Unit 8 – Never Stop Learning (Education & Self-Improvement)

Promotion  terfi

Get a raise = receive higher salary  zam almak

Preference = your choice  tercih

Guidance counselor  Rehberlik danışmanı

Internship = job training  staj

It works for me = it is suitable for me  Benim için işe yarıyor. / bana uyar

Mandarin = main Chinese language

Reading

Whereas = while  Halbuki

NOTE: always need 2 dependent sentences

Clutter = mess  dağınıklık, karışıklık

Surround (v)  çevrelemek, kuşatma

Surrounding (adj)  çevreleyen, kuşatan

Assume = guess or think  farz etmek

Unclutter = organize  dağınıklığı gidermek

Uncluttered = organized

Concentrate = focus

it is not the case  Durum böyle değil.

Identical = exactly the same  birebir aynı

Ambition = passion = desire  tutku

Attorney = lawyer

Despite = in spite of  aksine

Sitting = session  oturum

Reading Answer Key

Speaking Topics (Voice Messages)

• What is the most useful skill you have ever learned?
• Do you prefer learning by reading, watching videos, or hands-on practice? Why?
• If you could take any class for free, what would it be and why?

Writing Topics (IELTS Style, Adapted)

• Some people believe that online education will replace traditional schools. Do you agree or disagree?
• Describe a skill you learned and explain how it has helped you in life.

Academic Vocab in Use:

• Unit 21: Study Habits (rote learning, mind map)
  • Unit 22: Online Learning (username, subject header)

📚 Grammar (Grammar in Use – Intermediate)

• Unit 62: Would Rather & Would Prefer
• Unit 66: By + Gerund to Describe How to Do Things

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