Deniz tries to impress his friend Firat by claiming he can drink whisky without getting affected. However, when a waiter asks if he wants more apple juice, Deniz is embarrassed. The document discusses being used to certain situations and experiences. It provides examples of using the phrase "I am used to" in Turkish to express familiarity. It also discusses how a rural family moving to Istanbul would struggle with things they are not used to in city life.

1. Prepared by Semra Gönel
Adapted according to B1 Level
by Materials Office

2. Deniz: Hi, Fırat! How you doing?
Fırat: I’m Ok, thanks. How about
you? What you doing here?
Deniz: Fine. This drink really makes
you feel great!
Fırat: Oh, what are you having for a
drink?
Deniz: Of course, I’m talking about
whisky, men’s water! 
Fırat: Come on, you cannot drink
whisky as you drink water!
Deniz: I am used to drinking it,
nothing happens to me.. You can
count my glasses from now on!
Haahaa…
A waiter approaches and… :
‘Would you like to have another
glass of apple juice?
Comments
 Deniz wanted to show off to
his friend, but end up
bowing his head in shame!
 What did Deniz claim?
 What did he aim to
emphasize by making such a
claim?
 What words of Deniz
explain that he won’t be
affected by drinking too
much whisky?
How would you translate it
into Turkish?

3.  “To Be used to” explains familiar
experiences, expressing that a
situation/doing sth is OK for you and
NOT a problem!
 What do we mean with the following then?
I am used to driving in Istanbul.
I am used to the traffic in İstanbul

4.  Now it’s YOUR TURN
 What is your claim?
Have your say! What
is the thing you have
no problem doing it
(but others may have!)
 “ TO BE FRANK, I AM
USED TO………… ”
 Teacher: ‘I am
used to enduring a
bunch of
TROUBLEMAKERS
in class! 

5. TASK 2 ‘NEW EXPERIENCES’
Complete the situations in a meaningful way, using ‘be used to (doing) sth’
 Situation 1:
This is the first time I’ve been to Spain. Gosh, what a terrible weather,
it’s burning!
I can’ t get to sleep as I……………………………………………………………
 Situation 2:
It’s the first time he’s ever been spoken like that. Nobody’s ever said
‘No’ to him
before. Now you have upset him. He……………………………………………………
 Situation 3:
My feet are killing me............................................................
 Situation 4:
God, this is
embarrassing! ........................................................................
.............
 Situation 5:
Hold my hand, will you? …………………………………………………………………

6.  Imagine you are an
expert on social
sciences.
 You have been
researching village life in
Anatolia and observing a
family who have spent all
their life in the village.
Now think of their life
style and tell what is
normal for them in village
life (something unfamiliar
to those living in the city)

7. THEY ARE USED TO..
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

8. Now imagine that a family living in a
village is planning to move to Istanbul.
They will definitely feel alienated and
have adaptation problems.
Why do you think they will have trouble
living in Istanbul?
Explain: THEY ARE NOT USED TO…….’
1.
2.

9.  BE can take many forms:
Present Tense- am/is/are
Past Tense- was/were
Present Perfect- has/have been USED TO Ving
Past Perfect- had been
Future Tense will be
To BE
 An old man: ‘People were used to getting happy with small things and had a
happier life. However, nothing can make people really happy at present time
although what they possess is incomparably much more compared to the times
before 80s.
 A teacher: Oh, it has been quite some time. In fact, I have been used to recognizing
students’ imaginative skills while coming up with excuses for being late, absent, not
being able to do their homework, why they couldn’t have heard the bell ringing,
how they kept being busy by an emergent call from someone important……the never
ending cycle! 

10.  Remember the same Family..
 Imagine it has already been a
year since they moved to
Istanbul. They have already
overcome some of their
difficulties living here.
These are:
 They got used to the traffic
in İstanbul.
 They got used to watching TV
for long hours as a form of
entertainment.
 More…?

11. SO, THEY PARTLY GOT ADAPTED TO
THE LIFE IN ISTANBUL
 However, there are also some things they
could not get adapted to yet, such as:
 They haven’t got used to living in an
apartment.
 They couldn’t get used to keeping some
distance in relationships with neighbours and
strangers.
 More….?

12.  In other words, the things they will get
used to are:
They will get used to......
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

13. At present, they are trying hard and
probably..
They are getting used to….
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

14.  Can you complete the summary?
Ready??? Here we go!
1. If something is normal for you/ you have no
problem doing sth, what do you say?
2. If you have trouble with sth at the moment, how
can you express it?
3. If you want to express a habit in the past/sth you
didn’t have any difficulty doing, how do you say
it?

15. 4. If you want to emphasize that it has passed
some time since you got the habit of doing
sth, how do you say this then???
5. If you think in the future you will be able to
do sth without any difficulty, how can you
express it???
6. What about this?? You want to stress that
you overcame a difficulty/became adapted
to sth.. How can you put this into words???
7. What if you are giving effort/trying now to
get adapted to a situation? How to tell this?

16.  That’s all guys!
 Great JOB! Well done! Brilliant! Excellent!!!
 Thank you...