TALENT UNIT 2

NEW VOCABULARIES
FOR 9TH
GRADERS
 MIGRATE (V)
When birds, fish, or animals migrate,
they travel from one place to another
at the same time each year.

(Kuşlar, balıklar, hayvanlar) göç etmek

Many birds migrate from Europe to African

forests for the winter.
 EMIGRATE (V)
To leave your own country to go and live in another one

Göç etmek

We're thinking of emigrating to New Zealand.

 IMMIGRATE (V)
To come to live in a different country

Bir ülkeye göç etmek

When did the Greeks immigrate to Australia?

 RURAL (ADJ)
Relating to the countryside and not to towns

Kırsal, kıra ait, kırsal yaşama ilişkin

A rural area
 SHRINK (V)
To become smaller, or to make
something smaller

Daral(t)mak, çek(tir)mek, küçül(t)mek

My shirt shrank in the wash.

Its forests have shrunk to almost half
the size they were 10 years ago.
 HUGE (ADJ)
Extremely large

Devasa, kocamak, çok büyük, çok,

dünya kadar, muazzam, çok iri

A huge house
A huge piece of cake
 THE MAINLAND (N)
The main part of a country, not
including the islands around it

Ana kara

A daily ferry links the islands to the

mainland.
 FERRY (N)
A boat that regularly carries
passengers and vehicles across an
area of water.

Feribot, araba vapuru

A car/passenger ferry
 PICTURESQUE (ADJ)
A picturesque place is attractive to look
at.

Çok çekici/canlı, tablo gibi güzel,

pitoresk

A picturesque cottage on the edge of

the Yorkshire moors
 RETIRED (ADJ)
Having stopped working, often because
you are old

Emekli olan; emekli, tekaüt

A retired farmer/teacher
 FEATHER (N)
One of the soft, light things
that grow from and cover a bird's skin

Tüy, kuş tüyü

Colourful feathers of the birds

 CHEST (N)
The front of your body between
your neck and your waist

Göğüs kafesi

A hairy chest
Chest pains
 CHEST (N)
A strong, usually wooden, container
with a lid, used for keeping things in

Sandık, kutu

A treasure chest
 TERRITORY (N)
Land that is owned or controlled
by a particular country

Toprak, bölge, ülke, vatan

toprağı

Spanish territory
 DISPLAY (N)
A collection of objects or pictures
arranged for people to look at

Sergi, vitrin, sergileme, teşhir

A display of children's paintings

 ASSOCIATE (V)
To relate two things, people,
etc in your mind

Ilişkilendirmek, bağdaştırmak

Most people associate this brand with good

quality.
 HOP(V)
To jump on one foot or to move
about in this way

Tek ayak üzerinde hoplamak/

zıplamak/ sıçramak; sekerek
yürümek

Rabbits were hopping across

the field.
 RECENTLY (ADV)
Not long ago, lately

Geçenlerde, son günlerde, yakınlarda

Have you seen any good films

recently?
Until recently he worked as a teacher.
BELOVED (ADJ)
Very much loved

Sevilen, sevgili, aziz

In memory of our beloved son

 NATIVE (ADJ)
Your native town or country is the
place where you were born.

Asıl..., Ana..., Doğum yeri olan

It was a custom in his native

Algeria.
She is a native-born Texan.
 SEDATE (ADJ)
Calm and slow

Sakin, sessiz, ağırbaşlı, vakarlı

Walking at a sedate pace

 JOLLY (ADJ)
Happy or enjoyable

Neşeli, şen şakrak, mutlu, sevinçli

We had a jolly evening.

 FIERCE (ADJ)
Violent or angry

Şiddetli, hiddetli, kızgın, vahşi, azgın

A fierce attack
A fierce dog
 THREATEN (V)
To tell someone that you will kill or
hurt them, or cause problems for
them if they do not do what you want

Korkutmak, gözdağı vermek, tehdit

etmek

He threatened the staff with a gun

and demanded money.
[ + To do sth ] he threatened to
report her to the police.
 FOLIAGE (N)
The leaves on a plant

Bitki/ağaç yaprakları

For ten dollars, the boy next door will clean

the foliage in my garden.
 CLIFF (N)
An area of high, steep rocks beside the
sea

Yamaç, yar, uçurum, sarp kayalık

Along the cliff tops, the main vegetation

type is grassland.
 HILL (N)
A raised area of land, smaller than a mountain

Tepe, yükselti

They climbed up the hill to get a better view.

STREAM (N)
A small river

Dere, çay

There's a lovely stream that

flows through their garden.
 GLINT (N)
A quick flash of light that shines
from something or is reflected
from it

Parıltı, parıldama

I can almost see the glint in his

eye.
 SLIDE (V)
Slide (sth) across/down/along, etc

To move smoothly over a surface, or

to make something move smoothly
over a surface

Kaymak, kaydırmak

He likes sliding on the ice.

He slid the letter into his pocket.
WHISTLE (V)
To make a sound by breathing air out
through a small hole made with your
lips or through a whistle

Islık çalmak, ıslıkla söylemek

Someone whistled at her as she

walked past.