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QUOTE OF THE DAY
“It is not the fact of liberty but the way in which
liberty is exercised that ultimately determines
whether liberty itself survives.” Dorothy Thompson
elementary
OSMAN TURHAN
READING
Mary Read
advanced
ILLUSTRATIONS
Mary Read, one of the most famous female pirates in history, was born in London in 1690.
Her father died when she was young and
Mary's mother raised her as a boy. Only male
children could inherit money so Mary was disguised as a boy so that she would inherit her
grandmother's money.
When Mary was 13 she joined a ship. She was
still dressed as a man. A few years later she joined
the British army (as a man) and went to fight the
French in Holland. There she fell in love with one
of her fellow soldiers-and had to reveal her secret.
It was a great surprise to everyone!
When her husband died, Mary put on men's
clothes again and joined a ship going to the West
Indies. But English pirates captured the ship. Two
famous pirates, Jack Rackham and Anne Bonney,
led the pirate ship. Mary decided to become a
member of the pirate crew. She fell in love again,
this time with a soldier they had captured, and was
married. But their honeymoon was short because
soldiers found Mary and her fellow pirates, Jack
and Anne, and took them to a prison near Jamaica
and the court gave them death sentence. They did
not kill her because she was pregnant, but she
died in prison in 1720.
Activity: Getting a Room for the Night
PART 1: True (T) or False (F)
Here's your key. / Can I pay by credit card? / dial 0 for the reception area /
No, just an address and your signature / Can I help you?
A. Good evening. (1)……………………
B. Yes, please. I'd like a room for the night.
A. Would you like a single room, or a double room?
B. A single room, please. How much is the room?
A. It's $45 per night.
B. (2)…………………………
A. Certainly. We take Visa, Master Card and American Express. Could
you fill in this form, please?
B. Do you need my id number?. (3)…………………………….
A. (fills out the form) Here you are.
B. (4)……………………..Your room number is 150.
A. Thank you.
B. Thank you. If you need anything,(5)…………... Have a good stay!
1. When she was a child, Mary Read dressed as a boy so that she would inherit her
grandmother's money. _____
2. When Mary first joined a ship, she was dressed as a normal girl. _____
3. Mary had to reveal her secret because she had fallen in love with a soldier. ___
4. Nobody was surprised to see that Mary was actually a female. _____
5. Mary joined a ship while her husband was still alive. _____
6. The second ship Mary joined was going to the West Indies. _____
READING
Do you believe?
Do you believe in ghosts? The Loch
Ness Monster? There are substantiated reports which may indicate the existence of each. What about reincarnation? Deja vu? Many people will swear
that they have lived before. ESP?
Fortunetelling? Some soothsayers
have been able to predict the future
with surprising accuracy.
How about UFOs? It seems like almost every day of the week, in some
part of the world, there are new reports
of UFOs, some complete with pictures.
Are these all hoaxes? Is it remotely
possible that some of them are legit?
Let's look at a couple of UFO sightings
from earlier this month.
04-04-08 (Arizona, USA) - My
friend and I were leaving the Hoover
Dam area, and had just crossed into
Arizona on Highway 93 toward
Kingman. About 20 miles into Arizona,
I was adjusting my seat, and as I leaned
forward, I felt compelled to look up,
and saw about 75 to 100 objects in the
clouds. As the clouds passed underneath the objects, they disappeared and
then reappeared. They were very large.
They were at about the same altitude
where jets would fly. This lasted for
about 3-5 minutes, and when I had the
opportunity to pull the car over and get
a better look, they were gone. The
friend who was with me estimated
that the objects were at least 20,000 to
30,000 feet overhead.
04-04-08 (California, USA) - While
sitting in the spa, I usually stare at the
sky, and tonight there were winds up to
20 mph under cloudy skies. There was
heavy light pollution. While watching a
break in the clouds, I saw 2 disc-like objects in formation, one on the right, and
the other at the leading object's 7 o'clock position. The objects were heading from north to south towards San
Diego International Airport. They were
only visible from the reflective orange
glow of the city lights which suggests a
metalic surface. They were nearly the
length of a Boeing 737 from estimation.
The objects had no lights of any kind
from what I could see. The speed, lack
of required wing lights, and close proximity to a major airport suggests that
the military was not responsible.
These are just two of a multitude of
reports from the month of April. Isn't it interesting that UFOs are usually only sighted in the USA? What does that mean?
Also, they are always sighted in areas
where the weather is hot like Arizona,
New Mexico and southern California. Are
they looking for a good tan?
7. Jack Rackham and Anne bonney led the pirate ship. _____
8. Mary met her second husband when she became a pirate on the pirate ship. _____
9. Mary was sent to prison near Columbia. _____
10. The court didn't give Mary a death sentence because she was pregnant. _____
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READING
Greta and Garbo
The two ghosts are resting on their
hole-filled hammocks outside the dilapidated mansion. Greta, the older of
the two, is a free-spirited 245-year-old
with a knack for practical jokes. Garbo
usually plays along with Greta until the
joke becomes nasty, or sometimes dangerous. It has been a long boring day for
the two of them, and Greta is trying to
dream up some mischief.
"Well, girl, enough of the relaxation.
You got any ideas for some fun? I'm
ready to boogie," Greta says.
"Do we always have to aggravate
people? Why can't we just sit back and
take our shoes off for a spell?"
"What's gotten into you? What happened to the old Garbo I used to
know? Come on. Let's float down to
the Steven's house. They just moved
in, and don't know their new "castle"
is haunted."
"You can go alone. Find Belly or
Toxic to go with you. They seem to enjoy your pranks."
"What a party pooper! Belly and
Toxic are out of town for a warlock
meeting. Get up! I won't hear no as an
answer."
"All right. I'll come but only for an
hour. I've got better things to do later."
"No problem. One hour will be
enough to frighten the new family out
of the house for the next one hundred
years!"
The two ghosts float over the three
blocks to the Steven's house. It is almost 11 p.m., and all is serene inside
the house. Greta and Garbo enter
through a basement window.
"So what is your plan, Greta? Do we
scream? Shriek? Howl? Do we make
things shake? Shall we let them see
only our eyeballs?"
"I think screaming will do the trick,"
Greta says. "There is a mother and father and four children. They all sleep
on the second floor. Let's start in the
upstairs corridor, and make our way to
the bedrooms."
Greta and Garbo glide through the
air. As they land on the second floor,
all of the lights come on.
There is a lanky man holding a
woman with four children standing
next to them. The woman shouts,
"Welcome ghosts. We were expecting
you. The real estate agency told us this
house was haunted before we bought
it. That was great news for us as my
husband studies the supernatural at
the local university. Now, with your
help, we will be able to get a first-hand
account of how a ghost lives!"
It's going to be fun," one of the children shouts.
Greta and Garbo are completely
shocked. For the first time in her life,
Greta is speechless. She grabs Garbo
by the neck, and pulls her out of the
house.
"What's the world coming to!" she
cries. "We can't even be normal ghosts
anymore."
PART 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct letters.
1. substantiated
a. materialized
2. soothsayer
A person who :
b. verified
c. inaccurate
d. embellished
a. predicts the future b. does magic tricks c. has ESP d. heals the ill
3. hoax
a. belief
b. interest
c. truth
d. trick
4. remotely
a. slightly
b. far away
c. abandoned
d. great
5. to feel compelled to a. to feel angry about
b. to feel a bit jealous
c. to feel uneasy about
d. to feel a need to
6. altitude
a. mood
b. weather
c. height
d. level
7. to estimate
a. to shout
b. to guess
c. to verify
d. to denounce
8. visible
a. smellable
b. tasty
c. loud
d. seeable
9. proximity
a. nearness
b. destination
c. starting point d. view
10. multitude
a. lack
b. small group
c. single person d. mass
Activity: Choose the antonym for each of the words in italics.
Activity: Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.
PART 1: Vocabulary Exercise
a degree
an exam
kindergarten
Fill in the blanks with the correct letters.
lecturers
lectures lessons primary
private secondary
1. dilapidated
a. new and modern
b. old and rundown c. big and airy
d. painted black
1. Alert
a. attentive
b. inattentive
c. careful
d. trivial
1. Steve needed _______________, so he went to university.
2. free-spirited
a. fun loving
b. old and boring
c. evil
d. independent
2. Cautious
a. considerate
b. noble
c. proper
d. reckless
2. Bill and Mike are both 8. They go to _______________ school.
3. knack
a. hit
b. disadvantage
c. inability
d. talent
3. Shameful
a. honorable
b. animated
c. fickle
d. modest
3. Eton is probably the most famous _______________ school in
4. mischief
a. devilry
b. fun
c. relaxation
d. excitement
the UK. It costs thousands of pounds a year to go there.
5. to boogie
a. to dance
b. to have fun
c. to fly
d. to leave
4. Vague
a. hazy
b. skilled
c. definite
d. tender
4. If you have a degree, you're _______________.
6. to aggravate
a. to help
b. to injure
c. to amuse
d. to annoy
5. Vulnerable
a. frantic
b. feeble
c. secure
d. complicated
5. At university, we have three _______________ a week.
7. prank
a. job
b. rest
c. trick
d. holiday
6. Distress
a. comfort
b. reward
c. trouble
d. compromise
6. I used to enjoy the history _______________ at school.
8. party pooper
a. idiot
b. killjoy
c. daredevil
d. comedian
7. Unity
a. discord
b. stimulation
c. consent
d. neglect
7. You take or sit _______________ at school and university.
9. warlock
a. fighter
b. alien
c. male witch
d. dwarf
8. Clarify
a. explain
b. dismay
c. obscure
d. provide
8. _______________ are people who teach at universities.
10. serene
a. peaceful
b. noisy
c. dirty
d. bright
9. Grant
a. deny
b. consume
c. allocate
d. provoke
9. This _______________ school has 1000 students aged 11-18.
11. lanky
a. short and fat
b. tall and thin
c. tall and fat
d. short and thin
10. Impartial
a. complete
b. prejudiced
c. unbiased
d. erudite
10. Ellie is 3 years old. She's just started _______________.
12. speechless
a. poor at grammar
b. fluent
c. unable to talk
d. chatterbox
a graduate
YESTERDAY’S
ANSWER KEY:
VOCABULARY
Slang and Specialized Vocabulary
POP QUIZ Part 1
Match the word with its meaning.
1. Penalty kick ___
2. Transfer ___
3. Ranges ___
4. Turf ___
5. Bag lady ___
a. styles and collections.
b. is grass and the part of the soil beneath it held together by the roots, or a
piece of this material.
c. the transportation used to collect
hotel guests from the airport to
the hotel location.
d. a homeless woman who carries her
worldly possessions in bags
e. is a type of free kick, taken from approximately eleven metres out from goal
Choose the antonym for each of the words in italics.
and with only the goalkeeper of
the defending team between the
penalty taker and the goal.
Part 2
Fill in the blanks with the correct
specialized vocabulary and slang
words .
1. Your new boyfriend is_______; we get
on really well.
2. The south of France is a natural
_____________to grow grapes for wine
making.
3. The secretary was very _____ when
talking to her boss.
4. The farmer was very pleased with his
new __________it made his job
much easier.
5. I want to look at some _______before
I choose the curtains for the kitchen.
Idiom of the Day
The green light
MEANING:
permission
EXAMPLE:
The builders
were given the
green light to
begin building
the tower.
Phrasal Verbs
Open up
meaning: share feelings
example: I’m glad that John feels comfortable enough
around me to open up.
Make out
meaning: decipher
example: I can’t make out your handwriting. What does this say?
Slang: bag lady
meaning: a homeless woman who carries her worldly possessions in bags.
example: I gave a bag lady in the street some money to buy a cup of tea.
Confusing Words In English
stationary vs stationery
stationary is an adjective which means "standing still".
For example: " The accident was my fault because I ran into a
stationary object?"
stationery is a noun which means writing material, such as pens,
pencils, paper, and envelopes
For example: "My mother bought me stationery that was on recycled paper."
CM Y K
ELEMENTARY: (Part 1) 1.T 2.F 3.T 4.T 5.T (Part 2) 1.b 2.e 3.c 4.a 5.d
(Activity) Across: 3. Switzerland, 7. Italy, 9. Turkey, 11. Spain, 12.
England Down: 1. Scotland, 2. The United States of America, 4.
India, 5. Egypt, 6. Japan, 8. Brazil, 10. France INTERMEDIATE: (Part 1) 1.d 2.d 3.b 4.a 5.b
6.d 7.a 8.d 9.d 10.c (Activity) 1. d 2. j 3. f 4. c 5. a 6. i 7. h 8. g 9. b 10. e ADVANCED: (Part 1)
1.Catherine of Aragon 2.Anne Boleyn 3.Catherine Parr 4.Anne of Cleves 5.Catherine Parr
(Part 2) Reading Answer Key: 1.d 2.e 3.c 4.b 5.a (Activity) 1. augment 2. verified 3. perennial
4. gingerly 5. animosity 6. benign 7. fertile 8. cognizant 9. dictated 10. agitates
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