THEME 3Hazırlık Sonrası 10. SınıfB1+/B211 ders saati

Amazing Stories

3A Hard Work Pays Off — talking about past abilities, being/becoming accustomed to something, persuasion · 3B Make Your Own Luck — sharing amazing true stories, expressing opinions

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Bu yıl önceki program işleniyor. Resmî 2026–2027 yıllık planına göre hazırlık sonrası 10. sınıfta bu yıl önceki program işleniyor. Temalar ve içerik, okulda okutulan 'PROGRESS 10th Grade' ders kitabının 10 temasına birebir uyarlanmıştır. TYMM'in gelecek yıllar için öngördüğü 8 temalı çerçeve, bu sınıf TYMM'e geçtiğinde kullanılmak üzere ayrıca saklanmaktadır.

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Konular

3A Hard Work Pays Off — talking about past abilities, being/becoming accustomed to something, persuasion
3B Make Your Own Luck — sharing amazing true stories, expressing opinions

Dil yapıları

Degree modifiers
Expressions of persuasion and past ability

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Vocabulary

20 hedef kelime

Nasıl çalışılır?

Her kartta kelimeyi oku, hoparlör düğmesiyle dinle.
Örnek cümleyi yüksek sesle tekrar et.
“Anlamları gizle” ile kendini test et; anlamı görmek için üstüne dokun.
Bilmediğin kelimeleri defterine yaz.

persistence

azim, sebat

It was pure persistence, not luck, that got her through medical school.

breakthrough

büyük atılım, çığır açan gelişme

His breakthrough came after fifteen years of failed experiments.

against the odds

idiom

tüm olumsuzluklara rağmen

Against the odds, the young inventor built a working prototype in her garage.

by chance

prep. phrase

tesadüfen

By chance, the scientist noticed something unusual while cleaning her equipment.

at a glance

prep. phrase

bir bakışta

At a glance, the old photograph looked ordinary, but it hid an extraordinary secret.

self-taught

adj.

kendi kendini yetiştirmiş

The self-taught musician never had a single lesson before her first concert.

determination

kararlılık

It took years of determination for him to walk again after the accident.

remarkable

adj.

olağanüstü, dikkat çekici

She made a remarkable recovery that doctors couldn't fully explain.

convince

ikna etmek

It took hours to convince the investors that the idea would actually work.

credible

adj.

inandırıcı, güvenilir

The story sounded unlikely at first, but the evidence made it entirely credible.

get used to

phr. v. (transitive)

bir şeye alışmak (süreç)

It took him months to get used to living in a completely different climate.

be used to

phr. v. (transitive)

bir şeye alışkın olmak (durum)

After years abroad, she is used to speaking three languages every day.

figure out

phr. v. (transitive)

çözmek, anlamak

It took the team months to figure out why the engine kept failing.

carry on

phr. v. (intransitive)

devam etmek

Even after the setback, she decided to carry on with her research.

look back

phr. v. (intransitive)

geriye dönüp bakmak

When he looks back on those years, he can't believe how far he's come.

turn out

phr. v. (intransitive)

sonuçlanmak, ortaya çıkmak

The strange letter turned out to be the beginning of an incredible friendship.

slightly

adv. (degree modifier)

biraz, hafifçe

The results were slightly better than the scientists had expected.

fairly

adv. (degree modifier)

oldukça

The idea seemed fairly ordinary until they tested it properly.

extremely

adv. (degree modifier)

son derece, aşırı

The journey to find him turned out to be extremely difficult.

absolutely

adv. (degree modifier)

kesinlikle, tamamen

Everyone agreed the story was absolutely incredible.

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Play

Kelimeleri oyunla pekiştir.

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Bir oyun seç ve Başla’ya bas.
Her cevaptan sonra hemen doğru/yanlış görürsün.
Sonunda tekrar etmen gereken kelimeler listelenir.
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Öğretmenler: her oyunun sınıfta oynanacak kart sürümü öğretmen sayfasında.

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Grammar

Kuralı ezberleme; örneklerden kendin keşfet.

Nasıl çalışılır?

Notice: Örnek cümlelerdeki renkli kısımlara bak.
Discover: Kuralı tamamla, ipuçlarıyla cümle kur, sonra kendi cümlelerini yaz.
Rule ve Form tablosunu oku; sık yapılan hatalara dikkat et.
Practice: Soruları cevapla, “Kontrol et”e bas.

Past Ability & Being/Becoming Accustomed To

1 · Notice

As a child, she could already solve maths problems that confused adults.
After months of practice, he finally was able to repair the old radio himself.
By the time she moved to the city, she was used to working long, unpredictable hours.
It took him almost a year to get used to writing with his left hand after the accident.

Which sentences describe a general ability someone had in the past, which describe a single successful achievement, and which describe becoming or being familiar with something?

2 · Discover

A Complete the rule

Look at the Notice sentences again. Complete the rule with the words in the box.

a general past abilityone specific achievementalready familiar (a state)the process of becoming familiar

B Build sentences

Use the cues to build true or plausible sentences about amazing lives.

she could / read fluently by the age of four
✓ She could read fluently by the age of four.
against the odds, the climber be able to / reach the summit despite the storm
Your sentence
Model answer
Against the odds, the climber was able to reach the summit despite the storm.
as a boy, he could / repair engines without any training
Your sentence
Model answer
As a boy, he could repair engines without any training.
after years at sea, the sailor be used to / sleeping in rough weather
Your sentence
Model answer
After years at sea, the sailor was used to sleeping in rough weather.
it took her months get used to / living in a completely new country
Your sentence
Model answer
It took her months to get used to living in a completely new country.
? / the inventor ever / be able to / convince the investors on the first try
Your sentence
Model answer
Was the inventor ever able to convince the investors on the first try?

C Your turn

Write four sentences about yourself or someone you know: one about a general childhood ability, one about a single achievement, and two about getting or being used to something new.

As a child, I could…After a lot of practice, I was finally able to…I'm still not used to…It took me a while to get used to…

Rule

'Could' describes a general past ability. 'Was/were able to' describes one specific achievement, often despite difficulty. 'Be used to + -ing' describes an existing state of familiarity, while 'get used to + -ing' describes the process of becoming familiar with something.

TRGeçmişteki genel bir yeteneği anlatmak için 'could' kullanılır. Belirli, tek bir başarıyı (özellikle zorluğa rağmen) anlatmak için 'was/were able to' kullanılır. 'Be used to + -ing' bir duruma zaten alışkın olmayı, 'get used to + -ing' ise o duruma alışma sürecini ifade eder.

When?

Use 'could' for a general childhood or long-term ability; use 'was/were able to' for one difficult achievement; use 'be used to' for an existing state of familiarity; use 'get used to' for the process of becoming familiar with something new.

TRGenel bir çocukluk yeteneğini anlatırken 'could'; tek seferlik, zor bir başarıyı anlatırken 'was/were able to'; birine zaten alışkın olduğunu belirtirken 'be used to'; yeni bir duruma alışma sürecini anlatırken 'get used to' kullanılır.

3 · Form

Positive

She could speak three languages by the age of ten.
He was able to finish the marathon despite the injury.
They are used to working under pressure.
I'm getting used to the new schedule.

Negative

He couldn't swim before he took up the sport.
She wasn't able to convince them at first.
We aren't used to such extreme weather.
I still haven't got used to waking up so early.

Question

Could you read before you started school?
Was she able to finish the project on time?
Are you used to the new system yet?
Did it take long to get used to the change?

Short answers

Yes, I could. / No, I couldn't.
Yes, she was. / No, she wasn't.
Yes, I am. / No, not yet.

Mistakes

After years of training, she could finally win the competition.After years of training, she was finally able to win the competition.
For a single successful achievement, especially a difficult one, use 'was/were able to', not 'could'.
TRZor bir görevde tek seferlik bir başarı anlatılırken 'could' değil, 'was/were able to' kullanılır.
I am used to wake up early now.I am used to waking up early now.
'Be used to' is followed by the -ing form, not the base verb, because 'to' here is a preposition, not part of an infinitive.
TR'Be used to' bir fiil kökü ile değil, -ing formuyla kullanılır, çünkü burada 'to' bir edattır.
She used to living in a big city, so the small town felt strange.She wasn't used to living in a big city, so the small town didn't feel strange. / She used to live in a big city.
'Used to + base verb' describes a past habit; 'be/get used to + -ing' means being or becoming familiar with something — the two structures are easy to confuse.
TR'Used to + verb kökü' geçmişteki alışkanlıkları anlatır; 'be/get used to + -ing' ise alışkın olma/alışma anlamına gelir — ikisi karıştırılmamalıdır.

Compare

Could vs Was/Were Able To vs Be/Get Used To
	Could / Was able to	Be used to / Get used to
Meaning	general ability vs one achievementShe could paint. / She was able to finish it in one day.	familiar with vs becoming familiar withHe is used to the noise. / He got used to the noise.
Form after it	base verbcould swim, was able to finish	verb + -ingused to living, used to waking up
Typical time clue	as a child, by the age of, despite	after years, it took months, still not

4 · Practice

Challenge

Degree Modifiers: Slightly, Fairly, Extremely, Absolutely

1 · Notice

The results were only slightly better than the team had expected.
Her first attempt was fairly successful, but far from perfect.
The whole project turned out to be extremely difficult in the end.
Everyone agreed that his recovery was absolutely incredible.

Which degree modifiers make an adjective a little stronger, which make it moderately strong, which make it very strong, and which are only used with 'extreme' adjectives that already mean 100%?

2 · Discover

A Complete the rule

Complete the rule with the words in the box.

gradable adjectivesungradable (extreme) adjectivesa small degreea very high degree

B Build sentences

Use the cues to build true or plausible sentences with the correct degree modifier.

the story absolutely / incredible everyone agreed
✓ Everyone agreed the story was absolutely incredible.
the first results slightly / disappointing compared to expectations
Your sentence
Model answer
The first results were slightly disappointing compared to expectations.
his plan fairly / risky but not impossible
Your sentence
Model answer
His plan was fairly risky, but not impossible.
the journey across the desert extremely / dangerous according to the guide
Your sentence
Model answer
According to the guide, the journey across the desert was extremely dangerous.
the ending of the story absolutely / unbelievable when you hear it
Your sentence
Model answer
The ending of the story is absolutely unbelievable when you hear it.
? / the challenge extremely / difficult for the first team
Your sentence
Model answer
Was the challenge extremely difficult for the first team?

C Your turn

Write four sentences about an amazing story you know or can imagine, using a different degree modifier (slightly, fairly, extremely, absolutely) in each one.

At first, the story seemed only slightly…Honestly, I found it fairly…By the end, the situation was extremely…In my opinion, the whole thing was absolutely…

Rule

Degree modifiers show how strong an adjective is. 'Slightly' (a little) and 'fairly' (moderately) are used with gradable adjectives (good, difficult); 'extremely' is also used with gradable adjectives but shows a very high degree. 'Absolutely' is used with ungradable/extreme adjectives that already mean 100% (incredible, impossible, amazing).

TRDerece zarfları (degree modifiers) bir sıfatın gücünü belirtir. 'Slightly' (hafifçe) ve 'fairly' (oldukça) derecelendirilebilen sıfatlarla (good, difficult) kullanılır; 'extremely' (son derece) da aynı tür sıfatlarla ama çok güçlü bir derece belirtir. 'Absolutely' (kesinlikle) ise zaten %100 anlamı taşıyan, derecelendirilemeyen sıfatlarla (incredible, impossible, amazing) kullanılır.

When?

We use degree modifiers when we want to be precise about how strong a quality is — for example, how surprising a story is, or how difficult an achievement was.

TRBir durumun ne kadar 'derecede' olduğunu netleştirmek istediğimizde, örneğin bir hikayenin ne kadar şaşırtıcı ya da bir başarının ne kadar zor olduğunu anlatırken derece zarflarını kullanırız.

3 · Form

Positive

The story was slightly exaggerated, but mostly true.
Her achievement was absolutely remarkable.

Negative

The task wasn't extremely difficult, just fairly time-consuming.
It isn't slightly unusual — it's absolutely astonishing.

Question

Was the journey extremely dangerous?
Is the story absolutely true, or slightly exaggerated?

Short answers

Yes, extremely. / No, only slightly.
Yes, absolutely. / No, not really.

Mistakes

The ending was very absolutely amazing.The ending was absolutely amazing.
'Absolutely' already shows the highest degree, so it isn't combined with 'very'.
TR'Absolutely' zaten en yüksek derece anlamı taşır, bu yüzden 'very' ile birlikte kullanılmaz.
The plan was absolutely risky.The plan was extremely risky. / The plan was fairly risky.
'Risky' is a gradable adjective, so it takes 'extremely' or 'fairly', not 'absolutely'.
TR'Risky' derecelendirilebilen bir sıfattır, bu yüzden 'absolutely' değil, 'extremely' veya 'fairly' ile kullanılır.
It was slightly incredible how she survived.It was absolutely incredible how she survived.
'Incredible' is an ungradable/extreme adjective; it goes with 'absolutely', not with degree words like 'slightly'.
TR'Incredible' ungradable/aşırı bir sıfattır; 'slightly' gibi derece belirten zarflarla değil, 'absolutely' ile kullanılır.

Compare

Gradable vs Ungradable Adjectives with Degree Modifiers
	Gradable adjectives	Ungradable (extreme) adjectives
Example adjectives	good, difficult, risky, successfulslightly good, fairly difficult, extremely risky	incredible, amazing, impossible, astonishingabsolutely incredible, absolutely impossible
Typical modifiers	slightly, fairly, extremely	absolutely, completely, totally
Meaning of modifier	shows a point on a scale (a little → very)	emphasises a quality that is already at 100%

4 · Practice

Challenge

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Reading

Özgün metin ve anlama soruları.

Nasıl çalışılır?

Before: Başlığa bakıp tahmin et.
Metni önce hızlıca, sonra dikkatle oku.
While: Soruları cevapla ve kontrol et.
After: Konuşma sorularını düşün ya da yaz.

1 Before reading

Look at the title. What do you think 'read the sky' might mean?
Do you know any true stories about someone who taught themselves a skill?

The Shepherd Who Read the Sky

By the age of twelve, Yusuf could already name every visible star from his family's hillside in eastern Anatolia. There was no telescope, no astronomy club, and, at first, barely any books — just long nights spent watching the sky while his family's sheep grazed nearby. What began as a way to pass the time slowly turned into something far more serious.

At sixteen, Yusuf was able to build his first basic telescope from spare lenses he found at a market by chance. It was fairly crude, and villagers were slightly amused by the strange contraption pointed at the night sky. Yet within two years, he had taught himself enough physics and mathematics, entirely self-taught from borrowed textbooks, to win a national science competition — a result that surprised everyone except, quietly, Yusuf himself.

Today, Yusuf works at an observatory, and he says he still isn't fully used to being called a scientist. 'At a glance, my story might sound like pure luck,' he explains, 'but really it was years of determination that nobody saw.' His journey shows that a breakthrough can begin anywhere — even on a quiet hillside, under a sky full of ordinary stars.

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2 While reading

3 After reading

What degree modifiers can you find in the text? What do they tell you about how the villagers or Yusuf felt?
Do you think persistence matters more than natural talent? Why or why not?

1 Before reading

What do you think 'the letter that found its way home' might refer to?
Have you ever heard of a friendship that began completely by accident?

The Letter That Found Its Way Home

In 1987, a woman named Sibel wrote a letter to a pen pal whose address she had copied down slightly incorrectly. The letter should have been lost forever. Instead, by an extraordinary coincidence, it was delivered to a stranger living at almost the exact same street number in a different city — and that stranger, fascinated rather than annoyed, decided to write back.

What followed was an absolutely remarkable, decades-long friendship built entirely on letters, and later, emails. The two women were never able to meet in person for over thirty years; work, distance and, at times, simply bad timing kept getting in the way. Then, in the end, a chance business trip finally brought them to the same city at the same time.

'At a glance, it seems like an ordinary mistake with an unlikely result,' Sibel says now. 'But by the time we finally met, we were used to knowing everything about each other's lives — we just hadn't seen each other's faces yet.' Their story has since been shared thousands of times online, proving that even a small accident can, by chance, turn into something extraordinary.

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2 While reading

3 After reading

Find two discourse markers (like 'in the end') in the text. What do they signal to the reader?
Do you think stories like this are becoming more or less common because of the internet? Why?

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Listening

Dinle, anla, transkriptle kontrol et.

Nasıl çalışılır?

Before: Ne duyacağını tahmin et.
Kaydı dinle; transkripti kapalı tut.
Soruları cevapla, kontrol et.
Son olarak transkriptle kontrol et ve tekrar dinle.

The Marathon at Sixty

1 Before listening

Predict: what challenges might a sixty-year-old face when preparing for a marathon?

0:00

2 While listening

Transkripti göster

AylinMy grandmother just finished a marathon. At sixty!

CemWow, that's amazing. Was she always a runner?

AylinNot at all! Before last year, she could barely jog for two minutes without stopping.

CemSo how did she get from that to a full marathon?

AylinShe followed a slow training plan. Within six months, she was already running ten kilometres without any pain.

CemThat's impressive progress. Was it easy for her?

AylinNot at all — the schedule was extremely hard for her at first. She almost gave up in the first few weeks.

CemBut she kept going.

AylinShe did. And when she crossed the finish line, she said it was absolutely the proudest moment of her life.

CemWhat a story. She should be proud.

Found on the Internet

1 Before listening

What do you predict this story might be about — a rescue, a reunion, or an invention?

0:00

2 While listening

Transkripti göster

MertToday I want to tell you a story I found online, about a message in a bottle that reached a sailor's daughter decades later.

MertA fisherman found the bottle stuck in some rocks along the coast while he was checking his nets.

MertInside was a letter written by a sailor to his young daughter, thrown into the sea years before.

MertBy the time the bottle was found, the sailor had passed away, but his daughter, now an old woman herself, was still alive.

MertResearchers managed to track her down and gave her the letter.

MertShe said reading her father's words after so many years helped her get used to missing him in a completely new way.

MertIt just shows how something thrown into the sea can find its way home, even after decades.

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Use English

Öğrendiklerini konuşarak ve yazarak kullan.

Nasıl çalışılır?

Useful language kutusundaki kalıpları oku.
Konuşma görevini bir arkadaşınla yap ya da kendini kaydet.
Yazma planını izleyerek taslağını yaz.
Kontrol listesi ile yazını gözden geçir.

Speaking

You Won't Believe This...

In pairs, share an amazing true story you know (real or one you've heard/read online) and try to persuade your partner it's worth believing. Use past ability structures (could, was able to), be/get used to, and degree modifiers (slightly, fairly, extremely, absolutely).

Speaking

An Amazing Life

Prepare a two-minute talk about someone (real or invented, but realistic) who achieved something amazing against the odds. Explain what they could/couldn't do at first, how they were able to succeed, and what they had to get used to along the way.

Writing

Biography of an Amazing Life

Write a short biography of someone (real or realistic and invented) with an amazing life or success story. Use prepositional phrases (by chance, at a glance) and discourse markers (then, in the end, by the way) to connect the stages of the story.

Taslağın (tarayıcıda saklanır)

Kontrol listesi

Clear opening that introduces the person
At least 3 stages of the story in order
Uses at least 2 prepositional phrases (by chance, at a glance, etc.)
Uses at least 2 discourse markers (then, in the end, by the way)
150–180 words

Writing

Share an Amazing Story Online

Write a post for a story-sharing website, telling a short amazing true story (real or realistic) and persuading readers it's worth reading. Describe what happened and explain why it's so remarkable.

Taslağın (tarayıcıda saklanır)

Kontrol listesi

Hooks the reader in the opening line
Tells the story clearly, step by step
Uses at least 2 degree modifiers (slightly, fairly, extremely, absolutely)
Persuasive, engaging tone
150–180 words

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Review

Kısa kontroller; yanlışlar seni ilgili bölüme yönlendirir.

Nasıl çalışılır?

Kısa soruları cevapla.
Kontrol et’e bas.
Yanlışın varsa önerilen bölüme dön, tekrar et.
Sonra tema testine geç.

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Theme Test

Temanın tüm becerilerinden sorular.

Nasıl çalışılır?

Tüm soruları cevapla; acele etme.
Kontrol et’e bas.
Sonuç ekranı hangi beceride hata yaptığını gösterir.
%60 ve üzeri alınca tema tamamlanır.

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Match 8 vocabulary words from this theme to their Turkish meanings.
Complete 5 gap-fill sentences using could / was able to about a person you admire.
Copy out 6 phrases from this theme (by chance, at a glance, get used to, etc.) and write one example sentence for each.
Complete a short gap-fill about a childhood ability using 'could'.

Standart

Write 5 sentences about things you or a family member had to get used to, using be used to / get used to correctly.
Complete the Grammar 1 and Grammar 2 practice sections online.
Write a short conversation (6–8 lines) between two friends, one of whom is trying to convince the other that an amazing story is true.
Choose five vocabulary words from this theme and use each one in your own sentence about an amazing achievement.

İleri

Research one more amazing true story online and write a short paragraph (80–100 words) summarising it and explaining why you find it remarkable.
Record a 1-minute voice note telling an amazing story you know, using at least two degree modifiers.
Design a one-page 'Amazing Story of the Week' poster for a class noticeboard, including a headline, three key facts and one quote.
Interview a family member about something they could do as a child but can't do now (or the opposite), and write a 100-word paragraph about it.

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