28 Şubat 2011 Pazartesi

The day began badly because of the cold weather. While I was going to school, I waited the bus for a long time so I could be in class seven minutes later. Despite that, i adapted easily because we wrote small writing from the newspapers. It was enjoyable. Actually, i don't like Mondays and Tuesdays which are harder than the other days because we have lesson after the lunch. I am generally so tired and sleepy so I do not want to listen lesson. But today the last lesson was fine and beneficial for me.

Vocabulary Log 2.1

irreconcilable (adj): impossible to find agreement between or with; impossible to deal with
Synonyms: discordant, incompatible
Antonyms: compromising, reconcilable
E.g.: The differences between the landowners and the conservationists were irreconcilable from the start.

cohesive (adj): connected or related in a reasonable way to form a whole
Synonyms: clinging, coherent
Antonyms: yielding
E.g.: Historically, sport has been a cohesive force in international relations.

emulate (v): to copy something achieved by someone else and try to do it as well as they have
Synonyms: contend
Antonyms: abandon, retreat
E.g.: They hope to emulate the success of other software companies.

primitive (adj): describes living conditions that are basic, unpleasant and uncomfortable
Synonyms: primordial, undeveloped
Antonyms: current, modern
E.g.: The first station buildings were quite primitive.

breed (v):
if animals breed, they mate in order to have babies
Synonyms: cub
Antonyms: not produce
E.g.: The blackbird, like most birds, breeds in the spring.

27 Şubat 2011 Pazar

Vocabulary Log 1.5

intensify (v): to become greater, more serious or more extreme, or to make something do this
Synonyms: aggrandize, escalate
Antonyms: calm, lower
E.g.: Fighting around the capital has intensified in the last few hours.

diminish (v): to reduce or be reduced in size or importance
Synonyms: abate, decrease, decline
Antonyms: develop, expand
E.g.: I don't want to diminish her achievements, but she did have a lot of help.

elevate (v): to raise something or lift something up
Synonyms: delegate
Antonyms: decrease, drop
E.g.: They want to elevate the status of teachers.

persistent (adj): continuing to exist or happen, especially for longer than is usual or desirable
Synonyms: determined, assiduous
Antonyms: impermanent, transitory
E.g.: If she hadn't been so persistent she might not have gotten the job.

craving (n): an extremely strong desire for something
Synonyms: desire, want
Antonyms: reluctant
E.g.: She had a craving for some chocolate.

Vocabulary Log 1.4

rebellious (adj): deliberately not obeying people in authority or rules of behaviour
Synonyms: alienated, contumacious
Antonyms: compliant, manageable
E.g.: He's always had a rebellious streak

divisive (n): causing a lot of disagreement between people
Synonyms: disruptive
Antonyms: cooperating, agreeing
E.g.: Her teachers regard her as a rebellious.

youthful (n): typical of young people, or seeming young
Synonyms: young, immature
Antonyms: old
E.g.: A youthful president can be good for a country's morale.

eliminate (v): to completely get rid of something that is unnecessary or unwanted
Synonyms: annihilate, discard
Antonyms: accept, include
E.g.: The credit card eliminates the need for cash or cheques.

ratify (v): to make an agreement official
Synonyms: approve, confirm
Antonyms: deny, disaffirm
E.g.: Many countries have now ratified the UN convention on the rights of the child.

Vocabulary Log 1.3

accelerate (v): to happen or make something happen sooner or faster
Synonyms: advance, quicken, expedite
Antonyms: decelerate, slow down, impede
E.g.: They use special chemicals to accelerate the growth of crops.

integrity (n): the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles that you refuse to change
Synonyms: honesty, candor, forthrightness
Antonyms: corruption, dishonesty
E.g.: No one doubted that the president was a man of the highest integrity.

intimacy (n): a state of having a close personal relationship with someone
Synonyms: affinity, close relationship, friendship
Antonyms: disagreement, incompatibility
E.g.: It was obvious from their witty intimacies that they had been good friends for many years.

inevitable (n): certain to happen and unable to be avoided or prevented
Synonyms: compulsory, certain
Antonyms: avoidable, escapable, uncertain
E.g.: The accident was the inevitable consequence of carelessness.

annotation (v): to add short notes to a book or piece of writing to explain parts of it
Synonyms: comment, note
Antonyms: blank
E.g.: The annotation of literary texts makes them more accessible.

Vocabulary Log 1.2

slavery (n): the state of being slave
Synonyms: bandage, servility
Antonyms: liberty, freedom
E.g.: Their lives were spent in slavery.

voluntary (adj): done, given etc by choice, not by accident
Synonyms: willful, self-imposed
Antonyms: grudging, unwillingly
E.g.: He does a lot of work for a voluntary organization.

overlap (v): to extend over and cover a part of
Synonyms: coincide, co-occur
Antonyms: divide, separate
E.g.: One of my front teeth overlaps the other.

colloquial (adj): language or words that are colloquial are used mainly in informal conversations rather than in writing or formal speech
Synonyms: informal, conversational
Antonyms: formal, standard
E.g.: Teachers complain about that children often use the colloquial words in exams.

monotonous (adj): looking in variety
Synonyms: boring, dull
Antonyms: changing, excitable, variable
E.g.: Watching tennis match on Tv is the most monotonous activity.

Vocabulary Log 1.1

uprising (n): an attempt by a group of people to change the government, laws etc in an area or country
Synonyms: rise, come up
Antonyms: harmony, peace
E.g.: The Hungarian uprising was quickly suppressed.

poverty (n): the situation or experience of being poor
Synonyms: abjection, aridity
Antonyms: abundance, richness, luxury
E.g.: Poverty is more common problem all around the world.

mandatory (adj): if something is mandatory, the law says it must be done
Synonyms: compulsory, binding
Antonyms: voluntary, unnecessary, optional
E.g.: Crash helmets are mandatory for motorcyclists.

liberty (n): the freedom and the right to do whatever you want without asking permission or being afraid of authority
Synonyms: autarchy, freedom
Antonyms: imprisonment,restraint
E.g.: She ordered that all prisoners should be given their liberty.

revolt (v): if people revolt, they take strong and often violent action against the government, usually with the aim of taking power away from them
Synonyms: sedition, rising
Antonyms: harmony, peace
E.g.: Some members of the government may revolt against this proposed legislation.

22 Şubat 2011 Salı

Today, in the third lesson, we read a problem-solution essay which is about sleep-deprived students. I think that it was easy. We read it and also answered the questions about articles. While we were answering the questions, we also did speaking practices. At the beginning of module, speaking English made me scared and excited but now i don't think like that. It is very beneficial for us. We always want to speak fluently but we didn't get enough exercise about that in previous modules. Now i think we will be better day by day and it will be helpful in the future time for us.
The other thing, in the last lesson, we discussed the difference of between 'knowing' and 'learning' and we learned 'knowing comes after learning'. 
At the same time, we were doing some exercises and i was confused about using of 'to' and 'for'. I know how can i use them but i don't know when can i use 'for' or when can i use 'to'.
That’s all. Thanks
does it work ?