Refutation Essay Organization

Refutation Essay Organization

Perfect Modals

Perfect Modals Presentation-final Version

MIDTERM

 Good luck in your exams :)

Comparison and Contrast

BU & Bilkent Comp

Hi Everyone!

Just a reminder, please don't forget to bring your reading book ( Reading for a Reason) with you next week...

Halloween!

What do you know about HALLOWEEN??? Tell me…

Crop Circles

More information on how crop circles are formed...
Don't take it too seriously :)

CAUSE AND EFFECT

Cause and Effect Essay Organization-power Point

Be careful!

Do not eat too many fattening things or you may become obese. (cause/ effect)

Just a reminder of the work we did in class today on ‘cause and effect essays.’ I hope you have plans to study it in more detail at home as you will have a quiz on it soon. Okay let’s do some brainstorming together...  

 What are the causes and effects of obesity?

                            and/or

What are the causes and effects of unemployment?

Awaiting your comments…

Noun Clauses

Presentation Noun Clauses-Slide Show


EXERCISES:

http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/nounclausequiz.html

http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/lefg1_nounclauses1.html

Dvolver Movie Maker

Ready, Steady, Go!...

The competition has begun, and two contestants have already created their movie. As I instructed in the class, the topic of the movie should be CRITICAL THINKING. Please make sure you email me the link for your movie.

Have fun..

BERKHAN AY
http://www.dvolver.com/live/movies-462652

FATIH AY
http://www.dvolver.com/live/movies-463162

EDA DİLARA A.
http://www.dvolver.com/live/movies-465984

KAAN ARULAT
http://www.dvolver.com/live/movies-464731

M. GOKCE AK
http://www.dvolver.com/live/movies-464996

ASLI AYAN
http://www.dvolver.com/live/movies-465081

YAGMUR ALTUN
http://www.dvolver.com/live/movies-466132

Thanks to those who have already participated in the competition on 'Crıtıcal Thinking' and to those who haven't had the chance yet - HURRY. The closing date is tomorrow (20th Oct.)

CONGRATS to Kaan for coming first in our ‘Critical Thinking Movie’ competition... I hope you enjoy your chocolate tomorrow…

Critical Thinking

http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/critical_thinking/

http://philosophy.hku.hk/think/



FAMOUS QUOTES RELATED TO CRITICAL THINKING..


It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well. -Rene Descartes


The world we have created is a product of our thinking; it cannot be changed without changing our thinking.  -Albert Einstein


WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE QUOTE ON CRITICAL THINKING ???..

Subject/ Verb Agreement

Hi guys, I 'm sending you three links with S/V Agreement material. I hope you find them useful...Enjoy..

http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/ViewObject.aspx?ID=WCN3302

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/cgi-shl/quiz.pl/sv_agr_quiz.htm#

http://www.slideshare.net/ctsts/s-v-agr

Tense Revision

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs29practicetest.htm

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs30finaltest.htm

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/past_perfect_simple_past.htm

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/past-perfect-simple/exercises

SUMMARY

http://www.clarkschools.net/Curriculum/Summarizing_ppoint.ppt



SAMPLE SUMMARY:

The effects of television on us.

There are numerous effects of watching television. Firstly, television provides knowledge and information. In addition, it is the cheapest source of entertainment and recreation, and is able to provide a great variety of programs. However, watching too much television can be addictive, a waste of time and can deteriorate vision. On the other hand, advertisements on television inform us about new products as long as they are not too many of them, which can be very irritating. Television is also an educational tool. Television has also been used as surveillance tool.

The Basic Rules of a Good Summary..

 

1- The aim: through summarising, you develop a READING SKILL, i.e. to come up with the main ideas in a text and organise them. You are not always going to be asked to summarise a WHOLE text, but just PART of it. So, always read the instruction carefully! It will also help you a lot to answer some reading exam questions like "What are the differences between X and Y?" or "Summarise the events in X's life after he finished school" etc.

2- What you should do first is to scan the text and meanwhile note down the main ideas. (these are usually found in the first sentence (i.e. topic sentence) of the paragraphs. (Attention: main idea occasionally can be found WITHIN the paragraph & a paragraph can also include MORE THAN ONE MAIN IDEA, so be careful!)

3- Leave out the details, unnecessary examples, repetitions and personal comments.

4- Introduce the subject with topic sentence ( whatever the summary is about). The following sentences will be your supporting details.

5- All the while be economical: give the MAXIMUM meaning with MINIMUM words.

6- Use your OWN words.

7- Use necessary connectors/ transitions. ( Fistly/ Secondly/ Next/ because etc. -depending on the atmosphere of the summary)

8- Remember your summary should be in the form of a PARAGRAPH !!! Not a list!

9- Lastly, know that, you will most probably come across a summary question in the first reading pop quiz. However, summary skill is going to help you throughout the term in your reading classes. It will help you to analyse a text, find the necessary info and removing irrelevant ideas when answering reading questions.

Female Fans

http://www.slideshare.net/muratturk/female-fans

Mount St. Helens

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBJ9xZws7ro

Today

It was nice to meet you all...I hope you enjoy the semester..

Reading/ Writing