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Nature & Places | Word | Turkish | Example |
|---|---|---|
| ancient (adj) | antik, eski | We visited an ancient city. |
| beach (n) | sahil, plaj | We played on the beach. |
| forest (n) | orman | We walked in the forest. |
| historical (adj) | tarihi | Istanbul has many historical places. |
| lake (n) | göl | We swam in the lake. |
| mountain (n) | dağ | We climbed the mountain. |
| seaside (n) | deniz kenarı | We went to the seaside in summer. |
Holiday Activities | Word | Turkish | Example |
|---|---|---|
| to collect (v) | toplamak | I collected seashells on the beach. |
| flower (n) | çiçek | We picked beautiful flowers. |
| fruit (n) | meyve | We picked fruit from the trees. |
| to pick (v) | toplamak, koparmak | We picked apples in the garden. |
| sightseeing (n) | gezi, tur | We went sightseeing in the old city. |
| snowball (n) | kartopu | We had a snowball fight! |
| snowman (n) | kardan adam | We made a big snowman. |
| to stay (v) | kalmak | We stayed at a hotel. |
My Holiday Diary 
What did you do in your holiday?
I swam in the sea.
I climbed trees and hiked.
I went sightseeing.
I walked and explored.
I learned skiing.
I played with friends.
Write your own holiday diary! What did you do? 
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Grammar Simple Past — Regular Verbs (-ed)
Structure Regular Verbs| Base Form | Past Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| play | played | I played with my friends. |
| walk | walked | We walked in the forest. |
| visit | visited | She visited her grandparents. |
| enjoy | enjoyed | They enjoyed the holiday. |
| climb | climbed | We climbed trees. |
| collect | collected | I collected seashells. |
"My brother and I climbed trees and picked fruit."
Kardeşimle ağaçlara tırmandık ve meyve topladık.
"I enjoyed it."
Çok eğlendim.
Simple Past — Irregular Verbs Common Irregular Verbs| Base Form | Past Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| go | went | We went to the seaside. |
| swim | swam | I swam in the lake. |
| make | made | We made a snowman. |
| have | had | I had a great holiday. |
| see | saw | We saw beautiful flowers. |
| learn | learned | She learned skiing. |
"What did you do in your holiday?"
Tatilinde ne yaptın?
"I played with my friends, and I learned skiing."
Arkadaşlarımla oynadım ve kayak öğrendim.
Wh-Questions in Past Structure Question & AnswerQ: What did you do in your holiday?
A: I played with my friends.
Q: Where did you go last summer?
A: I went to the seaside.
Q: What did she do in the holiday?
A: She visited her grandparents last week.
"We walked in the forest yesterday."
Dün ormanda yürüdük.
"She studied English last week."
Geçen hafta İngilizce çalıştı.
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