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The Cleaner Who Learned English

İngilizce Öğrenen Temizlikçi

Antalya'da bir otelde yıllardır temizlik yapan Nermin Hanım, turistlerle konuşamamaktan utanç duyar. Kırk dokuz yaşında İngilizce öğrenmeye başlar ve yavaş yavaş kendine güvenini kazanır. Azmi sayesinde yeni bir görev alır ve hayatı değişir.

İngilizce Öğrenen Temizlikçi: hikaye kapak çizimi
Antalya426 kelime · 11 yeni kelimeGramer: present perfect

Altı noktalı kelimelere dokun, anlamı çıksın.

Nermin had worked as a in a big hotel in Antalya for eleven years. Every morning she made beds, cleaned bathrooms, and changed in thirty rooms. She was fast and careful, and the manager had never found a single mistake in her work.

But there was one thing that made her sad. from all over the world stayed in the hotel, and they often smiled at her and said something. Nermin did not understand. She only nodded and said, "Thank you." "I have worked here for eleven years," she thought, "and I have never had a real with a guest."

One evening, her daughter Selin, who studied at university, saw her looking at an English phrase book. "Mum, why don't we study together?" she asked. "I am forty-nine," Nermin answered. "I have never learned a language. It is too late." "It is not too late," said Selin. "You have learned much harder things in your life."

So they started. Every night, after work, Nermin studied for one hour. She learned ten new words every day and wrote them on small papers. She put the papers on the fridge, on the mirror, and even on her cleaning . Slowly, "towel," "pillow," and "welcome" became her friends.

At first, she was afraid to speak. When a guest said "Good morning," she said nothing. But she did not give up. " is the only way," she told herself. After three months, she answered "Good morning" with a smile. After six months, she could say, "Do you need more towels, madam?"

One summer afternoon, an elderly English lady was crying in the . She had lost her husband's old watch. Nermin sat beside her and asked slowly, "Where have you been today?" Together they remembered every place. Finally, Nermin found the watch under a chair in the hotel garden. The lady hugged her for a long time.

The story reached the manager. He called Nermin to his office and said, "You have done something special. We need people who guests." He offered her a new job at the desk, with a better salary. Nermin could not believe it. "I have only studied English for one year," she said.

"You have learned enough to help people," the manager answered, "and that is what matters." Today Nermin still studies every night. She has met guests from twenty countries, and she has made many friends. On her desk, there is a small paper that she wrote on her first day: "It is never too late."

Kelimeler

Hikayedeki 11 yeni kelime, hikayeden örnek cümleleriyle.

cleanerisimtemizlikçi

Nermin had worked as a cleaner...

towelisimhavlu

...changed towels in thirty rooms.

guestisimmisafir

Guests from all over the world stayed...

nodfiilbaşını sallamak

She only nodded and said, "Thank you."

conversationisimsohbet, konuşma

...never had a real conversation with a guest.

foreignsıfatyabancı

I have never learned a foreign language.

trolleyisimaraba, el arabası

...on her cleaning trolley.

practiceisimpratik, alıştırma

"Practice is the only way..."

corridorisimkoridor

...was crying in the corridor.

receptionisimresepsiyon

...a new job at the reception desk...

care aboutfiilönemsemek

We need people who care about guests.

Gramer notu

Present perfect (have/has + V3)

Bu hikayede present perfect öne çıkıyor. Geçmişte başlayıp şu ana etkisi süren olayları veya yaşam deneyimlerini anlatır.

  • Yapı: have / has + V3
  • I have worked here for eleven years. (On bir yıldır burada çalışıyorum.)
  • She has met guests from twenty countries. (Yirmi ülkeden misafirle tanıştı.)
  • for (süre) ve since (başlangıç noktası):
  • I have studied English for one year. / since last summer.
  • never / ever / already / yet / just ile sık kullanılır:
  • I have never learned a foreign language. (Hiç yabancı dil öğrenmedim.)
  • Belirli bir zaman söylenirse past simple kullanılır: I started last year. (have started yanlış)
  • Olumsuz: have not (haven't) / has not (hasn't) + V3

Ne kadar anladın?

6 kısa soru. Cevabını seç, hemen doğrusunu gör.

1.What was Nermin's job at the beginning of the story?

2.Why was Nermin sad?

3.Who encouraged Nermin to study English?

4.How did Nermin learn new words?

5.How did Nermin help the English lady?

6.What new job did the manager offer?