Colorado ePals

A group of 6th graders are corresponding with ePals in Colorado, USA.  They are sharing about what life is like in Istanbul and they learn what life is like in Colorado, USA, which also gives our students a chance to practice their English.  This is a picture of Durango, Colorado that one of our ePals sent.  This is where all our ePals live.  What a beautiful place!

6E Student of the Week is.........Başak Özay

Hi Mr. President ,
We are happy to see you accept our project. We will start in March. Everything is okay, except a place to teach. Teaching place must to be like a camp. The students' parents advise us to make our project in a forest, but we must cancel this idea because it will be dangerous for students to live in a forest. I want to make an agree with a university campus  but they can want money to admit us. You know we will be teach how to breathe in a clean world, so the university must be clean and safe because they are in childhood. The other thing is food to eat. We will give cereal twice a week and one time meat, so we have to find a butcher.
                                                                                              FROM : Care For Our World Foundation

World Water Day 2012

Water is great and healthy. Water is life. Water is hail. Save the water, save the world. Water is important because the body should taking water in. Save the water save the water....

                                                          Bora Dağal

                                                           7                                                               WORLD WATER DAY 22.03.2012

When we don't drink water we die. But if we drink it we will live. Water is very important for all children's life and the water is good because when we drink, we eat. In the African deserts there isn't any water and all people will die. Also in Africa the people are hungry because there is no water to grow food or give to animals.

Hilal Özdemir 7E

ePals Projects with South Africa, India and USA

My students throughout the 6th-8th grades have begun their ePals, monitored email exchanges with 1) A Girls School in South Africa  2) An International School in India, focusing on sports and cultural exchange, and 3) A middle school in Colorado, USA, in which they would like to learn about life and culture in Istanbul.  This is a very fun way for my students to practice their English and expand their world view.  If you would like to have an ePal in projects 2 or 3, please see me ASAP.  


Also, we will soon collaborate with the school in India for a World Water Month project sponsored by National Geographic!  I can't wait!


ePals Global Community

World Spelling Day 06/03/2012

Burcu, Ilgit, and Aybike, what a great team!

World Spelling Day was a fun success, despite the group of three that decided to play a car game on their laptop instead and thus lost laptop privileges for the rest of the day (you know who you are!!).  Groups in 6A, 7A, 7E, 6E, 8A (a few individuals) all worked their hardest. I especially was proud when my students won a round against 3 opposing native speakers from, for example, Ireland, UK, and USA.  I admit, I had fun playing against other English teachers around the globe too.  It followed the week after the 6th Grade Spelling Bee, so we were very spellingly fulfilled, I'd say :) :)

Sencer concentrating

7A, having some fun!

World Water Month

March 1st, marks the beginning of World Water Month.  I would like my students to think about places in the world that do not have clean water to drink.  


1. Why is this do you think?  
Is it pollution? 
No money to clean their water? 
Education? 


Throughout this month I will be adding some World Water Month projects into my lessons.  Some fun things to do to keep us happy and interested and use our English for Environmental Awareness.  Please look up this word students and be ready to tell me what water means to you and what is Environmental Awareness?


Here is a forum and a project to look at and consider.  We will look at this in class and use it as a Speaking Activity!  Get ready!

ePals Water Forum


One Drop


Cambridge Learners English Dictionary

And the Winner of the Spelling Bee is.............

This morning the 6th Grade English classes at Atakent held our Annual Spelling Bee.  The competition was fierce, but halfway through the competition, the team of Meltem and Deniz proved very strong and impossible to beat.  I would like to congratulate all the Spelling Bee participants on a job well-done. 

 The 2012 Atakent Doğa Koleji winner is the before mentioned team of Meltem and Deniz, representing 6A.  Their prize is to be first in the lunch line for 1 week.  We are proud of our Spelling Bee students!


pictures coming soon!

JMUN, Atakent Delegates are New York City Bound!

http://www.nmun.org/

Kaan Arda, Burcu Kirdar Kaya, Irem Çatma, Bethany Varnum

The three candidates from Atakent Doğa that will represent us at the  UNA USA Model United Nations Conference in New York City from March 19-25 are Irem Çatma (6A), Kaan Arda (8B), and Ulaş Tomac (8F).  

Atakent JMUN, Burcu Kirdar Kaya, leader

I Followed the Evil Scientist into a Dark Room. What I Saw I Will Never Forget.....

There were not any lights in the room and the bad scientist went somewhere.  After a few minutes I heard his voice, he was talking on the phone and he only used his initals. I thought that ''there will be bad things and I have to be brave and stop him, but I can't do anything and today is my birthday. I think I might have a chance.


After few minutes the door bell rang.  I heard a woman's voice.  She asked ''Everything is ready?" and the bad scientist said ''none , I can't prepare anything.'' The woman said ''ok, I can help you''. After hearing these sentences I became nervous.


Sometime I heard voices like '' Where is yoghurt , beef or tofu. After I heard a voice. The woman shouted '' Every thing is ready!''. The door bell rang and noone answered the door. I thought that I could open the door, but firstly I had to open the cupboard's door. When I opened the door everyone shouted ''HAPPY BİRTHDAY ''  This was only my mum's game after all.
                                                                                                                  Başak Özay
                                                                                                                      6-E

The room was dark. I could hear the mad scientist's voice. Then what I saw. I will never forget this. He has finished his last invention: 
"Dumbler" the most strong , the worst and the most stupid monster in the world . It was a killing machine. First it killed the scientist's cat. Poor cat! Then it escaped down the street. 
It killed the police ,then he killed some people. There was a thing very interesting. It didn't kill the children , it didn't do anything them. He just killed adults . I went near to scientist .
I said:
_What is your aim ? The scientist said:
_I will kill all the adults and the children will be my slaves.The world will be mine. And he laughed. But he has forgotten something. He has forgotten to teach to Dumbler he is its boss so Dumbler came and killed him. I was scared , Dumbler came through me . He was going to kill me . I closed my eyes and waited but it didn't do anything when I opened my eyes I understood it was a nightmare.
                                                                                                      Buse Başak ÖZDEMİR
                                                                                                                  7/A


It was a dark and stormy night.  I was driving home from work.  I was exhausted because I had been working all day.  It was freezing outside.  Suddenly, I saw something.  It was an enormous black shape in front of me.  I stopped in the car and there was a flash of lighting.  The "thing" moved closer.  What can I do?  I thought to myself.  I locked the doors of the car so the "thing" couldn't get in, then I remembered that I had my mobile phone with me.  I phoned my friends, who was a police officer and told him that I was terrified.
                                                                                                to be continued.......
                                                                                                       Gizem Olağon
                                                                                                       Zehra Buse Şahin
                                                                                                       Merve Yalaın
                                                                                                                    7C



                                                  THE BEST RESTAURANT


   In America there were a TV show called The Best Restaurant. In the show there were three judges (Ron, Emmy and Tom.) They were going to choose the best restaurant and they would give a million dollars to it for a prize. Today they decided to go to The Fisherman Restaurant. They arrived. The Fisherman Restaurant looked good. It has got a large park to be continued..........

Coming This Spring...Doğa's Got Talent!

Get ready, Doğa's Got Talent is coming this Spring.  It will be like the TV shows Britain's Got Talent and America's Got Talent.  Teams or 1 person will enter.  You may sing, dance, read a poem, do a play or skit, etc., as long as it's in English.  There will be judges and prizes, so, take it seriously and practice, practice, PRACTICE!  More information will be coming in March.

America's Got Talent Webpage


Britain's Got Talent Official Webpage

A Little Fun, World Spelling Day Style

March 6

Prepared Speech....A Work in Progress

My lovely 8th Graders, we are about to start a unit on Prepared Speeches.  A prepared speech is a short talk you give about a subject.  You will research a subject and write what you will say on cards.  Who knows, a video of your speech may end up right here :) :) :)  This is a good example of a prepared speech:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IJr5nncqGs

If You Could Live Anywhere in the World, Where Would You Live and Why?

7E

Baris says.....
            I would like to live in Spain because it is a beautiful country.  The girls are beautiful.  The cities are beautiful.  I like the weather very much.  Madrid and Barcelona are two of it's most famous cities.  

Melike says....
              I prefer to live in Las Vegas because, it's in America and America is a very good country for me. Las Vegas has so many casinos, hotels, restaurants, and crazy persons. I like crazy persons and I am a little crazy too. There are other types of persons there too.






Aziz Cem and Gorkem say.....

         I would like to live in New York City in America.  I want to live there because it is a very big city.  The Statue of Liberty is there and I like it.  I like to eat donuts, pizza, hot dogs and hamburgers.  Also, I would like to live in Paris, France.  It is a romantic city.  France is a beautiful country.  I like cheese from France.




Hilal says....

          I prefer to live in Izmir, Turkey.  I want to live by the sea.  I would like to have a little house and everyday I would like it to be sunny.  I would live alone in this house because when I am alone I feel relaxed.  I would also like it to be very quiet.  I want to eat fresh cheese and milk.  If I am near the sea I can catch fish and go swimming.  Also, I can go bicycling.  
          
8E

Meryem says....

         I think the boys in Spain are very handsome.  I like Enrique Iglesias very much.  I also like Spanish footballers Fabregas, Casillias, and David Villa.  I think the country is very beautiful.  I haven't been to Spain, but I would like to go.  I looked at pictures on the internet.  

Elif Kose says....

         I would live in Brazil because it is very hot and there are many beaches.  I love to swim.  I want to learn Portuguese.  The landscape is very beautiful, for example the Amazon Rain Forest.  I also like spicy food very much.  
         I would also like to live in Venice, Italy.  I haven't been to Venice yet.  The city is on canals and you travel around with gondolas.  That would be so fun and romantic. 

Berfin says...

        I would like to live in Berlin, Germany.  I visited Frankfurt when I was 4 years old.  I Berlin is a very beautiful city and there is very good shopping there.  I think German people are great.  

Yagmur says........ 

          I would like to live on Bagdat Caddesi in Istanbul because it is very nice there.  There are handsome boys and Starbucks, Cafe Dunyasi, and other cafes.  The apartment buildings are very beautiful.  There are people from around the world that live there.  It is easy to get to Taksim from Bagdat Caddesi and it is near many places.

Ayyuce says....

          I would like to live in Izmir, Turkey because I love it there.  I love the beach. The weather is warm and sunny.  The people are very beautiful there, also.  It is 45 minutes by plane from Istanbul.

      

7th Grades

WHAT IS YOUR DREAM JOB AND WHY?

My dream job is to be a Tank Driver in the Army because I love Military things. The tank is my favorite. I really want to blow up terrorist caves and other things. This is my dream job.

-Ahmet Emre Cavus

I want to be a professional volleyball player because I have played volleyball for 7 years. Before I didn't want to play volleyball and now I want to play too much. My favorite and lovely sport is volleyball. I know this now. I love playing volleyball and volleyball is my life.

-Tanra Mansur

I want to be a detective. Because I love to solve crimes,I love mystery and smart killers. I love justice too so I want a new world. In this world there is no justice so ı will make a new one. Then in the world just good people will live.

-Omer Kazanc

I was imagining my dream job... I want to be a doctor because...First my father is a doctor and when I watch him I learn his skills.And it means I can teach others about doctors. Secondly I want to make ill people healthy. In our large population many people are ill. They are going to die and they aren't happy. It is so bad for me. I want people to be happy. I hope I will be doctor. For that I studied, I am studying and I will study.

-Mehmet Selman Kilic

My dream job is to be a computer engineer.I love this job.For that I'm going to study very hard.Because my father says:'You're very hardworking and you must be an engineer'.-Anil Sarac

  

I want to be a attack helicopter pilot because I want to protect my country against terrorists and enemy forces. I am going to blow up terrorist buildings and enemy forces. I really like Military stuff. With my Tank driver friend Ahmet, we will fight against enemies for our country forever.

Ufuk Baris Pehlevan 

  

I want to be a Blood Spatter Analyst in Forensics. I will be like Dexter. He is awesome. Well, I want to be this because I have been interested in hearts and blood since I was 5 years old. My mother has a heart disease. I will be a heart doctor or a Blood Spatter Analyst in Forensics !

- Ayşe Cansın Siral 

When I grow up I want to be a detective in homicide. Because it is a cool job and they are stopping killers. If there is a smart killer its a more adventurous job. I want this 'cause I want to solve puzzles. And Dexter is doing this job so it becomes more and more interesting to me.

-Samed Sahin

I want to be a professional volleyball player like Malgorzata Glinka. She is the best player in Vakıfbank T.T. So I want to be strong and tall as her. But I have to play very well too. I have been playing volleyball for 6 years and now I am a player in Vakıfbank T.T.

- Dilara ERVER

I want to be a street racer. Because I love muscle and tuner cars. I always watch AB Moteurs. I finished all of Need for Speed series; Undercover, Carbon, Pro street, Underground 2, Porsche Unleashed and High Stakes III. I have a hot wheels and matchbox car collection. And my favorite car is Chevelle '70- Sinan Altınayak

6th Grades

MY HOMEWE HAVE GOT A BIG KITCHEN BECAUSE THERE WAS A BALCONY OFF THE KITCHEN, SO, BEFORE IT WAS SMALL. MY MUM WANTED TO CLOSE OUR BALCONY, SO, NOW THE KITCHEN IS BIG. WE HAVEN'T GOT A YARD, BECAUSE WE LİVE İN AN APARTMENT. BUT WE'VE GOT A BİG HALL. THERE IS A BATHROOM DOWN THE HALL. THE BATHROOM IS SMALL. THERE IS A CLOSET, A BATH AND A SİNK. WE HAVEN'T GOT A GARAGE, BUT WE'VE GOT A BİG CAR PARK. THERE IS NOT A TERRACE IN OUR HOME. THERE AREN'T STAIRS, EITHER.

RAMAZAN 6C

 MY HOMEMY HOME IS NICE. WE HAVE GOT A FLAT. MY HOUSE İS MEDIUM SIZED. THERE ARE 4 ROOMS. THERE ARE 2 BATHROOMS. I HAVE GOT A BEDROOM . MY BEDROOM IS SMALL BUT IT IS BLUE. WE HAVE GOT A KITCHEN. IT IS BİG. IT IS GREEN AND YELLOW . WE HAVE GOT A HALL. IT IS LONG. WE HAVE GOT A POOL BUT IT IS SMALL .WE HAVEN'T GOT A BALCONY BUT WE HAVE GOT BİG WINDOWS. WE HAVE GOT A SITTING ROOM. IT IS PINK. WE HAVE GOT A GARAGE. IT İS VERY BİG. I LIKE MY HOME. ERDEM YIĞIT TUNÇ 6D

MY HOME

I LIVE IN APARTMENT BUILDING . WE HAVEN'T GOT A TERRACE BUT WE HAVE A SMALL BALCONY THAT IS VERY NİCE. WE HAVE GOT A GARDEN . THE GARDEN İS VERY BİG BECAUSE OUR APARTMENT BUILDING İS VERY BIG. WE HAVE TWO BATHROOMS. THE FIRST BATHROOM IS MY PARENT'S BATHROOM. THE SECOND BATHROOM IS MY BROTHER AND I'S. THE KİTCHEN IS VERY BIG . WE HAVE A TV AND A FRİDGE IN THE KITCHEN . THERE ARE THREE TV'S İN OUR HOME. OUR HOME DOESN'T HAVE ANY STAIRS BECAUSE MY HOME IS A FLAT. WE HAVE GOT A VERY BIG HALL. THERE IS A PARK AND A SWIMMING POOL IN OUR APARTMENT BUILDING. OUR APARTMENT BUILDING IS VERY GOOD.

MURATHAN KARATAS 6D

My Home

My home is big. It has got a very big hall. It has got 5 rooms. My bedroom is the big bedroom. My parents room is smaller than mine. We have got a bedroom for my big brother. The living room is big. We have got two balconies. We haven't got a garage, but we have a huge garden.We haven't got a terrace but we have a pool....TO BE CONTINUED NEXT WEEK.

Welcome!The purpose of this blog is to showcase what my ESL/EFL students are producing here at Atakent Doğa Koleji in Istanbul, Turkey.

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