Favorite Posts from Last Week!

Here are some of our favorite answers from last week! Keep working hard. Practice your grammar lessons when you answer. The more you use English the easier it will become.

- Your Teachers :-)

Dreaming of University

I recall my earlier days there was something very important. Dreams of going to college makes it exciting for me to enter on order of my life and recognize and develop more. I will know new people. Now this dream happened at the university.

Are you excited to be at University? Is important to you?

Christmas-time

Christmas is just around the corner, for us in Turkey, we do not feel the fever, since we are Muslims. But we count down the days because christmas ushers in a new year. We also count down the days to the and of the winter break. 

So, its eleven days to the new year. And we are looking forward to travel to Kayseri to celebrate the new year with my friends.

Christmas was last week (December 25!) did you do anything special? Do you have plans to celebrate the New Year?

Making Videos

I love funny videos. I like animations. I'm laughing.Very funny going on. I would love to shoot video because it is so much fun.

We really like to watch videos too. Do you like to make videos? Do you know MacBook Pro's are the best at making video? (You can learn more from Apple here: http://www.apple.com/findouthow/movies/)



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Little girl calls for help - Very sweet

This video is very sweet. A little five year-old girl calls the police and helps take care of her dad. Her dad  is having a heart attack and needs help, but can not talk on the phone. So his daughter calls and talks for him.



Watch the video. What does the girl sound like? Is she scared? Frightened? Nervous? Upset? Relaxed? Excited? Did you help someone when they were injured or sick? What were you like?

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Christmas!

On Saturday Jeremy and I enjoyed Christmas. We gave gifts to each other, watched movies, and ate a lot of food. On Saturday we went to Sanko Park and saw the big ebru that Zirve did. We also talked to our families in America.
Our families were all together and enjoying Christmas. They played games, they ate food, they opened gifts, and they talked to us. It is difficult not being with our families in the holidays.

Do you miss your family while you are at university? Do you talk to your family often? Or, does your family live in Gaziantep? Do you think it would be difficult to not live with your family?

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Annoying Orange: Jalapeño

Do you ever watch these videos on youtube or facebook? Lots of my friends in Turkey really like the annoying orange videos. What are your favorite kinds of videos?

Tell us about them Here!

If you want to watch more of the annoying orange videos you can see them here: http://www.youtube.com/realannoyingorange

Counting down the days...

There are only five more "sleeps" till Christmas!

For Americans this is one of the most exciting times of the year. We are all counting down the days until Christmas day. It is so exciting. There is a "buzz" in the air from all of the excitement. Christmas isn't the only time we count down the days. Sometimes we will count the days until school is finished, especially in the summer time. Or maybe it is counting the days till your family goes away on a trip. Sometimes we count the days until something really little - like going to watch a movie with friends. But other times it is for something very, very important - like the days until your wedding.

What makes you excited? Have you counted down the days to something before? What was it?

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To Live and Work

When you are a child you do not get to choose where you live. You live with your parents. It may be in a big city or a little village. It may be hot, crowded, and polluted or it may be quiet and clean. Usually, people like the place where they lived as a child. When you get older you can choose where you want to live. I really like to visit big cities like London, New York, and Istanbul but I would not want to live there. I really like to go hiking and skiing in the mountains but I would not want to live there all the time. I would like to live in a place that is a medium-size city. I like to be able to do lots of things in the city. I also like to go out of the city and enjoy the peace and quiet of the countryside.

Where do you want to live? Do you like big cities? Do you like small towns? Tell us what you like and why.

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Best Comments from Last Week!

Each week we will choose three of our favorite answers and post them for you to read. Sometimes we will choose funny answers. Sometimes we will choose very intelligent answers. So keep writing! The more you practice the better your writing will get.

#1 - How do you practice English outside of class?

When I go to home, I repeat and study my lessons. I use my dictionary and memorize new words. I listen english songs and read english books. I speak english with my friends at home.I practice english in every part of my life.

#2 - Tell us about your favorite TV show?

My favorite TV show "Küçük Sırlar". I watch this show every week. İt is younger series. Turkey's young people watch this series. İt is very popular TV show. The show is usually about unıversity's younger people. They are Su, Çetin, Demir, Ayşegül Ali.This TV show tells us about their relationship. I love that because it is very cool.

 #3 - Do you like winter and snow?

Hi, I don't like winter and snow, because I don't like cold! I like summer and hot. I don't ski. I don't like hot drinks. I like cold drinks cola and fruit juice. I like sun and I like sunny weather walking. I like summer holiday.

There were so many great answers I wish I could post them all. Good job! Keep working hard this second term. It is fun to be your teacher!

Favorite Words

I love languages. There are many interesting things in language. One thing that I like is learning new words. In English there are many beautiful and interesting words. One word I like is "pulchritudinous." It means beautiful. It is a very long word! Words are very important for language. Words make books and poems and movies and conversations with friends. One word that I like in Turkish is sağol. It is a fun and important word. I also like the word aferdersiniz because it is fun to say.
Are there any English words you like? What word do you think is most important?

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A Wet and Rainy Day

On Saturday and Sunday it was very rainy outside. Because it was so cold and wet we stayed inside. We watched a new movie. We ate popcorn and drank lots of coffee. We both like to read books for fun. This weekend we read a lot! Kylie finished one book that she had been reading. Instead of going outside most of the day we stayed home and spent time inside.

Some people say when it rains they are "stuck inside." Other people like to be inside on a rainy day. Do you like when it is cold and rainy outside? What do you do when you cannot go out?

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Winter

December, January, February = WINTER!!
Do you like the winter? In Gaziantep, it is not cold, but in some countries it is VERY cold. When I was little, I liked playing in the snow. I made snowmen. I went sledding. I threw snowballs.
When I was in University, there was always a lot of snow in the winter.
Do you like snow? What do you like to do in the snow?
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Numb3rs!

One of my favorite shows is called NUMB3RS. The show is usually about two brothers, Don and Charlie. Don is a detective. He is very good at solving crimes. Charlie is a math teacher at a University. He is very smart. Sometimes Don asks Charlie to help him solve crimes. Charlie uses math to help Don figure out how a crime happened. Sometimes Charlie even can help Don guess where a crime will happen in the future. It is amazing how he can use numbers. Don and Charlie are good friends and good brothers. Together they make a good team. 

Do you have a favorite TV show? Click HERE and tell us about a television show. 

Term #2 is here!

Welcome back! So, Jeremy and I are learning Turkish right now. It is difficult to learn a new language! You are all learning English. When you are learning a new language, you must spend time working at it in different ways. For example, Jeremy and I have a textbook, flashcards, and sticky notes on things. Our friends put new vocabulary words on everything in their house. What do you do to learn English? How do you practice outside of class?
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