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.

The Oscars! Congratulations boys!

BURAK ON STEVE JOBS - INSPIRATIONAL SPEECH!

Thanks for the presentation Burak
Steve Jobs: Inspirational Speech!

 

Speaking Presentations

Thanks all for the speaking presentations so far :) They have been quite interesting! I myself have learned a lot! I seriously thought that Dilara was going to talk about real scorpians! I didn't know it was a band haha! :)  Well  I will post some pics and also links for you to watch! I still feel 'moved' from the speech Steve Jobs gave. Thankyou Burcak and Burak for showing everyone.

BURCAK: FREDDIE MERCURY Bohemian Rhapsody

DOGA: ATOMIC BOMB

OGULCAN:  AMY WINEHOUSE Rehab Song

UMMUGULSUM: SOCIAL MEDIA

MERTCAN: FOOTBALL/DERBYS

 

 

REDUCTION OF RELATVIE CLAUSES

Reduced relative clauses refers to the the shortening of a relative clause which modifies the subject of a sentence. Reduced relative clauses can modify the subject NOT the object of a sentence.

Omit: Relative pronoun + verb ---> change verb to -ing form.

1. The man who works at Kipa lives in Ankara.
2. The man working at Kipa lives in Ankara.

In the examples above, who works at Kipa modifies (provides information about) the subject of the sentence 'The man'.

Reduce to a Prepositional Phrase

1. Remove the relative pronoun
2. Remove the verb 'be'
3. Place the prepositional phrase after the modified noun

Examples:

• The box which was on the table was made in Italy. ->
• Reduced: The box on the table was made in Italy.
• The woman who was at the meeting spoke about business in Europe. ->
• Reduced: The woman at the meeting spoke about business in Europe.

TIME PERCEPTION - AN INTERESTING VIDEO

http://karmajello.com/mind-spirit/philosophy/perception-of-time-influences-behavior-health-rsa-animate.html#_

Told you snakes were dangerous :) OMG

Hi All,
The latest news......
Please press the link below to read the article. A small dog was eaten by a python snake in Australia.
Snake eats small dog in Australia

What do you consider "being late".

Hi All!!!!!!!!!!!
I have a question for you and I was wondering if you could please let me know your ideas. Are you late if you come to an appointment/class if you are 10 minutes late? 1 minute late? 30 minutes late? (for example). I'm interested in your "social time" perspective. Please comment on the survey below :) Thankyou

 ---->>>>   Click here to take survey    <<<<----

World News: Read

 

So what is happening in the world today?
Well listen to the following news flash which discusses a plane "crash"....disappearance. :(

What are your thoughts?
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/2014/03/08/12/00/malaysia-plane-carrying-239-people-missing

VERB NOUN COMBINATIONS: UNIT 8 LL

SPEAKING TASK: DESIGN

WELL DONE EVERYONE ON A FANTASTIC SPEAKING ACTIVITY!

I am so glad most of you chose to "speak" instead of read! Here are some of words you can continue to practice - for pronunciation purposes especially! :)

1. comfortable
2. vegetable
3. inflatable
4. exercise
5. require
6. mp3
7. moreover

The Brain

I saw this picture on social media today and it reminded me of "the male and female brain" reading we did together !! Did anyone do any further reading on the issue????
TOP: The day of a Man....
BOTTOM: The day of a Women

Noun Clauses: As the subject of a sentence

What is a noun clause: A noun clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb; however, it cannot stand alone as a sentence.

ACTING AS SUBJECTS!!!

 

Subjects tell us whom or what a sentence is about right? RİGHT?

 

Candy is fine with me

Candy is the simple subject in that sentence. İt is one word acting as the subject. Now check this out!

Whatever you want is fine with me!

OMG! Now there is a whole clause acting as the subject!

1. Whatever you want is the noun clause acting as the subject of the sentence.
2. We know that whatever you want is the clause because it has a subject (you) and a verb (want).
3. We also know that it is the dependent clause because it is an incomplete thought.

Here is the diagram: Thanks English Grammar