Vocabulary Set 3

Target Vocabulary:
Bu bölümde öğrenmenizi hedeflediğimiz ‘’hedef kelimeler’’.

to be good/bad at: doing something good/bad, being successful-unsuccessful about doing

something

√ bir şeyi iyi/kötü yapmak, bir şeyde iyi/kötü olmak

√ Christiano Ronaldo is good at playing football but he is bad at playing the piano. (with a verb)
√ She is good at math but not that good at biology. (with a noun)

to be afraid of: frightened because you think that you may get hurt or that something bad may
happen

√ korkmak
√ I am afraid of snakes.
√ I am afraid that he won’t ever come back.
√ She is not afraid of dying.

to be scared (of): frightened of something, or nervous about something

√ korkmak, ürkmek, ödü kopmak

√ I’ve always been scared of dogs.
√ She was scared of losing him, so she did everything he asked.
√ Why aren’t you coming outside? Are you scared?

to be keen on: wanting to do something or wanting something to happen very much

√ hevesli, meraklı olmak

√ My friend is keen on learning more about science.

to be tired of: bored with something, because it is no longer interesting, or has become annoying

√ (bir durum çok sık tekrarlandığı veya olumsuz olduğu için) yorulmak
√ I am tired of trying to help people who are doesn’t deserve it.
√ I am tired of doing homework every day.

to be interested in: giving a lot of attention to something because you want to find out more about
it or because you enjoy

√ ilgili olmak, ilgi duymak, ilgilenmek, merakı olmak

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 √ I am interested in fashion.
√ She is interested in going to England to improve her English skills.

to be ashamed of: feeling very sorry and embarrassed because of something you have done

√ utanmak
√ I’m ashamed to admit that I’ve never read any of his books.
√ She was ashamed of speaking in front of a crowd.

to be excited about: happy, interested, or hopeful because something good has happened or will
happen

√ heyecanlı, hevesli
√ He’s excited about his new job.
√ I am excited about going on a holiday at the weekend.

to be worried about: unhappy because you keep thinking about a problem, or about something
bad that might happen

√ endişeli, kaygılı
√ Marion was worried about losing her job.

to be proud of: feeling pleasure and satisfaction because you or people connected with you have
done or got something good

√ gurur duymak
√ I am proud of you!
√ You must be very proud of your son.

A) Exercise: Öğren!
Fill in the blanks with the target words!

good/bad at to be afraid of to be scared of

to be keen on tired of interested in
ashamed of excited about to be worried about proud of

Not: to be kısmını çekimlemeyi unutmayınız (eğer gerekiyorsa)

ashamed of
1. I felt ______________________ the things I said to him because he felt so sorry and didn’t
deserve that much.

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 am worried
2. I ________________________about the economy and the future of my country because
nobody knows for sure what will happen.
3. You graduated from the University with the first degree, you should be
proud of
____________________ yourself.
excited about
4. The kids always get ______________________ their birthday.
good at
5. My son is very __________________ bad at
learning foreign languages, but he is _______________
Math. I think I should send him to a Math course.
is afraid of
6. Ellen ___________________ of telling her husband that she paid $600 for a bag.
are scared of
7. Most women _____________________ small animals like spiders and mice.
keen on
8. She doesn’t have a lot of experience but she is very _____________________ learning.
interested in
9. I know you love football very much. Are you also ____________________ Basketball?
tired of
10. He was so ___________________ his life that he finally tried to commit suicide but the police
stopped him just in time.

B) Match the Words! Pekiştir!

To be good/bad at To be afraid of To be scared of

To be keen on tired of To be interested in

Ashamed of Excited about Worried about Proud of

to be scared
1) ______________________: frightened of something, or nervous about something
keen on
2) ______________________: wanting to do something or wanting something to happen very
much
proud of
3) ______________________: feeling pleasure and satisfaction because you or people
connected with you have done or got something good
interested in
4) ______________________: giving a lot of attention to something because you want to find
out more about it or because you enjoy
to be afraid of
5) ______________________: frightened because you think that you may get hurt or that
something bad may happen
worried about
6) ______________________: unhappy because you keep thinking about a problem, or about
something bad that might happen
7) ______________________:
excited about happy, interested, or hopeful because something good has
happened or will happen

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 ashamed of
8) ______________________: feeling very sorry and embarrassed because of something you
have done
9) ______________________:
tired of bored with something, because it is no longer interesting, or has
become annoying
10) ______________________:
good at - bad at doing something good/bad, being successful-unsuccessful about
doing something

C) Write a sentence of your own for each of the words you’ve just learned! ++ Write
Turkish meanings of the words. – Uzmanlaş!

- Öğrendiğiniz kelimelerin Türkçe karşılıklarını hiçbir yere bakmadan yazın, daha sonra bu
kelimelerle en az 1 tane örnek cümle yazın. (Verilen her anlam için bir örnek)
i am afraid of dogs
to be afraid of: _______________________________________________________________.

i am scared of dogs
to be scared (of): ______________________________________________________________.

i am good at table tennis

to be good/bad at: ____________________________________________________________.

i am interested in computers
to be interested in: ____________________________________________________________.

i am keen on learning new languages

to be keen on: ________________________________________________________________.

i am tired of my homeworks
to be tired of: _________________________________________________________________.

i am worried about my future

to be worried about: ____________________________________________________________.

he is ashamed of his work

to be ashamed of: ______________________________________________________________.

my dad is proud of me
to be proud of: _________________________________________________________________.
i am really excited about this weekend because she will come to our home
to be excited about: _____________________________________________________________.

CEVAP ANAHTARI:

A: ashamed of, am worried, proud of, excited about, good at, bad at, is afraid of (ashamed of,
worried about vs. de olabilir), are scared of, interested in, tired of

B: to be scared of, to be keen on, proud of, interested in, afraid of, worried about, excited about,
ashamed of, tired of, to be good/bad at.

C: Kendi cümleleriniz + kelimelerin anlamlarını en üstten kontrol edebilirsiniz.

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