28 Aralık 2014 Pazar

Reflection Task 2a

Advantages of Using Social Networking Sites 


Guaranteed Meeting Places

When attempting to plan meetings with colleagues or friends, having access to social networking sites expands the available times and places in which meetings can occur. Individuals can meet each other and chat over Facebook, or open a video chat through Google+. Rather than having to travel to specific locations, or try to work times out in which everyone is near a central location, people can plan to meet at times that work for all of their schedules.

Keep in Touch with Family

Keeping in contact with family through the phone or even over email presents a challenge. Instead, social networking sites allow the individual to share their day to day life in a secure but public forum, which family can watch and experience. Facebook, for example, allows people to share events, images, and thoughts in real time, during the course of any day. Family and friends can then experience all the things that someone does, and comment on them. Then, they share in the experience, rather than just being "informed" about them during weekly phone calls.

Professional Networking

For professionals and academics, social networking sites allow users to create networks of like-minded people. Academics find other scholars to share research or ideas, or simply to talk to and "get their name out there." Professionals find mutual friends and possible clients, employers, or business partners. Social networking expands the horizons of what sort of contacts people can make in their professional lives.

Staying Informed About the World

People on social networking sites share what interests them, such as news on current events. People who share those interests, or who just want to stay informed, can read these stories and share them as well. Eventually, these stories make their to users who may have never read them. Since stories are shared through "word of mouth," smaller news outlets such as blogs can get exposure, and social network users are overall connected to a larger pool of new information and opinion.
My Opinion
I chose this topic because as you know social networking sites have great importance on our lives. For example, even a child has a Facebook account nowadays. I find social networking sites useful as long as they are used properly.

25 Kasım 2014 Salı

Transitive and Intransitive Verbs: Exercises

2. Margaret angrily crumpled her letter in her first.
3. Someone answered that question.
5. The rats chewed their way into the old house.
7. Charlie combed his hair nervously before the dance.
8.We bought paper napkins for the picnic.

1. You wash dishes and I'll dry them.
2. Are you ready to order dinner?
3. Do you drink alcohol?
4. Who scored the match?
5. It's your turn to deal with the problem.
6. I'll weed the grasses and you water them.

18 Kasım 2014 Salı


Si tuviera por un momento el tiempo en mis manos 
No diría nada, no diría nada 
Si tuviera por un momento el tiempo en mis manos 
Solo te olvidaría 
Lo haría todo más fácil sin palabras 
Sin palabras para no herir 
Para no conocer nada de ti 
Sin palabras para no escuchar tu voz 
Y luego tener que echarla de menos 
Tú me decías "carita linda" 
Cuándo dormía en tu cama 
Ahora no dices nada 
Ahora no dices nada 
Tu me decías "carita linda" 
Cuándo dormía en tu cama 
Mejor no digas nada 
Las balas no hieren a los fantasmas 
Van sin palabras para no herir 
Para no conocer nada de ti 

Sin palabras para no escuchar tu voz 
Y luego tener que echarla de menos 
Sin palabras para no herir 
Para no conocer nada de ti 
Sin palabras para no escuchar tu voz 
Y luego tener que echarla de menos 
Estoy subida en un columpio que está parado 
Todo se balancea a mi alrededor 
Y hoy hace frío en la calle, hace frío en mi casa 
Hace mucho frío 
No quiero oír ni una palabra más 
Voy a borrar cada sonido de mi voz 
Sin palabras para no herir 
Para no conocer nada de ti 
Sin palabras para no escuchar tu voz 
Y luego tener que echarla de menos 
Sin palabras, no

Reflection Task 1B
Bebe (born May 9, 1978) is a Spanish singer, songwriter, and actress who rose to international fame with the singles "Malo" and "Ella".
Bebe was born María Nieves Rebolledo Vila in Valencia, Spain, although very soon she moved to Extremadura, where she spent her entire childhood. Her parents were members of the Extremaduran folk group Surberina. Her breakthrough album in Spain was entitled Pafuera Telarañas though she gained international recognition after winning the Best New Artist award at the 2005 Latin Grammy Awards. She was nominated for five awards total. The first single from Pafuera Telarañas, "Malo" charted worldwide, and has since been used as the theme for the Argentinian series Mujeres Asesinas.
Her song Se Fue was chosen as the Starbucks iTunes Pick oc the Week for November 3,2009.

15 Kasım 2014 Cumartesi

Error Correction Sheet

1. I had lived in Sivas until I came to Ankara. I love Sivas so much and  especially it's climate because Ankara's climate is so cold for me.

2. I graduated from ''..... Anatolian Teacher Training High School''

3. Now I am at the same department with one of my best friends whose name is Ayşe, but I wish I was at the same university with my other best friens.

4. If you ask something to my friends about me they will explain what a wonderful person I am.

5. I have a lot of hobbies that I really enjoy to do such as swimming, reading book, watching film, learning new things etc.

6. I think both of them are the best teams in their league.

7. I think everything has a beauty so look around carefully because there are always new things to discover.

8. Many visitors are surprised to see that some animals remain outside all year such as penguins, polor bears and timber wolves. They are happy at outdoors in winter time.

9 Kasım 2014 Pazar

Reflection Task 1A

Hi everyone! I'm Büşra and I was born in Hatay. I am 17 years old but I will be 18 a few days later.I graduated from Karlısu Anatolian Teacher Training High School and here I'm. I had an amazing high school life! Those days are gone but I will always remember them. I have had wonderful friends and I see them as if they were my family. My teachers were also great. They worked hard to teach us somethings. Thus, I appreciate everything they did. Let me show a photo of me and my friends to you :)

























I am happy to be at METU. I have never dreamed  about coming here but i see myself as lucky one. I did not study at prep-school and I am not regretful  I have really good friends.I do not like Ankara because of its seriousness and weather.On the other hand, METU is somewhere else. It's like an another city of Turkey. The people are cultured and they are respectful to the others' rights. There are so many activities for everyone to do. It is an another thing that I like here.

I want to talk about my hobbies. I like dreaming, travelling, meeting new people, knowing different cultures. I wonder about what is going on outside the our counrty. I want to see them all one day. But to do this, first I have to study. One of the my biggest dreams is seeing Eiffel Tower and also Paris. I think Eiffel Tower is a mirable construction.

That's all about me :)

WORKSHEET ON PAIRED CONJUCTIONS

Digital cameras are not only changing photography,but our lives as well.

- Many people prefer the squatter neighborhoods not only beacause they provide affordable housing but also they are free from government conrtol and a sense of community spirit.

- We house them in the nicest neighborhoods we can afford, the ones that are not only comfortable in themselves, but they mask direct evidence of the world's unfairness, as well.

- Eventually, I began to notice that dreams are not only inspirations for creative life and interesting puzzles to be solved, but they also provided access to a world of meaning that was even greater than the tactics of nonviolent social change.

-The car is not only economical but also it makes you feel good to drive.

-Not only did he paint the ''Annunciation'' but also the ''Mona Lisa.''

-Not only did he play for Washington but also for Detroit and Pittsburgh.

-I identified with Denzel Washington not only as an actor but also as a person.

- Neither had he brought any of his books to class, nor had he done any homework.

-Neither did we get to castle, nor did we see the cathedral.

- Both of these films are famoust with people of all ages.

- There was not a considerable difference in percentages for both sexes in terms of having a Bachelor's degree.