Tuesday, March 6, 2012

10 sentences with WH-noun clauses


1.       My mother told me that I needed to be careful about my budget.

2.       I am wondering whether I should go home in summer or in fall.

3.       I am wondering if I should sell my car.

4.       I can’t understand what she says.

5.       I don’t know when I can see my sister.

6.       I want to know who is responsible for hiring on campus.

7.       I didn’t decide yet where I want to live.

8.       I don’t know why I love my husband this much.

9.       I don’t know how to stop thinking about my future.
10.  I am wondering if any American company would hire me.
 

Monday, March 5, 2012

10 perfect sentences of my opinions


1.       In my opinion, women should serve in military as the same positions as men.

2.       To me, only men’s serving in military is discrimination.

3.       I believe that we shouldn`t be discussing gay marriage at all.

4.       I strongly believe that gay people should be able to get married as fairly as straights.

5.       It is my opinion that same sex schools are good for general social life.

6.       I think that legal abortions should be allowed for healthy, smart and better future.

7.       It seems to me that people who don`t support legal abortions are devout.

8.       From my point of view, if I can`t manage my own life perfectly or can`t afford having a child, I should be able to get an abortion.

9.       I am certain that allowing legal abortion in United States can help to solve most of the family problems in long term.

10.   I am convinced that if I ever need an abortion, I would do it.

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Starbucks in Turkey or in Seattle

                          Buying coffee from Starbucks is not a fancy activity in Seattle. However, in Turkey it is a big deal. In Turkey`s Starbucks, a cup of coffee is 3 times expensive than the same cup of coffee in Seattle`s Starbucks. They use the same kind of ingredients, though. Also in Turkey, Lattes are not as good as the ones in Seattle. When you walk in a Starbucks in Seattle, everybody greats you and makes you feel like a friend. In Turkey, Starbucks is a so fancy place that everybody cannot go in easily.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

10 perfect sentences


1. My husband and my father are alike in many ways.

2. My husband likes fishing, and my father does, too.

3. My husband is as lazy as my father, on Sundays.

4. Both my husband and my father are good at swimming.

5. My husband`s sense of humor is like my father`s.

6. My husband likes to fix electronics. Likewise, my father likes to fix kitchen appliances.

7. My husband`s political ideas are similar to my father`s.

8. My husband likes to read magazines. Similarly, my father reads newspapers.

9. My husband and my father like the same kind of cars.

10. My husband`s educational status is the same as my father`s.


Thursday, February 23, 2012

My future`baby`


In my culture, when a couple got married, everybody expects that after 9 and a half month they will have a baby. This is a kind of rule of being married. Now, we are married for 2 years and still don`t have a baby. Because of our parents` modern understanding, nobody force us to have a baby. I always think that I want to have a child when I am or we are ready to have. In my opinion, before the baby we need to have a house and we need to settle down at least for a while. The most important thing is we need to have good salaries to raise a child properly. However, I think I have started planning to have a baby in 2-3 years because we are growing old every year and in the future it is going to be really hard playing with our own child. This topic really confuses me. On the other hand, who is going to take care my baby while I am at work? The more I think about it the more I get nervous about it. That is why I told my parents and in-laws not to talk about us having baby for 2 years. I just try not to worry about it until I really want to plan having a baby. I think I will be more certain about this plan in near future. Overall I love kids and I want to have at least one eventually.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

10 perfect sentences about vacation


1.       I wish my aunt, who really needs to take some days of from her work, could go on a vacation.

2.       I want to spend my summer vacation time in Kusadasi, which has so many beautiful beaches.

3.       I like to go to the places that are always warm for my vacation.

4.       I am planning to go to my parents’ summer house this summer when I could go there.

5.       I stay always at the same room where I feel comfortable.

6.       I would like go on a trip with my husband whom I trust more than anybody.

7.       Last year, summer vacation was so much fun because of a whose wife became my buddy after that time.

8.       I also want to go Patara Beach, which is the longest sand beach in Europe.

9.       I don`t like going on a trip with person who obsess about fancy food.

10.   During my vacation, I miss my cat that always used to sleep with me.

Turkish

    Before 1928, Arabic was used in my country. Ataturk,who is the founder of the Republic of Turkey, introduced the new Turkish alphabet and abolished the use of Arabic script. Turkish alphabet is based on a modified  Latin alphabet. It is very similar to English letters. However, Turkish doesn`t have X,W and Q .Turkish has unique letters such as;Ç, Äž, I, Ä°, Ö, Åž, and Ãœ. The good thing about Turkish we read as we write ,not like English :)
    In school we learn how to read and write in first grade, at the age of 7. We first learn the letters and then the syllables, finnally the words.

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

10 perfect sentences about love

1. I love being loved.

2.I love my husband because he is an honest man.

3. My friend forgave her husband despite his being unfair.

4.Despite the difficulties in our life these days, we want to celebrate the holiday.

5.Although we can not go out , we will eat a special dinner at home.

6.I would like to go to a vacation for holiday; however, we can not afford it, now.

7.We like to go out as a group so we will invite couple of friends to join us tonight.

8.We did not go out so often, as a result we can save some money for special occasions.

9.I don`t like fancy restaurants because of their menu prices.

10.I would like to watch a movie after dinner but I don`t know which movie I want to watch.

Lovely mornings begin when you

Open your eyes.

Vermilion flowers dance when you

Enter the room.

Monday, February 6, 2012

My School Life is a Long Path

               I started going to school at age of 7 ,like everybody in Turkey. After high school ,I went to university right away. However, I didn`t finish that one. I was studying civil engineering. I changed my major after second year.I got into one of the best universities in Turkey, Ege University.In 2009,I graduated as a Seafood Processing Technologies and Aquaculture Engineer. By the time I start looking for a job , I realized my English is not good enough for high positions in the job market. Then, I decided to come to The States , and improve my English. This was another chapter of my school life. Here I am, still a student and happy.

10 Perfect Sentences About School

1. I like SSCC because it is close to my home.

2. Because of my absences, I couldn't get enough points on my first quiz.

3. I liked the social life in my old school better although SSCC has a better education system.

4. I am planning to go back to Turkey unless I hear anything new about the project that I was waiting to be accepted to at University of Alaska.

5. I will wait to prepare my presentation until I find a good topic.

6. I don`t like that people talk while we are taking test.

7. If I can pass the TOEFL, I could apply to UW for masters degree.

8. Before I came to the USA, I had studied English for 1 year in college.

9.After I finish Winter quarter , I will register Spring quarter at SSCC.

10.Despite my bad writing, I still try to write a blog.

Monday, January 30, 2012

Firat Tosun

Firat is my close friend since I had met him in 2004. We met after he had transferred to my university. After we spent the first day together , we realized that we had so much in common.The day after day, we went to school together, we ate lunch together and we studied together. After couple months, we became really close friend. I like him as my brother. He is a charming and inspiring person, and an amazing friend. He always smiles even though he is in trouble. He finds his way out of every difficult situation. If I am having a bad day , he always tries to encourage me.
He is really good with pets ,consequently he has 2 dogs and 2 cats. Moreover, he is the reason that I became a pet lover,too. Before I spend too much time with his dogs, I was afraid of dogs at all.
Also, he is a photographer and he has opened a gallery recently. I felt so bad as I could not help him during the process of opening his own gallery.
All in all, I miss my best friend so much.

10 perfect sentence about friend.

1.I  met with Firat after he had transferred to my university, in 2004.

2.On the first day, I gave him a ride although I did not know him.

3.I felt bad for him because he was so shy to ask for a ride.

4.It took 3 months before we became close friends.

5.It could have not happen if I had ignore him at that day.

6.Since I came to the USA , we could not talk on the phone.

7.I can not communicate him unless he calls me.

8.I can visit him when I go back to Turkey.

9.I can not call him until he finishes his military service.

10.Despite the red tape, I can not send him any letter.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

MY BEDROOM

I like to change my bedroom layout frequently however,I like the last one ,and I`m keeping it this way. When I open the door ,I feel warm. All day long, bright sun shine makes my room light and warm. In front of the large window , there is my desk which is always full of papers ,CDs, books and magazines. On the right of the desk there is the TV stand that includes TV , sound system ,PS3 and WII. I don`t like the style of the cabinet, still it is useful. I also have two bookshelves and a dresser with a big mirror on the left side of the room. I used to rearrange my furniture when I first moved in this house. It is easy to move even big pieces because the floor is hardwood. Across from the window and desk, my king size bed is in the middle of the room. I do not usually use so many bright colors. Nevertheless ,the sheet is ocean blue. I have a large frame of a sail baot in the middle of the ocean on my wall. This oil paint , the candle holders on the top of my bed and a wall sticker that says "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams ,live the life you've imagined" are the images of my personality. Overall this is my house in The States so far. Moreover, I feel relax and peaceful when I step in my room.

Monday, January 23, 2012

10 sentences about weather

1. I was so scared, for I had seen snow in forecast.

2. I think snow is beautiful to watch and play with, but it`s a huge obstacle for driving.

3. It was such a relief that the school had been canceled for all week last week.

4. I was happy and relax, for I did not have to drive in snow.

5. Neither I don`t have any experience driving in snow nor does my husband.

6. Not only the snow but also the wind was so bad.

7. However, we were lucky that the power was on not like many houses in our neighborhood .

8. Besides the snow , there was ice all around , on the roads ,in driveways and on the edge of the roofs.

9. Overall, it was fun to watch while it was snowing.

10. Both me and my husband were safe and warm during this winter storm.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Leyla`s House

   I rent a room in Leyla`s house. Leyla is my cousins` sister in law. She is a 53 years old single lady. She works at the  Boeing. She has 5 bedroom, 3bathroom house. I  rent a room in her house and i share my room with my husband.We have our own bathroom ,we can cook in the kitchen, we can use cable and Internet as well. Leyla is really nice person, she likes to share . We watch movies together, we try to eat dinner together like a family.
   My house is located Highlands Renton. It is close to grocery stores, The Landing (shopping mall), downtown Renton and movie theater. I need drive to everywhere tough, the closest store is 20 minutes walking distance. I`m so happy with my house now because it`s in beautiful neighborhood , i can use all the features such as big garage, spaces kitchen, my own laundry room and great view.
   For now my home is just a room in Leyla`s house but like in this saying "Home is where the heart is."

Sunday, January 15, 2012

10 perfect sentences

1. I have a sister.
2. My sister`s name is Bilgesu.
3. Bilgesu had taken college acceptance exam in Turkey while I was in the USA.
4. I wanted to help her during her preparation for this exam.
5. She has been successful anyway.
6. She had started International Relationships in University of Ankara.
7. She goes to school everyday.
8. She has taken all her classes in English.
9. She sometimes needs my help to understand the assignments.
10. I believe that she will graduate successfully from university.

Why did I choose to come to Seattle?

        For two reasons i chose to come to Seattle. First of all I have a cousin who lives in Issaquah with his family. Being close to someone is family makes me feel safe. If anytime something bad happens there is always someone you really know can come and help me. In any other states of the USA I would probably feel alone eventough my husbands is always with me.
       The second reason for coming to Seattle is I knew Seattle. I came to Seattle for first time in my life in 2007 on my way to Alaska. I stayed 2 weeks before and 2 weeks after my Alaska adventure. I traveled around Washington, Polsbo Island , Olimpia, Forks. Iwas so lucky that my cousin knows so many beautiful places around Seattle and he showed me all of them. At that time I knew i would come back to Seatlle, one day. Here I am 4 years later in Seattle again. I came here beacuse i love Seattle since I first saw it.

I FELT LIKE I WAS IN A TV SHOW


           In 2008, me and my husband (he was my boyfriend at that time) had a short but memorable trip to Los Angeles,CA. It was only for 2 days. We were able to see Hollywood Hall of Fame and The Universal Studios. I felt that I had been living with the ladies from Desperate Housewifes when I had visited the set of it. My husband was amazed when we took the ride in to the Jurassic Park Forest where the movie had been taken. We were like kids while trying to find our favourite stars on the Hall of Fame. We took tons of pictures to reminisce our fast but amazing LA adventure. I`m so happy that we have very good memories to tell our kids in the future.

HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED WHO IS DENIZ?

Hi, my name is Deniz Yirmibesoglu. I`m Turkish. I`m married for 2 years but i have known  my husband since I was 17. I have been in the US for 17months. I`m planning to go back to Turkey next summer. I love traveling. I have been Alaska and California ,besides Washington. I would like to go Japan , Mexico ,China and Egypt if i could.