unit seven personal experiences - places
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SKILLSLISTENINGL1. Catching the main point in short, clear and simple
messagesL2. Finding specific information in simple recorded
textsL3. Using an idea of the overall meaning of short texts
and utterances to derive the probable meaning ofunknown words from the context
READINGR1. Understanding short, simple texts on familiar
mattersR2. Finding specific, predictable information in
simple everyday materialR3. Locating specific information in lists and isolating
the information requiredR4. Locating the topic sentence and supporting details
and examplesR5. Using an idea of the overall meaning of short texts
and utterances to derive the probable meaning ofunknown words from the context
WRITINGW1. Writing a series of simple phrases and sentences
linked with simple connectors like “and”, “but”and “because”
W2. Writing very short, basic descriptions of eventsand personal experiences
W3. Picking out and reproducing key words andphrases or short sentences from a short textwithin the learner’s limited competence andexperience
SPEAKINGS1. Dealing with practical everyday demands: finding
out and passing on straightforward factualinformation
S2. Asking and answering questions about personalexperiences
S3. Giving a simple description or presentation ofpeople and places
S4. Handling very short social exchanges aboutpersonal experiences
S5. Making him/herself understood in an interviewand communicating ideas and information onfamiliar topics
FUNCTIONSF1. Imparting and seeking factual information F2. Talking about personal experiences
STRUCTURE: Present Perfect “ever / never / before”
TASK: Prepare a questionnaire about personalexperiences
MATERIALS: Some postcards, classroom objects,CD player
VOCABULARY: architectual, bargain, be fascinat-ed, with, carved, castle, ceramic, church, complex,fascinating, folkloric, gigantic, greased wrestling,heritage, mausoleum, monastery, mosaic, mosque,picturesque, pistachio, reasonable, remarkable,scenery, sculpture, spicy, statue, sunk, tasty, vineyard,weaving
WARM - UP:Bring some postcards to the class. Help your
students to form their groups. Hand out the postcards.So, each group will have a postcard. On the cover of thepostcard there must be holiday resorts in Turkey. Tellyour students that they will imagine that they’ re havinga holiday in those resorts. Add that they are going towrite a postcard about the place where they are having a
UNIT SEVEN PERSONAL EXPERIENCES - PLACES
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PERSONAL EXPERIENCES
UNIT SEVEN
PLACES
Have you ever walked on the sea?
Have you ever seen a sunk city?
Have you ever swum in a cave?
Have you ever fed fish in your hands?
Have you ever been to the Golden Horn?
Have you ever seen a ghost?6
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holiday. Tell them they will use descriptive language.After they have written their postcards, collect thepostcards and tell them you will read out each group’spostcard and they will try to find out the holiday resortsin Turkey. After doing the activity, focus yourstudents’ attention on the questions on the cover page ofthe unit. Let them work in pairs or groups. Tell themthey are going to ask and answer questions and if theiranswers are “Yes”, they can add some questions to keepon conversations.
Help them form their groups and pairs. Encouragethem to talk and maintain their conversations. Go roundthe class and monitor them.
READING1. Look at the pictures. What do they remind
you of? Answer the questions.This is a pre reading activity.This activity will enable students to guess and try to
have an idea about the next activity by the help of thevisuals.
Students are supposed to answer the questions.Allocate students some time to examine the pictures andanswer the questions. Go round the class and elicit theanswers.
Suggested Answers: 1. They are mosques, sculptures, a lake, a church, amonastery, a mausoleum. 2. They are in Turkey. 3. They are in the South - East Anatolian Region andEast Anatolian Region.4. Yes, I have visited them.I visited Mount Nemrut in Adıyaman two yearsago. (a)I visited Zeugma in Gaziantep last summer. (c)I visited Kasimiye Medrese in Mardin three yearsago. (b)I visited Rızvani Mosque and Lake with Fish in ŞanlıUrfa two months ago. (d)I visited Zeynel Bey Mausoleum in Hasankeyf lastwinter. (f)I visited Virgin Mary Church in Midyat four yearsago. (e)
Suggested Answers: 1. No, I haven’t.2. No, I haven’t. I think it is dangerous.3. No, I haven’t. In my view, they are shy and they
cannot stay in hands.4. Once I saw a photograph of a sunk city in a
newspaper.5. Yes, I have.6. No, I haven’t.
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Look at the pictures. What do they remind you of? Answer the questions.
1. What are they?
2. Where are they?
3. In which regions are they?
4. Have you ever visited them? Where and when did you visit?
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2. Read the brochure. Find and write thecities in the text.
This activity will enable students to understandshort, simple texts on familiar matters.
Students are supposed to read the texts and find theregions the holidaymakers visited.
Students have already been familiar with the cities inthe text and these cities’ cultural and natural qualities.They will be introduced with new phrases and newwords. They will guess the meanings of them from thecontext by the help of the visuals given in the previousactivity.
You should tell them they will get the main idea ofthe context and they should focus on the main idea.
Allocate students some time to read the text. Youmay ask them to read aloud individually in turns.
You had better read out the text for them in order toget them accustomed to pronunciation of some words.After they have read the text and the regions, elicit theanswer.
3. Read the brochure. Find the regions theholidaymakers visited this time.
This activity will enable students to find specific,predictable information in simple everyday material.Students are supposed to read the text and understand itand then they are supposed to find and write the cities.
Allocate your students some time to read the text.Before they start reading, you should focus them on thecities’ descriptions in the text. Tell them they should payattention to the qualities of each cities, so they caneasily find the cities.
After they have read the text, found the cities andwritten them in the blanks, go round the class and elicitthe answers.
4. Read the brochure again. Then fill in thetable.
This activity will enable students to locate specificinformation in lists and isolate the information required.It will also enable students to identify the topicsentence and supporting details and examples.
Answers: The South - East Anatolion Region and EastAnatolian Region.
Answers: 1. Gaziantep 2. Kahramanmaraş 3. Kilis
4. Adıyaman 5. Urfa 6. Diyarbakır 7. Mardin
Turkey has a very rich history and cultural heritage. We visited the BlackSea Region, the Central Anatolian Region, the Marmara Region and TheMediterranean Region. This time the tour took us to the historic cities in theeast and southeast of Turkey.
The first stop was 1)____________ . Thiscity is famous for its pistachios and its dessert,baklava. We went to see the city by bus. First, wevisited Yesemek. It is a Hittite school of thesculpture, then we visited the Kargamış the FıratRiver. It was a Hittite capital. Second, we saw
Belkıs (Zeugma). The mosaics were so beautiful there. The next day we wenton a picnic in the Dülük forest. We had a barbecue and ate shish kebab and weenjoyed the local food in the restaurants. They were really tasty and spicy.
The next city on the tour was 2)____________. The city is very fantasticand it has some very famous historical sites. We were fascinated with Hittitesculptures in the city museum. We visited the Taş Medrese. Of course, weate ice cream. The city is famous for its ice cream, dried peppers and woodenfurniture. We bought some souvenirs for our families and friends.
Before we went to Kahramanmaraş, wewere in 3)_________ . It is important for its cotton and silk products and itis also famous for its leather products. There are vineyards and olive groves.We visited Canbolat Bey Complex. There are old baths and a center. Wevisited Ravanda Castle. It was fantastic. We could see the ruins from Hittite,Roman, Byzantine, and Islamic times in Kuzeyne (Korus). It was an openair museum.
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Read the brochure. Find and write the cities in the text.2
Later, we were in 4)_____________ . We bought colourful local rugs(kilims) for reasonable prices in the city bazaar. We climbed Mount Nemrut. Itis a national park. The scenery was really wonderful when we were at thesummit of the mountain. The sun was rising and we could see the statues ofApollo, Zeus, Hercules, Tyche and Antiochus there. They were gigantic.
On the sixth day, we were in 5)____________ . We had a sightseeing tour inthe city center We visited the old houses in the city and took some pictures. Wevisited Rızvaniye Mosque and fed the fish in the lake. We ate çiğ köfte, dolmawhile we were watching local folkloric dance performance and listening to folksongs.
When we arrived in 6)____________, we saw its historic city walls. It wasnear the Dicle River. First, we visited the Ulu Mosque then, the Church of theVirgin Mary. Finally, we visited the home of the writer, Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı. Westayed in the Delliler Han.
Finally, the stone houses of 7)________________ welcomed us. In short, thecity was very beautiful. There were a lot of historic buldings. While we were takinga sightseeing tour in the city, we met some actors and actresses in the streets. Then,we learnt that they were filming a Turkish soap opera. We visited the city museumand also Deyrulzafaran Monastery. We visited the Kasım Paşa Medrese. It wasremarkable. Then, we visited the İsa Bey Medrese and enjoyed the MesopotamianPlain. We bought silver jewellery. People called it as telkari in Midyat. It was acultural holiday and we enjoyed our tour. We both had a good time and learnt many things about the cities.
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Read the brochure again. Then fill in the table.4
Topic Sentence Supporting Details and Examples
1. ________________________________________
2. ________________________________________
3. ________________________________________
4. ________________________________________
5. ________________________________________
6. ________________________________________
7. ________________________________________
Read the brochure. Find the regions the holidaymakers visited this time.
a) The Black Sea Region
b) The Central Anatolian Region
c) The Aegean Region and the Marmara Region
d) The Mediterranean Region
e) The East Anatolian Region
f) The Southeast Anatolian Region and the East Anatolian Region
g) The Marmara Region and the Black Sea Region
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Read the brochure and answer the questions.5
1. What is Gaziantep important for?
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2. Which city was a Hittite capital? Is it still a capital?
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3. Did the narrator find Gaziantep’s local food delicious and spicy?
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4. Did the narrator find Hittite sculptures in the city museum attractive in Kahramanmaraş?
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5. Did they buy any presents for their families and friends?
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6. Is Kilis attractive with vineyards and olive groves?
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7. Could they look at the ruins from Hittite, Roman, Byzantine and Islamic times in Kuzeyne?
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8. Did they bargain when they bought colourful local rugs?
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9. What happened when they were at the top of the mountain?
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10. Which city welcomed them with its historic city walls when they reached?
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summit
to be fascinated with tasty
to be famous for
gigantic heritage fantastic
souvenirreasonable price to arrive in
Match the words / phrases with the similar meanings.6
a) huge
b) reach
c) present
d) wonderful
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e) top
f) to be important for
g) delicious
h) find sth remarkable / be charmed with
i) culture of a country
j) bargain
Students are supposed to read the text and find thetopic sentence, supporting details and examples andfill in the table.
Go round the class and elicit the answers.
Answers: Turkey has a rich history and cultural heritage.1. Gaziantep is famous for its pistachios and dessert,baklava. 2. Kahramanmaraş is fantastic and it has some veryfamous historical sites. 3. Kilis is important for its cotton and silk weavingand it is also famous for its leather products. 4. We bought colourful local rugs (kilims) forreasonable prices in the city bazaar in Adıyaman.5. On the sixth day of our tour we were in Urfa. Wewent on a sightseeing tour in the city center andvisited, took some pictures of the old houses of thecity.6. When we arrived in Diyarbakır, the city welcomedus with its historic city walls. 7. Finally, the golden stone houses of Mardinwelcomed us.
5. Read the brochure and answer thequestions. Make full sentences and use thewords or phrases in the text.
This activity will help students to find specificinformation in simple everyday material.
Students are supposed to read the text and answerthe questions.
Allocate students some time to read the text, answerthe questions and write them as full sentences.
This activity is especially preferred for students toidentify the words or phrases which have the samemeanings in the brochure. Some words and phraseswhich are in the questions have the same meanings withthe words and phrases in the text.
You should focus your students’ attention on thesewords and phrases without saying directly they have thesame meanings. Have your students recognize thesimilarities and then have them answer the questions byusing the words in the text.
After they have finished answering the questions,you should go round the class and elicit the answers.
6. Match the words / phrases with the similarmeanings.
This activity will help students to use an idea ofoverall meaning of short texts and utterances to derivethe probable meaning of unknown words / phrases fromthe context.
Students are supposed to find the similar meaningsof the words or phrases in the text and match them.
Allocate students some time to do activity. Elicit theanswers.
Answers: 1. e 2. j 3. b 4. c 5. f 6. h 7. g 8. a 9. i 10. d
Answers: 1. It is famous for pistachios and its dessert, baklava.2. Kargamış was once a Hittite capital. No, it isn’t acapital any more. 3. Yes, he found it tasty and spicy. 4. Yes, he was fascinated.5. Yes, they bought some souvenirs for their familiesand friends. 6. Yes, it is charming with vineyards and olivegroves. 7. Yes, they could view the ruins. 8. They made a bargain and they bought them forreasonable prices. 9. The scenery was really wonderful when they wereat the summit of the mountain. 10. Diyarbakır welcomed them with its historic citywalls when they arrived in the city.
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Track 23Tapescript 23Mrs Jerkins :We are planning to go on a summer
holiday in Turkey, but actually, wehaven’t decided on where to go yet.Could you help us?
İpek’s mother :Why not? It will be a pleasure for me.I would highly recommend İçmelerfor our age group. lt’s great. I haverecommended it to a few friendsbefore. They have gone there and beensatisfied. If you go to Kuşadası, youcan take daily tours to Ephesus,Pamukkale, Pergama, Didyma,Miletos, Priene and Samos. We loveSide very much too. When you get tothe old town, you can walk on Romanmarble of footpaths. Roman ruins areeverywhere even in the sea and on thebeach.
Answers: 1. No, she hasn’t. 2. Mediterranean Coast.
7. Write a brochure. Use the informain in thetext in the exercise 2. Use “and”, “but” and“because”.
This activity will enable students to write a seriesof simple phrases and sentences linked with simpleconnectors like “and”, “but” and “because”.
This activity will help students to pick outand reproduce key words and phrases or shortsentences from a short text within the learner’s limitedcompetence and experience.
Students have already been familiar with a travelbrochure from the previous activities. They won’t haveany difficulties in writing brochures.
Students are supposed to write brochures using“and”, “but” and “because”. They will benefit fromtheir personal experiences.
Allocate students some time to write their brochures.Encourage them to use the words and phrases they havealready been familiar with from the previous exercises.While they are writing, monitor them.
After they have finished writing, you can let thempresent their brochures in the class.
LISTENING
8. Work in pairs. Ask and answer thequestions.
This is a pre listening activity. This activity aims toprepare students for the next activity. They will be ableto form an idea about the listening text which they aregoing to listen to in the next activity.
Help your students work in pairs and ask and answerthe questions.
9. Listen to the CD. Answer the questions.This activity will enable students to catch the main
point in short, clear and simple messages. Students aresupposed to listen to the text and catch the answers ofthe questions.
Play the CD. Then allocate students some time toanswer the questions. Go round the class and elicit theanswers.
Suggested Answers: 1. Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t. 2. I went to Bodrum. 3. I went there last summer. 4. Because I visited my aunt there.
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Write a brochure. Use the information in the text in exercise 2. Use “and”, “but” and“because”.
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Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions.
1. Have you ever had a holiday on the Mediterranean coast in Turkey?
2. Where have you been?
3. When did you go?
4. Why did you go there?
Listen to the CD. Answer the questions.
1. Has Mrs. Jerkins decided where to go in Turkey?
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2. Does İpek’s mother advise her to have a summer holiday on the Mediterranean Coast or on the Aegean Coast?
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Listen to the CD again and find the main idea. Choose the correct option below.
a) İpek’s mother is planning to go on a summer holiday.
b) Mrs Jerkins is inviting İpek’s mother to her country for a holiday.
c) Mrs. Jerkins is planning to go on a summer holiday in Turkey
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the main idea of what they talked about by choosing thecorrect option.
Track 24Tapescript 24 is the same as the tapescript 23.
11. Listen to the CD. Put T for true sentencesor F for false sentences.
This activity will help students to find specificinformation in simple recorded texts.
Students are supposed to listen to the text and markthe sentences as true or false.
Play the CD and allocate students some time to putT for true sentences or F for false sentences. You canplay the CD once more if necessary.
After they have finished doing the activity, elicit theanswers.
Track 25Tapescript 25 is the same as the tapescript 23.
12. Listen to the CD again. Match the wordswith their definitions.
This activity will enable students to use an idea ofthe overall meaning of short texts and utterances toderive the probable meaning of unknown words fromthe context.
You should draw your students’ attention to thewords on the left. Tell them they are going to catchthe synonyms of the words in the text. Tell them theyshould listen to the CD carefully.
After they have matched the words with theirsynonyms, elicit the answers.
Track 26Tapescript 26 is the same as the tapescript 23.13. Work in groups. Decide on a holiday
resort in Turkey to go for a summer holiday.Locate its advantages and disadvantages in alist in the table.
This activity will help students to locate specificinformation in lists and isolate the information required.
Answers: 1. e 2. b 3. d 4. c 5. a
Answers: 1. F 2. T 3. T 4. F 5. F 6. T 7. T 8. F
Answers: c) Mrs Jerkins is planning to go on a summerholiday in Turkey
Mrs Jerkins :What an amazing place! What aboutfood and restaurants?
İpek’s mother : It was excellent. Side has some reallygood restaurants. You can try the localfood there.
Mrs Jerkins :What do you think about Altınkum orBodrum?
İpek’s mother :We went to Altınkum with a friendtwo years ago. It was very nice.The waterparks there were verybeautiful. Bodrum is a lovely placewith restaurants lining the marina. It isalso home to one of the seven ancientwonders, the Mausoleum. We havebeen to Ölü Deniz several times. It isamazing with its blue lagoon. It is agorgeous place to visit with a lovelyatmosphere.
Mrs Jerkins :Oh, thank you very much.
10. Listen to the CD again and find the mainidea. Choose the correct option below.
Students are supposed to listen to the dialoguebetween İpek’s mother and Mrs Jerkins again and find
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Listen to the CD. Put T for true sentences or F for false sentences.
1. Mrs. Jerkins has been to İçmeler before. ____________
2. İpek’s mother, Filiz has recommended İçmeler to a few friends and they have got satisfied.____________
3. If Mrs Jerkins goes to Kuşadası, she can take daily tours for Ephesus, Pamukkale andnearby. __________
4. There aren’t any ruins in Side. _________
5. Side hasn’t got any good restaurants. _________
6. There is no lagoon in Ölü Deniz. _________
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Listen to the CD again. Match the words with their definitions.1. to recommend a) very beautiful and attractive
2. resort b) a place where people have a good time
3. excellent c) extremely good
4. gorgeous d) to suggest
Work in groups. Decide on a holiday resort in Turkey to go for a summer holiday. Locate itsadvantages and disadvantages in a list in the table.
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Write a paragraph using the information above. Use “and”, “but” and “because”. Payattention to the checklist.
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Checklist
— Write a topic sentence.
(Give good reasons to choose.)
— Write some supporting sentences(advantages and disadvantages).
— Give examples / your experiences(what you like / dislike).
— Write a conclusion.
(Summarize.)
Place Advantages Disadvantages
WRITING AND SPEAKING
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seen a lion? (not on TV)
eaten scorpions?
been te İstanbul?
watched a football match? (not on TV)
seen a dog bite a man?
used chopsticks to eat hamburgers?
been in a car accident?
looked after a very old person?
ridden a horse?
traveled to a village?
visited the Atatürk’s Mausoleum?
argued with a taxi driver?
traveled in a hot-air balloon?
eaten fish and salad in Amasya?
driven a truck?
gone snowboarding?
visited Ephesus?
tried surfing?
Ask questions to your classmates and fill in the table.16
READING, WRITING AND SPEAKING
Work in pairs. Present your location and try to persuade your friend to go on a holiday there.15Example: I suggest you going to Bodrum. Because it has a lot of historic places, beautiful beaches and
enjoyable activities. You can always find something to do there. Also, you can meet new people fromdifferent cultures. You mustn’t miss it.
Find someone who...
Yes
Write Name
No
Write Name☺ Have you ever...?
Students are supposed to decide on a holiday resortin Turkey and locate its advantages and disadvantages ina list in the table.
Allocate students some time to do the activity. Theywill work in pairs. After they have finishedcompleting the table, you can ask to represent theirtables.
WRITING AND SPEAKING14. Write a paragraph using the information
above. Use “and”, “but” and “because”. Payattention to the checklist.
This activity will enable students write a paragraphwith simple phrases and sentences linked with simpleconnectors like “and”, “but” and “because”.
This activity will help students to pick out some keywords, phrases or short sentences from the previousexercises and reproduce them within their limitedcompetence and experience.
Focus your students’ attention on the checklist.Have your students write their paragraph according tothe checklist.
Tell them they should use some simple connectorslike “and”, “but” and “because” to make theirparagraphs meaningful.
Allocate your students some time to write theirparagraphs.
After they have finished writing their paragraphs,you may let some volunteers to read out theirparagraphs.
15. Work in pairs. Present your location andpersuade your friend to go on a holiday there.
Students are supposed to present their locations andpersuade their friends to go on a holiday there.
Answers: Students’ own answers
Suggested Answer: S1: Where would you like to go for summer holiday?S2: I prefer İstanbul. What about you?S1: It sounds good. When would you like to go?S2: I’d like to go in july.S1: Ok. That month I will be free. I can join you.İstanbul has a lot of historic places to visit and awonderful Bosphoros view.S2: I agree with you. It is an amazing city. We can dolots of things there. But transportation is a problem.S1: Yes, it is difficult to go from one place to anotherAnyway, I want to go there.S2: So do I.
Help them form their pairs. Give them some time todo the activity. Go round the class and monitor them.
READING, WRITING AND SPEAKING16. Ask questions to your classmates and fill
in the table.This activity will enable students to practise the
learned structures and have fun. They are supposed toask questions to their classmates and write their namesin the correct column according to their answers.Control the activity to avoid noise and chaos. Arrangestudents to ask and answer the questions. You can dividethem into groups to do this activity. After they havefinished the activity, get them to make sentences abouttheir friends. For example: Ali has eaten scorpions, butSima, Nur and Emre haven’t eaten them.
Answers: Students’ own answers
Answers: Students’ own answers
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QUESTIONNAIRE
1. _________________________________________________________________________________
a) ________________ b) ________________ c) ________________ d) ________________
2. _________________________________________________________________________________
a) ________________ b) ________________ c) ________________ d) ________________
3. _________________________________________________________________________________
a) ________________ b) ________________ c) ________________ d) ________________
4. _________________________________________________________________________________
a) ________________ b) ________________ c) ________________ d) ________________
5. _________________________________________________________________________________
a) ________________ b) ________________ c) ________________ d) ________________
6. _________________________________________________________________________________
a) ________________ b) ________________ c) ________________ d) ________________
7. _________________________________________________________________________________
a) ________________ b) ________________ c) ________________ d) ________________
8. _________________________________________________________________________________
a) ________________ b) ________________ c) ________________ d) ________________
9. _________________________________________________________________________________
a) ________________ b) ________________ c) ________________ d) ________________
10. _________________________________________________________________________________.
a) ________________ b) ________________ c) ________________ d) ________________
TASKPrepare a questionnaire about personal experiences.
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Work in pairs. Think about your experiences. Have a short interview as in the example. Thenwrite your interview.
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S1 : Have you ever visited Atatürk’s House inTrabzon?
S2 : Yes, I have visited it.S1 : When did you visit it?S2 : Two years ago.S1 : How did you find it?S2 : I find it remarkable. Have you seen the Sümela
Monastery? We visited there, too.S1 : No, I haven’t visited there yet. Tell me more
about it.S2 : It is in Trabzon. It is on a mountain.
The scenery from the monastery is fascinating.
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Sticka photo
of the place
you’ve visitedbefore.
Sticka photo
of the place
you’ve visitedbefore.
17. Work in pairs. Think about yourexperiences. Have a short interview as in theexample. Then write your interview.
This activity will help students to ask and answerquestions about their personal experiences.
This activity will enable students to deal withpractical everyday material demands. They will find outand pass on straightforward factual information.
Students are supposed to give a simple description orpresentation of people and places.
Students are supposed to conduct a short interviewabout their personal experiences.
At the end of this exercise students will havebeen able to impart and seek factual information andthey will have also been able to talk about personalexperiences with the help of other activities.
You should tell them they are going to work in pairsand talk about their personal experiences.
Focus your students’ attention on the sampleinterview. Have them interview as in the example.
This activity will also enable students to writevery short, basic descriptions of events and personalexperiences.
You should have your students to write down theirinterviews.
Allocate your students some time to do activity.You may ask some volunteers to conduct their
interview in front of the class.
18. TASKPrepare a questionnaire about personal
experiences.Students are asked to prepare a questionnaire about
personal experiences.They are already familiar with a similar
questionnaire from exercise 15. This questionnaire willhelp them to prepare a similar questionnaire.
Allocate your students some time to prepare it. Thisactivity will help them to produce their statements.
You may let them photocopy their questionnaire andhand out them to their friends in the class.
Answers: Students’ own answers
Answers: Students’ own answers
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Write the dialogue using the keywords.3
Jane : Where / you / be / recently / ?_____________________________________________
June : We / just / come back / Turkey / ._____________________________________________
Jane : Where / you / go / Turkey / in / ?_____________________________________________
June : We / go / to / the Black Sea Region / ._____________________________________________
Jane : It / sound / great / ._____________________________________________
June : We / eat / Turkish breakfast / ._____________________________________________
Jane : What / it / like / ?________________________________________________________________
June : Delicious / it / ._______________________________________________________________________________
Jane : you / eat / Turkish white cheese / ?_______________________________________________________________________________
June : Yes / and / they / bring / fried eggs / us / ._______________________________________________________________________________
Jane : Wow / !_______________________________________________________________________________
June : you / hear / ‘kaymak’ / ever / ?_______________________________________________________________________________
Jane : No / I / never / hear / it / .________________________________________________________________
June : It / a thick cream / .____________________________________________
Jane : you / drink / Turkish tea / ever / ?____________________________________________
June : No / I never / drink / it / .____________________________________________
Jane : They / prepare / it / samover / in / a____________________________________________
June : Samover / ? / I / never / hear / before / it / .____________________________________________
Jane : It / like / a kettle / be /____________________________________________
Jane : Anyway / I / think / you / should / go / Turkey / next summer / ._______________________________________________________________________________
Where have you been recently?
I have just come back to Turkey
Where did you go in Turkey?
We went to the Black Sea Region.
It sounds great.
We ate Turkish breakfast.
What was it like?
It was delicious.
Did you eat Turkish white cheese?
Yes and they brought us fried eggs.
Wow!
Have you ever heard ‘kaymak’?
No, I have never heard it.
It is a thick cream.
Have you ever drunk Turkish tea?
No, I have never drunk it.
They prepared it in a samover.
Samover? I have never heard it before.
It is like a kettle.
Anyway. I think you should go to Turkey next summer.
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Do you know your country well? Take the quiz.5
1. ______ was the first capital of the Ottoman Empire. And it is famous for its peaches, silk trade, towelmanufacture and thermal springs.
a) İznik b) İstanbul c) Bursa
2. Pişmaniye is the local sweet of _____ .
a) İzmit b) İznik c) Adana
3. _______ is a major carpet center.
a) Hereke b) Urfa c) İstanbul
4. The 500.000 soldiers´ graves are in Historic National Park of Gelibolu Peninsula. They lost their liveson ________ . In 1915 The Chief Commander of the Turkish Army, Mustafa Kemal led a successfulcampaign to drive out the Allied from the area.
a) Nizip b) Gelibolu c) Eskişehir
5. The Kuş Cenneti National Park gives homes to 266 different species of birds. It is near_____________ in Bandırma.
a) Lake Van b) Lake Sapanca c) Lake Manyas
6. The ancient game of javelin, a kind of polo is still popular in ________ .
a) Erzincan b) Kırşehir c) Erzurum
7. Monumental Hittite store carvings at Ivriz in ________ .
a) Çorum b) Eskişehir c) Konya
8. The snow-capped Aladağlar mountains are near ______ .
a) Niğde b) Kahramanmaraş c) Samsun
9. ______ is the capital of Turkey.
a) İstanbul b) Bursa c) Ankara
10. Mustafa Kemal arrived in _______ on May 19, 1919.
a) Sinop b) İzmir c) Samsun
11. _______________ is one of the best natural harbors in the world.
a) The Golden Horn (Haliç) b) Tomb of Eyüp c) Emirgan Park
12. Mehmet the Conqueror built Rumeli Hisarı in 1452 before capturing ________ .
a) İstanbul b) Bursa c) Edirne
Bursa
İzmit
Hereke
Gelibolu
Lake Manyas
Erzurum
Eskişehir
Ankara
Samsun
İstanbul
The Golden Horn
Niğde
Look at the picture. Then, read the text and find which city it is.1It is one of the beautiful cities in the Aegean
Region. It has a port and it is one of the Turkey’smost important ports. This city is home to acosmopolitan community of merchants andbusinessmen. There were lots of wooden houses,but a big fire destroyed most of the city’s historicwooden houses during the Turkish War ofIndependence. There are new buildings encirclingthe city.
There are palm trees on the two sides of thestreets. There are lots of restaurants and cafe slining the seafront.
The city’s clock tower is a symbol of the city.
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Answer: İzmir
It has a port and it is one of the Turkey’s mostimportant ports.
There are new buildings encircling the city. There are lots of restaurant and cafe s lining theseafront.
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There were lots of wooden houses, but a firedestroyed most of the city’s historic wooden housesduring the Turkish War of Independence.
Look at the pictures. Find the statements telling about the pictures in the text above. Thenwrite them under the pictures.
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UNIT SEVEN PERSONAL EXPERIENCES PLACES
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Match the places with the pictures. Then, write the dialogues as in the example.
a) The stone gods of Nemrut Mountain b) The Sümela Monastery c) The Bosphorus Bridge
d) Ankara Citadel e) Atatürk’s Mausoleum f) The ruins of Aphrodisias
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e.g. A : Have you ever seen the ruins of Aphrodisias?B : Yes, I have.A : When did you see them?B : I saw them last summer.
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Have you ever visited Atatürk’s Mausoleum?Yes, I have.When did you visit it?I visited it last year.
Have you ever seen/visited the Sümela Monastery?Yes, I have.When did you see visit it?I saw / visited it three years ago.
Have you ever crossed the Bosphorus Bridge?Yes, I have.When did you cross it?I crossed it last winter.
Have you ever seen the stone gods of NemrutMountain?Yes, I have.When did you see them?I saw them three months ago.
Have you ever seen / visited Ankara Citadel?Yes, I have.When did you see / visit it?I saw / visited it last month.
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