Topic: Transportation problems, city services
Transportation Toplu taşıma, taşıma
Government devlet
Public services kamu hizmetleri
Public school kamu okulu (devlet okulu) ≠ private school (özel okul)
Public hospital kamu hastanesi (devlet hastanesi) ≠ private hospital
Public transportation kamu ulaşımı (toplu taşıma)
Word Power
Lane = way = path yol (özel yol)
Green space = green area yeşil alan
Traffic jam trafik sıkışması
Parking garage = garage Kapalı Otopark
parking space = parking park alanı, otopark yeri
streetlight trafik ışıkları
subway = metro = underground
recycling geri dönüşüm
Grammar – Expression of quantity
| Countable sayılabilir Singular a / an one Plural -s | Uncountable sayılamayan |
| An apple Cars, a cup of coffee Police officers | Pollution, crime, noise, traffic, Police Public transportation, parking Jam, coffee, Water, milk |
Too aşırı (negative anlamında)
Too many (sayılabilen) – Too much (sayılamayan) aşırı fazla
Too few (sayılabilen) – too little (sayılamayan) aşırı az
Fewer (sayılabilen) – less (sayılamayan) daha az
Example: There are too few cars in the company. firmada aşırı az araba var.
Listening
Resident sakin, outran
I appreciate it = Thank you minnetdarım
Close (adj) = near yakın
Example: We are close friends biz yakın arkadaşlarız
Close (v) kapatmak
Don’t even ask about… …sorma bile
Discussion
Guide rehber
Affordable makul, ekonomik
Housing = residence konut
Recreational = entertaining eğlence amaçlı
Sports facility spor tesisi
Average ortalama
Improvement (n) gelişim
Snapshot
Take place (v) = happen gerçekleşme, meydana gelme
On foot = walking yürümek
Conversation
Restroom = bathroom = toilet (less polite) = WC
| Lady’s room kadınlar tuvaleti | Men’s room erkekler tuvaleti |
Sign tabela, işaret
Fare = fee ücret
Reading
Housing = accommodation konut, konaklama
Author = writer yazar
Continent kıta
Example: Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Antarctica, Africa, Australia
Great = fantastic = very good = amazing
Greet = welcome and hello selamlaşma
Yet = but = however fakat, ama
Resident = people who live in a place sakin, ikamet eden, outran
Percent (per cent) yüzde (SADECE rakamla birlikte kullanılmalı)
Example: More than 70 percent of the population lives in cities.
Percentage yüzde (rakamla birlikte gelemez)
Example: The highest percentage of the population lives in cities.
Although = though = while rağmen (2 cümle ile gelmeli)
The weather was cold. But/Yet/However, we decided to go to a park.
Although / While the weather was cold, we decided to go to a park.
Incredible = unbelievable = fantastic inanılmaz
Salary = wage = income maaş, gelir
Tax vergi
Healthcare (n) sağlık hizmeti
Daycare kreş, yaşlı bakımı
Option = choice opsiyon, seçenek
Commute = going to work and coming back işe gidip gelmek
Volunteer (n, v) gönüllü, gönüllü olmak
| Earn (v) kazanmak | Earn money para kazanmak |
Attitude = behavior davrnış
Trouble = problem = issue bela, sorun
Life (yaşam) lives (yaşamlar)
Live (yaşamak) lives (üçüncü hal)
Live (adj) canlı
Cheerful = joyful = happy neşeli
Listening (review)
Interview görüşme, mulakat
Horseback riding = horse riding At biniciliği
Grammar: Unit 69 – Countable and uncountable 1, Unit 70 – Countable and uncountable 2, Unit 50 – Do you know where…?
Vocabulary: Unit 26 – City life, Unit 28 – Transport
Writing Topics:
- Some believe life in the countryside is healthier than in cities. Do you agree or disagree?
- What are the major challenges big cities face today, and how can they be solved?
Speaking Prompts:
- What do you like or dislike about your city?
- Describe a transportation problem you’ve experienced.
- Is there a city you would like to live in? Why?
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