2009- 2010 FALL TERM

ÇANKAYA UNIVERSITY PREPARATORY SCHOOL

STARTER GROUPS WEEKEND HOMEWORK MATERIAL (WEEK 3)

PART I: READING
TEXT A
a) Before you read: Discuss: What do you know about Paris?
b) Read the e-mail and answer the questions.

Dear Deniz,
I write this e-mail from Paris. It is my third week in Paris. I have a
fantastic time here. I don’t feel homesick at all. Every day, I go to French
classes from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. I study hard and I do my homework every
evening, but I still don’t speak French very well.
I stay with a great family. They are very kind to me and we often go sightseeing with them.
There are wonderful historical places and museums here: the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre Museum and
Notre Damme Cathedral. I take a lot of photos. The weather is nice. There are a lot of tourists. I like
seeing new places and people. It is very enjoyable.
The family’s house is in the city centre. It is
above a cafe. There is a long hall. On the right, there is a
living room. The bedroom and the bathroom is at the
back of the flat. The kitchen is between the living room
and the balcony. It is not very big, but the living room is
huge. The house is very small, so I stay in the living
room with the family’s oldest son, Pierre.
Pierre is at my age. He has a lot of friends. We
often meet them after class and we sometimes go to the
cinema, a cafe or a club together. French people are very friendly and hospitable.
See you in two weeks,
Love, Aslı.

1. Is Deniz a hardworking student? Why?

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 2. What kind of places are there in Paris?

3. Why does Deniz stay with Pierre?

4. What do Deniz and Pierre do after school?

5. What are French people like?

6. What does “huge” mean in paragraph 3?

7. What do the following words refer to?

In paragraph 2: they ______
In paragraph 3: it ______
In paragraph 4: he ______
them ______

c) After you read: Discuss:

1. Draw a plan of your house.

2. Write an e-mail to your friend and describe your house.

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TEXT B
a) Before You Read: Discuss:
 Do you like animals? / What is your favourite animal?
 Why do you like it?
 Do you have a pet? What is it?
 What do you do with your pet?

b) Read the text “Ubu and the fire” and answer the questions.
In the middle of a forest, a shy old man lives alone. He lives in a hut next to a wide river. His
name is Ubu and he is a very happy man.
Ubu loves three things very much. First, there is the Kroola plant.
This is a fantastic plant. It has big leaves and flowers. It has delicious Kroola
fruit. Then there is his friendly pet puma, Claw. It has beautiful black fur and
green eyes. Claw loves eating meat. The last thing is the monkey, Kiki. She
is energetic and intelligent. Kiki loves eating fruit and leaves, especially
Kroola fruit and leaves.
Every day, Kiki and Ubu go fishing together in Ubu’s tiny canoe. In the evening, Ubu likes
sitting with Claw and Kiki. He strokes Claw, plays games with Kiki and eats his Kroola fruit.
One day a terrible thing happens. The sky is full of smoke. Ubu hears the screams of
frightened animals and birds. The forest is on fire and there are flames all around the hut! Ubu wants
to escape, but the only way is across the river and Ubu’s canoe is very small. He can only carry one
thing with him. He can’t leave Kiki and the Kroola plant together because Kiki can eat the plant. Also,
he can’t leave Claw and Kiki because Claw can eat Kiki!
Ubu is angry with the fire. He wants to take them all across the river. He needs a solution. He
sits down and starts to think. Then he finds the answer! He leaves Claw and the Kroola plant together
because Claw doesn’t eat the Kroola plant. First, he takes Kiki across the river, and then the Kroola
plant and last. They are all safe and together!

1. Ubu lives __________.

a. in the river b. next to a forest c. in a hut
2. Ubu has __________ animals.
a. one b. two c. three
3. __________ has black fur and green eyes.
a. The Kroola plant b. Kiki c. Claw

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4. In the evening, Ubu eats __________.
a. leaves b. fruit c. Flowers

5. They want to escape from the forest because __________.

a. they don’t like smoke
b. Ubu doesn’t want to hear the animals and birds
c. there is a fire in the forest
6. They get across the river safely because __________.
a. Claw eats the Kroola plant and Kiki
b. Ubu finds the solution and takes Kiki first
c. Ubu leaves Claw and Kiki together
7. The word ‘escape’ in paragraph 4 means __________.
a. carry b. get free c. stay
8. The word ‘solution’ in paragraph 5 means __________.
a. answer b. direction c. problem
9. What does ‘his’ in paragraph 2 refer to?
a. Claw’s b. Kiki’s c. Ubu’s
10. What does ‘them’ in paragraph 5 refer to?
a. Claw and Kiki b. Kiki and the Kroola plant c. Claw, Kiki and the Kroola plant

c) After you read: Research: There are some zoo animals in the picture below. Choose one of them
and search about it on the Internet. Then, write a short description of the animal.
 Where does the animal come from?
 Where does it live?
 What does it eat?
 What does it look like?
 What does it like doing? etc.

Try to answer the questions above in your speech.

You can use this link for your research:
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TEXT C
a) Before You Read: Look at the pictures and answer the questions.

Sydney Opera House Ayres Rock Sydney Harbour Bridge

 Do you know the places in the pictures above? Find and write their names.
 In which country are they?
 What do you know about this country? Share your ideas with your friends in the class.

b) Read the text “Brad’s life and his country” and answer the questions.

Brad lives in Sydney, Australia. He lives with his parents and two
sisters. They live in a big flat near the sea. Brad is 17 and he is in his final
year at high school. School starts at 9 in the morning and finishes at 3.30
p.m. Brad wears a uniform to school: a shirt and a pair of shorts. After
school, he doesn’t go home. He is usually outside. He spends his time with
his friends. He is back at home at 8 in the evening.
The weather in Australia is usually good and Australians like the
outdoor life. They do a lot of sport. They often go bushwalking. They like walking in nature. Brad
and his sisters often go to the beach in the summer. Brad loves surfing. He goes surfing every weekend
and every day before school.
In the summer, Brad, like many Australians, always has barbecues at the weekend. They get
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seafood. In the winter they often eat in restaurants. Thai food, Italian food and Greek food are very
popular.
Brad says, ‘The long school holidays are from December to January. That’s summer in
Australia and Christmas Day is always hot. Australian families usually stay at home for the holidays.
They don’t often go abroad.’

1. What nationality is Brad?

2. What does Brad do?

3. What does Brad do after school?

4. When does Brad surf?

5. Where do Brad and his family have barbecues?

6. When is school closed in Australia?

7. What is the weather like on Christmas Day in Australia?

8. What does ‘They’ in paragraph 1 refer to?

9. What does ‘They’ in paragraph 4 refer to?

10. What does ‘bushwalking’ mean in paragraph 2?

11. What does ‘abroad’ mean in paragraph 4?

a. home b. to other countries c. to Australia

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c) After You Read: Choose a country and search about it on the Internet. Then write about it. Try to
answer the following questions in your research:
 Where is the country?
 What is the capital city of the country?
 What language do people speak in the country?
 What is the weather like in the country?
 What is life like in the country?
 What are the famous landmarks in the country? etc.
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PART II: GRAMMAR

a. Read the following text and write the correct from of the verbs in the paranthesis.

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 Every weekday morning I (1) ____________ (wake up). Ten
minutes later, I (2) ____________ (get up) and go to the bathroom. I
(3)____________ (have) a shower, (4) ____________ (brush) my teeth and
(5) ____________ (comb) my hair. After my shower, I wake my daughter
up. Next, we usually (6) ____________ (go) to the kitchen. My daughter
sometimes (7) ____________ (drink) coffee. For breakfast, she often (8) ____________ (eat)
cornflakes, toast and a piece of fruit. After breakfast, she (9) ____________ (go) to school and I
(10)____________ (go) to work.

b. Read the following text and circle the correct alternative.

Do you know Disneyland? Where is it? Disneyland is (1) ____

American theme park (2) ____California. (3) ____is famous
worldwide. The tickets (4) ____very expensive but nearly 500,000
people (5) ___ the park every week. People (6) ____ there to have fun. It
(7) ___ usually open from 9 am to 10 pm. There (8) ____ fourteen
Disneyland hotels, 70 restaurants and 100 shops (9) ____ the park.
Disneyland characters welcome people and give them presents. Children love (10) ___ characters. Mickey
Mouse is (11) ____ favourite. Their parents (12) ___ them Mickey toys or clothes.

1. a. a b. an c. the
2. a. in b. at c. on
3. a. They b. She c. It
4. a. is b. are c. am
5. a. visits b. visit c. visiting
6. a. go b. goes c. going
7. a. am b. is c. are
8. a. is b. am c. are
9. a. on b. in c. at
10. a. these b. that c. this
11. a. her b. his c. their
12. a. buys b. buy c. buying

c. Re-order the words to make correct sentences.

1. home / at / sister / are / and / husband / her / my /.

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2. mother’s / in / house / my / is / Ankara/.

3. big / there / on / cats / are / street / our /.

4. go / daughter / her / not / does / shopping / often /.

5. usually / on / left / the / cars / they / drive / England / in /.

6. getting up / I / like / don’t / early /.

7. our / English / study / we / in / school /.

8. there / why / want / to / go / do / you / ?

9. name / your / teacher / what / the / is / of / ?

10. picnic / on / they / Sundays / a / go / on /.

PART III: VOCABULARY

a. Choose the correct word from the box and complete the blanks. Be careful, there are extra
words.

curly expensive quiet together

similar quickly next to

My dog looks like me! Yes, he exactly looks like me- or I look like
him! Also, we have very 1) ____________ characters. Our personalities aren’t
very different. We are both 2) ____________ and shy. We usually relax at
home or go for long walks 3) ____________ I like spending time with him. We
like silence. We don’t like noisy places. In winter, I love reading in the evening
and he sleeps 4) ____________ me. He always wants to be with me. We both
have long, brown, 5) ____________ hair and brown eyes. But he has a cold
nose and long ears- and I don’t!

b. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.

1. He lives alone, so he doesn’t have much __________ in his home.

a. customer b. neighbour c. furniture

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2. Madonna is a very __________ singer. She has many fans around the world.
a. strange b. famous c. brave
3. Where is the bank? I don’t know this __________ very well.
a. lifestyle b. library c. neighbourhood
4. I stay in a dorm. I __________ the room with 4 people.
a. share b. sell c. follow
5. The restaurant is full. There are many __________ inside.
a. directions b. customers c. members

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