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Hi Students

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FUTURE PERFECT/WILL

 

AND A CLASS SELFIE:)

Thanks for the great lesson! If there's anything you think that could be improved please let me know below:) All ideas/criticisms or postive feedback welcome.

I hope the future perfect is now clear!

Class time memories.... :)

Burcak's new seat...Amazingly she worked so hard here!!

 

Working hard........

Boys learning...:) Its great to see you in class action!

The class corner....

USING THE COMPUTERS

 

EVERYTIME VS ANYTIME

Anytime = you choose the time,

Everytime = must be done each time

Each word can be split into "any time" and "every time" if that makes it more clear. "Every time" is sometimes made even more clear by stating it as "each and every time". Examples: You can call him any time, night or day. He promised to answer the phone every time it rings. 1)) So, "anytime" means that when (date, time of day) the action takes place is not important. 2)) Everytime indcates that one thing must follow another - it indicates a rule connecting the occurrence of something that is supposed to be done each and every time that something else happens.

Learned or Learnt, it's your choice :)

Learned and learnt

The verb to learn means to acquire knowledge of, or skill in, something through study or experience.

To learn is one of those verbs with both an irregular  and regular form. (See the table below for some others.)

The past tense and past participle can be written as either learned or learnt. However, they not interchangeable, especially in the US.

Americans Demand (require you say) Learned

In America, learned dominates. The use of learnt as the past tense or past participle of to learn is considered a spelling mistake by many. It will certainly annoy many of your readers.

Brits Prefer Learnt

Outside America, learnt is more common, but learned is generally accepted. (This is almost certainly a result of American influence spreading.)

AUSTRALIANS.......  :) I like both of them. Academically, I prefer writing learned. It's your choice dear students.

Verbs with Irregular and Regular Forms

The following verbs (like to learn) can be regular or irregular:

Verb	Past Simple	Past Participle
burn	burned OR burnt	burned OR burnt
dream	dreamed OR dreamt	dreamed OR dreamt
learn	learned OR learnt	learned OR learnt
hang	hung also hanged	hung also hanged
smell	smelled OR smelt	smelled OR smelt
spell	spelled OR spelt	spelled OR spelt

As with learnt, the second form (e.g. spelt, dreamt) is more common in British English.

Easter

Easter.......a day in which you can eat all the chocolate you want from dusk till dawn :) Whilst İ do not celebrate it, today I’d like to share with you 8 idioms that we have in the English language that are related to Easter – the egg and the bunny (rabbit). They crack me up (make me laugh hysterically!!)

1. To egg someone on - to encourage or dare someone to do something, often something unwise
Ex. I wouldn’t have gone bungee jumping if John hadn’t egged me on to do it. 

2. To put all your eggs in one basket - to risk everything in one venture

Ex. When investing in the stockmarket, you shouldn’t put all your eggs in one basket. You should diversify your portfolio.

3. To teach someone’s grandmother to suck eggs (informal) - to presume to teach someone something they already know

Ex. I am probably teaching your grandmother to suck eggs, but you do realise that you need to switch on the TV before the DVD player will work?

4. To walk or tread on egg shells (Br E) - to be very diplomatic and inoffensive

Ex. She is so stressed at the moment that I feel like I am walking on eggshells to avoid an argument.

5. You cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs - In order to do something good, you need to give something else up

Ex. James: ‘We may make a lot of money if we raise our prices, but we will upset a lot of our customers’.Tony: ‘We cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs’.

6. A chicken and egg situation - a situation where it’s impossible to decide which of two things existed first and which caused the other.

Ex. It’s a chicken and egg situation – I don’t know whether I was bad at Maths because I wasn’t interested, or wasn’t interested and therefore was not good at the subject.

7. To be like a rabbit caught in the headlights - to be so surprised or frightened that you cannot move or think
Ex. Each time the directors asked Alan a question he looked like a rabbit caught in theheadlights.

8. To pull a rabbit out of the hat - to do something surprising (it’s often used to show a surprising solution to a problem)

Ex. The Chancellor pulled a rabbit out of the hatby putting together a budget without raising taxes.

Do you know any other idioms that use the words ‘eggs’ and ‘rabbits’ in them? Please share them with me. I wish you all a very Happy Easter.

Australia thinking of raising retirement age!!!

Hi Students

İ will post a link below to an article written on ninemsn Australia (a popular news outlet for Aussies).
İt discusses a possible  retirement age increase from 67 to 70! Could you imagine working until you are 70 or having a teacher of that age.... Hmmm İ can't!
İ just hope İ'm still alive at that age! Perhaps it's a good thing İ'm now living in Turkey! 😄

Retirement age of 70???? Are they serious?

SPEAKING TASK !

Hi Students!

 

I wish I had pictures of all the groups!! Unfortunately Berfin and Dilara, Arda and Fatih,  Gulsum and Emir are missing!

 

Again, thankyou for your concentration and fabulous class feedback for all. It was a long day! Well Done!

 

GROUP 1: Eser and Doga

 

 

GROUP 2: Can and Ege

 GROUP 3: Ogulcan and Mertcan

 

 

GROUP 4: Didem and Omer

 

GROUP 5: BURAK AND FATIH !!!!

 



 

 

GROUP 6: Ummugulsum and Busra

 

 

GROUP 7: Burcak and Merve

 

Ege with our work!!

 

 



Base Jumping

Remember reading about base jumping the other day. Well I thought I would post a brief video I found online! :) Visuals are always good! In my opinion - this is way too dangerous! !!! What do you think? Is it something you might like to try?

http://vimeo.com/34783883

 

Which side of the brain do you use the most?

Hi students!
I just took a 30 second brain test!
Check out my results and take the test for yourself: http://en2.sommer-sommer.com/braintest/?data=NjMsMzc=

I'd love to know what you got. Please feel free to comment below. It easy and anonymous!

Work to Reflect on

I thought I would post some board work for you. If you forgot to write down something and/or would like to reflect on todays lessons please do.

LISTENING PRACTICE

VOCABULARY PRACTICE

 

READING

 



 

GRAMMAR

 

When to choose a gerund or infinitive!

MID TERM SURVEY

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MID TERM SURVEY

Congratulations EGE!

Our newest Oscar winner - EGE!!! Emir could you please forward me the video you took so we can all enjoy his great speech once again!

Where's the missing plane....???

I'm not sure if anyone has been keeping track of the news about the plane that went missing - MH370. At this stage it is believed to be at the bottom of the Indian Ocean. That's 4.5km deep! Here is an article I read, in which one imagines what a deep sea recovery operation for this plane would be like.

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/04/10/world/asia/malaysia-airlines-ocean-depth/index.html?sr=sharebar_facebook

Should have vs Shouldn't Have

Lets look closely at the modal 'should' in past reductions.

Please don't get confused....

Shouldn't have --- means something happened that wasn't advisable or expected...
İ.e You shouldn't have eaten so fast.
Means: You ate too fast and now you possibly have a stomache ache.

Should have --- means something DİDNT happen but was advisable or expected.
İ.e You should have eaten faster.
Means: it was expected that you eat fast to not miss the the bus... but you didn't. You ate too slow and missed it.

More examples :


Bob's plane should have arrived over an hour ago.
(We expected Bob's plane to arrive over an hour ago,
but it didn't arrive--and it still hasn't arrived.)
_____________________________________

Tanya shouldn't have said what she did.
(Although it wasn't advisable for Tanya to have said
what she said, she did it anyway.)

 

VOCABULARY 11

GROUNDBREAKING: innovative; pioneering. e.g The has been groundbreaking research in genetics.

GRIPPING: firmly holding the attention or interest; exciting. e.g. A gripping thriller.

OUTSTANDING: exceptionally good. e.g The team's outstanding performance.

INCOMPARABLE: unable to be compared; totally different. e.g Ataturk is incomparable.

HILARIOUS: extremly amusing. e.g. It was a hilarious movie!

PAGE TURNER: an exciting book.  e.g. I couldn't put the book down. It was a page turner.

PLOT: the main events of a play, novel, film.

MOVING: producing strong emotion, especially sadness or sympathy. e.g. It was an unforgettable, moving book.

TO INVESTIGATE: To carry out an inquiry to discover the truth.  e.g. The police will investigate what happened on the bus.

VERDICT: a decision made in a criminal case generally by a jury.  e.g. The verdict came back guilty.

REPORTED QUESTIONS

To report a question, use expressions like, "He asked me...." amd "She wanted to know...."


When reporting questions, it is especially important to pay attention to sentence order. ((((For YES/NO questions - use IF: )))  When reporting questions using question words (why, where, when, etc.) use the question word.




For example:

• She asked, "Do you want to come with me?" (It's a Yes/N question right..?)
• She asked me if I wanted to come with her.
• Deniz asked, "Where did you go last weekend?" (It's a question word - where)
• Deniz asked me where I had gone the previous weekend.
• He asked, "Why are you studying English?" (again a question word - why)
•  She asked me why I was studying English.

Reporting Verbs

When using reported speech, most students learn to use "say" and "tell":

Examples:
Azra told me she was going to stay late at work.
 Rabia said she wanted to visit her parents that weekend.

These forms are perfectly correct for reporting what others have said. However, there are a number of other reporting verbs which can more accurately describe what someone has said --- as we learned in class today. These verbs take a variety of structures. The following list gives you reporting verbs in various categories based on sentence structure. Notice that a number of verbs can take more than one form.

verb object infinitive	verb infinitive	verb (that)	verb gerund	verb object preposition gerund	verb preposition gerund
advise encourage invite remind warn	agree decide offer promise refuse threaten	admit agree decide deny explain insist promise recommend suggest	deny recommend suggest	accuse blame congratulate	apologize insist
Examples: Cem encouraged me to look for a new job. They invited all their friends to attend the presentation.	Examples: She offered to give him a lift to work. My brother refused to take no for an answer.	Examples: Tom admitted (that) he had tried to leave early. She agreed (that) we needed to reconsider our plans.	Examples: He denied having anything to do with her. Ken suggested studying early in the morning.	Examples: They accused the boys of cheating on the exam. She blamed her husband for missing the train.	Examples:  He apologized for being late. She insisted on doing the washing up

REPORTED SPEECH!!!!

OKAY EVERYONE....HERE WE GO!

Remember what we learned in class today....REPORTED SPEECH. Here are some of the rules explained again..... Generally we use the reporting verbs: say (said) and tell (told) but there are many others ...I'll post them after this. :)

What is reported speech?
Reported speech is the form we use to speak about what others tell us.


Think about your day with other friends, co-workers and family. It's quite common to tell others what someone else has told you. Here are a few examples:

Arzu: Suna told me she was going to the shops this afternoon to buy some clothes. She said she wanted to get a new dress.
Zehra: Oh, maybe she'll see Cem. He told me he needed to buy clothes also.

1. Changing Pronouns and Time Expressions

When changing from direct speech to reported speech, it is often necessary to change the pronouns to match the subject of the sentence.

For example:

• She said, "I want to bring my children." ===> She said she wanted to bring her children.
• Kaan said, "My wife went with me to the show." ===> Kaan said his wife had gone with him to the show.

It is also important to change time expressions when referring to present, past or future time to match the moment of speaking.

For example:

• She said, "I want to bring my children tomorrow." ---> She said she wanted to bring her children the next day.
• Kaan said, "My wife went with me to the show yesterday." ---> Kaan said his wife had gone with him to the show the day before.

EXAMPLES:
present simple -> past simple
Original Statement: I work hard.
Reported Statement: He said he worked hard.

present continuous -> past continuous
Original Statement: She is playing the piano.
Reported Statement: He said she was playing the piano.

future with 'will' -> future in the past with 'would'
Original Statement: Orhan will have a good time.
Reported Statement: He said Orhan would have a good time.

future with 'going to' -> future in the past with 'was / were going to'
Original Statement: Leyla is going to attend the conference.
Reported Statement: Cem said Leyla was going to attend the conference.

present perfect -> past perfect
Original Statement: I have visited Rome three times.
Reported Statement: He said he had visited Rome three times.

past simple -> past perfect
Original Statement: Sarp bought a new car.
Reported Statement: She said Sarp had bought a new car.

Common Reported Speech Transformations

He said, "I live in Ankara."	He said he lived in Ankara.
He said, "I am cooking dinner."	He said he was cooking dinner.
He said, "I have visited Australia twice."	He said he had visited Australia twice.
He said, "I went to Las Vegas last week."	He said he had gone to Las Vegas the week before.
He said, "I had already eaten."	He said he had already eaten.
He said, "I am going to find a new job."	He said he was going to find a new job.
He said, "I will give Pinar a call."	He said he would give Pinar a call.

MID TERM KEY 2013

 

For all those busy studying: Here is the key for midterm 2013. Unfortunately the answers are not available on SAC at the moment. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to comment below. Good luck!

 

Reckless driving?

Hello All

İ was just reading the latest news in Australia and this flashed across my screen. Do you think this pair (duo) were driving recklessly?
High-speed-chase-through-Brisbane

NEW OSCAR WINNERS!

CONGRATULATIONS to the new group of winners! You all had a fantastic day in court!

Let's remember some of the key language we used:

Discussing court cases:
The evidence clearly shows....
I am sure that you will find my client innocent.
The facts of the case are clear.
I'm not certain he's guilty because.....
There should be no doubt in your minds that this man is guilty.
I am confident that you will find the defendant guilty.
You can look at it in two ways.
I will bring witnesses to confirm that....
I believe he's innocent because...
It's clear to me that....

Vocabulary:
EVIDENCE: There is evidence to prove the man guilty.
CASE: The facts of the case are clear.
CHARGE WITH: He is charged with murder.
FRAUD: The fraid was committed when she pretended to the bank she could take the money.
JUVENILE: The juvenile will be let go when he turns 18.
OFFENDER: The offender has a long tradition of anti-social behaviour.
INVESTIGATE: The police will investigate how Sally may have stolen the money.
FALSE PRETENCES: She took the money under false pretences.

VICIOUS CIRCLE

CLOSE RELATIONSHIP

OY VER

Hello friends

I have seen so many OY VER signs everywhere since driving home yesterday. Now, I am giggling at the phrase (plus myself) and I am sure you all know why!
Yes yes yes, "Please turn the page OYVER!" ..........:)

 

Have a great weekend everyone!
                                  ...and don't forget to vote to have your voice heard!

MORE GREAT PRESENTATIONS

Everyone has done such a fantastic job with their presentations. It was really great to have you up on stage. I hope next semester we can do something similar. Just remember, that this is a speaking activity so reading word for word does not count!

Unfortunately I do not have photos of everyone because I was either too busy focusing on what you had to say or  my phone was full! Apologies to those without one! Ege - Orienteering! Berfin - unusual sports! Fatih A: Humans vs Animals; Gulsum - Famous Peoples Diseases, Merve - Thanksgiving Day; Arda - Chess; and Busra - Dreams

DIDEM: EUTHANASIA ! This is such a difficult topic to discuss - nonetheless it was a job well done! Thankyou

 EMIR:  Explaining Immigration :) He presented a fantastic video on immigration but I can't find it online to post here...perhaps because youtube is blocked!

 CAN: Hassan i Sabbah: I never even knew this person before so thankyou for expanding my knowledge. Wiki Explanation of Hassan Sabbah Tough topic!~

 OMER: Dance Sports! It was great to visually see some dance moves! What an interesting topic! Thankyou for sharing.

FATIH C: Global Warming!!! The world is in our hands! I hope everyone is doing their part to ensure we do not end up at 6 degrees warmer! Thanks for the videos!

ESER; Online Gaming! We received handouts and watched Eser playing the game! It's great we got to see something he was interested in! I think others might just follow this gaming trend.