Turning on the Lights

Question 1

noun : MAN : an attractive man who is often young and has a strong body

yapılı gösterişli ve çekici adam

PIECE : a piece of something, usually large and not flat or smooth

iri parça, iri dilim

*a —— of bread*

* What could you do with a part of a bicycle, a few ———s of discarded PVC pipe, and a tractor

fan?*

Answer 1

• hunk

Question 2

verb : ​to throw something away

(işe yaramayan şeyi) atmak, ıskartaya çıkarmak

*———ed food wrappers*

* What could you do with a part of a bicycle, a few hunks of ————ed PVC pipe, and a tractor fan?*

Answer 2

• discard

Question 3

noun :: TEACHING

​the teaching of one person or of a small group of people

özel ders, öğretim, öğretme

*French ————*

MONEY mainly : money that you pay for being taught, especially at college or university

okul ücreti; eğitim öğretim ücreti

Answer 3

• tuition

Question 4

adjective : needing a lot of hard, physical effort and making you feel extremely tired:

*Digging the vegetable garden was ———— work.*

Answer 4

• backbreaking

Question 5

— phrasal verb : to use something slowly or carefully because you only have a small amount of it

idareli/dikkatli/azar azar kullanmak; yetirmek

Answer 5

• eke sth out

Question 6

noun : US corn

​a tall plant with yellow seeds that are eaten as food

mısır

Answer 6

• maize

Question 7

noun : a building with long parts at the top that turn in the wind, used for producing power or crushing grain

yel değirmeni

Answer 7

• windmill

Question 8

noun : ​a long, narrow cut or hole in something

uzun kesik, yarık

*Make a —— in the pastry to allow the steam to escape.*

Answer 8

• slit

Question 9

verb : to get something from someone else instead of paying for it yourself

ondan bundan dilenmek, beleşçilik yapmak, bedavaya konmak

*He’s always —–ing money off you.*

*Kamkwamba, assisted by a cousin and a friend, ———d around a dump for old parts.*

Answer 9

• scrounge

Question 10

noun : a machine or object that looks strange or complicated

neye benzediği anlaşılmayan makina veya nesne

*He put the whole ——- on top of a rickety fifteen-foot tower.*

Answer 10

• contraption

Question 11

adjective : likely to break soon

çürük, eften püften, elde kalacakmış gibi olan

*a —– wooden chair*

*He put the whole contraption on top of a ——- fifteen-foot tower.*

Answer 11

• rickety