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QUOTE OF THE DAY
“Conventionality is not morality.”
Charlotte Bronte
OSMAN TURHAN
READING
ILLUSTRATIONS
elementary
It was like a fairy tale when the
beautiful young girl got married to
the Prince and became the Princess
of Wales. Unlike a fairy tale, the
happiness came to an end, but
Diana is still The People's Princess.
Diana Frances Spencer was
born on July 1, 1961, in Norfolk,
England. Her father's name is Earl
Spencer. She had two older sisters
and a younger brother. Her parents got divorced when she was
just a young girl. As a child, Diana
studied at a boarding school in
Kent. She finished her education
in Switzerland. After that, she returned to England and she worked
as a nanny in London.
Diana married Prince Charles
in July, 1981, at St. Paul's
Cathedral in London. People all
around the world witnessed her
wedding on television. Charles
and Diana had two sons, William
and Harry.
Diana was a very popular
woman. The British people loved
her because she was kind and
beautiful. They called her "The
People's Princess" because she
cared so much about sick and poor
people all over the world. She
once said, "I see myself as a
princess for the world, not the
Princess of Wales." Reporters
were always around her. She was
their favorite person. But Diana's
life wasn't as happy as it seemed
on television or in newspapers.
She and Charles had problems
with their marriage. They finally
got divorced in August, 1996.
Diana continued to travel
around the world and help those in
need, but her life was cut short.
She died in an unfortunate car accident in Paris on August 31, 1997.
She was only thirty-six years old.
A fairy-tale
princess
PART 1: Decide whether the vocabulary below are nouns, verbs,
adjectives, or adverbs. Write your answer into the blanks.
Activity:
1. Where could you buy a saucepan?
a. a butcher
b. a florist
c. a hardware store
2. Where could you pay for a holiday?
a. a bakery
b. a travel-agency c. a shoe shop
3. Where could you buy some steak?
a. a butcher
b. a record shop
c. a florist
5. Where could you buy a puppy?
a. a toy shop
b. a pet shop
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PART 2: Answer the comprehension questions about the
reading text.
c. a chemist
4. Where could you buy a newspaper?
a. a sweet shop b. a news stand
1. get married
2. happiness
3. get divorced
4. nanny
5. young
6. boarding
7. wedding
8. unfortunate
9. accident
10. finally
c. a sweet shop
1. When was Diana born?
2. Where was Diana born?
3. When and where did she get married to Prince Charles?
4. How many children did they have?
5. Why was Princess Diana popular?
6. Did she have a happy marriage?
7. When did Prince Charles and Princess Diana get divorced?
8. When did Princess Diana die?
9. How did Princess Diana die?
10. How old was she when she died?
*Graphics: An illustration or a photo of Princess Diana.
advanced
READING
Ten most hated things at the office
If you are like me, and your call to
work is in a building with many offices, then it is almost inconceivable
to go an entire day without something
or someone irritating you. The construction workers outside. The faulty
air conditioning. Slamming doors.
Sometimes I wish I could wear earmuffs during the day to drown out the
galling noise.
I decided to walk around the office,
and ask my co-workers just what types
of things bother them. The answers
were so numerous that I continued my
survey in several adjacent buildings to
try and formulate a top ten list. This is
what I came up with (in order):
#1- Bad manners and lack of courtesy. Since smoking no longer fits into
this equation, then this complaint covers things such as leaving the coffee
pot empty and burping loudly.
#2- Shirking office duties. This
was a big problem with most people.
People feel they are hired to do their
job, and shouldn't be doing other people's duties as well.
#3- People who say they will do a
job, and then do it three months later.
Procrastination seems to be a major
dilemma in many workplaces.
#4- Talking too loudly on the
phone. In some offices, people don't
really need telephones. They talk loudly enough for the person to hear them
three blocks away without any phone!
#5- People who sigh constantly. I
have no idea what "constantly" means
here, but I guess if you moan more
than twice a minute, then you have a
problem.
#6- Eating other people's food. One
person told me that there was a man in
her office who never brought any lunch.
He just mooched off others.
#7- Bad personal hygiene. Don't
you just love working with people who
smell like ashtrays, or worse yet,
drench themselves with cologne or
perfume to hide the smell? Or the man
who always forgets to shave? Or put
on deodorant?
#8- People not cleaning up after
using the restroom. Sinks need not be
covered in mascara, lipstick and eyeliner.
#9- People who love to talk about
their weekend plans. So what if they
are going to Las Vegas, and you are
staying at home with a sick kid.
Hearing it once is enough.
#10- Singing along to the radio.
Most of the music on the radio these
days is nauseating. Why make it
worse by adding another voice to it?
People need to follow rules if they
are going to work in harmony. You
will notice that there are no annoying
things here that bosses do. I would
need the entire page to list them.
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READING
Skyrocketing oil prices
The price of gasoline seems to be increasing by the minute. The oil
moguls claim they are not to blame
for the escalating prices. The OPEC
countries say the volatile dollar is the
reason. Whatever or whomever is to
blame, everyone is looking for a way
to save money on transportation
costs, whether it be by buying a more
efficient car or carpooling. These are
surefire ways to get more money for
your dollar.
There are other methods which
will not help you get more for your
money, according to the U.S.
Department of Transportation. This is
what they say:
- Filling your tank early in the
morning won't help. Some people
think that a gallon of cold gas lasts
longer than a gallon of warm gas. This
Activity: PHRASAL VERBS
1. In my new job I'm stuck in my office. I wish I could ______ about a
bit more.
a. lay
b. get
c. cast
d. have
2. We don't have any firm plans when we get to California. Our intention is to
______ about for a few days.
a. drift
b. cast
c. see
d. hear
3. Don't ______ around. We've got to get this finished quickly.
a. hear
b. mess
c. get
d. have
4. Changes need to be made but I have absolutely no idea how to ______ about
making them.
a. lay
b. lounge
c. set
d. get
5. The project is delayed and they are trying to ______ a solution.
a. lay around for
b. mope against
c. come up with
d. lounge next to
is not true as it is almost always the
same temperature when it comes out
of the pump.
- Changing your air filter will not
help. Maintaining your car is important, but a clogged air filter doesn't
improve the car's mileage per gallon.
- Buying premium gasoline doesn't help. It is recommended for large
cars to use premium gasoline, but the
vehicle isn't going to suffer with regular gas.
- Putting more air in your tires is
useless. This will do little to improve
your mileage, and will only increase
the risk of accident or tire burnout.
The chance of a crash isn't worth the
little bit of gas you will save.
- Turning off the air conditioning
will only improve your mileage per
gallon slightly. Air conditioners are
much more efficient than they used to
be. If it isn't unbearably hot or humid, roll the windows up and turn the
car's fan on.
- Don't use gasoline additives.
Don't you think oil and car companies
are doing everything possible to beat
the competition? If Exon could add
something to its fuel to make cars go
further on a gallon, don't you think
they would have? If there were an additive that would make gas burn
slower, the gas stations would be
stocking their shelves with it.
People should pay more attention
to their driving habits and what kinds
of cars they are driving. These are the
things that actually make a difference
in saving gasoline.
PART 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct letters.
1. mogul
a. slave
b. powerful person
c. driver
d. manufacturer
2. escalating
a. shocking
b. stimulating
c. shrinking
d. rising
3. volatile
a. unstable
b. normal
c. decreasing
d. crazy
4. surefire
a. hot
b. beneficial
c. advantageous
d. certain
5. clogged
a. full
PART 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct letters.
1. inconceivable _____
a. lying
b. impossible
2. faulty _____
a. full of mistakes
b. imperfect
3. to drown out _____
a. to die in the sea
b. to uncover
4. adjacent _____
a. in front of
b. under
5. to shirk _____
a. to avoid
b. to steal
6. procrastination _____
a. cancellation
b. postponement
7. to mooch off _____
a. to borrow with no intention of paying back
c. to give with no interest
8. to drench _____
a. to dampen
b. to dry
9. nauseating _____
a. funny
b. enjoyable
10. in harmony _____
a. loudly
b. peacefully
a. belligerent
b. consistent
a. deprive
b. construe
c. old
d. obstructed
b. intolerable
c. heavy
d. rude
a. erratic
7. competition a. friend
b. enemy
c. teammate
d. rival
4. Latent is an antonym for ……………..
8. to stock
b. to clean
c. to supply
d. to destroy
MEANING: to treat
someone badly who has
helped you in some way,
often someone who has
provided you with money.
EXAMPLE: Leaving the
company after they've
spent three years training
you up - it's a bit like biting
the hand that feeds you.
Useful Abbreviations
pick out
meaning: choose; select.
example: "Billy's grandmother especially liked her
birthday card because Billy had picked it out himself."
do in
meaning: cause to become very tired.
example: "Those three games of tennis yesterday afternoon
really did me in. I slept for ten hours after I got home."
Slang: Go
meaning: to try
example: Let me have a go at solving the problem.
Confusing Words In English
Faint vs Feint
Faint is a verb that means to lose consciousness.
For example: some people are afraid of mice and faint at
the sight of them.
Feint is a noun or a verb that has to do with deception, especially in an attack. A feint is an attack aimed at one place
or point as a distraction from the intended spot of attack.
For example: The boxer feinted with a jab at his opponent's
jaw before he landed a hit square into the opponent's stomach.
CM Y K
d. to blame
c. opposite
d. next to
c. to stab
d. to attempt
c. delay
d. departure
b. to borrow for a day
d. to lend a lot of money to
c. to cover
d. to soak
c. sickening
d. loud
c. angrily
d. quickly
c. chivalrous
d. fearful
c. soak
d. verify
c. hostile
d. deformed
c. dormant
d. active
c. detect
d. forbid
3. Methodical is an antonym for ……………..
a. slow
Idiom of the Day
Bite the hand that feeds you
d. innocent
c. to get rid of
2. Saturate is a synonym for ….……………
b. deliberate
b. tardy
5. Proscribe is a synonym for……………..
a. measure
Specialized Vocabulary POP QUIZ
Fill in the correct slang, idiom, phrasal verb or confusing word.
Part 1
1. Car drivers are ___________ after another rise in petrol prices.
2. ___________ math and English, I prefer to study math.
3. I study best when I am ________ people who are serious about school.
4. She failed the exam but she will get ___________.
5. Even though I was not hungry, I ate my ________ lunch, which included a
peanut butter sandwich, an apple, a bag of pretzels, and a candy bar.
6. I could not ___________ together the details of his story well enough to
make any sense of it.
7. When Fred saw the needle the nurse was using to give him a shot, he ______.
8. The government has refused to ____despite the protests and demonstrations.
9. She can't make it on Saturday? Oh, well, another good idea ____________!
10. Peter really ___________ out with his orange hair.
Part 2
Fill in the blanks with the correct specialized vocabulary
1. The Queen is famous at home and ___________.
2. Look at that cute little ___________frolicking in the field.
3. The ___________ between Iraq and Turkey is very dangerous.
4. You must always take a ___________when walking in the country.
5. The astrological sign of Aries is the ___________.
c. guilty
1. Intrepid is an antonym for ………….
b. funny
VOCABULARY
d. unwanted
Activity:
6. unbearably a. tolerable
a. to hold
c. possible
b. recommend
YESTERDAY’S
ANSWER KEY:
ELEMENTARY: (Part 1) 1. Introducing himself to a girl 2. Sitting down
next to her and making conversation 3. More confident 4. Because
the girls are crazy for him 5. Smile (Activity) 1.a 2.a 3.b 4.b 5.b INTERMEDIATE: (Part 1) 1.d 2.a 3.b 4.c 5.b 6.b 7.c 8.a 9.c 10.d (Activity) 1. b 2. a 3. c 4. a
5. c ADVANCED: (Part 1) 1.c 2.a 3.c 4.a 5.a 6.c 7.d 8.c 9.b (Activity) 1. d 2. a 3. c 4. b 5. a
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