Theme 3: Personal Life

Unit Vocabulary

Body Parts & Physical Features

Word	Turkish	Example
head (n)	baş	She has a small head and big eyes.
face (n)	yüz	He has a round face.
eye (n)	göz	She has beautiful brown eyes.
nose (n)	burun	He has a small nose.
hair (n)	saç	She has long curly hair.
arm (n)	kol	He hurt his arm at school.
hand (n)	el	Wash your hands before eating!
finger (n)	parmak	I have ten fingers.
leg (n)	bacak	He has long legs.
foot / feet (n)	ayak / ayaklar	My feet are tired from running.
tooth / teeth (n)	diş / dişler	Brush your teeth every morning!
tall (adj)	uzun boylu	My dad is very tall.
short (adj)	kısa boylu	She is short but very fast.
curly (adj)	kıvırcık	He has curly brown hair.
straight (adj)	düz	She has long straight hair.

Clothes

Word	Turkish	Example
T-shirt (n)	tişört	I’m wearing a blue T-shirt today.
jacket (n)	ceket	Put on your jacket, it’s cold!
jeans (n)	kot pantolon	She always wears jeans to school.
dress (n)	elbise	She has a beautiful red dress.
skirt (n)	etek	Her skirt is very trendy.
boots (n)	bot, çizme	I wear boots when it rains.
coat (n)	mont, palto	Don’t forget your coat!
scarf (n)	atkı	She wears a warm scarf in winter.
gloves (n)	eldiven	My gloves keep my hands warm.
sunglasses (n)	güneş gözlüğü	I wear sunglasses in summer.
to wear (v)	giymek	What do you wear to school?
to try on (v)	denemek (giysi)	Can I try on this jacket?
trendy (adj)	moda, tarz	This bag is very trendy!
comfortable (adj)	rahat	These shoes are very comfortable.

Daily Routines & Activities

Word	Turkish	Example
to watch (v)	izlemek	I watch TV after school.
to draw (v)	çizmek, resim yapmak	She likes to draw animals.
to read (v)	okumak	I always read before bed.
to go shopping (v)	alışverişe gitmek	We sometimes go shopping at the weekend.
to travel (v)	seyahat etmek	I love to travel with my family.
to smile (v)	gülümsemek	She always smiles at everyone.
adventure (n)	macera	I love reading adventure books.
video game (n)	video oyunu	He sometimes plays video games.
magazine (n)	dergi	She reads a fashion magazine every week.
fashion show (n)	moda defilesi	We watched a fashion show on TV.

Simple Present Tense — Daily Routines

Subject + verb (base / -s / -es) + every day / in the morning…

Examples

I wake up at seven o’clock every morning.

Her sabah saat yedide uyanırım.

She brushes her teeth after breakfast.

Kahvaltıdan sonra dişlerini fırçalar.

They go to school by bus.

Otobüsle okula giderler.

Q: What do you do in the morning?

A: I wake up, eat breakfast and go to school.

Question Tags — Checking & Confirming

Positive sentence + negative tag? | Negative sentence + positive tag?

Sentence	Tag	Full Example
You like tea. (+)	don’t you?	You like tea, don’t you?
She plays football. (+)	doesn’t she?	She plays football, doesn’t she?
He is tall. (+)	isn’t he?	He is tall, isn’t he?
They don’t like rain. (−)	do they?	They don’t like rain, do they?
She isn’t short. (−)	is she?	She isn’t short, is she?

Remember!

Positive sentence negative tag

Negative sentence positive tag

Adverbs of Frequency

Adverb	Frequency	Example
always	100%	I always brush my teeth.
usually	80%	She usually wears jeans.
often	60%	We often go shopping.
sometimes	40%	He sometimes reads magazines.
rarely	10%	They rarely watch TV.
never	0%	I never skip breakfast.

Position

Before main verb: I always go to school on time.

After “be”: She is usually happy.

Possessive Adjectives

Subject	Possessive Adj.	Turkish	Example
I	my	benim	This is my jacket.
you	your	senin	Where is your bag?
he	his	onun (erkek)	His hair is curly.
she	her	onun (kız)	Her eyes are brown.
it	its	onun (şey)	The dog loves its ball.
we	our	bizim	Our school is big.
they	their	onların	Their clothes are trendy.