Nowadays, we do different activities in the first lesson also, it is good for waking up. Furthermore, today quiz results were announced. Before the quiz we knew we should work much more and after the quiz we again saw we should work much more so we should work too much but why we don't study,  I don't know :D However, my opinion about to require learning vocabulary was become stronger and I think the most important thing is vocabulary for learning foreign language.

new words

Bribe(v)--> to try to make someone do something for you by giving them money, presents or something else that they want

Ex: He bribed immigration officials and entered the country illegally.

Synonyms = allurement, bait, blackmail

Coalition(n)--> the joining together of different political parties or groups for a particular purpose, usually for a limited time

Synonyms = affiliation, alliance, combine

Antonyms = disassociation

Ex : Government by coalition has its own peculiar set of problems

Proportion(n)--> the number or amount of a group or part of something when compared to the whole

Synonyms = distribution, division, equation

Antonyms = disproportion, imbalance, unevenness

Ex : A higher proportion of women now smoke than used to be the case.

Miscalculation(n)--> to judge a situation badly

Synonyms = misinterpretation, misjudgment, misreckoning,

Ex : He miscalculated badly when he underestimated the response of the international community to the invasion.

Procrastinate(v)--> to keep delaying something that must be done, often because it is unpleasant or boring

Synonyms = hesitate, delay, postpone

Antonyms = accelerate, advance, complete

Ex : I know I've got to deal with the problem at some point - I'm just procrastinating

new words

• bagel(n)--> a small, hard roll of bread in the shape of a ring
• abuse(v)-->to use or treat someone or something wrongly or badly, especially in a way that is to your own advantage
• synonyms = victimize, violate, corrupt
• antonyms = defend, help, preserve, protect
• ex : I never expected that he would abuse the trust I placed in him.
• infrastructure(n)-->the basic systems and services, such as transport and power supplies, that a country or organization uses in order to work effectively
• synonyms = groundwork, root, support,base
• ex : The war has badly damaged the country's infrastructure.
• literacy(n) --> the ability to read and write
• ex: Far more resources are needed to improve adult literacy.
• synonyms = background, cultivation, proficiency,
• antonyms = ignorance, illiteracy
• division(n)--> when something is separated into parts or groups, or the way that it is separated
• division of something between/among/into something
• synonyms = diagnosis,distribution,analysis,contrasting
• antonyms = accord, agreement, connection
• subtraction(n)--> the process of removing one number from another
• ex :The test involves simple calculations, such as addition and subtraction
• synonyms =decrease, discount, reduction,
• antonyms = addition, increase, rise
• multiply(v)-->to increase very much in number, or (in mathematics) to add a number to itself a particular number of times
• ex : In warm weather these germs multiply rapidly
• synonyms = accumulate, add, enlarge, expand
• antonyms= decrease, divide, lessen, reduce
• multiply something by something
• anomaly(n)-->a person or thing that is different from what is usual, or not in agreement with something else and therefore not satisfactory
• ex: The anomaly of the social security system is that you sometimes have more money without a job.
• synonyms =exception, incongruity, inconsistency
• antonyms= conformity, normality, standard, usual,
• demanding(adj)-->needing a lot of time, attention or energy
• synonyms = imperious,insistent,ambitious
• antonyms =easy, facile, trivial,undemanding
• ex: Climbing is physically demanding.
• manipulate(v)-->to control something or someone to your advantage, often unfairly or dishonestly
• synonyms = conduct, control, direct, exploit,
• antonyms=leave alone
• ex: Throughout her career she has very successfully manipulated the media.
• manipulate somebody into (doing) something
• implicit(adj)--> suggested but not communicated directly
• synonyms =accurate, certain, complete, definite, entire,
• antonyms =explicit, specific
• ex: His statement is being seen as implicit criticism of the work of research laboratories.
• finite(adj) -->having a limit or end
• ex : The funds available for the health service are finite and we cannot afford to waste money.
• synonyms = precise, restricted,definite
• antonyms = endless, infinite, unlimited,unrestricted
• retain(v)--> to keep or continue to have something
• synonyms = maintain, memorize, possess, recall, recognize
• antonyms = free,lose, release, spend
• ex : She has lost her battle to retain control of the company.
• legitimate(adj)--> allowed by law
• ex : Their business operations are perfectly legitimate.
• synonyms =accepted, acknowledged, authorized, certain,correct, fair
• antonyms = illegal, illegitimate, invalid,
• subordinate(n)-->a person who has a less important position than you in an organization
• synonyms = assistant, attendant, dependent
• antonyms= boss, chief, leader, major,
• ex :He left the routine checks to one of his subordinates.

09/03/2011

 Today, we did listening practice from the CT book and we again recognized one thing as an important, it was require to work properly ;) I don't understand, today was end very quickly..

8/3/2011

 Heyy! Today was snowing I am so happy for this weather ( I'm sorry for you Rauf:P) Tomorrow when  I wake up, I want to see only white from everywhere. If I make a snowball I love snow. After the weather conditions I should write about our class. First, we wrote a paragraph from the newspaper. Then we learnt different types of graphics and how we describe them. Also, we learnt crucial points for example, numerical comparatives expressions and superlatives for using these in our graph writing. After that we listened lecture, it was about city of Sao Paulo. According to teacher other essential subject which we learnt today was critical thinking. Some words have similar meaning with the others but they were another category so we should know connections and differences completely..

7/3/11

 Monday known the most boring day by most of the students. Today we started our classic beginning with speaking activity. We talked about foods, phobias and International womens day. It seen that almost no one have phobia in my class so, ı can't do scary jokes to my friends:(

Also, today's topic was countries and cities. In our FOI books there are lots of graph describing exercise for prepare us for academy. Anyway, today we did some exercise about countries' population, life standarts and average life expectancy. Sometimes informations were very interesting.

words

• • flourish(v)-->to grow or develop successfully
  • synonyms = grow, prosper
  • antonyms = cease, fail 
  • Ex : The economy is booming and small businesses are flourishing.
  • ivory(n)--> the hard smooth yellowish-white substance from the tusks of an elephant
  • ancestor(n)--> a person related to you who lived a long time ago
  • synonyms = antecedent, antecessor, ascendant
  • antonyms = descendant
  • Ex : There were portraits of his ancestors on the walls of the room.
  • vague(adj)--> not clearly expressed, known, described or decided
  • synonyms = perplexing, problematic, misunderstood
  • antonyms = certain, clear, definite, sure
  • Ex : The patient had complained of vague pains and backache
  ·       Agriculture(n)--> farming
  o   synonyms = agronomy, cultivation, culture
  o   antonyms = Agriculture is still largely based on traditional methods in some countries.
  o   Ex : Agriculture is still largely based on traditional methods in some countries
  ·       Assertion(n)à a statement that you strongly believe is true
  o   Synonyms =  allegation, asservation, attestation,
  o   Antonyms = denial, rejection
  o   Ex : I certainly don't agree with his assertion that men are better drivers than women.
  ·       Fertile(adj)à describes land that can produce a large number of good quality crops
  o   Synonyms = abundant, arable, bearing,
  o   Antonyms = barren, fruitless, impotent
  o   Ex : 800 acres of fertile cropland
  ·       Swamp(n)à (an area of) very wet soft land
  o   Synonyms = bog, bottoms, everglade,
  o   Ex  : The Everglades are an area of swamp in southern Florida.
  ·       Legacy(n) àmoney or property that you receive from someone after they die       
  o   Synonyms = inheritance, heritage
  o   Antonyms =  devise, endowment, estate,
  o   Ex : An elderly cousin had left her a small legacy
  ·       Lure(n)à the quality or power that something or someone has that makes them attractive
  o   Synoyms = ambush, appeal, attraction, bribe
  o   Antonyms = deterrent, warning
  ·       innate (adj) existing in one from birth; inborn
  o   synonyms = elemental, essential, hereditary
  o   antonyms =acquired, extrinsic, learned
  o   Ex :     Cyril's most impressive quality was his innate goodness.
  ·       eager(adj) à wanting very much to do or have something, especially something interesting or enjoyable
  o   synonyms = anxious, enthusiastic
  o   antonyms = apathetic, disinterested, dispassionate
  o   Ex : They crowded round the spokesperson, eager for any news.
  ·       Ludicrous(adj) à stupid or unreasonable and deserving to be laughed at
  o   Synonyms = wildly, fiercely
  o   Antonyms = calmly, normally
  o   Ex : He looked ludicrous in that suit!
  ·       Proximity(n)à the state of being near in space or time
  o   Synonyms = adjacency, appropinquity, closeness,concurrence
  o   Antonyms = distance, remoteness
  o   Ex : The best thing about the location of the house is its proximity to the town centre.
  ·       debatable(n)à (a) serious discussion of a subject in which many people take part
  o   synonyms =agitation, altercation, argument,
  o   antonyms =agreement
  o   Ex : Education is the current focus of public debate.
  ·       heir(n)à a person who will legally receive money, property or a title from another person, especially an older member of the same family, when that other person dies
  o   synonyms =beneficiary, crown prince, devisee
  o   antonyms = heiress
  o   Ex : Despite having a large family, they still had no son and heir.
  ·       exploit(v)à to use something for advantage
  o   synonyms = accomplishment, adventure, attainment, 
  o   Ex : We need to make sure that we exploit our resources as fully as possible.
  ·       irrigate(v)à to supply land with water so that crops and plants will grow
  o   synonyms =  amalgamate, attenuate, blend, 
  o   antonyms =clarify, clean, cleanse, 
  ·       elevation(n) à specialized the front or side of a building as shown on a drawing
  o   synonyms = acclivity, altitude, ascent, boost,
  o   antonyms = depression, lowness
  o   Ex : This plan shows the front, side and back elevations of the new supermarket.
  ·       nomadic(n)à a member of a group of people who move from one  place to another rather than living in one place all of the time   
  o   synonyms =drifting, gypsy, itinerate
  o   antonyms =native, settled
  ·       withhold(v)à to refuse to give something or to keep back something
  o   synonyms =abstain, bridle, check,
  o   antonyms = let go, release
  o   Ex : She withheld her rent until the landlord agreed to have the repairs done.