6-7 December
Your Neighbourhood
1. What do you like and dislike about your neighbourhood?
2. What do you have around you? ( cinema, market, theatre, etc.)
3. Do you know any good places, parks or shops in your neighbourhood?
4. Who do you usually communicate with within your neighbourhood?
5. What do you usually do when you go out in your neighbourhood?
6. If you didn’t live in that neighbourhood, which neighbourhood would you like to live in and why?
7. Tell us an interesting memory that happened in your neighbourhood.
Related Words: downtown, pavement(sidewalk), parking spot, open market, pub, historical place, bakery, bookshop, central location, mosque, gym, bus stop, tram station, underground station, train station, gas station, next to, near, tranquil, busy, crowded, noisy, detached house, apartment blocks, narrow-wide street, avenue, local people
EXAMPLE ANSWERS: Your neighbourhood
1. I live in Şehremini. It is a beautiful neighbourhood. I love it because it is a very central location, and transportation is very easy. Sometimes we have a parking problem here, and the streets are too narrow.
2. We have a very big park, some small parks and a lot of good restaurants around.
3. Çukurbostan Park is really good. There are a lot of trees and plants, and a 500-meter running track in the park
4. We usually chat with my neighbours. They visit us and we drink tea together with my neighbours.
5. I usually go downtown and go shopping there or eat in the restaurants in Şehremini.
6. If I didn’t live in Şehremini, I would like to live in Fındıkzade or Haseki. Because I love living in the old city
7. I have a lot of funny memories here, but don’t remember any now.
Escaping from Prison: Is It Always a Crime?
Non-violent escapes from prisons in some countries are not punished because “it’s human nature to want freedom”. But of course, you shouldn’t commit any crime during your escape. Here are two examples of crimes if you escape your prison.
Example 1: Break a window and jump out of it. You damaged property during your escape.
Example 2: Jump out of an open window and escape. Your crime? Stealing prison clothes.
It is nearly impossible to escape without committing a crime.
READ/SPEAK
Do you know any films or books about escaping prison? Tell us the story.
If you were in prison, what would you miss most about the outside world?
If you were in prison, how would you spend your time?
Wealthy people receive special treatment or have more power and influence:
“Unfortunately, in this town, money talks, and if you don’t have the money, you can forget it.”
LEARN THE IDIOM AND SPEAK
Do you have any rich relatives? What do they do, and how rich are they?