a poem

I’d Rather

I’d rather wash the dishes
I’d rather kiss a frog.
I’d rather get an F in math
or run a ten-mile jog.
I’d rather do my homework.
I’d rather mow the lawn.
I’d rather take the garbage out.
I’d rather wake at dawn.
I’d rather dine on Brussels sprouts
or catch the chicken pox.
I’d rather do most anything
than clean the litter box.

by Bruce Lansky

Exercises 5.26

1- Because Grace is a vegetarian, she must pay special attention to the amount of protein in the food she eats.That's why, she eats a lot of beans, eggs.

2- When Grace first became a vegetarian, she missed eating meat since she had always liked the food she eats.However, she eats a lot of beans, eggs now.
 

3- When Grace first became a vegetarian, she missed eating meat since she had always liked the taste of it , but now she can't imagine eating meat because she has grown to appreciate the pure taste of meatless cuisine. For this reason, meat tastes very strange to her, and she is happy to be a vegetarian.

4- Sometimes it's very difficult to eat out in restaurants due to limited meatless choices on menus. Nevertheless, that is changing now with the increase in vegetarian restaurants.

5- Grace is not only opposed to the killing of animals but also very disturbed by the use of animal fur for clothing.

6- She feels better now because she doesn't eat meat anymore. Morever, she feels more humane and  healthier.

7- Being a vegetarian and feeling that she is doing her share to protect animals, Grace becomes irritated when people question her motives for being a vegetarian although she tries to be patient with such people.She tries to make them understand the value of saving animals, but often people just don't understand.

AN ACROSTIC POEM

You stupid, you are the

One who makes me

Unhappy  and miserable

All you give is pain and

Regrets for

Everything I have done with you

Besides, I don't even wonder if you’re still

Existing or not

All I want is

Until you come again ,  to be

Totally recovered, and

I also wish I could

Forget you and every

Unimportant detail about you and

Live happily ever after! 

* It's written for an imaginary person :D

Reflection Task 1a

Hello my name is Sena,

I’m from Turkey. I study at METU Foreign Language Education.  I am a freshman.  My hometown is Konya and my family live there. I have two brothers; Umut ( 4 years old ) and Ahmet ( 15 years old) . 

I have always been interested in English. That’s why I chose to be an English teacher. I am also interested in other cultures and languages. I really enjoy learning about them.  I like meeting new people. So, I decided to join this website.

About me : I like listening music. I don't listen a specific genre but any song I like.

 I like painting, drawing and anything about art! Last year, I exhibited my several paintings on our school’s exhibition. I entered several art contests.  I was awarded cash, and prizes.  I help children develop their drawing at my teacher’s atelier. 

I play violin. I love piano and I wish I could learn to play it one day.

I love reading book . I like criminal, detective stories and poems.

I am also interested in baking cookies, cakes, cupcakes.  Whenever I am upset, I bake . I think it’s a kind of therapy for me.

My weak side is cats. I really hate them. I don’t know why but I feel uncomfortable when they are around. Unfortunately, in my university there are a lot of cats! It is not very easy for me to get adjusted.

 3 year-old me

my family my little brother and I . Although I hate cats, I can be even a cat for him !:D

here, a few of my paintings..

I'm sure my little brother will be an artist!!

from my school experience at high school

from my theraphy!

EDITING ACTIVITY 9.10

1-Due to a very good diet, Sandra is always healthy.

2-The common cold can make you feel miserable,; therefore, you should stay at home in bed.

3-Although I’ve been maintaining a very healthy diet, I’ve been sick.

4-She is in very good shape, because she exercises regularly.

5-With excellent nutrition, a generous supply of vitamins, a lot of rest, and plenty of exercise ,you will feel much healthier.

6-When you’re sick ,not only the medicine but also taking care of yourself is important.

7-The relationship between body and mind is very interesting.

8-Many doctors like my doctor , charge very expensive rates.

9-The magazine that I read is about how to increase longevity through better health.

10-The sun shines my window in which I have my plants.

11-I heard about an acupuncture clinic which also has a specialist on herbal medicine.

EXERCISES ON PARALLELISM

#1:  Our beagle loves to hunt when someone opens the back door for her.  She barrels down porch steps into the yard, runs back and forth across the lawn in ecstasy.  Her nose cruises the wet grass for smells of cats, rabbits, and other presences too subtle for human detection.  She sniffs, spins her tail in quick circles.  It spins clockwise first  then counterclockwise.  These activities always occur together.  They are sniffing and spinning and seem to propel her along.

#2: The Government Printing Office in Washington D.C., which is the official publishing house for the federal government, is a source of much useful information, however, few people know about it.  The GPO publishes pamphlets and books on a vast number of subjects ranging from the dangers of X-rays, home TV sets to the identification of mushrooms.  About 27,000 publications are offered through the Superintendent of Documents.  Many of them are inexpensive or free at all for some.

 

#3: A man reaping America’s first fortune was John Jacob Astor.  He was a lowborn, uneducated German immigrant.  He made his initial money trading Indian furs, and never learned to speak English properly.  He carried on his business to the end in an accent which was redolent of the Hamburg gutters.