Party Invitations

I. Pre-Listening Exercises

What are some topics of conversation that people have when attending a social gathering like a party or barbecue?

In a social gathering, the people talk about their mettings, works, lifes. Also the same things going for them

II. Listening Exercises

1. Gregorio is well known for his ability to work with ____________.
A. famous athletes
B. animalsC. world dancers

2. What is one thing that is NOT true about him?
A. He's tall.
B. He's wearing green slacks.
C. He has on a blue jacket.
3. What does Georgina do for a living?
A. She's a popular sports figure.
B. She's famous for her cooking skills.
C. She makes a living selling tennis shoes.
4. Georgina is a ____________ woman wearing a yellow dress.
A. large
B. heavy
C. small
5. What is the other invited guest, Brad Pitt, doing in the conversation?
A. He's sitting in the room.B. He's standing by a table.
C. He's eating some refreshments.

IV. Post-Listening Exercises
In many cases, what you wear and how you interact with other people at social gatherings are often influenced and determined by the type of event you are attending. Look at this situations and think about what you might wear, bring, and introduce yourself or start conversations in each case:

• a wedding
• a barbecue at your teacher's house
• college graduation ceremony
• a first date with someone you have never met

I chose 'a wedding'.

The weddings are fun as well as stylish. So I must wear attentively. I always wear flashy. Because , theese days are the most important days in our life, in my opinion. When I went, I bring a present necessarily. It shows indicates the importance given

New Words That I learned and Their Meanings
petite:minyon
fireplace:şömine
stocky:tıknaz
entertainment:eğlence
trick:hile

29 December

Pizza Delivery

I.Pre-Listening Questions

What are some of the questions you would ask or be asked when ordering a pizza by phone?

     *When will it be ready?

     * What kinds of pizza do you prepare?

II. Listening Exercises

1. Which topping is NOT mentioned as one available from this pizza shop?
A. bacon
B. mushrooms
C. Italian chicken
2.What pizza does the man finally order?
A. pepperoni and green peppers on one half and Italian sausage and black olives on the other
B. pepperoni and Italian sausage on one half and green peppers and bacon on the other
C. pepperoni and mushrooms on one half and green peppers and Italian sausage on the other
3. What else does the man order with his pizza?
A. a salad and orange juice
B. bread sticks and a beverageC. a drink and chicken sticks
4. What was the total of his order?
A. $15.19B. $15.90
C. $15.99
5. What is the man's telephone number and address?
A. 3040 South 60 East at 340-1870
B. 1314 South 16 East at 340-1870
C. 1340 South 16 East at 340-1870

IV. Post-Listening Exercises
*Are there any toppings or pizza styles unique to your country (e.g., seafood pizza with clams and squid which you can find in Japan)?
 Yes, there are.
*Is there a charge for pizza delivery and is giving a tip customary in your country?
 No, there isn't.
*Have you ever made your own pizza? If so, what do you put on your pizza?
 No I haven't.

 New Words that I learned and their meanings.

shrimp:karides

bacon:domuz pastırması

squid:kalamar

acquired taste:zamanla kazanılan zevk

Chapter 12 - The Bridge

narrow:dar

shallow:sığ

wooden:ahşap

thundering:gürlemek

hesitat:duraksamak

instead:yerine

cautious:ihtiyatlı

jelous:kıskanç

dirt:kir

Chapter 13 - The Loser's Life

slap:tokat

boredom:can sıkıntısı

drag:sürüklemek

pupil:öğrenci

prove:kanıtlamak

cruel:zalim

bullet:kurşun

Some Examples*

The pupils bored about school.

The jelous people are the most difficult things in life.

He doesn't like dirts on the floors.

There are lots of wooden houses in thiş town.

Great Breakfast and Day :)

Last Sunday,we were in Kubra's house. We spent time together and it was great. We had fun. The breakfast table looked delicious, and it was of course delicious :) Everyone was very hungry. The end of the breakfast   we been three group and played Tabu all together, it was so funny. We went to the cafe for smoking, drink more tea and play billards for a little time. I play billards firstly in my life.

It was amazing day :)

Chapter 7 - The Gun

oid: sıkılmak
sincerely: içtenliavkle
find out: haberdar olmak
bullet: kurşun
squeeze: sıkmak
alley: dar sokak
bravest: cesur
slapped: tokatlamak

 

Chapter 8 - The Railway

  across: karşıdan karşıya, çaprazlama.
waist: bel
hanging off: asılı

Chapter 9 - The Dump

  tap: musluk
odd: tek sayı
dump: terketmek, çöp.

What is happening in my life?

This week isn't good for me. I don't know what i must think,do in my life..I miss my old life but i know this time is better than for me. Because i'm free now. But i lost my best friend,love,everything..i know to forget him isIn't easy. But i must do. I have to get used to without him. Now i can spend a time with my friends or my hobbies. But i still love him..

* Learning Journal :)

Chapter 10 - Milo and Chopper

distance:mesafe

grass:çim

contained:bulunan

run down:akmak

dump:çöp

gate:kapı

pain:ağrı

enormous:büyük

cruel:zalim

invitation:davetiye

scarcely:ancak

courage:cesaret

pile:kazık

Chapter 11 - Night-Sweats

although: rağmen

victory: zafer

burst: patlama

force: kuvvet

pavement: kaldırım

consider: düşünmek

madman:deli

aloud: yüksek sesle

fiercely: şiddetle

violently: şiddetle

What You Can Do to Reduce the Risk of Getting Hepatitis?

The liver is in the upper right part of the stomach.

2.   What is its job?
The liver helps clean the blood and fight infection.

3.  What does hepatitis do?
Hepatits destroys liver cells. Some kind of hepatits are much more serious than others.

4. What are antibodies?
Antibodies are special proteins that the body's natural defenses against disease  produce in answer to a threath.
1.   Where is the liver?5.How is Hepatitis A spread? What are the symptoms if someone has hepatitis?
Hepatit A usually spread through human waste in water or food. The hepatits A virus causes high body temperature, pain and weakness.

6.  How can someone prevent and protect from getting Hepatitis?
People should wash their hands after they use the restroom or change a baby's diaper, before they eat or prepare food.

7.  Hepatitis A is found in which countries?
It is often found in Africa, Asia and Centreal and South America.

8.   How many people have Hepatitis B?
Two billion people have Hepatits B.

9.  How many people die each year from Hepatitis B?
An estimated six hundred thousan people die.

10.   How affective is the Hepatitis B?
The vaccine is ninety-five percent effective in preventing the development of infection

11.   How can someone get infected with Hepatitis B?
Blood products from an infected person can spread Hepatits B. People also can get infected if they share personal-care products that might have blood on them.

12.   Who is most likely to develop a life-long infection with Hepatitis B?
Young children are most likely to develop a life-long infection with Hepatits B.

13.   How does Hepatitis C spread?
Hepatits C spreads when blood from an infected person enters someone who is an infected.

14.   About how many people have Hepatitis C?
About one hundred seventy million people have Hepatits C.

15.   Where are the highest rates of infection?
The highest rates of infection are in Africa, Asia, and Central and South America.

16.When was the highest rates of infection?
 The hepatitis C virus was first observed in nineteen seventy-four.

17.When was it recognized as a virus?
It recognized was  nineteen eighty-nine.

18.How many american have hepatitis C ?
 Three million Americans are infected with hepatitis C.

19.How do you get hepatitis D?What's the best way to prevent it?
Hepatitis D is spread through blood, but only infects people who already have hepatitis B.Doctors say the best way to prevent hepatitis D is to get vaccine that protects against hepatitis B.

20.How do you get hepatisis E? When was it recognized as a seperate disease?
Experts say it spreads the same way as hepatitis A -- through infectious waste. Cases often result from polluted drinking water. Medical science recognized hepatitis E as a separate disease in nineteen eighty.

21.Where has this type of hepatisis been found? Is there a vaccine?
The WHO says many hepatitis E cases have been reported in Central and Southeast Asia, North and West Africa and Mexico. No vaccines or medicines are effective against hepatitis E.

22.When was hepatisis G discovered?
It discovered  in the nineteen nineties.

23.Can hepatisis be cured.?
No, it cant.

24.What are some basic ways you can protect yourselves from hepatisis?
. The only way to protect against infection is to receive vaccines against hepatitis A and B, and to avoid contact with the other viruses.Some kinds of hepatitis spread through sex or sharing needles. Blood products should be carefully tested for hepatitis.

25.Should people with hepatisis donate their organ.? Why?
 People in high-risk groups and those who have had hepatitis should not give blood. They also should not agree to leave their organs to others after they die. Donated organs can also spread hepatitis.  

C.Pick  listening from the health page that you are interested in - write a short summary in your blog!

Autism Test Could Use Images of Brain

 Autism usually first appears in young children.Now researches in U.S.A think they have founda biological test for autism.The test uses an MRI or magnetic resonance imaging machine to look for abnormalities in the brain. The researchers looked at the connections in two areas of the brain that control language and social behavior.Nicholas Lange says the pictures showed a clear difference between the people with autism and those without. He compared it to spaghetti.The researchers say the tests were able to predict with ninety-four percent accuracy which of the people had been found to have autism. The researchers repeated their study with new participants and got equally strong results.

Prevention,Treatment Efforts Have 'Broken' the Direction of AIDS

1) What is today?
Today is Wednesday is December first, World AIDS day.
2)  Are the number of Aids-related deaths increasing or decreasing? Why?
They are decreasing.
3)  The latest UNAIDS report says new HIV infections have fallen almost twenty percent in the last ten years.
4)  Which populations are most at risk?
People who live in Africa are most at risk.
5) In other news, how many non-smokers have died as a result of second hand smoke?
More than six hundred thousand non-smokers died.

About Class

Last week, we had 4 exams for English. I had waited higher scores, I disappointed.I have thought for a long time, I was better last year than now. I don't know the reasons but this situation bothers me, I have tried to improve,I hope I am going to develop my English..

Life and life..

There haven't happened good things in my life for a week.I wanted somethings myself  but I am realy sad and thoughtful..

But it must be such as.. I believe,my life will be better than now.So, I forgot things that bother me.

Also I decided about school in this week.I wanted to live from school.But I gave it up. I don't wanna say reasons :)

Actually, there are many things to write..But to write is really difficult for me..