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PREFACE

ENGLISH A strong command of vocabulary is crucial for success in English exams, and the YDT is no exception.

By explicitly targeting vocabulary, the YDT underscores its necessity to improve performance.
Besides increasing test scores, a diverse lexicon helps develop a deeper understanding of language,
which facilitates rapid progress and the comprehension of complex ideas in texts.
In the light of these considerations, we are pleased to introduce Vocabulary for YDT, a comprehensive
guide specifically crafted for those preparing for the exam. In this book, students embark on a
linguistic journey designed to enhance their mastery of English. Carefully structured to cater to their
needs, the book is divided into eight themes, each featuring fifty words—ten nouns, ten adjectives,
ten adverbs, ten verbs, and ten phrasal verbs. Almost all of these lexical choices have been drawn
from previous YDTs, ensuring alignment with students’ expectations.
The book’s thematic structure serves a dual purpose: providing a contextualised understanding of
words while fostering a systematic and cumulative learning experience. The repetition of words in
each theme provides ample exposure, reinforcing vocabulary acquisition within meaningful contexts.
Remember, the thematic organisation is not intended to confine words to specific units. Instead, it
is a deliberate strategy to repeatedly present them in a particular context to promote familiarity and
confidence. As students progress, previously learnt words reappear in subsequent sentences and
paragraphs, maximising exposure and solidifying comprehension.

Each theme begins with a mini dictionary, offering definitions and example sentences to ensure
clarity and understanding. After this foundational stage, students engage in a series of exercises
meticulously designed to deepen their familiarity with the words. Word formation exercises spotlight
prefixes and suffixes, empowering students to decipher the structure of unfamiliar words. Following
them are collocation exercises, which challenge students to pair words harmoniously, while
subsequent activities prompt them to place these collocations in context, refining their ability to
apply them in sentences and facilitating a nuanced understanding of contextual word usage. The
journey continues with a dedicated section on prepositions, providing concise definitions that can
be seamlessly integrated into example sentences. Exercises that follow enable students to practise
using these prepositions in sentences and then apply this knowledge to prepositional phrases and
paragraph exercises. By employing a tiered approach, we guide students from sentence completion
exercises to paragraph completion, providing a graduated learning experience. The book also
includes idioms and idiomatic expressions embedded in engaging dialogues, requiring students
to infer their meanings from the context. This is particularly useful for the situation and dialogue
questions in the YDT, which indirectly assess speaking skills through the use of daily speech and
colloquial language.
As students advance through the themes, they will encounter multiple-choice tests that challenge
their knowledge of each individual theme’s words along with their various forms. Consolidation tests
at strategic points ensure that their grasp of previous themes remains strong, while revision tests
after the last theme solidify their overall comprehension, offering a holistic review. For convenience,
QR codes have been incorporated throughout the book, granting students instant access to video
explanations for each question, and https://ogmmateryal.eba.gov.tr/ can also be visited for additional
resources, practice tests, and updates.

We hope Vocabulary for YDT proves to be a valuable resource in students’ journey towards mastering
the intricacies of English vocabulary. We extend our best wishes for their success in the YDT.

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