14 Aralık 2008 Pazar

Gulliver's Travels

1)Summary:
Her name is Gulliver. He is a young doctor and tall and slim. He loves travel and sail but he is danger. The sea and wind break his ship. He is cold, tired, hungry and thirsty.He sees an island and swims to it.He runs into the beach and he sleeps there. Everybody in Lilliput sleeps. But the watchman doesn’t sleep. He goes out in the cold and rain. He walks alone. The watchman is wet and unhappy.It is a very dark night. He is afraid. He walks, He falls down and looks up.There are strange things around him. The watchman sees a giant. He is afraid. He escapes. He looks back again. He is sure. It is a giant. He runs to king’s palace but the guards stop him.“The king has visitors.They are signing a wedding contract. The guards say to him but the watchman runs past them into the meeting room.“There is a giant on the beach!'' the watchman shouts.Nobody listens to the watchman. King Little and King Bombo sign a wedding contract because King Little’s daugter Princess Glory is marrying King Bombo’s son Prince David. The watchman comes to palace. “There is a giant on the beach'' the watchman shouts.Nobody listens to him. Then King Little’s men carry presents. King Little’s daughter sings a song. The song’s name is Faithful. This is the song of Lilliput. Then “We will sing this song at the wedding tomorrow.'' says King Little.''No,It must be Forever because this is the song of Blefesco.''says King Bombo. Then King Bombo is very angry. “This is war says King Bombo.King Little is sad because this is war. The watchman comes to palace.The watchman talks to King Little. King Little don’t listen to him. Then King Little listens to him. “Go and find the giant King Little says to the watchman.The watchman wakes up all the people of Lilliput. “There is a giant on the beach.''says the watchman.Nobody believes him.But four men come.Four men follow him.But they don’t find a giant.The floor starts to move.Because they stand on the giant.They escape and look at the beach.They don’t laugh,they are afraid.
Everybody sees the giant.Everybody believes him.The watchman is happy.Because everybody listens to him.The people of Lilliput pull the giant to the centre of the city.Then King Little sees the giant.He is afraid and he escapes to palace.Then the people of Lilliput look in Gulliver’s pockets.They find a watch and a gun.They try to move the gun.But they drop it.It fires.Gulliver wakes up.Everybody escapes.The people of Lilliput are afraid.The king is afraid.Gulliver sees the watchman.He catchs the watchman.The watchman is very afraid.The watchman thinks that the giant wants to eat him.But the giant don’t eat the watchman.The king sees the giant.They talk.Then King Little wants to kill the giant.He calls the guards.They want to kill the giant.Gulliver isn’t afraid.Because they are very small. But the guards don’t kill him.Because King Bombo’s ships attack to King Little’s palace.Then King Bombo’s soldiers see the giant.They are afraid.They escape. King Bombo doesn’t want to escape.But King Bombo escapes.King Little wins the war.Everybody loves Gulliver.Because Gulliver stops the war.The people of Lilliput have a party for Gulliver.They thank him.King Bombo is very angry.Then King Bombo sends a message to his spies in Lilliput.King Bombo’s message comes to spies.They read the message.The message says “Kill the giant! The spies have an idea.The spies can use Gulliver’s gun.Then the spies work with his gun.Gulliver comes near to their house.The spies are very afraid.Then a fire starts in their house.Gulliver sees the fire.He stops the fire.Gulliver doesn’t know them.Because they are spies.They want to kill Gulliver.
David and Glory meet in the palace.The watchman hears David’song.The watchman thinks that only a spy can sing Blefesco’s song.The watchman shouts to the guards.The guards fight David.Gulliver picks David up.The guards don’t see Gulliver.Then the watchman says somethings to Glory.Then Gulliver picks Glory up.The spies are ready.Because they want to kill Gulliver.A message comes from the spies to King Bombo.The message says “We can win the war.King Bombo writes a message.He gives the message to the message bird.The message bird comes to Lilliput.The bird is tired.The watchman sees the message bird.He catchs it.The watchman reads the King Bombo’s message.The message says “Bombo is coming at eight. The watchman tells the people of Lilliput.The people are ready for war.The watchman looks for Gulliver.Then he finds Gulliver.Because Gulliver can win the war.Gulliver goes to the beach.The spies catch the watchman and take the King Bombo’s message.King Bombo’s men shoot at Gulliver.Then Glory and David see the spies.The gun is ready.David jumps on the gun.Gulliver doesn’t die.David dies.The war stops.Gulliver picks him up.Gulliver shouts the people.The people are very sad.Gulliver says somethings to people.Then Glory sings her song.David doesn’t die.He sings his song.They sing together their songs.Everbody is very happy.Because the war stops.Gulliver likes the people of Lilliput,but he wants to travel to many places.Because Gulliver is a sailor and traveller.Then Gulliver leaves from Lilliput.The Kings are friends.Gulliver doesn’t forget the people of Lilliput.
2)In my opınıon; the story is very exciting because Gulliver is a lot of experience affair.
3)Glossary:
weak: not physically strong
giant:extremely big, and much bigger than other things of the same type
sword:a weapon with a long pointed blade nad a handle, used in the past
arrow:a weapon like a thin straight stick with a point at one end that you shoot with a bow
spy:someone whose job it is to find out secret information about another an organization you are competing against
escape:to get away from a place or situation where you are in danger, or when someone is trying to stop

7 Aralık 2008 Pazar

The Monkey's Paw

1)Summary:
One day, It is cold and dark out in the road and the rain doesn't stop for a minute. Old Mr. White and his son, Herbert, play chessn and Mrs.White sits and watches them. The old woman is happy because her husband and her son are good friends and they like to be together. In a few minute, They hear that the bell rings. Mr.White's friend, Tom, comes. Mr.White introoduces his wife and his son to Tom. Tom has come from India. Tom was a soldier in India for twenty-one years. He begins to tell his interesting stories. Tom puts his hand into his pocket and takes a paw out. Then, he says that it is magic because it can give three wishes, to three people, and was given by an India man to his friend. His friend's last wish was to die but the first and second wishes were unkown to Tom. After Tom leaves the house, Herbert and Mrs.White make Mr.White wish 30.000 pounds from the monkey's paw. Nothing happens but while they are going to bed, Mr.White sees a face image on the window. In a few days, well dressed stronger comes and tells Mr. and Mrs.White that Herbert died while he was working at maw and meggins factory. The stronger gives them 30.000 pounds. Mr. and Mrs.White cries all the time for their son. They wish for their son to come back to them from the Monkey's Paw. Herbert comes to the front door. Mrs. White wants to see her son but Mr.White doesn't want to see his son because Herbert died in machinery. While Mrs.White is running downstairs to open the door, Mr.White makes his thirt wish. When Mrs.White opens the door, three is nobody there.


2)In my opinion, It 's never good to want to change things. The things you wanted may not be good for you all the time. Sometimes, We should take things for granted.


3)candle: a stick of wax taht burns to give light
cemetery: a place where we put dead people in the ground
mad: ill in the head
paw: the hand or food of an animal
put away: to put things in their usual places

5 Aralık 2008 Cuma

Topic for Discussion and Writing

1)In my opınıon, the most important work is build homes for the poor. they do this because they want to be helpful to people in need.



2) Because they just need to be in good health.



3) My favourite volunteeer is buil homes because many people have homes.