***REFLECTION TASK 1A*** (EDITED VERSION)

  Hi,everyone! I am Esma. In this report, I want to talk about and introduce myself. I am 18 years old and studying a department that I love. 
  Firstly, I can talk about things that I like. I like cooking and trying out new recipes and I am interested in Korean cuisine. One day, I will absolutely eat an original Korean food.:)) 

                                        

  I also like books. While I am reading a book, I feel as if I was in that book, a different world. Besides, watching film-especially ones that are fictional,adventure,horror,etc.- is one of my favourite spare time activities. In addition, singing, looking for new music,watching Korean TV series and translating are my favourite activities. Although my voice is not so good, I like singing English songs.:)) Also, when I am fed up with some of my songs, I try to find new trends and enjoy doing that. 
  Watching Korean Tv series is absolutely a great activity for me because I like the way they live,eat -nearly everything about them. You know, my interest in Korean cuisine has started with Korean Tv series. Yeap, these are my favourite activities.:))
  Well, I have finished a Korean Tv series recently named 'You Came From The Stars'. My roommate advised it to me and I really enjoyed watching it. It's theme is really different,interesting and funny. I advise it all of you:)
 

YOU CAME FROM THE STARS

The boy who is the main character is so cute,right? :D

  Besides, my last book that I read is 'The Fault in Our Stars'. It is absolutely incredible and worth reading. Although I generally read fictional novels,I have loved this realistic and dramatic novel,also. I think everyone should read it. After I have read the book,I have watched its film and I am glad to see that the book and the film are not different from each other. I pay attention to this because films sometimes may be relatively different from books and I do not like it because the book is the original one. 

                  So, I have talked about my interestings.That's it. Take care of yourselves.:)))

FİLM TASK

Hi,guys! In this part I want to share a video from the TV-series 'Pretty Little Liars'. I chosed this video because this was also the video for which I chosed as the pair shadowing task for my lesson Listening and Pronunciation. I hope you enjoy. Thanks a lot from now!!!

A)Watch the video and write down which character said the given sentence.

1.    
No, you never were.         …………

2.   
No, it's those fish! What are they called?          ………..

3.   
You know what? No, let's watch it.           ……….

4.  
Do you remember in bio we learned about those animals that can change their appearance to look harmless and then they lull their prey into a false sense of security and then they just bite their heads off? That's Kate.          ………..

5.   
What are those?!         ………..

6.  
Melissa said everyone felt sorry for her for like a minute, and she was the one with the skin condition, but she treated everyone else like lepers.          ………..

7.   
I am showing you this to prove that you have nothing to worry about.          ………….

8.   
Umm, I'm actually trying to wean myself off of that one………

9.  
Well, good, because I really don't need to stress out about that on top of all this Kate crap.          …………

10.
Oh, yeah, but it's a trap.          …………

B)Watch the video in detail and choose the correct one.

1)What is the reaction of Hanna when she finds out the picture which is in Spencer’s cellphone?

a)She is okay with that.

b)She is angry with her at the beginning, but then, she decides to  stay and accept Spencer’s apologiesing.

c)She is being frustrated and she directly leaves her.

2)What was the name of the film that Hanna chosed at the beginning?

a)The Notebook

b)Lord of the Rings

c)The Wanted

3)What is the name of the  animal that Hanna likens the girl called Kate?

a) Anchovy

b) Fangblenny

c) Whiting

4)Whose picture is in Spencer’s cellphone?

a)Kate’s

b)Of herself

c)Hanna’s

5)Why is Hanna being so angry about the picture in Spencer’s cellphone?

a)Because she realizes that Spencer kept something as a secret from her.

b)Because Spencer has used Hanna’s boyfriend.

c)Because she just wants to quarrel with her.

C)Write true or false for the following informations about the characters and the events.

1.     (…) Hanna and Spencer are close friends.

2.    (…) They order hamburger for the dinner.

3.    (…) Spencer is the one leaving the house right away.

4.   (…) Hanna is the blonde one.

5.    (…) It seems that Hanna has a bit angry and nervous character.

6.   (…) Spencer is the one in a long black dress.

7.    (…) They are in Hanna’s house.

8.    (…) The video starts with the sound of the microwave.

9.   (…) Hanna is being happy with the picture in Spencer’s cellphone.

10. (…) Hanna likes Kate.

ANSWER KEYJ)

Section A:

1.     Spencer

2.    Hanna

3.    Spencer

4.   Hanna

5.    Hanna

6.   Spencer

7.    Spencer

8.    Spencer

9.   Hanna

10. Hanna

Section B:

 C

A

B

A

A

Section C:

1.     T

2.    F

3.    F

4.   T

5.    T

6.   F

7.    F

8.    T

9.   T

10. F

EXERCISES FROM THE BOOK

REFLECTION TASK 3A

My candidate for the person of the year is Ed Sheeren because I think he has made many successful works for a person like him who is so young. He made a song for the ongoing series of “Lord of Rings” , which is “The Hobbit.” I really enjoy listening to that song which is called “I See Fire.” Now, I want to give a brief information about him.

He was born in 17th February 1991, he is 23 years old. He is an English song writer, singer and album producer. He started to his music career in 2005 and moved to England to go on to his music career. He had 312 concert performance in 2009. With his songs “The A Team” and “Lego Hause” which are in  his first album called “+”, he made a breakthrough. The album has 5x Platinium Record Certificate.

He was also chosen as the Best British Male Solo Artist and British Breakthrough Act."The A Team" won the Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. In 2014 he was nominated for Best New Artist at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards."The A Team" won the Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. In 2014 he was nominated for Best New Artist at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards.  "The A Team" was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2013 Grammy Awards and he performed the song in duet with Elton John during the ceremony.

To sum up, he has made many great things, he is so ability and I believe that he will be better and will make greater songs for us. :))

I really like this video and song,it is a new one from him.:))

                                           

REFLECTION TASK 2B

 For this task, I chosed the song ‘I am Machine’ from the group called ‘Three Days Grace’. The song is about feeling like a robot despite being a humanbeing. Therefore, the song is about wishes to feel something because of being a humanbeing.

 According to the song writer, he/she cannot feel anything. He/She thinks that there is a beauty in feeling something even if it is pain or suffering. He/She wishes to feel something even if it is bad. The song writer says that he/she is a machine, not a humanbeing. He/She cannot sleep like a normal humanbeing.

 However, according to me, these are just symbolic words to explain the unableness of showing a reflection to the events because there is such a big pain that was gone through once , it cannot be felt anymore.

 I think the same thing ,actually. A person can be numb if that person goes through many difficulties. However, at the same time, I think this is a choice which is dependent to us.

 I think the way the song writer reflects his/her ideas, feelings is really attractive. When I first listened to this song, I was really impressed because of its beauty in music. I think its music has really a good quality.

 Now, I want to share the song and some information about the group. Have a nice day.:))

“This year signals a new beginning for Canadian hard-rockers Three Days Grace. After former lead-singer and songwriter Adam Gontier departed the band for personal reasons in 2013, Matt Walst (formerly of My Darkest Days) stepped in to fill the role, giving the band a heavier, more aggressive vibe. It's a sound that TDG fans have immediately embraced; latest single "Painkiller" went number one at the mainstream rock charts in June, marking the band's twelfth number one single. Now, TDG are hoping to turn that number into lucky 13 with "I Am Machine," a new single.”

From:http://www.metrolyrics.com/news-story-three-days-grace-i-am-machine-lyric-reveal.html

Three Days Grace

"I AM MACHINE"

Here's to being human

All the pain and suffering

There's beauty in the bleeding

At least you feel something

I wish I knew what it was like

To care enough to carry on

I wish I knew what it was like

To find a place where I belong, but

I am machine

I never sleep

I keep my eyes wide open

I am machine

A part of me

Wishes I could just feel something

I am machine

I never sleep

Until I fix what's broken

I am machine

A part of me

Wishes I could just feel something

Here's to being human

Taking it for granted

The highs and lows of living

To getting second chances

I wish I knew what it was like

To care about what's right or wrong

I wish someone could help me find

Find a place where I belong, but

I am machine

I never sleep

I keep my eyes wide open

I am machine

A part of me

Wishes I could just feel something

I am machine

I never sleep

Until I fix what's broken

I am machine

A part of me

Wishes I could just feel something

It wasn't supposed to be this way

We were meant to feel the pain

I don't like what I am becoming

Wish I could just feel something

I am machine

I never sleep

I keep my eyes wide open

I am machine

A part of me

Wishes I could just feel something

I am machine

I never sleep

Until I fix what's broken

I am machine

A part of me

Wishes I could just feel something.

Read more: Check Out the Lyrics to Three Days Grace's "I Am Machine" Ahead of Release | MetroLyrics 

                                                  

Reflection Task 2a

Korean Culture and Its Impact on Our Country

Today, I want to talk about a topic that is acquaintance to me. It's because I know how people in our country-especially,young girls- enjoy watching Korean TV-series. I chosed this topic because I also love watching their TV series and I listen to their songs. Moreover, I also like the way they cook. I really wonder about their food. One day, I want to go there and taste them. So, I'll talk about both it's impact on me and our society.

  People in our country are really getting interested in Korean culture. There are many special sites on the Internet about Korean TV- series, foods and even their celebrities. Via these special sites, they can get more information about them. By watching their TV-series, they get information about their living style, their cuisine and their music style.

  Firstly, I think it is nice to get acquaintance with an another culture. I think that it helps people to see the world from a different aspect. People can understand people different from themselves more easily. Moreover, on the other hand, some people can go to extremes about this situation. There are even some young girls who go to Korea, I mean - while saying going- escaping. Generally, their goals are not to get a job or to get an education.I mean that their goals are not beneficial ones. They go there because they like  Korean boys. They see and watch them in TV-series, and then, they want to see them, they want to live there. According to me, these reasons to go there are not logical and there are trouble-giving results. They can go through many difficulties while trying to live there.

  Secondly, people in our country, even want to eat rice with chopsticks. In a site which I use to watch their TV-series and where I am a translater ,also , there are some advertisements about selling chopsticks. It means that there are some people wanting to use them like Korean people.

  Thirdly, there are also many sites about their cuisine. They show many recipes of Korean foods. One day, I remember that I also looked for a site like those to make ramen.

  On the other hand, there are also many people who don't like Korean and Korean TV-series. They see Korean people so cold and unlovable. According to them, their cultural elements are not really nice. However, these ideas are really contrast to mine. I think they are cute and lovable.

  To sum up, according to me, although there are some bad impacts of Korean culture's spreading in our country , in general, it's nice to get acquaintance with a different culture. Moreover, I think there are more people liking the Korean than the ones who don't like. 

   So, that's it. Thanks a lot for your patience. :))

                                                                                                                                                   

                                                                                                                                                                                       

                ***Reflection Task 1b***

Hi, everyone! Today, I will talk about my roommate who is a very talented person. Her voice is so beautiful and I always enjoy listening to her. I believe that she will reach her dreams and goals one day in the future and I hope her dreams will bring her luck, happiness and many chances to be able to be better.

Like I said before, she is gifted with singing and playing musical instruments. Now, she is playing guitar really well and I just wanted her to talk to me about her background of music, thoughts about music and her future plans.

  

 ***Her Background:

She has been singing since she was born. At the age of 3-4, she discovered her voice, her big ability of singing. She says that “I found myself singing English songs, just making up the lyrics.” Then at the age of 11, she started to develop her English, being interested in music and try to play any musical instrument she found, such as violin and piano. She never had a professional education about music and playing instruments. She said that she did not know the theory of them, but started to learn a bit. However, she says that she still does not know completely and has many things to learn.

At the begining of the highschool, she thought that she should learn playing guitar because she thought that it was the best instrument that is fit to her voice and because it was very appropriate to her musical taste. She said that it was the best choice she  ever made in her life.

In the middle of the highschool, her music taste got heavier and she just wanted to play electric guitar and she thought that she should be playing all the instruments she could play. Moreover, she also plays bağlama(a Turkish musical instrument). She saw it from her father. She said that he did not know the theory of it, either. He could play it just thanks to his ability of hearing.

 ***Her Thoughts About Music:

The purpose of doing music is that she believes in it, like a religion or something. She says that there does not have to be lyrics to be felt because it does not matter which race you are from, religion you believe in. She thinks that she might be seem to listen a certain kind of music (rock) ,but actually she listens all kinds of music she likes because she believes that every kind of music has a place in our lives. For example, besides listening to rock, she is in the musical company and she also sings musical songs. She says that it is a team work which she enjoys very much. She also says that we should see it! It is on 26th and 27th of February in the architecture amphi. J)

   ***Her Future Plans:

They are to achieve her goals and dreams about music, such as being the leader vocale in her band or having her own band like Şebnem Ferah.

She thinks that if she does not get the chance to do that, she does not know what she will do but she believes that music will be in her life forever, she will not quit it.