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QUOTE OF THE DAY
“They are able because they think they are able.”
elementary
OSMAN TURHAN
Virgil
READING
The Blue Mosque
ILLUSTRATIONS
The Blue Mosque is one of the most
famous buildings in Turkey. It is
usually called the Sultan Ahmet Camii,
after the name of the man who had it
built. This name was also given to the
part of Ýstanbul that the mosque is in.
This is called Sultanahmet, and is one
of the oldest parts of Ýstanbul.
The Blue Mosque was built in
1619. One of the most beautiful things
in the building are the 21,043 blue
tiles, which give the mosque its name.
There are also 260 very beautiful
windows, and 36 heavy doors.
There are many mosques in
Ýstanbul, but the Blue Mosque is
easy to see. This is because it has six
minarets and not the usual one or
two. The only other mosque in the
world with more minarets is in
Mecca which has seven. Sultan
Ahmet also had this mosque built.
advanced
READING
Cappadocia
Cappadocia is one of the wonders of the
world. It has churches, underground
cities, houses, carved out of volcanic
rock. The place is very old, nearly 30
million years old. Three mountains were
active volcanoes then. During the course
of the time they have covered the whole
area with a kind of rock. This rock is
called volcanic tufa. This is a soft rock
and can be changed by wind and water.
Besides the weird surface of the
area, it's also famous for underground
cities. Until now, six of them have been
found but nobody knows how big they
are or how far down they go. All the
same, they were so large that they
could have had several thousand pop-
ulations each. They were connected by
tunnels. They include dining rooms,
graves and blocking stones.
We still don't know how large
these cities were, who built them or
when they were built. These cities
must be older than Christianity because there's evidence of Roman and
even Hittite people living in them.
PART 1: Find the correct words for the sentences:
Choose the correct answer from the reading above.
1. The Blue Mosque is one of the most famous buildings in __________.
A. Mecca
B. Turkey
C. Moscow
D. France
Active __ Volcano __ Surface __ Tunnel __ Population
Across
3. Clouds
(sometimes)
2. ______________ had the mosque built.
A. Sultanahmet B. Mr. Sultan
C. Sultan Ahmet D. Sultan Ahmet Camii
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
5. Sunset
(sometimes)
3. Sultanahmet is in one of Ýstanbul's ___________ parts of the city.
A. old
B. big
C. biggest
D. oldest
The……………….had a hole in the middle where rock, gas and steam came out.
Mrs. Williams is amazingly……………for her age.
Fifty percent of the……………….own houses.
The…………….of the moon is covered with holes and mountains.
We had to drive through the……………..under the river.
6. Sea
PART 2: Match the following synonyms from the reading passage
1. wonder
a. ancient
2. very old
b. indication
3. find
c. enormous
4. evidence
d. marvel
5. large
e. discover
7. Branch
of a tree
4. The Mosque was built in ___________.
A. 21,043
B. 1619
C. 260
D. 36
Down
5. The ___________ give the mosque its name.
A. windows
B. doors
C. tiles
D. Blue
1. Snow
Activity
CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD
Choose one word from each set of the three words in the brackets
to make a logical sentence.
Example: The (athlete, pilot, referee) blew his (pen, whistle, candle)
to end the (game, battle, lesson).
The referee blew his whistle to end the game.
2. Grass
From the reading above write T for True and F for False for the sentences below.
4. Sun
1. The Blue Mosque has many beautiful tiles. ____
2. There are thirty-six windows in the Blue Mosque.____
7. Night
3. There aren't many mosques in Ýstanbul.______
8. An orange
4. The Blue Mosque has six minarets.______
1. Sandy (phoned, decided, bicycled) to have a (check-up, wedding, party)
on her (weekend, birthday, apartment).
5. In Mecca, there is a mosque with more minarets.___
2. The (dead duck, worm, dog) was (grazing, sitting, swimming) in the
(river, antenna, streetlight).
3. The (oven, naked man, boy) put his (bicycle, comb, brother) into his
ýntermedýate
(flor, refrigerator, pocket).
4. Jenny (borrowed, caught, made) six (teeth, eggs, books) from the
PART 1: CIRCLE THE CORRECT ANSWER
1. The African climate is generally
A. cold
B. wooden
C. tropical
D. moderate
2. Africans made their buildings of
A. stone
B. brick
C. wood
D. cement
(library, service station, post office).
garage) at the department (store, house, shack).
3. Because of this, ______________ of the empires remain.
A. a lot
B. much
C. only a little
D. some
4. We can also learn about Africa from
A. Arab travelers
B. African storytellers
C. both A & B
D. neither A nor B
5. Ghana's real name was
A. Africa
B. Mali
C. Aoukar
D. North Africa
PART 2: Answer the questions according to the passage.
1. What does 'Ghana' mean? ……………………….
2. How many pages were there around the king?.........................................
3. What were the swords made of?.................................
4. Where was African gold used for the money?...................................
5. What was the city of Timbuktu famous for?.....................................
READING
There were great cities and empires in
Africa before white Europeans began
to explore there. We don't know very
much about these early cities and empires. The African climate is tropical,
and the Africans built buildings of
wood instead of stone or brick. Wood
does not usually last very long in a
tropical climate, so only a little of the
empire remains. We also have the
writings of Arab travelers in Africa
and the stories of early Africa preserved by African storytellers.
One of the earliest African empires
was Ghana. The people who lived in
the original empire called it Aoukar. It
was north of the present African nation of Ghana. The word Ghana actually meant "war chief". It was the title
of the kings of Aoukar. North
Africans, however, used the word
Ghana to mean the country or empire.
This first Ghana probably began before the fall of the Roman Empire. It was
already a growing civilization in 800 AD.
In later times, the city of Kumbi had a
population of 15,000 people or more.
At The Hotel
A Muslim geographer wrote about
the court of Ghana in the eleventh century. The king sat in a special place. His
high officials sat around him. Ten
young men were also there. They were
called pages. They carried swords that
were made partially of gold. Even the
king's dogs wore collars of silver or gold.
In fact, Ghana became an empire
because of its gold. Much of the world
depended on Africa for gold in medieval times. The English kings used
African gold to make their gold money.
Ghana fell in about 1240 AD.
Mali was the next great empire. It
was located west of Ghana, and it
reached the Atlantic Ocean. Mali,
like Ghana before, controlled the
gold trade business in the world.
Africa was not known only for its
gold. The city of Timbuktu was famous
for its scholars and learning. People
from as far away as the Near East knew
about it. Timbuktu still exists today.
Much of the story of Africa is incomplete. Slowly we are learning
more. It is an exciting branch of history.
VOCABULARY
Specialized Vocabulary
Idiom of the Day
Business: R & D Department (noun)
caught short
department responsible for Research
and Development of (new) products
The R and D Department has the
highest annual budget in my company.
Legal: judge (noun) official with
authority to hear and decide cases
in a court of law
Everyone in a courtroom must stand
when a judge enters the room.
MEANING: not have enough
money when you need it
EXAMPLE: I was caught short and
had to borrow some money from my
father last week.
Useful Abbreviations
O.P. = open floating
policy (insurance)
M/P = months after payment
Military: declassify (verb) to remove
Activity
African Empires
5. They bought a new (weather, sofa, lawn) fort he (kitchen, living room,
Look at the list. Can you give each service its name?
Example:
…Breakfast…. from 6.30 a.m. to 10.30 a.m.
1……………….open for lunch and dinner
2……………….for drinks till 11.30 p.m.
3……………….dial 0 for Reception
official security classification
from a document making it public
information
The military has just declassified all
the information about World War 1.
Medical: paralyzed (adjective) unable
to move certain areas of the body
We thought her legs were paralyzed
for life, but she is slowly learning
how to walk again.
Slang:
catch some Z’s = get some sleep
I need to catch some Z’s before
I go on my trip.
British and American Financial Terms
British
American
base rate
bonus or
capitalisation issue
prime rate
stock dividend
or stock split
4……………….for Travellers' Cheques only
Political: dark horse (noun) a candidate
5……………….in emergency ask at reception
6……………….in every room
7……………….in double rooms only
for an election that is not expected
to win
Everyone was surprised when the dark
horse won the election.
Common Words in American and
British English
American
British
bathroom
loor or WC
can
tin
8……………….free for guests' car
9………………at 12.00 (midday)
10…………….can be guests too for $1 a day
11…………….tell us the night before
Breakfast / Television / Dogs / Change / Restaurant / Bar
Check-out / Doctor / Radio / Wake-up / Telephone / Parking
YESTERDAY’S ANSWER KEY:
ELEMENTARY: (Reading) 1. C 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. A (True/False) 1. T 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. T (Activity) 1. b 2. c 3. b 4. b 5. b 6. a 7. a 8. a 9. a 10. c INTERMEDIATE: (Reading) 1. B 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. B 6. A 7. B 8. A 9. B 10. B
(Antonym Match) 1. c 2. d 3. e 4. a 5. b (Answer Key) 1. Television 2. Hat 3. Eggs 4. Bottle 5. Boss 6. Taxi 7. Travelers’ cheques ADVANCED: (T/F) 1. T 2. F 3. F 4. T 5. F (Synonym Match) 1. c 2. e 3. b 4. a 5. d (Activity) 1. Ireland 2. igloo 3. kill 4. marathon 5. lamb
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