Advanced Set 38

Target Vocabulary:

Bu bölümde öğrenmenizi hedeflediğimiz ‘’hedef kelimeler’’.

attentive: listening to or watching someone carefully because you are interested + making sure
someone has everything they need

 dikkatli, katılımcı, dikkatle dinleyen, özenli - kibar

 The singer likes to have an attentive audience.
 The crew were extremely attentive to the passengers' safety.
 The hotel staff are friendly and attentive.

thrive: to become very successful or very strong and healthy

 başarmak, serpilmek, gelişmek - büyümek

 They established a strong business which managed to thrive during a recession.
 Most herbs need direct sun all day in order to thrive.

surround: to be all around someone or something on every side

 çevrelemek, etrafını sarmak

 The field was surrounded by trees.
 He told a story to the crowd surrounding him.
 Armed police surrounded a house in the High Street.

gem: a jewel (= precious stone), especially when cut into a particular regular shape

 değerli taş, mücevher

 The necklace was studded with diamonds, rubies, and other gems.

spit: to force a small amount of saliva (=the liquid in your mouth) out of your mouth

 tükürmek
 Nick rolled down his window and spat.
 A group of fans spat on the players as they left the field.

allergic: having an allergy or caused by an allergy

 I’m allergic to penicillin.

 Some people have an allergic reaction to nuts.
 Soya milk can cause allergic reactions in some children.

ancient: belonging to a time long ago in history, especially thousands of years ago

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  antik, eski, çok eski
 People have lived in this valley since ancient times.
 In ancient Rome, captured generals were paraded through the streets in chairs.
 He's not just old, he's ancient. (antika)

approximately: more or less than a number or amount

 yaklaşık olarak, takriben, aşağı yukarı

 The plane will be landing in approximately 20 minutes.
 How much do you think it will cost, approximately?
 The company had total revenues of approximately $2 million.

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

attentive thrive surround

gem spit allergic
ancient approximately

1. It is an excellent place for families as the staff is friendly, relaxed and

____________________.
2. The house is ______________________ by trees, so it's not overlooked at all .
3. The disease affects ______________________ 10% of the adult population.
4. A diamond is the hardest, most resilient, most beautiful _____________________ of all.
5. History, _____________________ and modern, has taught these people an intense distrust
of their neighbours.
6. You can even be _____________________ to the sun. If you are, the lights will hurt your eyes
and you will feel exhausted even if you don’t do anything.
7. His business ______________________ in the years before the war.
8. In its new place on the windowsill, the plant is sure to _____________________ and blossom
regularly.
9. Please don’t ____________________ on the streets; it’s both disgusting and illegal.
10. The president was _____________________ by the press and photographers when he was
about to make a statement.
11. We will be there in ______________________ 20 minutes. Can you wait for us?

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 12. Cats make him sneeze - I think he's _____________________ to the fur.
13. Archaeologists study the remains of ____________________ civilizations.

B) Match the Words! Pekiştir!

attentive thrive surround

gem spit allergic

ancient approximately

1) ___________________: to become very successful or very strong and healthy

2) ___________________: having an allergy or caused by an allergy
3) ___________________: more or less than a number or amount
4) ___________________: listening to or watching someone carefully because you are
interested + making sure someone has everything they need
5) ___________________: to force a small amount of saliva (=the liquid in your mouth) out of
your mouth
6) ___________________: belonging to a time long ago in history, especially thousands of years
ago
7) ___________________: a jewel (= precious stone), especially when cut into a particular
regular shape
8) ___________________: to be all around someone or something on every side

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)

thrive: ____________________________________________________________________________.

gem: _____________________________________________________________________________.

allergic: ___________________________________________________________________________.

approximately: _____________________________________________________________________.

ancient: ___________________________________________________________________________.

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surround: _________________________________________________________________________.

spit: ______________________________________________________________________________.

attentive: _________________________________________________________________________.

CEVAP ANAHTARI:

A: attentive, surrounded, approximately, gem, ancient, allergic, thrived, thrive, spit, surrounded,
approximately, allergic, ancient

B: thrive, allergic, approximately, attentive, spit, ancient, gem, surround

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

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