Interchange 2 Unit 15: I Wouldn’t Have Done That

Imaginary  hayali

Hypothetical  varsayımsal

Convenience store = market  bakkal

Counter  tezgah

Owner  sahibi

Honesty  dürüstlük

Reward = prize  ödül

half-hearted  isteksiz

fundraising = collecting money  bağış toplama

campaign  kampanya

Conversation

Jail = prison  hapis

You’ve got a point there = you are right  haklısın / önemli bir noktaya değindin

What’s the point?  Bunun ne anlamı var?come to the point  konuya gelelim

Grammar – Unreal conditional sentences with if clauses

Condition  şart

Conditional  şartlı

Imaginary situation (Past Simple)  Possible consequence (would, could, might + verb)

If + Subject + V2 (Simple Past Tense), Subject + would/could/might + Verb 1

If I found 40,000 USD, I might go to the police.

I might go to the police if I found 40,000 USD.

IELTS Speaking question:

If you were a chef in a restaurant, how would you feel?

break into the house  zorla veya izinsiz bir eve girmek

locked yourself out  dışarda kitli kaldın

Listening

Predicament = impasse  çıkmaz, kötü durum

Addicted (adj)  bağılmlı

Addiction (n)  bağımlılık

cheating in a test  cheating in test

get involved in  dahil olmak

pretend  numara yapmak, yalandan yapmak

Example: he would pretend he didn’t see anything.  Hiçbir şey görmemiş gibi davranırdı.

Word Power

Scratch  çizik, çizik atmak

Grammar – Past Modals

Subject + would have + V3 (past participle)  imaginary situation  yapardım

(hayali geçmiş, ben)

Example: I would’ve been honest with him.

Subject + should have + V3 (past participle)  suggestion  yapmalıydın

(hayali geçmiş, karşı taraf)

Example: You should’ve told the truth.

Listening

Express = state = explaining or saying what you want  ifade etmek

Speaking

Sunscreen  güneş kremi

Tap water  musluk suyu

bottled water  şişelenmiş su

Reading

Overweight (polite) = fat (rude)

Slim down = reduce weight  zayıflamak

Diet  diyet

Strict = hard, tight  sıkı, katı

Example: Saudi Arabia has some strict rules about hijab.

Give it a shot = give it a chance = try it  bir denemek

Independent (bağımsız) ≠ dependent (bağımlı, muhtaç)

Kept  past tense of KEEP

Chose  past tense of CHOOSE

Tour guide  tur rehberiGuided tour  rehberli tur

Degree = license = grade = diploma  derece, lisans

I’m on the fence (idiom) = I can’t decide  kararsızım

Possibility (n)  imkanPossible (adj)  mümkün

College = university

Grammar: Unit 38 – If I do … / If I did … / If I had done …, Unit 52 – Should have, could have, would have
Vocabulary: Unit 33 – Studying English and taking exams, Unit 54 – Computers

Writing Topics:

  1. Some say failure is more important than success in learning. Do you agree?
  2. Should we always listen to other people’s advice before making decisions?

Speaking Prompts:

  1. Talk about a difficult decision you had to make.
  2. What’s one thing you wish you had done differently?
  3. What’s the best advice someone ever gave you?

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