TURKEY

Introduction
  • There are four groups and three students in each group.
  • Each group is responsible for differents skills.

       EACH FRUIT REPRESENTS A DIFFERENT SKILL:

    

          READING                             WRITING                    SPEAKING                   COMMUNICATION     

       WHO IS THE APPLE???      WHO IS THE TOMATO???    WHO IS THE CORN???      WHO IS THE CARROT???

 

    

   

APPLE  reads about İstanbul.  

TOMATO  writes about Ankara.

CORN  talks about Adana.

CARROT   communicates about İzmir.

İstanbul, Ankara, Adana and İzmir Turkey' big cities.

Task

CHOOSE A FRUIT FOR YOU AND IMAGINE YOURSELF AS ONE OF THEM:APPLE,TOMATO,CORN,CARROT.

AS AN APPLE , WHAT WOULD YOU READ ABOUT ISTANBUL ?

AS A TOMATO, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO WRITE ABOUT ANKARA CITY?

  • Students are invited to Ankara(Anıtkabir where M.Kemal Atatürk's grave is in) They walk about famous places have different experiences and write about them.

      Anıtlar ve heykeller

AS A CORN, WHAT WOULD LIKE TO YOU SPEAK ABOUT ADANA?

Students come to Adana city and they learn about Turkish Cusine and how to make Kebab which is most 

AS A CARROT,   WHAT  WOULD YOU LIKE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE TOURISTS IN İZMİR?

Students come to İzmir and find a group of  tourists to talk about Kemer where is most popular place in İzmir.

Process

                                     PROCESS

  • Form a group of two.
  • Each of you will search a city.To help you, click on each city below.

  

   

                  

                                

Istanbul                           Ankara                       Adana         0zmir

STEP 1: READING

You are in İstanbul city and these are your exercises to do and the list of useful links,worksheet.

Historical places in İstanbul to visit.

http://www.historvius.com/historic-sites-in-istanbul/pl246

Turkey's 10 attraction places.

http://www.famousplacefinder.com/istanbul-turkey-famous-places/

Turkey's most famous food.

http://www.turkeytravelplanner.com/details/Food/

Famous food in İstanbul.

http://thingstodo.viator.com/istanbul/famous-food-in-istanbul/

Do the exercise below.

Nasreddin Goes Shopping

One day Nasreddin went to town to buy new clothes. First he tried on a pair of trousers. He didn't like the trousers, so he gave them back to the shopkeeper. Then he tried a robe which had the same price as the trousers. Nasreddin was pleased with the robe, and he left the shop. Before he climbed on his donkey to ride home, the shopkeeper and the shop-assistant ran out.

"You didn't pay for the robe!" said the shopkeeper.

"But I gave you the trousers in exchange for the robe, didn't I?" replied Nasreddin.

"Yes, but you didn't pay for the trousers, either!" said the shopkeeper.

"But I didn't buy the trousers," replied Nasreddin. "I am not so stupid as to pay for something which I never bought."

Show one at a time

  1. How did Nasreddin get to the shop?
    1.   ?    on foot
    2.   ?    by camel
    3.   ?    by donkey
    4.   ?    the story doesn't say
  2. What did Nasreddin do first in the shop?
    1.   ?    He tried on some trousers.
    2.   ?    He tried on a robe.
    3.   ?    He tried on a hat.
    4.   ?    He greeted the shopkeeper.
  3. What did Nasreddin try on next?
    1.   ?    a robe
    2.   ?    a pair of trousers
    3.   ?    a hat
  4. Which item did Nasreddin like best?
    1.   ?    the robe
    2.   ?    the hat
    3.   ?    the trousers
  5. How many people were working in the shop?
    1.   ?    four
    2.   ?    three
    3.   ?    two
  6. Why was the shopkeeper angry when Nasreddin left?
    1.   ?    He didn't take the trousers.
    2.   ?    He didn't pay for the robe.
    3.   ?    He didn't say goodbye.
  7. What did Nasreddin actually pay for?
    1.   ?    nothing
    2.   ?    the robe
    3.   ?    the trousers
    4.   ?    the hat

STEP 2:WRITING

You are in Ankara city.These are your exercises to do,the list of useful links about writing.

  • Lets go and walk about in the city.
  • Find important places to write about.

Links about Ankara and its famous palces.

http://www.goturkey.com/en/pages/content/265

You can find information about touristic places in Turkey.

 http://www.tourismturkey.org/

You can find useful information about Turkey.

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey Turkey website http://www.goturkey.com/index.php?lng=enUseful information for your essay writing about Ankara. http://www.ankara.world-guides.com/ http://www.allaboutturkey.com/ankara.htm http://www.webtourist.net/turkey/ankara/tourist-information.phtmlSome useful link about where to travel in Ankara. http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-489391-ankara_vacations-i http://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g298656-Ankara-Vacations.html

WHAT YOU ARE GOİNG TO DO ?

  1. Studentswill be provided interesting titles.
  2. They will choose one of them .
  3. They will be asked to find information from different resaources.
  4. They will expected to provide an out put.
  5. The teacher is going to make comment and show their mistakes.

The writing will include the following;

  • Introduction, body and conclusion paragraph
  • It should involve the sesstatement at the end of introduction
  • It should contain supporting sentencesand  phrase
  • It should be informal

Exercises about academic writing :

Read the following sample answer. Complete the answer by filling the gaps with the words in the box.

                                                     

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among

 

The bar chart ........... how consumers in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Japan allocated different shares of total spending to categories such as food, housing, and transportation in 2009.

We can see that the United States had the ........... housing expenditure share, 26% of total expenditures in 2009. The United Kingdomand Japan followed, with 24% and 22%, respectively. Canada had the ........... housing share at 21%. Housing wasthe ........... expenditure component in all countries ........... Japan.

...........,Canada had the largest transportation share of all four countries at 20%. The United States and the United Kingdom had the next-highest transportation shares, 17% and 15%, respectively. Japan had the lowest, at 10%.

..........., in Japan, consumers spent 23% of their total expenditures on food in 2009. The United Kingdom had thesecond-highest share at 20%. Canada, with 15%, and the United States, with 14% had the lowest food expenditure shares among the countries studied.

...........,the data ........... tha thousing and health care  shares of total expenditureswere ........... in the United State sthan in Canada, the United Kingdom, and Japan in 2009, ........... Americans had the lowest clothing share. Canada had the   highest clothing and transportation shares, and Japan had the highest food share, ........... the countries compared.

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STEP 3: SPEAKING

You are in Adana, these are exercises to do.the list of links and worksheets.

  • Lets go historical places and find tourists to improve your speaking skill.
  • Prepare a -five-pages power point pressentation about historical places.

  Useful links   Adana.

Some information about where to visit in Adana.

 

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Middle_East/Turkey/Adana_

Useful information about history of Adana.

http://www.incirlik.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=5472

lts a video introduction of Turkey.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xbcc8x_turkiye-tanitim-filmi-turkey-presen_news

SOME USEFUL WORKSHEETS:

 Its a video for speaking skill.

[video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vo3JqtdPb_I]

STEP 4: COMMUNICATION

You are in İzmir.These exercises are for communication and here is the list of useful links and worksheets.

These are what you expected to do.

  • You are devided into two groups.
  • You will be given an interresting topic.
  • You will prepare  a group discussion and discuss it.
  • Now, at first make research from these links below and discuss it.

lts a link about Kemer in İzmir.

You can find information about Bozcaada.

Some worksheets about communication skill.


 

 

[video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kyvjEpXuPg]

Evaluation

 

 

Good  

1

Better

2

Best

3

 

Score!
 

 

 

 

Explanition of responsibilites of Job.

Does not follow directions. just little 

 

Follows all directions. Explanation is clear and enough

 

Quality of Material Given

Does not follow directions. 

Material presented was lacking.

Material given is appropriate and shows adaquate research

 

 

Demonstration of gained knowledge

Does not follow directions. Has little if any knowledge about the writing the student chose.

Students have gained some knowledge, but are unable to be enough 

Students can answer questions posed by other students.  Have a good understanding of the writing.

 

Students writing

Does not follow directions. Very unorganized

Students' writing is lack of cohesion

  Presentation flows well, with visual aids.  Each group memeber shares a part in giving the presentation.

 

Student Participation

 

 Does not follow directions.

 

Not all group members participated.  All of the work was not shared regular.

Each member shares the work, and participates in the activity.

 

 

 

 

 

Conclusion

Each student shold be able to learn how to read, write,speak and communicate about historical and touristic places of Turkey.They are expected to make a -five-pages presentation about one of the city in Turkey.

GOOD LUCK !!!