REFLECTION TASK 1B

ALPER SUNAÇOĞLU

  In this article, I’ll introduce you Alper Sunaçoğlu who is not well-known but  has an increadible career as a sportsman  especially in swimming with his numerous medals and recors worldwide as well as in other sport fields. He has great accomplishments and represented our country successfully in many areas. Alper Sunaçoğlu was born in 1973, in İstanbul. He started swimming when he was 5 years old, and has broken a lot of records in many tracks in swimming. Besides swimming, he continues to do acrobatic parachute, paragliding, scuba,far east sports, and triathlon and modern pentathlon both profesionally and being licenced. He has many medals in swimming triathlon and military pentathlon; in addition, he has numerous  accomplishments in international platforms. To begin with on 4-5 September 2010, he swam from Anamur-Mersin to Girne-Kıbrıs in 26 hours 15 minutes, in other words, the whole Meditarrinean, non-stop without a cage which save sportsmen from any attack of sharks or any other dangers in the sea, and he broket he world record. Although the distance is normally 78 km, with the flow and deviations, it was about 95 km. The previous record holder fort he same distance wasnational swimmer  Ersin Aydın who swam it in 34 hours and 45 minutes with a cage. On 23 April 2011, he made another first accomplishment in the world history being the first person who swim the whole Bosporus. Bathing from the Sarıyer, he swam along a track about 30 km in 2 hours an 25 minutes accompanied with 2 referee, 3 trainers, and a lot of native and foreign press. This record attempt was broadcasted by a foreign channel in 36 different country. Apart from these, he had also some record attemts which had to be cancelled due to some financial or political reasons. In the future he plans to represent our country in FINA GRAND PRIX OPEN-WATER contests in 8 different contries and 8 different distances if efficent financial support is provided. 

   

    

MACMILLAN ENGLISH GRAMMAR-PAGE 168-169

EXERCISE 1

a)Correct
b)After I had left the room, the telephone rang.
c)After I had lost my money, the conductor wouldn't give me a ticket.
d)While I was falling asleep, there was a loud knock at the front door.
e)Correct
f)Correct
g)After I had opened the box, it turned out to be empty.
h)Though she was feeling tired, Helen went out clubbing with her friends.
i)After he had asked my name, I was taken to meet the prime minister.
j)When I arrived at the station, the train had already left.


EXERCISE 2

a)Although feeling dizzy, Sarah managed to play on until the end of the match.
b)Being a powerful swimmer, Geoege reached the island in less than an hour.
c)Without waiting for a reply, the mysterious stranger vanished into the night.
d)It being a Friday, everybody in the office was in a good mood.
e)While walk,ng across the field, Rita noticed something glittering by the path.
f)Abandoned by its owner, the dog sat by the side of the road and howled.
g)Though shocked by what he had seen, Martin tried to keep calm.
h)There being no chance of escape, two men gave themselves to the police.
i)If using a fan-assisted oven, reduce cooking time by half an hour.
j)By signing your name here, you agreed to the conditions listed below.


EXERCISE 3

The Galapagos Islands

Located near the equator, the Galapagos islands are a group of volcanic islands off the coast of equator, discovered by Spanish colonists in 1535, and first drown on maps in about 1570, the islands were rarely visited as a heaven for pirates having developed their own specializations and escaped the attentions of predators of common elswhere, the Galapagos species had became unique and unafraid of people. Passing ships hunted seals and giant tortoises. Once caught, the tortorises were kept alive on ships for a long periods and later eaten. After coming near extinction, few of these creatures remain today. Visited by naturalist charles Darwin in 1835, the islands still have a close association with Darwinian theory, being the home to many species isolated from the mainland. Finding out later that birds which differed from island to island were in fact the samespecies. Darwin used evdence fron th Galapagos in the development of his theoryof natural selection. Now known as a part of national park, the islans are popular with 'eco-tourists. Efforts are continuing to save their wildlife.

EXERCISE 4 

a)It being a public holiday, there was a lot of traffic on the roads.

b)On opening the letter, I realized it was from professor Alton.

c)Though detroyed by fire during the war,  th palace was later reconstructured.

d)Tears streaming from her eyes, Carol walked from the room.

e)In trying to remove the memory card, I broke thecamera.

f)Using Glosso shampoo, my hair has become soft and shining.

g)Being knocked down by a car, Jan was taken to the hospital.

h)Having been shown to his room, George lay down on to the bed and slept.

EXERCISE 5

Stem-Cell Research

a)Restoring

b)Developing

c)Caused

d)Marked

e)Having been given

f)Commenting

g)Affecting

h)Having transplanted

i)Grown

REFLECTION TASK 1A

Hi everybody!

My name is Fatma, I’m from Antalya, I was born in 20 July 1995, in Antalya.  I’m a first degree  student in  Faculty of Language Education department at METU. This is my second year in METU. I was at preparatory  school last year and it was a big chance for me to both to adopt to the campus life and to develop myself academically. I’ve graduated from Türkler I.M.K.B. Anatolia Teacher Training High School in Alanya. Our class was the least populated one throughout its history, we’re only seven! It was both a advantage and disadvantage for us. We had to participate in each lesson  actively unlike the others classes, but in case of any unwillingness towards to any lesson, it was very easy to break up it, because it was also easy to constitute a majority. I stayed at dormitory during my high school time. We made a lot of increadible memories along these years both good and bad, but I think they all made me more experienced and conscient person in interpersonal relations. Besides these, I also want to talk about my hobbies, or rather than hobbies, the things I enjoy doing; because there is nothing regarded as hobby that I do continuously . I like swimming or any other activities relateted to sea, but it’s impossible in Ankara to do it. However, last year, I had a chance to have a similar experience, I went to Blue Lake with my friends and rode paddle boat. On the other hand, in the past, I was in marching band for 6 years both in primary school and high school. In addition, I was also in folklore group in primary school for 2 years. 

MY HOMETOWN

    

OUR CLASS IN HIGH SCHOOL

OUR GRADUATION CEREMONY

THE MARCHING BAND

WHILE RIDING PADDLE BOAT IN BLUE LAKE

TENSE EXERCISES FROM THE BOOK

1)

a) Ian McEwan is a British writer who , according to many writers , has written some of the bast novel of recent years.
b) Burn in 1948, he spent much of his childhood abroad as his father was an army officer.
c) He studied English literature and creating writing at the university of Sussex and East Anglia.
d) He has written a number of succesful collections of short stories and novels.
e) His novel The Child in Time won the Whitbread Novel Award in 1987.
f) His later novels including Amsterdam, Atonement and Saturday have been very succesful.
g) Amsterdam received the Booker Prize for Fiction in 1998.
h) Atonement and Saturday has also won literary prizes.
i) However, McEvan has always been a controversial writer.
j) Some writers accused him of stealing details in Atonement from the work of another auther, Lucilla Andrews.
k) However he pointed out the acknowledgement made to Lucilla Andrews in an author's note in the book.
l) During this controversy, the American author Thomas I'ynchon wrote a defence of McEwan in a British newspaper.



4) The Aging Population

   The number of men and women in the US aged 60 or over still in work has been rising for more than a decade. Economists have given a number of reasons for this trend. First, since 1985, the US economy has been expanding so there has been an inreased demand for labour,. At the same time, the cost of some services, such as health care, has increased so workers need to earn more money in later life. In addition, changes in social securety benefits and rules have had a considerable effect on labour patterns. First, in 1977 and 1983 changes to the Social Security Act raised the full-benefit age from 65 to 67 and introduce other changes that make delaying retirement more attravtive. Then, in 1986 the Age Discrimination Act ended cumposary retirement for all workers, allowing them to work later in life. Changes to pension laws have encouraged workers to stay in employment longer, as this gives them more chances of a larger pension when they retire.

TRANSITIVE AND INTRANSITIVE VERBS:EXERCISES

1) The birdcage swung from a golden chain. INTRANSITIVE
2) Margaret angrily crumpled her letter in her fist. TRANSITIVE
3) Someone answered that question. TRANSITIVE
4) He shuddered with fright during the scary part of the movie. INTRANSITIVE
5) The rats chewed their way into the old house. TRANSITIVE
6) Acorns drop from the trees every fall. INTRANSITIVE
7) Charlie combed his hair nervesly before the dance. TRANSITIVE
8) We boughtpaper napkins for the picnic. TRANSITIVE
9) Zelda smiled at the thought of a parade in the show. INTRANSITIVE
10) Fish and potatoes sizzled in the pan. INTRANSITIVE