It is an enjoyable quiz if you want to see you can use this link
http://a4esl.org/q/h/vc001-lb.html
30 Nisan 2009 Perşembe
26 Nisan 2009 Pazar
NEW VOCABULARY ITEMS
1-)Activist:a person who takes action to cause political or social change,usually as a member of a group.
Example:Terrorism activists are very dangerous for humanity all over the world
2-)Beneath:in,at or to a lower position than sb/sth;under
Example:The ship disappeared beneath the waves because of terrible weather
3-)Incentive:something that encourages you to do sth.
Example:There is no incentive for young people to do well at school becausethere aren't any jobs when they leave.
4-)Revise:to make changes to sth in order to correct or improve it
Example:This book has been revised for this new edition
5-)Willpower:determination to do sth;strenght of mind
Example:Giving up smoking is very hard for people because it takes a lot of willpower
Example:Terrorism activists are very dangerous for humanity all over the world
2-)Beneath:in,at or to a lower position than sb/sth;under
Example:The ship disappeared beneath the waves because of terrible weather
3-)Incentive:something that encourages you to do sth.
Example:There is no incentive for young people to do well at school becausethere aren't any jobs when they leave.
4-)Revise:to make changes to sth in order to correct or improve it
Example:This book has been revised for this new edition
5-)Willpower:determination to do sth;strenght of mind
Example:Giving up smoking is very hard for people because it takes a lot of willpower
21 Nisan 2009 Salı
Listening exercise from VOAnews
http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/2009-04-20-voa1.cfm
Vitamins Are Important to Good Health
Some people fear they do not get enough vitamins from the foods they eat. So they take products with large amounts of vitamins. Transcript of radio broadcast: 20 April 2009
VOICE ONE:
This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty.
VOICE TWO:
And I'm Faith Lapidus. This week, we tell about vitamins.
(MUSIC)
VOICE ONE:
Many jobs must be done with two people. One person takes the lead. The other helps. It is this cooperation that brings success.
So it is with the human body. Much of our good health depends on the cooperation between substances. When they work together, chemical reactions take place smoothly. Body systems are kept in balance.
Some of the most important helpers in the job of good health are the substances we call vitamins.
VOICE TWO:
The word "vitamin" dates back to Polish scientist Casimir Funk in nineteen-twelve. He was studying a substance in the hull that covers rice. This substance was believed to cure a disorder called beriberi.
Funk believed the substance belonged to a group of chemicals known as amines. He added the Latin word "vita," meaning life. So he called the substance a "vitamine" -- an amine necessary for life.
VOICE ONE:
Funk was not able to separate the anti-berberi substance from the rice hulls; it was later shown to be thiamine. Other studies found that not all vitamines were amines. So the name was shortened to vitamin. But Funk was correct in recognizing their importance.
Scientists have discovered fourteen kinds of vitamins. They are known as vitamins A, the B group, C, D, E and K. Scientists say vitamins help to carry out chemical changes within cells. If we do not get enough of the vitamins we need in our food, we are at risk of developing a number of diseases.
VOICE TWO:
This brings us back to Casimir Funk. His studies of rice were part of a long search for foods that could cure disease.
One of the first people involved in that search was James Lind of Scotland. In the seventeen-forties, Lind was a doctor for the British Navy. He was investigating a problem that had existed in the Navy for many years.
The problem was the disease scurvy. So many sailors had scurvy that the Navy's fighting strength was very low. The sailors were weak from bleeding inside their bodies. Even the smallest wound would not heal. Doctor Lind thought the sailors were getting sick because they failed to eat some kinds of foods when they were at sea for many months.
VOICE ONE:
Doctor Lind separated twelve sailors who had scurvy into two groups. He gave each group different foods to eat. One group got oranges and lemons. The other did not. The men who ate the fruit began to improve within seven days. The other men got weaker. Doctor Lind was correct. Eating citrus fruits prevents scurvy.
Other doctors looked for foods to cure the diseases rickets and pellagra. They did not yet understand that they were seeing the problem from the opposite direction. That is, it is better to eat vitamin-rich foods to prevent disease instead of eating them to cure a disease after it has developed.
(MUSIC)
VOICE TWO:
Which foods should be eaten to keep us healthy? Let us look at some important vitamins for these answers.
Vitamin A helps prevent skin and other tissues from becoming dry. It is also needed to make a light-sensitive substance in the eyes. People who do not get enough vitamin A cannot see well in darkness. They may develop a condition that dries the eyes. This can result in infections and lead to blindness.
Vitamin A is found in fish liver oil. It also is in the yellow part of eggs. Sweet potatoes, carrots and other darkly colored fruits and vegetables contain substances that the body can change into vitamin A.
VOICE ONE:
Vitamin B-one is also called thiamine. Thiamine changes starchy foods into energy. It also helps the heart and nervous system work smoothly. Without it, we would be weak and would not grow. We also might develop beriberi.
Thiamine is found not just in whole grains like brown rice, but also in other foods. These include beans and peas, nuts, and meat and fish.
Another B-vitamin is niacin. It helps cells use food energy. It also prevents pellagra -- a disease that causes weakness, reddish skin and stomach problems. Niacin is found in meat, fish and green vegetables.
VOICE TWO:
Vitamin B-twelve is needed so folic acid can do its work. Together, they help produce red blood cells. Vitamin B-twelve is found naturally in foods like eggs, meat, fish and milk products. Folic acid has been shown to prevent physical problems in babies when taken by their mothers during pregnancy.
Vitamin B-twelve is found in green leafy vegetables and other foods, like legumes and citrus fruits. In some countries, it is added to products like bread.
VOICE ONE:
In two thousand three, Japanese researchers identified a new member of the B-vitamin group. It is a substance known as pyrroloquinoline quinone or PQQ.
The researchers found that PQQ is important in the reproductive and defense systems of mice. They said the substance is similarly important for people. PQQ is found in fermented soybeans and also in parsley, green tea, green peppers and kiwi fruit.
VOICE TWO:
Vitamin C is needed for strong bones and teeth, and for healthy blood passages. It also helps wounds heal quickly. The body stores little vitamin C. So we must get it every day in foods such as citrus fruits, tomatoes and uncooked cabbage.
Vitamin D increases levels of the element calcium in the blood. Calcium is needed for nerve and muscle cells to work normally. It also is needed to build strong bones.
VOICE ONE:
Vitamin D prevents the children's bone disease rickets. Ultraviolet light from the sun changes a substance in the skin into vitamin D. Fish liver oil also contains vitamin D. In some countries, milk producers add vitamin D to milk so children will get enough.
Vitamin K is needed for healthy blood. It thickens the blood around a cut to stop bleeding. Bacteria in the intestines normally produce vitamin K. It can also be found in pork products, liver and in vegetables like cabbage, kale and spinach.
(MUSIC)
VOICE TWO:
Experts agree that everyone needs vitamins so that their bodies can operate normally. In general, a complete diet should provide all the vitamins a body needs in their natural form. In addition, many foods and food products now have extra vitamins and minerals added.
Vitamins Are Important to Good Health
Some people fear they do not get enough vitamins from the foods they eat. So they take products with large amounts of vitamins. Transcript of radio broadcast: 20 April 2009
VOICE ONE:
This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty.
VOICE TWO:
And I'm Faith Lapidus. This week, we tell about vitamins.
(MUSIC)
VOICE ONE:
Many jobs must be done with two people. One person takes the lead. The other helps. It is this cooperation that brings success.
So it is with the human body. Much of our good health depends on the cooperation between substances. When they work together, chemical reactions take place smoothly. Body systems are kept in balance.
Some of the most important helpers in the job of good health are the substances we call vitamins.
VOICE TWO:
The word "vitamin" dates back to Polish scientist Casimir Funk in nineteen-twelve. He was studying a substance in the hull that covers rice. This substance was believed to cure a disorder called beriberi.
Funk believed the substance belonged to a group of chemicals known as amines. He added the Latin word "vita," meaning life. So he called the substance a "vitamine" -- an amine necessary for life.
VOICE ONE:
Funk was not able to separate the anti-berberi substance from the rice hulls; it was later shown to be thiamine. Other studies found that not all vitamines were amines. So the name was shortened to vitamin. But Funk was correct in recognizing their importance.
Scientists have discovered fourteen kinds of vitamins. They are known as vitamins A, the B group, C, D, E and K. Scientists say vitamins help to carry out chemical changes within cells. If we do not get enough of the vitamins we need in our food, we are at risk of developing a number of diseases.
VOICE TWO:
This brings us back to Casimir Funk. His studies of rice were part of a long search for foods that could cure disease.
One of the first people involved in that search was James Lind of Scotland. In the seventeen-forties, Lind was a doctor for the British Navy. He was investigating a problem that had existed in the Navy for many years.
The problem was the disease scurvy. So many sailors had scurvy that the Navy's fighting strength was very low. The sailors were weak from bleeding inside their bodies. Even the smallest wound would not heal. Doctor Lind thought the sailors were getting sick because they failed to eat some kinds of foods when they were at sea for many months.
VOICE ONE:
Doctor Lind separated twelve sailors who had scurvy into two groups. He gave each group different foods to eat. One group got oranges and lemons. The other did not. The men who ate the fruit began to improve within seven days. The other men got weaker. Doctor Lind was correct. Eating citrus fruits prevents scurvy.
Other doctors looked for foods to cure the diseases rickets and pellagra. They did not yet understand that they were seeing the problem from the opposite direction. That is, it is better to eat vitamin-rich foods to prevent disease instead of eating them to cure a disease after it has developed.
(MUSIC)
VOICE TWO:
Which foods should be eaten to keep us healthy? Let us look at some important vitamins for these answers.
Vitamin A helps prevent skin and other tissues from becoming dry. It is also needed to make a light-sensitive substance in the eyes. People who do not get enough vitamin A cannot see well in darkness. They may develop a condition that dries the eyes. This can result in infections and lead to blindness.
Vitamin A is found in fish liver oil. It also is in the yellow part of eggs. Sweet potatoes, carrots and other darkly colored fruits and vegetables contain substances that the body can change into vitamin A.
VOICE ONE:
Vitamin B-one is also called thiamine. Thiamine changes starchy foods into energy. It also helps the heart and nervous system work smoothly. Without it, we would be weak and would not grow. We also might develop beriberi.
Thiamine is found not just in whole grains like brown rice, but also in other foods. These include beans and peas, nuts, and meat and fish.
Another B-vitamin is niacin. It helps cells use food energy. It also prevents pellagra -- a disease that causes weakness, reddish skin and stomach problems. Niacin is found in meat, fish and green vegetables.
VOICE TWO:
Vitamin B-twelve is needed so folic acid can do its work. Together, they help produce red blood cells. Vitamin B-twelve is found naturally in foods like eggs, meat, fish and milk products. Folic acid has been shown to prevent physical problems in babies when taken by their mothers during pregnancy.
Vitamin B-twelve is found in green leafy vegetables and other foods, like legumes and citrus fruits. In some countries, it is added to products like bread.
VOICE ONE:
In two thousand three, Japanese researchers identified a new member of the B-vitamin group. It is a substance known as pyrroloquinoline quinone or PQQ.
The researchers found that PQQ is important in the reproductive and defense systems of mice. They said the substance is similarly important for people. PQQ is found in fermented soybeans and also in parsley, green tea, green peppers and kiwi fruit.
VOICE TWO:
Vitamin C is needed for strong bones and teeth, and for healthy blood passages. It also helps wounds heal quickly. The body stores little vitamin C. So we must get it every day in foods such as citrus fruits, tomatoes and uncooked cabbage.
Vitamin D increases levels of the element calcium in the blood. Calcium is needed for nerve and muscle cells to work normally. It also is needed to build strong bones.
VOICE ONE:
Vitamin D prevents the children's bone disease rickets. Ultraviolet light from the sun changes a substance in the skin into vitamin D. Fish liver oil also contains vitamin D. In some countries, milk producers add vitamin D to milk so children will get enough.
Vitamin K is needed for healthy blood. It thickens the blood around a cut to stop bleeding. Bacteria in the intestines normally produce vitamin K. It can also be found in pork products, liver and in vegetables like cabbage, kale and spinach.
(MUSIC)
VOICE TWO:
Experts agree that everyone needs vitamins so that their bodies can operate normally. In general, a complete diet should provide all the vitamins a body needs in their natural form. In addition, many foods and food products now have extra vitamins and minerals added.
intermediate term
Intermediate term was a good experience for me.I learned many useful informations and I
improved my english thanks to these informations.I learned lots of new vocabularies.I can make
better my homeworks now.Everything was good in intermediate term and I hope this term will
be like intermediate term
improved my english thanks to these informations.I learned lots of new vocabularies.I can make
better my homeworks now.Everything was good in intermediate term and I hope this term will
be like intermediate term
An article from todays zaman
Turkey’s Children’s Day holiday celebrated in New York
Advance celebrations have been held in New York City to mark Turkey's April 23, National Sovereignty and Children's Day, hosted by the Federation of Turkish American Associations (FTAA) and Atatürk School.
At a celebratory program organized on Sunday at New York's National Museum of the American Indian, Turkish Consul General in New York Mehmet Samsar said the holiday was a gift from Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey, to Turkish children. He said it was difficult for minority communities to maintain a sense of unity and togetherness in a country like America and that while children of Turkish descent living in the United States became integrated into US society, the task fell upon their parents to prevent them from becoming distanced from Turkish culture, religion, language, traditions and customs.
FTAA President Kaya Boztepe also spoke at the event, expressing pride at seeing Turkish children from all over the world come together under the umbrella of April 23 celebrations. After the speeches, children from Turkish associations throughout the New York area performed traditional folk dances.
FTAA President Kaya Boztepe also spoke at the event, expressing pride at seeing Turkish children from all over the world come together under the umbrella of April 23 celebrations. After the speeches, children from Turkish associations throughout the New York area performed traditional folk dances.
My favourite movie&celebrity&book
The green street hooligans is my favourite movie which is about football hooliganism.Elijah Wood,Charlie Hunnam and Claire Forlani are the some players in this film.It is very exciting story.
Lexi Alexander was the director of green street hooligans
Cristiano Ronaldo is my favourite celebrity.He is a very successful football player in Manchester united.Altough his position is midfielder,he has a lot of goals.He is very dangerous for the other teams.
Bay pipo is my favourite book which is very interesting book.You should read this book if you learn Turkey reals!
The internet sites I use most
http://www.mynet.com/2009/4/21/58895: You can see your mails,read news or playing games in this website.I follow my mails everyday thanks to this site.
http://www.seslisozluk.com/: You can learn meanings of new vocabularies in this site.
http://www.voanews.com/english/index.cfm: You can read some news and do some listening practices in this site
http://www.facebook.com/: You can communicate with many people in facebook.
http://www.seslisozluk.com/: You can learn meanings of new vocabularies in this site.
http://www.voanews.com/english/index.cfm: You can read some news and do some listening practices in this site
http://www.facebook.com/: You can communicate with many people in facebook.
my hobbies and interests
GALATASARAY is the biggest interest for me.I am a fan of galatasaray and it will be the same every time...
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