Vahşi hayvanlar, yaşam alanları ve özellikleri; Present Simple ile bilimsel bilgiler; en üstünlük (the -est / the most); can / can’t ile yetenek; nesli tükenen hayvanlar ve neden-sonuç (because, so); should / must ile hayvanları koruma önerileri.
Animals and habitats
| Habitat | Animals |
|---|---|
| rainforest (yağmur ormanı) | gorilla, parrot, jaguar, sloth |
| desert (çöl) | camel, scorpion, snake |
| savannah (savan) | lion, zebra, giraffe, elephant, cheetah |
| polar regions (kutuplar) | polar bear, penguin, seal |
| ocean (okyanus) | whale, dolphin, shark, sea turtle |
| forest (orman) | bear, wolf, fox, deer, owl |
| mountains | eagle, mountain goat, snow leopard |
Animal facts (Present Simple):
- Cheetahs live in Africa. They hunt during the day.
- Polar bears eat seals. They can swim very well.
- Owls sleep in the day and hunt at night. They are nocturnal.
- Elephants don’t eat meat. They are herbivores. (Lions are carnivores, bears are omnivores.)
Superlatives
| Adjective | Superlative |
|---|---|
| fast | the fastest |
| big | the biggest |
| heavy | the heaviest |
| dangerous | the most dangerous |
| intelligent | the most intelligent |
| good / bad | the best / the worst |
- The cheetah is the fastest land animal. It can run about 110 km/h.
- The blue whale is the biggest animal in the world.
- The giraffe is the tallest animal.
- Some people think dolphins are the most intelligent sea animals.
⚠️ Superlative ile genellikle in + yer (in the world, in the ocean) ya da of + grup (of all animals) kullanılır.
Endangered animals and protection
Why are animals in danger?
- People cut down forests, so animals lose their homes.
- Some animals are in danger because people hunt them illegally.
- Pollution and climate change destroy habitats.
Endangered animals: sea turtle (Caretta caretta), Anatolian leopard, bald ibis (kelaynak), snow leopard, panda, orangutan
What should we do?
- We should protect their habitats.
- We must not hunt endangered animals.
- We should support wildlife organisations.
- We shouldn’t leave rubbish on beaches; sea turtles lay eggs there.
Sea turtles lay their eggs on sandy beaches.
We shouldn’t leave lights on near the beach at night.
We must not touch the nests.
Kavramlar
- habitat
- yaşam alanı
- endangered
- nesli tükenmekte olan
- nocturnal
- gececil
- herbivore
- otçul
- illegally
- yasa dışı olarak
- Habitats: rainforest, desert, savannah, polar regions, ocean
- Bilimsel gerçekler Present Simple ile
- Superlative: the -est / the most
- herbivore, carnivore, omnivore, nocturnal
- because neden, so sonuç bildirir
- should / must not ile koruma önerileri
Örnek soru ve çözümü
Grafiğe göre en hızlı ve en yavaş hayvan hangisidir? Superlative ile yazınız.
The cheetah is the fastest. The elephant is the slowest.
Çözümlü örnekler
1. “heavy” sıfatının superlative hâli nedir? Kolay
Çözümthe heaviest.
2. “People hunt rhinos. They are in danger.” cümlelerini because ile birleştiriniz. Orta
ÇözümRhinos are in danger because people hunt them.
3. “Kelaynak kuşunun nesli tükenmekte, bu yüzden onu korumalıyız.” cümlesini İngilizceye çeviriniz. Zor
ÇözümThe bald ibis is endangered, so we should/must protect it.
Sık yapılan hatalar
- “the most fast” demek (the fastest).
- Superlative’de “the”yi unutmak.
- because ile so’yu yer değiştirmek.
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