Topic: People, childhood, memories
Grammar Book:
Unit 5 – Past simple (I did), Unit 6 – Past continuous (I was doing), Unit 18 – Used to (do)
Childhood çocukluk
Hometown memleket
native = local yerli
Employer = boss işveren
Conversation
originally aslen
middle school = secondary school orta okul
primary school = elementary school ilk olkul
Specialist = expert = professional uzman
In charge of = responsible for sorumluyum
it is a deal = we agree anlaştık
Grammar – Past Tense
| Was am / is Were are | Regular Past Tense Verb Verb + ed Think thought Teach taught Grow up grew up yetişmek, büyümek |
Move taşınmak, hareket etmek
Relative = extended family akraba
Listening
Interview = meeting (with a company, university) mulakat, görüşme
Immigrant = migrant muhacir, göçmen (kendi isteği ile giden)
Refugee mülteci (istemeyerek giden)
Word Power
Possession = things you have = things you own sahip oldukların
Amusement park = Luna Park
Comic books (Marvel, DC) çizgi roman
Stickers çıkartmalar
Collect toplamak
Playground oyun alanı
teddy bear oyuncak ayı
Perspective
Neat = clean = tidy temiz
Tidy = organized düzenli, organize
messy = disorganized dağınık
Pronunciation
| busy | Build (inşa etmek) | Building (bina) | business |
Grammar – Used to
USED TO refers to something that you regularly did in the past but don’t anymore.
geçmişte yaptığın ama artık yapmadığın şeyler içindir
Subject + used to + V1
Used to = past = before
Example: I used to play chess, but now I don’t.
Negative form Subject + didn’t use to + V1 = Subject + never + used to + V1
Example: I didn’t use to like onions. = I never used to like onions.
Question form Did + subject + use to + V1?
Example: Did you use to collect comic books?
Chess satranç
Nickname takma isim, rumuz
Vacation tatil (izinli tatil)
Example: We went on a vacation last week.
Holiday resmi tatil
Christmas is not a holiday in Turkey.
Spend vacation tatil geçirmek
Spend time zaman harcamak, zaman geçirmek
What does “apple” mean? Elma
What is “elma” in English? Apple
Read out loud Sesli oku
Again tekrar
Read again tekrar oku
Synonym eş anlam
Opposite = antonym zıt anlam
Reading
Painter = type of artist Ressam
Talent (n) = skill = ability yetenek, kabiliyet
Talented (adj) = skilled yetenekli
Courageous (adj) = brave cesur
Courage (n) = bravery cesaret
Tragedy = disaster trajedi, felaket
Hope (n, v) umit, umut, ummak
Polio çocuk felci
Developed polio çocuk felcine yakalandı
Destiney = fate = fortune kader
body cast vücut alçısı
Injury = damage incinme, hasar
Refuse = reject = turn down = decline reddetmek
Give up pesetmek
Entertain (v) eğlendirmek
Entrainment (n) = fun eğlence
Suffer = be in pain acı çekmek
Recognize = get to know tanımak
Usual (adj) = normal = common = ordinary
Unusual (adj) = unnormal = uncommon = extraordinary
Achievement = success başarı
Marriage evlilik
Trouble (n) = problem bela, sıkıntı
Troubled (adj) belalı, sıkıntılı
Accident = crash kaza
Pregnant hamile
Fortunately = luckily neyse ki, Allah’tan
Unfortunately = unluckily malesef, ne yazık ki
Survive hayatta kalmak
Childbirth çocuk doğumu
Heart kalp
braid hair örgü saç
Eyebrow kaş
Thick (kalın) ≠ thin (ince)
Honest (adj) dürüst
Honesty (n) dürüstlük
Honestly (adv) dürüstçe
Original (adj) original, özgün
Originality (n) özgünlük
Broken (adj) kırık, kırılmış
Attention dikkat
Natural (adj) doğal
Naturally (adv) doğal bir şekilde
Amaze (v) = surprise şaşırtmak, hayrete düşürmek
Choose (present) chose (past) seçmek
Choice (n) seçim
Notice (v) = pay attention fark etme
Everywhere her yerde
Extraordinary = unusual = uncommon
Valuable = worthy değerli
Entertain eğlendirmek
Vocabulary: Unit 22 – Fashion and buying clothes, Unit 12 – Feelings
Writing Topics:
- Some people believe childhood is the happiest time of a person’s life. Do you agree or disagree?
- In what ways can past experiences influence your future decisions?
Speaking Prompts:
- Describe a good memory from your childhood.
- Did you use to do anything regularly when you were a child that you don’t do anymore?
- How has your lifestyle changed since childhood?
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