Interchange 2 Unit 12: It’s a Long Story

Recent  son zamanlar

Incredible = unbelievable  inanılmaz

Coincidence = accident = chance  tesadüf, rastlantı

Novelist = writer/author of a novel  roman yazarı

Novel  roman kitap

a bunch of  bir sürü

spilled coffee  kahve döküldü

flat tire  patlak lastik

pick up from the airport  havaalanından alma

lights went out  ışıklar söndü / elektrikler gitti

slip (n,v)  kayma, kaymak

slippery floor  kaygan yer

sidewalk = pavement  kaldırım

Simplifying English for The Americans | Michael McIntyre

progress = keep continuing  ilerlemek, ilerleme

interrupt = cutting or stopping an action  yarıda kesmek, müdahele etmek

To connect Past Simple & Past Continues  When / While / As / But

I was cleaning the house while my husband was reading a book.

While I was cleaning the house, my husband was reading a book.

Meanwhile, Omid was at home.

Past Continues Rule We almost never use these verbs with past continues Start, stop, finish, end, call, ring, realize

Invest = fund = put money into something  yatırım yapmak

Invention  icat, buluş

Available = present  müsait, mevcut

Strange = odd = weird

Strangely  garip bir şekilde

Luckily = fortunately  Neyse ki, iyi ki, Allah’tan

Unexpectedly = surprisingly  beklenmedik bir şekilde

Unfortunately = unluckily  malesef, ne yazık ki

Suddenly (birden) = instantly (aniden)

Coincidence = accident = chance  tesadüf, rastalntı

Coincidently  tesadüfen

Miracle (n)  mücize

Miraculous (adj)  mucizevi

Miraculously (adv)  mucizevi bir şekilde

Grammar – Present Perfect Continuous

Subject + have/has + been + V(ing)

Reading

Break down = understanding in detail  bölmek ve anlamak, (yıkmak, bozmak)

Composer = someone who makes music  besteci

Deaf  sağır

Disability  engellilik

Disabled = cripple  engelli

Nightmare = bad dreams  kabus

Case = situation  durum

Band = a group of musicians  müzik grubu

Audience  izleyici, dinleyici

Obviously = clearly  açıkca

Alike = similar  benzer

Sign language  işaret dili

Headphones  kulaklık

Vibration  vibrasyon, titreşim

Knives (singular: knife)  bıçaklar

Aid = help = assistance  yardım

hearing aid  işitme cihazı

ever since  o zamandan beri

spectacular = amazing = magnificent = extraordinary  muhteşem

ambition = passion = desire  tutku

Grammar:

Unit 6 – Past continuous (I was doing), Unit 10 – Present perfect continuous


Vocabulary:

Unit 22 – Fashion and buying clothes, Unit 23 – Feelings

Writing Topics:

  1. Some believe sharing personal stories helps build trust. Do you agree?
  2. Is it better to learn through stories or facts?

Speaking Prompts:

  1. Tell a story about a time something unexpected happened to you.
  2. What’s a story from your life that you like to tell others?
  3. Have you ever misunderstood someone’s story or message?

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