I am now focusing on reading comprehension and working on my accent when I read. Surprisingly, I understand 90% of what I read, which is cool. I have gotten a lot better at figuring out words I don’t know. I think I know what to look for within the context of the sentence. I am able to answer comprehension questions, such as fill in the blanks, and True (Doğru) or False (Yanlış). I am getting faster at reading. I don’t sound out each letter in the word, because there are more words I recognize immediately. I really enjoy reading in Turkish, but for the next weeks I want to improve my conversational skills and look for context clues in conversation.
Activity: I will give someone sentences in English, with one word in Turkish. Given the words you know and context clues, what does this Turkish word mean?
1) Memet went to the grocery Mağaza to buy vegetables.
A: store
2) Yesterday was doğum günüm. I turned 21.
A: my birthday
3) Ahmet: Nasılsın Nur? Nur: I am good! Nasılsın Ahmet?
A: How are you?
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