güvenilir

Well-known (adj) = famous = popular

Source (articles) = reference  kaynak

Spread (v)  yaymak

Example: spread of fake news

Accurate = precise = exact = certain  kesin

Inaccurate = wrong = false  yanlış

Satire (n) = funny & criticizing at the same time  hiciv

Satirical (adj)  hicivsel

Example: satirical joke

Reputation = publicity = prestige = dignity  itibar

Curiosity = interest in something  merak

Desire = wish  arzu, istek

Attempt = try to do something  girişim, teşebbüs

Insect = bug (type of animal)  böcek

Example: fly, bee, mosquito (sivrisinek), butterfly, ant (karınca), lice

Lice (a type of insect attacking heads)  bitler

Claim (n, v)  iddia, iddia etmek

Consult = getting advice  danışmak

Massive = very big = huge

Outbreak = epidemic  salgın

Major = main  ana, major

Entrepreneur = someone who creates a business  girişimci

Example: Elon Musk, Steve Jobs

Treatment = cure = therapy  tedavi

make up a story = create a fake story  bir hikaye uydurmak

It turned out to be false = it got revealed or emerged  Yanlış olduğu ortaya çıktı.

ick = disgusting  iğrenç

resist = stand up = fight back  direnmek

irresistible (adj) = you can’t stay away  karşı konulmaz

Example: She is irresistibly beautiful  O karşı konulmaz derecede güzel.

Example: My mother’s food was irresistible, so I couldn’t keep my diet.

Verification (n) = proof = evidence (kanıt)  doğrulama

verify (v) = confirm = prove  doğrulamak, kanıtlama

understandable (adj)  anlaşılabilir

expert = professional  uzman

Listening

relieved = got relaxed = let go  rahatlamak

Homework

Speaking Topics (Voice Messages)

• Describe a surprising or unusual news story you heard recently.
• Have you ever witnessed an accident or a major event?
• How do you verify if news is real or fake?

Writing Topics (IELTS Style, Adapted)

• The media has a responsibility to report the truth. Do you think news should be censored?
• Write about a past experience that taught you an important lesson.
• Is the rise of social media beneficial or harmful for spreading news?

Grammar Book

• Past continuous vs. simple past (Grammar for IELTS: Unit 4 – Narrative Tenses).
• Past perfect (Grammar for IELTS: Unit 5 – Advanced Past Tenses).
• Past Perfect (BLUE Grammar Book) – Unit 15

Vocabulary: Academic Vocabulary in Use:

• Unit 24: Facts, Evidence, Data (hard evidence, empirical data)
• Unit 46: Stories & Events (narrative vocabulary)