7TH WEEK

LISTENING AND SPEAKING ABILITIES 7TH PODCAST

THE IMPORTANCE OF TRANSLATION

I. PRE-LISTENING EXERCISES (HOMEWORK)
A. FIND THE TURKISH EQUIVALENTS OF THE WORDS CONSIDERING PARTS OF SPEECH

WORDS P. OF SPEECH TURKISH EQUIVALENTS

broadcasting Noun YAYIN
no matter Expression NE OLURSA OLSUN
particular Adjective ÖZELLİKLE
explain Verb AÇIKLAMAK
Balanced Adjective DENGELİ
represent Verb TEMSİL ETMEK
capture Verb YAKALAMAK
react Verb TEPKİ GÖSTERMEK
exchange Verb DEĞİŞTİRMEK
publishing Noun YAYIN
interested in Adjective İLGİLİ
require Verb TALEP ETMEK
global Adjective KÜRESEL
demand Verb TALEP ETMEK
expert Noun UZMAN
unseen Adjective GÖRÜNMEZ
at all. Adverb HİÇ
Notice Verb FARKINA VARMAK

B. CHOOSE THE WORDS FROM THE LIST AND WRITE IN THE BOX NEXT TO THEIR
EQUIVALENTS.

1. to see something and be aware of it

2. to make something clear or easy to understand by giving reasons for it
or details about it
3. to officially speak or do something for someone else because they
have asked you to
4. to give something to someone and receive something similar from
them
5. to need or demand something
6. someone who has a lot of skill in something or a lot
of knowledge about something
7. used to talk about especially one thing or person and not others
8. wanting to give your attention to something and discover more about
it
9. a television or radio programme
10. to catch someone and make them your prisoner
II. LISTENING EXERCISES

A. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ACCORDING TO THE TEXT

1. What should a person do in order to be a good book translator?

2. Is it enough for a translator to translate the words of a source text? Why?

3. What are the features of bad translation?

4. What kind of books were translated most in the history?

5. Are translators famous people? Why?

6. What is the honour for a translator?

B. LISTEN AND FIND THE ENGLISH EQUIVALENTS OF THE UNDERLINED TURKISH

WORDS

1. Çevirmenler çevirdikleri kitapları anlama konusunda çok iyi olmalıdır.

2. Bir çevirmenin işi sadece bir cümledeki her kelimeyi bir dilden diğerine çevirmek değildir.

3. Çoğu zaman, fikirler ve hatta kelimeler tek bir kültüre özgüdür.

4. Bazen bir çevirmen, yazarın anlamının daha net bir çevirisini ifade etmek için farklı bir
kelime seçebilir.

5. Ancak yazarın üslubunu da temsil edecektir.

6. Kültürler arası fikir alışverişinde çeviri her zaman önemli olmuştur.

7. Yabancı yazarlar ve yayınevleri arasındaki iletişim zor olabilir.

8. Küresel yayıncılık piyasası değiştikçe, iyi çevirmenlere olan talep de artıyor.

9. Bununla birlikte, çoğu insan en uzman çevirmenlerin bile isimlerini asla bilmeyecektir.

10. Çevirmenler olarak işimiz mümkün olduğunca görünmez olmaktır.

III. AFTER LISTENING EXERCISES

A) READ THE PARAGRAPHS AND SIGHT TRANSLATE FROM TURKISH TO ENGLISH

(IN THE CLASSROOM)

8TH WEEK
LISTENNING AND SPEAKING ABILITIES 8TH PODCAST

GOLDEN RATIO

I. PRE-LISTENING EXERCISES (HOMEWORK)

A. FIND THE TURKISH EQUIVALENTS OF THE WORDS CONSIDERING PARTS OF SPEECH

WORDS P. OF SPEECH TURKISH EQUIVALENTS

Around Adverb
(approximately
)
sequence Noun
pattern Noun
indefinitely Adverb
obtain Verb
Add (maths) Verb
digit Noun
rectangle Noun
length Noun
width Noun
break down Phrasal verb
into
divide Verb
arc Noun
take shape Verb
spiral Noun
insignificant Adjective
reveal Verb
sunflower Noun
display Verb
loops Noun
pineapple Noun
based on preposition
Current (sea) Noun
tide Noun
shore Noun
Roll (sea) Noun
dive Verb
diagramme Verb
Bud (tree) Noun
sand dollars Noun
Starfish Noun
petals Noun
nautilus shell Noun
blueprint Noun
segment Noun
on a small scale Adverb
exact Adjective
tiny Adjective
trademark Noun
Designer Noun

B. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE APPROPRIATE WORDS FROM THE LIST.

1. Because it didn’t have a ___________ on the front, the plain lunchbox didn’t sell as
fast as those that had designs.

2. Mitch will ___________several quotes before selecting a company to repair his roof.

3. The armor ___________ an extra layer of protection to the knight so he could survive
the battle.

4. The carpenter measured the ___________of the house to see how long the boards
should be.

5. I am in love with books and always ___________my day into two, time to read and
time to do other things.

6. An ant may be ___________by itself, but an entire army of ants can terrorize the
entirety of the Amazon rainforest.
 7. When you ___________someone’s secret after they have confided in you, they will
most likely never trust you again.

8. The flight attendants ___________how to use air masks and floatation devices in the
event of a plane crash.

9. Although the book was loosely ___________actual events, some of the characters
were made up for dramatics

10. Many dolphins can ___________to depths of 200 metres.

11. We will hire a ___________for our new kitchen to include more cabinet space and a
larger pantry.

12. Because the ___________seemed to be missing some details, the builders were
concerned.

13. Her telephone number differs from mine by one ___________.

14. Placing the pictures in ___________from left to right, the cards told the story from
start to finish.

15. The newborn baby weighed ___________8 pounds, but I would need to look at his
birth certificate to be certain.

II. LISTENING EXERCISES

C. LISTEN AND CHOOSE T(TRUE), F(FALSE), NS(NOT STATED)

1. Fibonacci numbers are limited. T F NS

2. Fibonacci numbers are formed randomly. T F NS
3. Number pattern wasn’t known before Fibonacci. T F NS
4. Numbers are part of real life. T F NS
5. It is a coincidence that Fibonacci numbers form a shape of spiral. T F NS
6. Sunflower is a good example of Fibonacci number sequence. T F NS
7. We can see the shape of spiral from small animals, plants to the T F NS
galaxies.
 D. LISTEN AND CHOOSE THE ENGLISH EQUIVALENTS OF THE WORDS FILLING THE
BLANKS FROM THE BOX ABOVE

wonderful brand order part waves

trivial split accurate forever

1. Around 1280, a man named Leonardo Pisano, better known as Fibonacci, discovered a
________of numbers.

2. The sequence begins with the numbers 1 1 2 3 5 8 13 21 34 and continues ________.

3. A rectangle with a length and width of any two of the numbers of this sequence forms what
is known as the golden rectangle, a ________rectangle.

4. Break it down into smaller squares based on Fibonacci Sequence and ________each with an
arc.

5. The spiral is in itself ________ .

6. As ________move to the ocean and the tide rolls onto the shore

7. With each ________ of growth, the Nautilus adds to its self one more value on Fibonacci
scale.

8. At an average of 100,000 light-years across, even the spiral of the galaxies above us are
formed with the ________

9. This sequence of blueprint appears to be the ________ of a designer.

III. AFTER LISTENING EXERCISES

A) READ THE PARAGRAPHS AND MAKE ENGLISH SUMMARIZING SENTENCES OF THEM

 9TH WEEK

LISTENNING AND SPEAKING ABILITIES 9TH PODCAST

FROZEN FROG
I. PRE-LISTENING EXERCISES (HOMEWORK)
A. FIND THE TURKISH EQUIVALENTS OF THE WORDS CONSIDERING PARTS OF SPEECH

WORDS P. OF SPEECH TURKISH EQUIVALENTS

pond Noun
remain Verb
Frozen Adjective
leaf litter Noun
pull off Verb
solid Adjective
ice covered Adjective
pulse Noun
warmth Noun
thaw Verb
Beat (heart) Verb
light up Verb
turn out Verb
liver Noun
syrupy Adjective
cells Noun
Fall (autumn) Noun
undamaged Adjective
leap Verb
straight Adjective
melt Verb

B. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE APPROPRIATE WORDS FROM THE LIST

1. The student was asked to __________ after class to discuss her misbehavior with the
paraprofessional.

2. Wash the spinach, __________ the stalks and chop the leaves.

3. __________research is needed if we are going to be able to find a reliable cure for

cancer.

4. I checked the old man’s __________in his wrist to see if his heart was still beating.
 5. The summer sun gave off an intense __________that heated the swimming pool to
the perfect temperature.

6. Don't forget to __________the light when you leave the classroom.

7. I noticed Tim’s teeth weren’t crooked at all, and they were perfectly __________.

8. The ice at North and South Poles is beginning to __________now that the
temperature of our atmosphere is starting to rise.

9. If you leave ice out of the freezer, it will __________into a messy puddle of water.

10. They bought all their __________food from the same freezer centre.

II. LISTENING EXERCISES

A. LISTEN AND FIND THE ENGLISH EQUIVALENTS OF THE UNDERLINED TURKISH WORDS

Stay Hard Slough As a whole Melt Extract

Smooth Shine Emerge Pulsate Autumn Hot

1. While the rivers and 1________ are melting, the ground 2________ frozen

2. This wood frog is frozen 3________.

3. Slowly the warmth of spring begins to 4________, from the inside out.

4. It 5________ that the frog's liver pumped a syrupy, natural antifreeze into his cells in
the 6________.

5. After eight months frozen, he's 7________ undamaged, and leaping 8________ for
the nearest pond.
B. WATCH THE OTHER VIDEO AND ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

1) What kind of changes happen in the body of the frog when it’s frozen?

2) Is the frog completely dead?

3) Which part or parts of the frog melts first in the spring?

4) Do you think professors explanations are enough to understand how this frog comes into
life again?

5) Why does the narrator use the term of “somehow” in the video?

6) How many times such an event occurs in the frog’s life time?

7) Do you know any other animals and plants which die in winter and come into life again in
spring?

III. AFTER LISTENING EXERCISES

A. TAKE NOTES WHILE LISTENING THE VIDEO AND SAY THEM AGAIN IN TURKISH
 10TH WEEK

LISTENING AND SPEAKING ABILITIES 10TH PODCAST

HONEY BEE AND HEXAGON

I. PRE-LISTENING EXERCISES (HOMEWORK)

A. FIND THE TURKISH EQUIVALENTS OF THE WORDS CONSIDERING PARTS OF SPEECH

WORDS P. OF SPEECH TURKISH EQUIVALENTS

Wonder Verb
honeycomb Noun
Hexagon Noun
Pentagon Noun
Quadrangle Noun
Octagon Noun
Triangle Noun
store Verb
Wax Noun
Region Noun
Circumference Noun
Volume Noun
Gap Noun
Cell Noun
Material Noun
Skillful Adjective
Theoretician Noun
Practitioner Noun
Achieve Verb
Precise Noun
Measurement Noun
Lifespan Noun
Count Verb
 B. MATCH THE WORDS WITH ENGLISH EQUIVALENTS FROM THE LIST ABOVE

1. 1) the longest period over which the existence of any organism or

species may extend, according to the available biological
knowledge concerning it.
2) a polygon having six angles and six sides.
3) a person who deals with or is expert in the abstract side of a
subject
4) to accumulate or put away, for future use
5) a solid, yellowish, nonglycerine substance allied to fats and oils,
secreted by bees, plastic when warm and melting at about 145°F,
6) o bring to a successful end; carry through; accomplish
7) the amount of space, measured in cubic units, that an object or
substance occupies
8) an extensive, continuous part of a surface, space, or body
9) a polygon having eight angles and eight sides
10) to check over (the separate units or groups of a collection) one
by one to determine the total number
11) definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed
12) to speculate curiously or be curious about; be curious to know
13) the outer boundary, especially of a circular area; perimeter
14) extent, size, etc., ascertained by calculating
15) a break or opening, as in a fence, wall, or military line; breach

II. LISTENING EXERCISES

E. A LISTEN AND CHOOSE T(TRUE), F(FALSE), NS(NOT STATED)

8. Honey bees use either hexagon or pentagons for their honey T F NS

combs.
9. The shapes except for hexagon provided the best area for storing T F NS
honey.
10. Bees use less wax while making their honeycombs in the shape of T F NS
hexagon.
11. Honeybees make their honeycombs in a short time when they T F NS
use the shape of hexagon.
12. Circle cells are disadvantageous in terms of their volume. T F NS
13. A little wax is used when the combs are made hexagon in T F NS
comparison to other shapes.
14. It’s a question that how can bees make such a detailed T F NS
calculation.
15. Honeybees are vital for the life to continue. T F NS
 16. Humanbeings can also produce perfect hexagons by using their T F NS
hands and eyes skilfully.
17. Some babies live just six weeks. T F NS
18. A bee can do a lot in the sixth week of its life when compared to T F NS
humanbeings.

F. LISTEN AND FIND THE ENGLISH EQUIVALENTS OF THE UNDERLINED TURKISH

WORDS (CLASSROOM ACTIVITY)

III. AFTER LISTENING EXERCISES

A. MAKE SIGHT TRANSLATON FROM TURKISH TO ENGLISH

(CLASSROOM ACTIVITY)