2014 - 2015 SPRING, WEEK 6
READING WORKSHEET 2
YILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
B – C LEVEL
Week 6 (March, 23-27)
TEACHER’S COPY
READING CAFÉ 2
On the menu this week is:
PART I
VOCABULARY REVISION
1. Complete the text with the words given in the box.
previous
proceed
path
efforts
response doubtful
investigate approach
prove
suffering
maintain
significant
achieved
headed
Ali Nasuh Mahruki is a mountaineer, an adventurer, a motivational
speaker, a film-maker, an NGO founder, a writer, and now the proud
father of a son.
Nasuh started mountain climbing after seeing a notice advertising a new
club while studying Management at Bilkent University in Ankara. In Turkey
the highest peak is a little less than 4000m, so after graduating in 1992 he
went to Kazakhstan to attempt a 7000m peak. Before he set off, he was
very (1) doubtful , not knowing how he would (2) proceed to the top, or
even whether he would enjoy it. He (3) achieved his goal and realized
his talents.
Nasuh was the first Turkish person to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1995 and this was a (4)
significant occasion in the international arena. There are now 15 Turkish people who have completed
this difficult (5) path , but Nasuh believes there should be more. He believes that if there is a proper
system in Turkey to encourage our youth, they will (6) prove that they have potential to be successful.
“Kendi Everest’inize Tırmanın” is the seventh of his books. The (7) previous ones have discussed
everything from his alpine adventures to motor biking through Asia to the NGO he founded – the volunteer
search and rescue association, AKUT. When two young climbers were lost in 1994–probably they were
(8) headed in the wrong direction by the storm, a hundred climbers came together to (9) investigate
them. Then AKUT was born and soon expanded to help in other situations from floods to earthquake to the
Gezi Park protests.
His (10) response to the question –what is your personal highlight? - was that “K2. It’s believed to be the
most dangerous mountain and I climbed it in 2000 with no oxygen or porters. I tried to (11) maintain the
control of myself. Some time I felt bad because I was (12) suffering from extreme cold. It was the hardest
challenge of my career. But for me, the greater the challenge, (13) efforts, risk and difficulty, the greater
the feelings. I always want to do better than my previous self, and each time I (14) approach my target
and succeed, it makes me be more aware of my abilities, and I grow up a little more.”
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2. Complete the sentences with the words given in the box.
evidence
approximately
initially
civilization
account for
invaded
1. There will be approximately fifteen people at dinner; however, the actual number could be a little
more or fewer than fifteen.
2. The couple initially wanted an outdoor wedding, but then they changed their mind because the
area could get much rain in spring.
3. Forensic scientists analyse any evidence from the crime scene–furniture, bullets, knives, cigarettesto identify who has committed the crime.
4. According to current regulations for EU member countries, renewable sources account for at least
10 percent of energy in transport by 2020.
5. With the President Bush’s decision, America started massive air and land attacks on targets all over
Iraq, then invaded the country in 2003.
6. Civilization is an advanced stage of human society, where people live within comfort and can think
about things like art and education.
3. Complete the sentences with the words given in the box.
remarkable
aspect
associated with
immigration
assumptions
contrasting
1. Every country has immigration rules. Before you move to a new country to live, you should learn
them in detail.
2. Besiktas knocked Liverpool out of the Europe League after a competitive penalty shootout, so the
team had remarkable achievement.
3. Two people with contrasting opinions, such as a liberal and a conservative, usually won't get along
very well.
4. The explosion of computer technology is changing and affecting our private, social and work issues;
in short, every aspect of our lives.
5. My grandmother taught me not to make assumptions about people based on their outlook
appearance because it doesn’t give us clear ideas about their characters.
6. Lung cancer is most commonly associated with smoking: around 85-90% of all lung cancer
patients consume at least a packet a day.
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PART II
STRATEGY PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT
Identifying points of reference
Reference words are used to avoid repeating a word, sentence or part of a sentence. They usually refer
back to words or ideas already written about. When identifying points of reference one should notice
whether the reference word is singular or plural, whether the reference word is replacing a noun, verb, time,
place, a group of words or a whole phrase or clause that expresses a whole idea. The best way to test
which word, words or sentence(s) are replaced by the reference word is to replace the reference word with
the word(s) you think it points to and then read the sentences to see if it makes sense in the context.
Exercises:
1.
Many people in industry who have practical experience of noise regard any investigation of this
question as a waste of time; they are not prepared even to admit the possibility that noise affects
people. On the other hand, those who dislike noise will sometimes use most inadequate evidence to
support their pleas for a quieter society. This is a pity.
who refers to "many people in industry" (only "many people" is wrong because it changes the
meaning when it replaces the reference word).
this question refers to the question of "noise".
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they refers to "many people in industry who have practical experience of noise"
This refers to the whole idea mentioned in the previous sentence. ( ... those who dislike..... society.)
2. The use of sound technology and especially its most developed form, the CD, has become very
widespread.
The pronoun its refers to "sound technology's"
(The 's is added as its is a possessive pronoun and to replace it with the word it refers to, the word
aIso needs to be possessive )
3. Most children know that they should not play with matches because if they do so their mothers will
punish them.
Do so refer to play with matches
4. Sports events, competitions and physical education are essential components of a good school
curriculum. Such activities give students a chance to discover their physical abilities and get rid of
their stress.
Such activities refers to sports events, competitions and physical education
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5. Ahmet, my best friend, phoned me last night. He said he had some good news. I asked him what it
was, but he wouldn’t say. He said he was at the airport and wanted me to pack a bag and meet him
there. I drove to meet him, and now we are in Antalya on a two-week vacation! It’s a fantastic place.
What a wonderful present for my holiday!
He refers to Ahmet
it refers to some good news
there refers to at the airport
we refers to Ahmet and I
It refers to Antalya
present refers to a two-week vacation
Reference words can refer forward, too.
 ‘this’ and ‘these’
You may not believe this, but I haven’t smoked for 20 days.
this refers to “I haven’t smoked for 20 days”
On the board these words were written: Reading, writing, music.
These refers to “Reading, writing, music”
 ‘following’
I draw the following conclusions: that natural childbirth should be available for all who want them.
following refers to “that natural childbirth should be available for all who want them.”
 ‘those’
Those who live in rural areas have some difficulties.
Those refers to “people living in rural areas.”
 ‘it’
It is a fact that the earth is round.
It refers to “that the earth is round.”
Identify the reference words that refer back and forward in the following paragraphs.
1. Cars with hybrid motors or the ones with nuclear energy do not seem imaginary in that the current oil
reserves will run out in the near future. Both will probably reduce environmental pollution and reduce
transportation costs.
the ones refers to cars
Both refers to cars with hybrid motors and cars with nuclear energy
2. For adults who remain physically childlike in old age, there has to be a strong wish for life. Those who
want a long life with an alert old age should never retire. If such people are retired by force, they
should direct themselves in some new, absorbing activity.
Those refers to people who want a long life with an alert old age
such people refers to people who want a long life with an alert old age
3. Knowledge of farming was brought to Central Europeans by immigrants from the Middle East and
appears to have spread widely during 5000 B.C. This practice was encouraged by the presence of
extensive areas of fertile soils, and this made them use the farming techniques by the immigrants from
the east.
This practice refers to farming
them refers to Central Europeans
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4. Communities become more dependent on food from outside and less able to feed themselves. Either
is too critical to ignore. This means that something must be done urgently.
Either refers to becoming more dependent on food from outside or less able to feed themselves
This refers to being too critical to ignore
5. The European Union has announced that its members will be imported labor force. But it has also
reported that only those who have a bachelor degree will be suitable to work in the EU states.
its refers to The European Union’s
it refers to The European Union
those refers to people who have a bachelor degree
6. Any period of social change brings its conflicts as well as its benefits and it is essential that solutions
can be worked out against a background of internal peace. The deadly acts of the terrorist, serious
crimes, violent protests, each in their own way can threaten our democratic institutions. The police try
to ensure that these dangers are unpleasant. Less dramatically, it is their job to see that ordinary life
goes on with disturbance and that people can go about their business safely.
its refers to social change’s
it refers to that solutions can be worked out against a background of internal peace
each refers to The deadly acts of the terrorist, serious crimes, violent protests
these dangers refers to The deadly acts of the terrorist, serious crimes, violent protests
their refers to The police’s
their refers to people’s
PART III
READING
Before Christopher Columbus discovered the New World, Europeans commonly believed that the world was
flat. They believed that if you sailed too far from land you would fall off the edge of the earth to be eaten
by fire-breathing monsters. Ridiculous, you say? Don’t be too sure. Before making a final judgment, read
about the…
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Graveyard of the Atlantic
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“There are mysterious and strange things going on
out there,” admits Richard Winer, author of The
Devil’s Triangle, a paperback that has sold 500,000
copies since its publication three months ago. “But I
believe that all the answers lie in human error,
mechanical malfunctions, unusual weather or
magnetic abnormalities.”
At 2 P.M. on Dec. 5, 1945, five Navy bombers
took off in perfect flying weather from the Naval
Air Station at Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on a routine
training mission over the Atlantic Ocean. Less than
two hours later, the flight commander radioed that
he was “completely lost.” Then there was silence. A
rescue plane was sent to search for the missing
aircraft and it, too, went away. In all, six planes
and 27 men vanished that day without a trace.
Despite one of history’s most extensive search
efforts, involving more than 300 planes and dozens
of ships, the Navy was unable to discover even
floating wreckage or a telltale oil slick.
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It is believed that those who work for the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
are not so certain. “Despite efforts by the U.S. Air
Force, Navy and Coast Guard,” NOAA reports, “no
reasonable explanation to date has been made for
the vanishings.” Because of these uncertainties,
private investigators have sought more creative
explanations. John Wallace Spencer, author of
Limbo of the Lost argues that beings from outer
space have established a highly advanced
civilization in the unexplored depths of the Atlantic
inside the triangle. He suggests that the triangle is
the hunting ground of beings from outer space in
search of human for their “cosmic zoos.” “It sounds
strange,” Spencer admits, “until you realize that it’s
the only explanation that covers all the facts.”
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The legend of the mysterious Bermuda Triangle
is one of the strangest of all sea tales. The Bermuda
Triangle is a section of the Atlantic Ocean off the
south-eastern coast of Florida. A line drawn from
Florida to Bermuda, then to Puerto Rico and back to
Florida, forms a rough triangle over this segment
of ocean. Within this triangle, or very near it, more
than fifty ships and airplanes have lost.
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Officially, the U.S. Navy does not recognize the
triangle as a danger zone and the U.S. Coast Guard
is convinced that “the majority of disappearances in
the triangle can be resulted from the area’s unique
environmental features.” These include the swift
Gulf Stream current, the unexplored underwater
canyons of the Atlantic and the often violent
weather patterns within the mystery zone. Then
too, the triangle is one of only two places on earth
where a compass needle points to true rather than
magnetic north. (The other is “The Devil’s Sea,” an
equally dangerous zone in the Pacific, southeast of
Japan. An expedition into the Devil’s Sea was
made to search under the sea by a group of
Japanese scientists in 1955. Nothing has been
heard of them since. ) Thus, a navigator who does
not remember this may find himself well off course.
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On the other hand, some people don't believe
that there is anything extraordinary about the
Bermuda Triangle. Thousands of ships and airplanes
have passed through the Triangle without
encountering trouble. It has also been reported
that the Triangle isn't the only place where ships
and planes have vanished. Many ships have
disappeared all over the world's oceans.
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Whatever the reasons for these strange
happenings, the legend of the Bermuda Triangle
remains the strangest of all sea tales.
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A. Read the text and choose the best answer for each question.
1. The main idea of this text is to ________
c) full of inaccurate accounts.
d) a purposeful lie.
a) convince readers that the whole story is
an illusion.
b) present both sides of the discussion
about the legend.
c) warn people of the dangers of travelling
through this area.
d) present logical explanations for each of
the disappearances.
5. What does “it” refer to in paragraph 1?
a) the missing aircraft
b) the flight
c) the Naval Air Station
d) a rescue plane
6. What does “there” refer to in paragraph 3?
2. The Bermuda Triangle is located in _____
a) southeast of Japan
b) the Pacific
c) the triangle
d) the Devil’s sea
a) a section of the Baltic Sea.
b) part of the Pacific Ocean between
Hawaii, California and Mexico.
c) a section of the Atlantic Ocean
between Florida, Puerto Rico, and
Bermuda.
d) the Mediterranean Sea.
7. What do the following words refer to?
These (par. 3) the area’s unique
environmental features
3. The legend of the Bermuda Triangle began
_________________.
a) during the 1800's.
b) in 1945.
those (par.4) people who work for the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
c) in 1925.
d) in 1960.
It (par.4) that the triangle is the hunting
ground of beings from outer space in
search of human for their “cosmic zoos.”
4. According to the author, the legend of the
Bermuda Triangle is ________________.
It (par.5) that the Triangle isn't the only
a) pure fantasy.
b) one of the strangest of all sea tales.
place where ships and planes have
vanished
B. Read the text and answer the following questions below.
1. What are some of the environmental features of the triangle which make it unique?
Swift Gulf Stream current, underwater canyons, violent weather patterns, compass point true
north instead of magnetic north.
2. What does the acronym NOAA stand for?
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
3. Which book mentions the theory of the “cosmic zoo”?
Limbo of the Lost
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C. Words in Context: Match the words with their meanings.
1. vanish
__5_ failure to work as it should
2. wreckage
__4_ a difficult journey for a purpose
3. segment
__6_ sensible, logical
4. expedition
__3_ part, section
5. malfunctions
_ 2__ remaining parts of something
6. reasonable
_ 7__ meet, experience
7. encountering
_ 1__ disappear, become invisible
D. Fill in the blanks with the words given above.
1. A fourth ship with specialized equipment is joining the search for a Malaysia Airlines jet that
vanished 10 months ago. There has been no sign since then.
2. Workers have been working for months to rebuild highway and its access roads. Two days ago,
they were able to complete the final segment of it.
3. The animals were discovered during an international expedition to the Mariana Trench, which lies
almost 11km down in the Pacific Ocean.
4. If you plan on using connections to open doors – or knock down walls – then you are going to
encounter some major difficulties down the line.
5. The radiation can damage microprocessors and computer memories, causing them to
malfunction. So when you urgently need your computer, it doesn't work properly.
6. He made a perfectly reasonable decision that he started to work for poor people who are in need
of medical help in East Anatolia after his retirement.
7. Rescue workers have been pulling bodies and wreckage from the sea but progress has been slow.
To reach other large pieces the sea floor is detected by sonar.
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