Speaking: describing experiences
Danışıq: təcrübələri təsvir etmək
After this lesson you can
- Can describe a past experience in a simple, connected way using sequence words.
- Can ask follow-up questions and react to another person's story.
- Can say how they felt about an experience and why.
Explanation
Telling a story about an experience
- Set the scene: what, when, where, It happened last summer in Gabala.
- Events in order: First, Then, After that, Suddenly.
- Ending: In the end, Finally.
- Feelings: I felt scared / proud / relieved.
Start with the Present Perfect (Have you ever...?), tell the story in the Past Simple, and use the Past Continuous for background (It was raining).
Use linkers: because, so, luckily, unfortunately.
React when you listen: Really? Oh no! That's amazing! Ask follow-up questions: What happened next? How did you feel?
To gain time, say Well..., Let me think...
Azərbaycan dilində ətraflı izah
Hekayənin quruluşu
Təcrübəni danışanda sadə bir plana əməl edin:
- Giriş – nə, nə vaxt, harada: I want to tell you about the time I got lost in Istanbul. It happened two years ago.
- Hadisələr – ardıcıllıqla: First..., Then..., After that..., Suddenly...
- Sonluq – nəticə: In the end..., Finally...
- Hisslər – necə hiss etdiniz: I felt really scared / proud / relieved.
Zamanlar
- Söhbəti başlamaq: Present Perfect – Have you ever had a really bad day at work?
- Hekayənin özü: Past Simple – I missed the bus, so I took a taxi.
- Fon (arxa plan): Past Continuous – It was raining and everyone was rushing home.
Azərbaycan dilində danışıqda hekayəni çox vaxt indiki zamanla da danışırıq: Gəlirəm, görürəm ki, qapı açıqdır... İngilis dilində bu, A2+ səviyyədə qarışıqlıq yaradır; Past Simple işlədin.
Bağlayıcılar
| Söz | Məna |
|---|---|
| First / At first | əvvəlcə |
| Then / After that | sonra |
| Suddenly | birdən |
| because / so | çünki / ona görə |
| Luckily / Unfortunately | xoşbəxtlikdən / təəssüf ki |
| In the end | sonda |
Reaksiya vermək
Dinləyici olaraq maraq göstərin:
- Really? / Wow! / Oh no! / That's amazing! / How awful!
- Əlavə suallar: What happened next? How did you feel? Who were you with?
Vaxt qazanmaq
Düşünmək lazım olanda susmaq əvəzinə deyin: Well..., Let me think..., How can I say it...
Azərbaycanlılar üçün tələffüz ipucu
-ed sonluqlarına diqqət edin: walked /t/, played /d/, waited /ɪd/. Bütün -ed-ləri /ed/ kimi oxumayın.
Examples
Have you ever got lost in a foreign city? I have!
Heç xarici şəhərdə azmısan? Mən azmışam!
It happened when I was in Tbilisi with my cousin.
Bu, əmioğlumla Tbilisidə olanda baş verdi.
It was getting dark and my phone battery was dead.
Hava qaralırdı və telefonumun batareyası bitmişdi.
Fon – Past Continuous.
Suddenly, an old man stopped and asked if we needed help.
Birdən yaşlı bir kişi dayandı və köməyə ehtiyacımız olub-olmadığını soruşdu.
Luckily, he spoke a little Russian, so we understood each other.
Xoşbəxtlikdən, o, bir az rusca danışırdı, ona görə bir-birimizi başa düşdük.
In the end, he walked us to our hotel. I felt so relieved!
Sonda o, bizi otelimizə qədər ötürdü. Çox rahatladım!
Oh no! What happened next?
Vay! Sonra nə oldu?
Common mistakes
Yesterday I go to the market and I see my teacher.
Yesterday I went to the market and I saw my teacher.
Keçmiş hadisəni Past Simple ilə danışın; Azərbaycan danışığındakı indiki zaman ənənəsini köçürməyin.
I have been to Gabala last summer.
I went to Gabala last summer.
last summer bitmiş vaxtdır – Past Simple.
I was very boring on the trip.
I was very bored on the trip.
Öz hissiniz -ed ilə: bored.
After, we went to a café.
After that, we went to a café.
Hekayədə ardıcıllıq üçün After that və ya Then deyin; tək After bu mövqedə təbii deyil.
Vocabulary
- get lost phrase
- to not know where you areazmaq, yolu itirmək“We got lost in the Old City.”
- happen verb
- to take placebaş vermək“What happened next?”
- in the end phrase
- finally, after everythingsonda“In the end, everything was fine.”
- luckily adverb
- because of good luckxoşbəxtlikdən“Luckily, nobody was hurt.”
- relieved adjective
- happy because a worry has gonerahatlamış, ürəyi sakitləşmiş“I was relieved when I found my passport.”
- unforgettable adjective
- so special that you will always remember itunudulmaz“It was an unforgettable experience.”
- unfortunately adverb
- used to say that something is sad or badtəəssüf ki“Unfortunately, the museum was closed.”