Aliens

This is the trailer of an interesting movie by Steven Spielberg.The name of the movie is ''Taken'', it is about people who are abducted by extra terrestrials.
What do you think about aliens, do they exist or not?
Are they friendly or hostile? Do you know any unexplainable events involving aliens?

Crop Circles

The picture below shows you various examples of crop circles. What do you think about them? Who made them- human beings or aliens?

Linking Words

You can practice linking words using the link below
http://www.admc.hct.ac.ae/hd1/english/cause/index.htm

The New Task: Writing a Story

Hello, my dear students hope you are enjoying your weekend. Before I inform you about the new task, I would like to thank you all for the contributions you have made so far. The conversations you wrote for the cartoon (Birds by Pixar) were great, actually they were much more creative than I expected, as I am aware of your creativity now I  feel so excited about your future comments. This week I have a new task for you, I hope you will like this one, too. By the way some of you haven't made any comments, I am expecting you to join us with this new task. Please get a gmail account and become a member of our blog as soon as possible. This week I want you to write a story for the paintings you see below. The genre is free, it can be a comedy, fairy tale, mystery, horror, romance... it is up to you. Before writing your own please click on the link below and read the example story.http://www.artofstorytelling.org/2010/01/24/vintage-festival-story-by-laura-boyd


Actually I was planning to use just one painting for this task, but while surfing the net I saw so many adorable paintings and couldn't decide which one to put. Therefore, I chose 4 amazing paintings, you may be familiar with them as they are among the most expensive 15 paintings in the world. These painting are the masterpieces of Picasso, Renoir, Klimt and Rubens, if you are interested in them and want to learn their prices please check this website: http://stylecrave.com/2008-11-24/the-15-most-expensive-paintings-in-the-world/

 Here are the magnificent paintings, choose one of them and write a story. The deadline for the stories is October,22. Good luck...

Noun Clause Presentation

Presentation Noun Clauses-Slide Show

Noun Clause Exercises

If you want to practice Noun Clauses more, please use the links below:

http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/az_review12.html
http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/nounclausequiz.html
http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/lefg1_nounclauses1.html

Reading about Socrates

 What do you think about Socrates? Why is he considered as one of the first critical thinkers?
Did he really make people unhappy by asking them to question their lives?
What about you, are you a critical thinker? Do you question life?
Before you answer the questions click here and read the text please.

Socrates and Critical Thinking

 

''The Death Of Socrates'' by Jacques Louis David
artgalleryartist.com

Birds by Pixar

Please watch the video below and answer the following question.
What do you think the birds are talking about?
Try writing a short conversation or you can continue mine.

''- A nice place to spend the afternoon, all by myself.'' said the first bird.

Waiting for Your Comments

My dear students, I am looking forward to reading your comments. I need your ideas to improve our blog. Please visit our blog as soon as possible. Thanks in advance...Pelin Yurtyapan

The Eruption of Mount St. Helens

Watch the video about Mount St. Helens using the link below and make comments. Have you ever witnessed such a destructive natural disaster? What do you know about the worst natural disasters that the world has seen?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBJ9xZws7ro

Welcome to A Level

Hopefully you had a wonderful holiday and you are ready to complete Prep. As you all know this is the final step before you go to your faculties. To achieve your goal  please think positively, work hard with dedication and energy. Hope we have a perfect semester together.
Pelin Yurtyapan
A-3 Reading and Writing Instructor