Reflection 2b

During this semester, I did a pair-shadowing activity during my Listening and Pronunciation class. The monologue, which I acted out, was from the movie A Few Good Men. I chose this scene, which I have shared with you below, because the rhetoric of Colonel Jessup was quite appealing to me. He can speak very influentially.
The scene opens in a court-martial. Lieutenant Weinberg asks Colonel Jessup if he ordered the code red for Private Santiago. A code red is a violent extrajudicial punishment. Lieutenant Weinberg goes on to state that he is entitled to answers. Moreover, he wants the truth. Afterwards, Colonel Jessup says that Lieutenant Weinberg cannot handle the truth. He starts his monologue, which is full of such traditional motifs as militarism, martyrdom, patriotism, discipline etc. In the monologue, Colonel Jessup justifies his decision to order the code red. Shortly after the monologue, he admits that he gave the code red order for Private Santiago. The monologue is indeed filled with anger.
This scene is significant in that a lieutenant felt like inquiring about the death of Private Santiago, who was significantly lower-ranked than he was. It is also of high importance due to the fact that the one who is being questioned by a lieutenant is a colonel, who is of superior rank. This situation is completely in opposition to the principles of the military.
I really enjoyed acting out this scene, which was full of emotions. Furthermore, Colonel Jessup was easy for me to portray.

(Revised to correct spelling mistakes)

Answers to Macmillan

p. 165
Exercise 4
b. The way you should do it should be different.
c. He looked to be carrying something.
d. As you suggested, I took up jogging.
e. He behaved as though he owned the place.
f. The meat tasted as if it hadn't been cooked properly.
g. Peter didn't do the experiment in the way he was instructed to do it.

Exercise 5
b. C
c. C
d. A
e. C
f. B
g. A
h. C
i. C
j. B

p. 168
Exercise 1
c. Since I had lost my money, the conductor ...
d. Just as I was falling asleep, there was ...
e. Correct
f. Correct
g. When I opened the box, it turned out ...
h. Correct
i. After being asked my name, I was taken ...
j. When I arrived at the station, the train ...

Exercise 2
b. Being
c. While
d. Though
e. While
f. Abandoned
g. Though
h. Without
i. If
j. By

Exercise 3
b. Discovered
c. included
d. becoming
e.
f. caught
g. coming
h. Revealed
i. being
j. Claiming
k. left

p. 169
Exercise 4
b. On opening the letter, ...
c. Though the palace was destroyed by fire during the war, ...
d. Tears streaming from her eyes, Carol walked ...
e. In trying to remove the memory card, I broke ...
f. ... since I've been using Glosso shampoo.
g. Being knocked down by a car, Jan was ...
h. Having being shown his room, ...

Exercise 5
b. A
c. B
d. A
e. C
f. B
g. A
h. C
i. B

Reflection 2a

Hello, I am Enes Sarıbaş.  Today I am going to be discussing preventative computer security measures that can be taken to protect computers and computer networks. Preventative computer security measures are necessary in order to protect user’s privacy. However, in order to implement these security measures, one needs to be aware of the different sources of possible attacks. The most important ones are malware attacks, hack attacks and port scans on open ports and exploits that take advantage of vulnerabilities in unpatched software.  First of all, malware attacks are the most common form of attack today. These attacks can occur in many ways such as infected removable devices, hacked websites that try to install malware, spam e-mails that contain infected attachments and fake antivirus websites. The second most significant form of attacks are hack attacks and port scans on unprotected networks. A port is like a door between your computer and the Internet.  When ports are open and visible on port scans, hackers can gain access to the computer and install malware using the open ports. The other most significant attack vectors are exploits that take advantage of vulnerabilities in unpatched software. Hackers are constantly searching for vulnerabilities and bugs in software that if successfully exploited, can allow hackers to take complete control of a user’s system. Specially crafted files that are designed specifically to exploit these vulnerabilities are called exploits. All these attacks can be prevented with safe computing practices. Malware attacks can be blocked by using common sense and an antivirus program. Users should not open suspicious e-mail attachments and should stay away from suspicious sights. Hack attacks and port scans can be blocked by closing all ports.  This can be accomplished either with a software or hardware firewall. Exploits can be stopped by always keeping all software up-to-date.  Users should always install security patches for all software installed on their personal computers.

Answers to Cilt 1

page 67 - present and future verbs
1. A and D are correct.
2. A --> R, B --> W
3. A
4. A
5. A
6. A
7. C
8. A is wrong, B is wrong, C is wrong.
9. A is right, B is right.
10. A is right.
11. A is right, B is wrong.
12. C
13. A and B are right.

page 68 - past and perfect verbs
1. A and B are right.
2. A is wrong, B is right, C is right.
3. A is wrong, B is right, C is wrong.
4. A and C are right.
5. C is right.
6. A is wrong, B is right.
7. B, C, D, E and F are right.
8. Both are right.
9. Yesterday's maths exam was very hard, but I think we studied enough to pass it.
10. A is right, B is wrong, C is right.
11. A and C are correct.
12. C is correct.
13. C is correct.
14. Both are right.
15. Only B is right.
16. C and D are right.
17. A, B, E and F are right.
18. Both are right.

page 71 - auxiliary verbs
1. Both are right.
2. B
3. A and D are right.
4. A and C
5. A
6. All are right.

page 131
1. A is right, B is wrong, C is right.
2. A is right, B is right, C is right.
3. A is right, B is right, C is right, D is right.
4. B is in present simple continuous.
5. C
6. C
7. A
8. A and C are right.
9. It is normal. It is typical of very formal language. It is less common in AmE than in BrE. It is not a mistake.
10. It is normal. It is correct but unusual.
11. B

page 132 - past and perfect verbs
1. A and C are right.
2. B
3. A and C are wrong, B is right.
4. A and C are wrong, B is right.
5. Different tenses are used.
6. No
7. C is right, A and B are wrong.
8. A
9. A is right, B is right.
10. B is more natural.
11. C
12. already, before, just, today, yet
13. A, B and D are right.
14. A, B, D and E are right.
15. Because the sentence describes a past action whereas the incorrect one implies that the thinking is on process.
16. A implies a continuing action.
17. A
18. A implies a past action that had taken place before the main action. B implies that the two actions are simultaneous.

page 135 - auxiliary verbs
1. A and D are right, B and C are wrong.
2. All are right.
3. A is right, the others are wrong.
4. A is more natural.
5. B
6. B
7. A: happen, B: come, C: dripping

Reflection: Robin Sharma - Revised

The author views success as a means for a peaceful life. He believes that we can be successful by doing our best rather than competing with each other. He claims that we are so preoccupied with competition that we are more focused on trying to succeed than succeeding. He compares us to circus animals by saying that we get obsessed with outperforming others. I agree with the author on his ideas regarding success. We should do our best to succeed but we shouldn't be jealous of others' success; instead, we should cooperate with each other. For example, the main character in the book says that he is going to "build his career based not on what he can get from others but what he can be for others". There will always be someone who is better than you. For instance, during my high school years, I was probably one of the best students in English. However, when I entered the university exams, there were many students who were ahead of me. One of the characters in the books accordingly states that we are conditioned to competition from childhood, and that we are conditioned to be best in our classes, get the best grades, be at the top in sports etc. The writer proposes a way to be the best, namely a leader: Not by tracking what the crowd does, but by loving and caring about everyone rather than fearing failure. To summarize, we should do our best, but not be jealous of others' success. All the human beings are made out of the same cloth.

Answers to Macmillan

Page 18, Exercise 2
b. set up
c. became
d. were sinking
e. were running
f. were rising.
g. hardly rose
h. had been
i. would close
j. were running

Page 22, Exercise 1
b. spent
c. studied
d. wrote
e. won
f. were
g. receieved
h. have won
i. has always been
j. have accused
k. pointed out
l. wrote

Page 29, Exercise 6
b. C
c. B
d. A
e. B
f. B
g. B
h. C
i. C
j. C

Page 26, Exercise 2
b. B
c. A, B
d. A, B, C
e. C
f. A, C
g. C
h. B, C
i. C
j. A, C
k. B
l. A, B