At the Park
1. How often do you go to the parks? Which parks do you go to?
2. What do you do at the park?
3. Do you have a park near your home? What facilities does your park offer? What do you like and dislike about it?
4. When did you last visit a park? What did you do there?
5. Tell us about the best park you have seen? What things were good about that park?
6. Which activities do you do in the park in the summer and winter?
7. Why do you think people should go to parks?
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EXAMPLE ANSWERS: At the Park
1. I love parks. I go to the park twice or 3 times a week. I usually go to Çukurbostan Park in Fındıkzade.
2. I walk and sit on the bench. Sometimes I go running in the park or play badminton or table tennis with my wife.
3. We have a big and small park around my home. The large park is Çukurpark, which offers a variety of facilities. The small one is most likely a tea garden, and there is a children’s playground in our small park.
4. I last visited Çukurpark on Sunday. We had some coffee with friends.
5. The best park I have seen in my life is Hyde Park in London. It is big and green, and there is a great lake in Hyde Park. There are a lot of birds, ducks, geese and squirrels there.
6. In the summer, I usually go running or play badminton at night. In winter, I usually go there for a walk.
7. People should go to parks because everyone is stressed in the city and their work life. Sometimes it is hard to go to the forests to relax. It is far, and there is usually a lot of traffic in Istanbul. Parks are near and more accessible.
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The Connection Between Beer and Guinness World Records
When someone says, “Hold my beer and watch this,” they are usually about to do something either funny or risky. Interestingly, the Guinness World Records is connected to beer. The story starts in 1951 with Sir Hugh Beaver, the owner of the famous Guinness Brewery in Ireland.
One day, Sir Hugh was playing a game with his friends, and they wanted to know the highest score in a game. However, they couldn’t find a book that listed European records. This got Sir Hugh thinking, and he decided to create a book that would collect and share world records.
In 1955, the first edition of the Guinness Book of Records was published. It became very popular, and now it is known around the world as the official book of records. So, the next time you enjoy a Guinness beer, you can also think about the incredible records that started with a simple question about the highest score in a game!
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READ/SPEAK
Tell us one Guinness World Record you know.
What do you think is the most impressive world record?
Have you ever tried to break a record?
Wear the best clothes to attend an important function
Example: He doesn’t need to make any extra effort; he is always suited and booted
LEARN THE IDIOM AND SPEAK
Do you have any formal clothes? Can you describe them? And when and where did you last wear formal clothes?