Unit 6: Adventures – Vocabulary and Grammar
Vocabulary
Adventure Types
- Going rafting: Raftinge gitme
- Motor racing: Motor yarışı
- Joining a motorcycle tour: Motorsiklet turuna katılma
- Going on a jeep safari: Jeep safariye gitme
- Flying in a hot-air balloon: Balonla uçma
- Scuba diving: Tüplü dalış
- Swimming: Yüzme
- Caving: Mağaracılık (mağaraları keşfetme)
- Climbing a mountain: Dağa tırmanma
- Riding an elephant: File binme
- Horse riding: Ata binme
- Base jumping: Bir yerden atlama
- Parachuting: Paraşütle atlama
- Paragliding: Yamaç paraşütü
- Bungee jumping: Ayağına ip bağlayıp atlama
- Skydiving: Uçaktan paraşütle atlama
- Highlining: İp üzerinde yürüme
- Hang-gliding: Yelken kanat ile uçma
- Heli-skiing: Heliski sporu (Kayakçıların helikopter ile karlı tepelere bırakılıp oradan kaymalarını sağlayan bir tür spor.)
- Surfing: Sörf yapma
- Sea kayaking: Denizde kano ile kayak yapma
- Underwater hockey: Su altı hokeyi
- Trekking: Doğa yürüyüşü yapma
- Skiing: Kayak yapma
- Take photographs of whales: Balinaların fotoğraflarını çekmek
Fen liseleri taban puanları ve yüzdelik dilimleri için sayfamızı takip ediniz.
Adjectives
- Adventurous: Maceraperest
- Safe: Güvenli
- Dangerous: Tehlikeli
- Easy: Kolay
- Entertaining: Eğlenceli
- Exciting: Heyecan verici
- Fascinating: Büyüleyici, etkileyici
- Amusing: Eğlenceli, gülünç
- Interesting: İlginç
- Eye-catching: Göz alıcı, dikkat çekici
- Challenging: Zorlayıcı
Nouns (General)
- Adventure: Macera
- Adrenalin seekers: Adrenalin tutkunu
- Extreme sports: Ekstrem sporlar (uç nokta sporlar)
- Individual sports: Bireysel yapılan sporlar
- Team sports: Takım halinde yapılan sporlar
- Mountainous road: Dağlık yol
- Hills: Tepeler
- Cliff: Uçurum, kayalık
- Overland track: Kara yolu
- Desert: Çöl
- Ocean: Okyanus
- Historic places: Tarihi yerler
- Historic structures: Tarihi yapılar
- Destination: Varılacak (gidilecek) yer
- Journey: Gezi, yolculuk
- Scenery: Manzara
- Culture: Kültür
- Experience: Deneyim
- Qualification: Yeterlik
- Equipment: Ekipman, malzeme
- Safe landing: Güvenli iniş
- Tournament: Turnuva, yarışma
- Narrator: Anlatıcı
- Visitor: Ziyaretçi
- Traditional food/drinks: Geleneksel yiyecek/içecekler
- Pleasure: Memnuniyet, zevk
- Wind: Rüzgar
- Frostbite: Soğuk ısırması, donma
- Freefall: Serbest düşüş
- Temple: Tapınak
- Waterfall: Şelale
- Choice: Seçim, seçenek
Verbs
- Drown: Suda boğulmak
- Attack: Saldırmak
- Blow: Esmek
Equipment
- Rope: İp, halat
- Helmet: Kask
- Axe: Balta
- Thermal clothes: Termal giysiler
- Flashlight: El feneri
- Ice screw: Buz vidası
Grammar: Expressing Preferences
Prefer (Tercih Etmek)
The word “prefer” means “to choose or like better.” We use this structure to state our preferences about a situation.
- You can use a noun or a verb after “prefer.” If it’s a verb, add “-ing” to it.
Examples:
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- I prefer a movie. (Ben filmi tercih ederim.)
- I prefer watching a movie. (Ben film izlemeyi tercih ederim.)
- To state that you prefer one thing over another, use “to” between the two items: (prefer…to…)
Examples:
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- I prefer movie to TV series. (Ben filmi diziye tercih ederim.)
- I prefer watching movie to watching TV series. (Ben film izlemeyi dizi izlemeye tercih ederim.)
Would Rather (Tercih Etmek)
“Would rather” also means “to prefer” and is synonymous with “prefer.” We use it in the same way to express preferences.
- After “would rather,” use the base form of the verb (without any endings).
Example:
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- I would rather drink coffee. (Ben kahve içmeyi tercih ederim.)
- To state that you prefer one thing over another, use “than” between the two actions. The verbs remain in their base form: (would rather…than…)
Example:
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- I would rather drink coffee than drink tea. (Ben kahve içmeyi çay içmeye tercih ederim.)
Grammar: Making Comparisons
When comparing two situations, we use the comparative forms of adjectives. We add suffixes like “-er” or “-ier” to adjectives, or we add the word “more” before them to give them the meaning of “more…”. When comparing two things, the word “than” is used after the adjective.
Rules for forming Comparatives:
- One-syllable adjectives: Add “-er” to the end.
- fast –> faster
- young –> younger
- tall –> taller
- Adjectives ending in “e”: Add “-r” to the end.
- large –> larger
- wide –> wider
- nice –> nicer
- One-syllable adjectives with a “consonant-vowel-consonant” pattern: Double the last consonant and then add “-er.”
- big –> bigger
- slim –> slimmer
- hot –> hotter
- Two-syllable adjectives ending in “y”: Drop the “y” and add “-ier.”
- funny –> funnier
- lazy –> lazier
- happy –> happier
- Adjectives with more than two syllables: Add “more” before the adjective.
- expensive –> more expensive
- dangerous –> more dangerous
- beautiful –> more beautiful
Examples of Comparisons:
- Ferrari is faster than Passat.
- This house is wider than others.
- Zeynep is slimmer than Aslı.
- “Happy Feet” is funnier than “Ice Age.”
- Skydiving is more dangerous than parachuting.
- Scuba diving is better than surfing. (Note: “Good” is an irregular adjective; its comparative form is “better.”)
