REFLECTION TASK 2B EDITED VERSION

'Jeanny' is a song recorded by Johan(Hans) Hölzel,who is also known as 'Falco'. Because lyrics of this song based on a true story caused 41 people to commit suicide,this song was forbidden by Pope John Paul II. I was impressed a lot with the story of this song. As for this story,a mafia member falls in love with a woman named Jeanny. She reciprocates his feelings. They love each other madly. However,when they decide to marry,she learns that he is a mafia member. Therefore,she wants him to give up gangsterism and he accepts this. Although he doesn't want to continue gangsterism,other mafia members put pressure on him and they want him to return. He chooses his love,so these mafia members kill Jeanny to avenge and lay it off on him. He is sentenced to life imprisonment. However,what is important for him is only Jeanny's death. One day he writes the lyrics of this song in imprisonment and then he commits suicide.


I like this song because it is touching and it gives people some messages about life. This song shows me that mistakes which we made in the past can come along with us until our death. These mistakes can destroy some nice emotions we experience and harm not only to us but also to people around us. Choices we make and decisions we take have a long lasting impact on our life. Our lives are a series of choices and decisions. Although this song caused some people to commit suicide,I think it can be guiding to learn from people's mistakes. 

The man who loves Jeanny in the clip of this song

Jeanny  in the clip of this song 

Şarkının Türkçe Çevirisi

jeanny,gel,gel hadi
kalk ayağa,lütfen
sırılsıklam oluyorsun
geç oldu,hadi
burdan gitmemiz gerek
ormandan çıkmalı
anlamıyor musun?

ayakkabın nerde?
kaybettin,
sana yolu göstermek zorundayken
kim kaybetti?
sen,seni?
ben,beni?
yada
yada biz birbirimizi?

jeanny,hayallerde yaşamayı bırak
jeanny,hayat göründüğü gibi değil
senin gibi küçük bir kız soğuk,soğuk dünyada
sana ihtiyacı olan biri var
jeanny,hayallerde yaşamayı bırak
jeanny,hayat göründüğü gibi değil
gecede kayboldun
çabalamak ve savaşmak istemiyorsun
sana ihtiyacı olan biri var

hava soğuk
burdan gitmeliyiz
gel
rujun silinmiş
onu satın aldın
ve ben gördüm
dudaklarında fazla kırmızı var
ve sen dedin ki: bana asılma
ama iç yüzün ortaya çıkmıştı
gözler sözlerden daha fazla şey söylerler
bana yine de ihtiyacın var,hmmmh?
herkes birlikte olduğumuzu biliyor
bugünden itibaren
şimdi onları duyuyorum!
geliyorlar!
seni almaya geliyorlar!
seni bulamayacaklar!
kimse seni bulamayacak!
sen benimlesin!

jeanny,hayallerde yaşamayı bırak.

Reflection Task 3A Edited Version

If I was a jury member of the committee choosing the person of the year,Müge Anlı would be my candidate. She is an announcer in a television program named 'Müge Anlı ile Tatlı Sert'. She helps people in many ways. For example,she reveals some murders that have not been solved for a long time by talking to some people involved in the events and witnesses in the program that Prof. Dr. Arif Verimli and Rahmi Özkan,who is a lawyer,participate in and she prevents murderers from doing harm to other people. By doing so,perhaps she enables people who have lost their beloved ones to feel better even if she doesn't completely relieve their pain. Moreover,she can find some people,especially young people who have been lost or who have eloped thanks to some sensitive people who get through to the live performance. She also enables some adopted children who don't know their biological mother or father to come together with their family. She helps people with walking disability by sending wheelchairs to them. In addition,she sends stationery equipment and computers to students who need. In summary, Müge Anlı makes other people happy thanks to her program and I think making other people happy is the greatest happiness. People who watch this program learn from others' mistakes. For instance, that some men who use violence to their wives are punished thanks to this program serves as a warning to other men who do so. For all the reasons mentioned above,I consider this program significant and I think Müge Anlı deserves to be the person of the year.

Textual Analysis

Excerpt from: http://www.bbc.com/news/business-30876920

Former Saudi oil boss says it can handle low price 

Mohammed al-Sabban said the country's policy was to defend its current market share by enduring low prices. (simple past) (Tense Function: to express ideas)

"You need to allow prices to go as low as possible in order to see those marginal producers move out of the market,(simple present)" he said.(simple past) (TF: to express ideas)

Mr al-Sabban advised the ministry for 27 years, leaving last year. (simple past) (TF: to express events that happened in the past)

Saudi Arabia, the largest producer within the Opec oil producers' cartel, has repeatedly said (present perfect)that it will not cut output to try to boost the oil price. (future tense) (TF: to express ideas)

Mr al-Sabban said (simple past) Saudi Arabia's "huge financial reserves" would enable it to cope with the low oil price. (past of the future) (TF:to express ideas)

The country is now in the process of cutting government spending. (simple present) (TF:to express change or developments/processes)

Without these cuts, Mr al-Sabban said, Saudi Arabia could not cope with low oil prices for more than four years. (past tense) (TF:to express ideas)

Falling further

Oil prices have more than halved since June. (present perfect) (TF:to express events that started in the past and continues to the present)

The dramatic fall has been blamed on a sharp increase in production from North American shale companies, which has increased the supply of oil and gas, helping to depress prices. (present perfect) (TF:to express events that started in the past and continues to the present)

Also undermining the price of oil are slowing global economic demand and a rising dollar against a range of other currencies. (present continuous) (TF:to express change or developments/processes)

The latter can flatter the oil price, which nonetheless can remain the same price in a local currency that buys fewer dollars. (present modal) (to express possibility)

On Monday, Brent crude was trading at around $49.40 a barrel, down 77 cents, and US crude was trading down 74 cents at $47.95 a barrel. (past continuous) (TF:to express actions that lasted for some time in the past)

The falls came after Saudi Arabia said again on Sunday (past tense) that it would not cut output to prop up oil markets. (past of the future) (TF:to express ideas)

Referring to countries outside of Opec, Saudi oil minister Ali al-Naimi said(past tense): "If they want to cut production they are welcome. We are not going to cut, certainly Saudi Arabia is not going to cut.(future tense)" (TF:to express ideas)

The Tone of the Text: It is informative because it informs us about oil prices.
Language Use: Reported speech and direct speech are used.
Comment on the Text: The author uses grammatically correct language and it is easy to understand.

The Reflection Tasks I commented on:

1) Esma Ünlü (1A)
2) Zehra Küçük (1B)
3) Melda Uysal (2A)
4) Enes Sarıbaş (2B)
5) Selin Üstündağ (3A)

The Film Exercises - My Fake Fiance

  For the first 15 minutes

EXERCISE 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of verbs according to the film.

a) ........ you ........(see) the registry? I mean who needs a 600 towel warmer?

b) You ..............(not realise) how transparent you are. Either you owe money or you're being stalked by a monkey.

c) You .......... (invite) to a formal wedding,but you obviously couldn't afford a tuxedo.

d) They .....(be) still on their honeymoon.

e) I ..........(think) about something you said at the wedding about how the money we put into wedding gifts is like a savings account.

Answers:

1) have you seen

2) don't realise

3) were invited

4) are

5) was thinking

EXERCISE 2: Please classify the following sentences into sentence types according to function.

a) Did you put it on a credit card?

b) I keep all the gifts for my apartment.

c) Wait a minute.

d) Can you do me a favor?

e) Be the coffee maker.

Answers:

1) Interrogative

2) Declarative

3) Imperative

4) Interrogative

5) Imperative

EXERCISE 3:  Please classify the following sentences into sentence types according to structure.

a) There's a slight possibility that I might have left the keys in the ignition.

b) I'll use the little boys' room.

c) Aim the gun at the barcode and pull the trigger.

d) You are getting cold feet over our pretend wedding.

e) Invited guests have an obligation to send a gift whether they are attending or not.

Answers:

1) Complex

2) Simple

3) Compound

4) Simple

5) Complex

156/157 and 160/161 Exercises

REFLECTION TASK 3

If I was a jury member of the committee choosing the person of the year,Müge Anlı would be my candidate. She is an announcer in a television program named 'Müge Anlı ile Tatlı Sert'. She helps people in many ways. For example,she reveals some murders that have not been solved for a long time by talking to some people involved in events in the program that Prof. Dr. Arif Verimli and Rahmi Özkan,who is a lawyer,participate in and she prevents murderers from doing harm to other people. By doing so,perhaps she enables people who have lost their beloved ones to feel better even if she doesn't completely relieve their pain. Moreover,she can find some people,especially young people who have been lost or who have eloped thanks to some sensitive people who get through to the live performance. She also enables some adopted children who don't know their biological mother or father to come together with their family. She helps people with walking disability by sending wheelchairs to them. In addition,she sends stationery equipment and computers to students who need. In summary, Müge Anlı makes other people happy thanks to her program and I think making other people happy is the greatest happiness. People who watch this program learn from others' mistakes. For instance, that some men who use violence to their wifes are punished thanks to this program serves as a warning to other men who do so. For all the reasons mentioned above,I consider this program significant and I think Müge Anlı deserves to be the person of the year.