Reflection Task 1A Evrim Önder
Reflection Task 1B Yasin Kozak
Reflection Task 2A Cennet Kalkan
Reflection Task 2B Özlem Özgüven
Reflection Task 3 Eylül Karabulut
Friday, January 30, 2015
Thursday, January 29, 2015
VIDEO TASK
Simple Past Tense
1)Answer the questions below according to the video
1) Why did the woman want to have a divorce?
A) She was fed up with him.
B) She had a relationship with someone else.
C) Her husband cheated on him.
2) What did the man do first after his wife left?
A) He followed her.
B) He went to a friend's house.
C) He went to bars.
3) What does the man say about his gun?
A) He says he left it home.
B) He says he threw it in the river.
C) He admits killing his wife with the gun.
2) Write the letter that corresponds to the character who said the following lines in the segment. Dufrense(D), Lawyer(L)
( )It was very bitter.
( )You threw your gun into the river.
( )She wanted a divorce in Reno.
( )They weren't home.
( )That is very convenient
( )I have been very clear on this point.
3) True or False
( )Mr. Dufrense's wife cheated on him.
( )Mr. Dufrense's wife was found dead.
( )The lawyer belives that Mr. Dufrense tells the truth.
( )The bodies of dead were found by neighbours.
TEXTUAL ANALYSIS
1. Children who play with old fashioned toys like jigsaws to building blocks will become better equipped to deal with problems from maths to map-reading, according to new research. (Future Tense- To express thoughts)
2. Traditional play box treats, which also includes board games, improves cognitive skills, the areas of the brain associated with what psychologists call spatial awareness. (Present Tense- General Truth)
3. These are the everyday skills that involve solving logic - from navigating one's way around a busy street to how to load a dishwasher or even putting flat pack furniture together. (Present Tense- General Truth)
4. In academic terms, it helps them in the so-called stem subjects - science, technology, engineering and mathematics from an early age, said the university study. (Present Tense- Revealing study results)
5. The findings, reported in the specialist journal Psychological Science, will be welcomed by those wanting to see children spend less time playing games on a screen. (Future Tense- To express thoughts)
6. Instead the experiments by psychologists from Rhodes College in Memphis, USA, suggest getting children as young as four to make things from Lego or do a jigsaw instead. (Present Tense- To express thoughts)
To read more: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/11376734/Traditional-toys-like-jigsaws-and-Lego-boost-childrens-problem-solving-skills.html
CHALLENGING WORDS
Spatial Awareness: organised knowledge of objects in relation to oneself in given space.
I think that the author preferred a complicated sentence structure because he used a lot of relative clauses(sometimes more than once), both defining and non defining and I believe that it made it hard to understand the meaning of the sentences at first sight. I.e: Traditional play box treats, which also includes board games, improves cognitive skills, the areas of the brain (that are) associated with what psychologists call spatial awareness.
He uses an informative tone as he is talking about a scientific study. I like the subject because it is about human brain and skills. I think author handled the subject in an easy way because he only talks about the outcomes of the research without adding his thoughts. I believe that the results of this study are true because nowadays kids mostly play computer games and they lack certain skills.
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
REFLECTION TASK 3
If I were jury member of the comitee choosing the person of the year, I would choose the man (Murat Yalçın) who said ''Should I take off my boots? Stretcher is going to get dirty'' after the Soma catastrophy. That man whose name I still do not know, made me cry. When I heard these words coming out of his mouth I wished that our hearts were at least as clean as his boots and his face. Conscience, honor, humanity... These were all hidden in that question. He is not the one that is dirty, so called ''people'' who made him work there under terrible circumstanaces are dirty, their hearts aree dirty, their conscience is dirty. This worker should be the person of the year for being so naive and reminding us all how screwed we are.This poor man was exposed to the idea of being unimportant so much that he thinks he is less important than a scretcher because he lives in a world where human life is cheaper than a piece of stone. This question came in the middle of a living dying battle from a man who was looked down on, prevented from developing his self-confidence. This question can make conscientious people cry, unconscionable may remain unresponsive. One can evaluate how much humanity is left in him/her by the reaction he/she gives to this question. While one side thinks about the scretch instead of his own life the other one is so worried about his life that he hides behind the guards. I chose this man for he reminded me how unfair everything is.
If I were jury member of the comitee choosing the person of the year, I would choose the man (Murat Yalçın) who said ''Should I take off my boots? Stretcher is going to get dirty'' after the Soma catastrophy. That man whose name I still do not know, made me cry. When I heard these words coming out of his mouth I wished that our hearts were at least as clean as his boots and his face. Conscience, honor, humanity... These were all hidden in that question. He is not the one that is dirty, so called ''people'' who made him work there under terrible circumstanaces are dirty, their hearts aree dirty, their conscience is dirty. This worker should be the person of the year for being so naive and reminding us all how screwed we are.This poor man was exposed to the idea of being unimportant so much that he thinks he is less important than a scretcher because he lives in a world where human life is cheaper than a piece of stone. This question came in the middle of a living dying battle from a man who was looked down on, prevented from developing his self-confidence. This question can make conscientious people cry, unconscionable may remain unresponsive. One can evaluate how much humanity is left in him/her by the reaction he/she gives to this question. While one side thinks about the scretch instead of his own life the other one is so worried about his life that he hides behind the guards. I chose this man for he reminded me how unfair everything is.
REFLECTION TASK 2B
Schindler's List is about Jewish people suffering at the hands of Nazi and a good-hearted German business man who tries really hard to save their lives. Oscar Schindler determines the Jewish people who are going to work for his company he basically determines who is going to live. At first he only tries to make profit out of the situations of Jew but as he gets to see their suffering more he discovers the goodness in himself. The director, Steven Spielberg shows us that how one person can change so many people's lives, how he can make a difference by resisting. I chose this movie because first of all this s the only movie that made me cry and brought back my faith in humanity. This movie reflects the era of the story greatly since it is based on real life and it has an objective perspective. Not every German did not want the Jewish genocide to happen, of course people did not want their friends, neighbours to be killed or tortured. This movie can make us understand that kindness is more important than being the hero. A hero is happy for the people he/she saved, on the other hand a kind person is sad for the ones he/she could not save. It is enough to discover the loving, caring person within us to not kill, to not torture, to not violate rights of others. This movie can be the best movie of all times due to its reality that takes everything to another level.
REFLECTION TASK 1B
Riff Cohen is one of the great singers who are not appreciated enough.
Society, especially teenagers are way too busy listening to mainstream
singers like Justin Bieber, Nicki Minaj etc. Poor quality music they make
somehow get every one's attention because of their scandalous lives and
good advertisement from their producers. On the other hand musicians
like Riff Cohen are not so famous although they produce great music. This
lovely musician is from Israel and she sings in Hebrew, French and Arabic
as well. She has a great vocal talent and the way she sings can actually
make me feel although I do not understand all of the lyrics. She composes
her mother's poems and she writes songs since she was eight too. Her
biggest inspiration is her Tunisian grandmother. In her video clips she is
usually dancing in the street with everyone else and she even shoots
some of these video clips . Her dancing figures are not determined, she
dances however she wishes and I find this so sincere. She is apparently
very humble. She has great songs such as Dans Mon Quartier, J'aime, A
Paris, Rotza Prahim and Meshoch Be Gufi.She deserves to get more
attention for she is very talented, she has a unique style and she seems
amiable. I hope someday she will get the attention she deserves and
people will care more about the music and feelings instead of looking or private life. She is going to give a concert in Ankara on May 7, and I am looking forward to it.Listen to her songs and you will love them.
Riff Cohen is one of the great singers who are not appreciated enough.
Society, especially teenagers are way too busy listening to mainstream
singers like Justin Bieber, Nicki Minaj etc. Poor quality music they make
somehow get every one's attention because of their scandalous lives and
good advertisement from their producers. On the other hand musicians
like Riff Cohen are not so famous although they produce great music. This
lovely musician is from Israel and she sings in Hebrew, French and Arabic
as well. She has a great vocal talent and the way she sings can actually
make me feel although I do not understand all of the lyrics. She composes
her mother's poems and she writes songs since she was eight too. Her
biggest inspiration is her Tunisian grandmother. In her video clips she is
usually dancing in the street with everyone else and she even shoots
some of these video clips . Her dancing figures are not determined, she
dances however she wishes and I find this so sincere. She is apparently
very humble. She has great songs such as Dans Mon Quartier, J'aime, A
Paris, Rotza Prahim and Meshoch Be Gufi.She deserves to get more
attention for she is very talented, she has a unique style and she seems
amiable. I hope someday she will get the attention she deserves and
people will care more about the music and feelings instead of looking or private life. She is going to give a concert in Ankara on May 7, and I am looking forward to it.Listen to her songs and you will love them.
REFLECTION TASK 2A
Today I wanted to talk about Nazım Hikmet whose works was not appreciated during his life time because I believe that his life and works should be given importance so as to not repeat the mistakes of past and have a better understanding of the respect for everyone. He was born on
November 20, 1901 in Thessaloniki. He was raised in a family that was in close relation with art. His grandfather Nâzım Pasha, was interested in poetry. His mother Celile Hanım, could speak French, play the piano and draw as well as an artist. Nazım, became interested in poetry thanks to the encouragement of his grandfather. After he left Turkey he went to Russia to attend a communist college. He came back to Turkey in 1924. Because of his poems published in papers authorities sentenced him to jail for fifteen years so he went back to Soviet Unions. He returned to Turkey with the 1928 dismissal but him being sentenced to jail went on and on. After spending years in jail, he got out in 1950 but he still was not free to publish his work. When authorities decided that he should become a soldier he left for Russia. In 1952 he was expatriated. When he was forced to leave his homeland he learnt that he would be flying over it so he asked the pilot to descend so that he could see it more closely. When the pilot meets this request he starts crying and says I wished the plane crashed. He died of heart attack in 1963 in Russia and he rests in there. It is so unfair that a great poet was treated like this and had to die and be buried in a place other than his homeland. He and his works of art were the victim of a mentality that did not respect differences. Nazım Hikmet, Yılhmaz Güney, Ahmet Kaya, Aram Tigran… They were all undervalued during their lifetime because of what they thought. … I am among people, I love people he said in spite of all unfairness he faced.
Today I wanted to talk about Nazım Hikmet whose works was not appreciated during his life time because I believe that his life and works should be given importance so as to not repeat the mistakes of past and have a better understanding of the respect for everyone. He was born on
November 20, 1901 in Thessaloniki. He was raised in a family that was in close relation with art. His grandfather Nâzım Pasha, was interested in poetry. His mother Celile Hanım, could speak French, play the piano and draw as well as an artist. Nazım, became interested in poetry thanks to the encouragement of his grandfather. After he left Turkey he went to Russia to attend a communist college. He came back to Turkey in 1924. Because of his poems published in papers authorities sentenced him to jail for fifteen years so he went back to Soviet Unions. He returned to Turkey with the 1928 dismissal but him being sentenced to jail went on and on. After spending years in jail, he got out in 1950 but he still was not free to publish his work. When authorities decided that he should become a soldier he left for Russia. In 1952 he was expatriated. When he was forced to leave his homeland he learnt that he would be flying over it so he asked the pilot to descend so that he could see it more closely. When the pilot meets this request he starts crying and says I wished the plane crashed. He died of heart attack in 1963 in Russia and he rests in there. It is so unfair that a great poet was treated like this and had to die and be buried in a place other than his homeland. He and his works of art were the victim of a mentality that did not respect differences. Nazım Hikmet, Yılhmaz Güney, Ahmet Kaya, Aram Tigran… They were all undervalued during their lifetime because of what they thought. … I am among people, I love people he said in spite of all unfairness he faced.
A poet from his own voice
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