ESL 4 LEVENT

 Dear Leventcim, I have discussed the system with Burak. He suggests that you contact Techno Hubs, especially the companies that are in electronics field. He thinks that they can easily produce such systems.  I have checked the others too in the Internet.  Milltec Sport operates in your market and they also developed a similar system.  https://www.millteksport.com/store/milltek-innovation/valvesonic.html   Maxhaust is another company, specialized in soundboosting.  https://www.maxhaust.com/en/ And this is our Thor from Estonia: https://thor-tuning.com/ And this is very strange - Glydsphere: https://glydsphere.com/ And here is Tesla Boombox and how it works: We will discuss the rest in our meeting, i.e. Market Analysis and SWOT Analysis of the product.  All the best, Aren

 Leventcim hi again! I would like to uncover a very important topic which is definitely endless to discuss and which is worth to ponder on and think over and over all through our lives. I have no doubt that you can find many useful ideas in Frankl's studies. Please listen to the videos through and read anything you find about him and his work.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Frankl Here are some questions that we can discuss in our meeting.  1- What are your aspirations in your life? 2- Have you ever encountered any situations that resulted in sufferings? 3- If you have, then, what have you learnt out of those sufferings? 4- Have you ever experienced any moments that seemed impossible or miraculous to you?  5- If so, have you found meaning in them? How do you interpret those moments and situations? There will be a lot more to talk about on this topic. Let's leave the rest to the meeting. We will talk about your trip too. All the best, Aren

 Leventcim hi! I think that we should talk about this title as you may need in your regular business life. Using this kind of knowledge can enhance productivity and effectiveness in your work. So you can have better control over your goals and projects.  Good luck, Aren

Leventcim hi! Today's topic is "Goal Setting" and conversations about life and business around "Goals". I would like to remind you this topic along with the questions ask in order to achieve it.  " We all have goals and talking about them actually gets us more encouraged to do something about them. Sharing goals is also a good thing to help get them done. A good set of questions is: What are your current goals in life? How do you plan to reach your goals? How often do you set goals for yourself? What goals have you set and achieved in the past? How do you feel when you reach your goals? " I would strongly suggest you to watch the following videos from easy to difficult: Please also check the following link to find Zig Ziglar's 7 steps of Goal Setting: https://worldofwork.io/2019/07/zig-ziglars-seven-steps-of-goal-setting/ Here is your task: List your goals in all areas of life, i.e. Social, Career, Financial, Spiritual, Family, Physical, Intellecua...

 Dear Levent, Since there has been a lot of materials to work on and to consume, I am reluctant to accumulate more. That's why I am just adding a few karaoke songs for you to view and sing, and reforwarding the link of Spotify suggestions. You should click on youtube links to be able to watch them, because the owners don't allow to embed them inside blog pages. So, please click on the link "Watch on Youtube". Englishman in New York: Shape of My Heart: Killing Me Softly: Moon River: Fly me to the Moon: Sweet Dreams: And please remember to check the shortlist of Spotify podcasts here: https://esl4levent.blogspot.com/2022/06/assignment-24-spotify-podcasts-for-road.html All the best, Aren

Leventcim hi! Please find the list of Banks in Turkey and notice the categories and sub-categories depending on operational status and ownership.  Banking System in Turkey For basic English Vocabulary at a bank and for negotiating prices, please watch the following videos: And the following 2 videos show present how the pronunciations of TH sound: All the best, Aren

Leventcim, You both may be interested in listenning to the following podcasts on your way back home. They must be at your level, however, you can translate and describe the sentences and vocabulary to Ebru too, so she can understand too.  EASY NATURAL ENGLISH WITH LIAM UNDERSTANDABLE ENGLISH - OLIVER BBC LEARNING ENGLISH NEWS REVIEW BBC 6 MINUTE VOCABULARY BBC 6 MINUTE ENGLISH BBC LEARNING ENGLISH DRAMA Of course there is a lot more than this shortlist at the following page: https://esl4levent.blogspot.com/p/resources.html All the best, Aren

Leventcim hi!  You can find vocabulary and expressions for Airport/Travel English from easy to difficult here.  The following is the list named as "Travel Survival Expressions" from Vanessa. There are 7 videos in it. Please watch them all, starting with the 1st of them.   Good luck! Aren

Leventcim Good Morning! I loaded quite a few videos and study materials for you to dwell on last week, that's the reason I stopped sending additional assignments. I know that you have a very limited time.  How about this? One week we focus on Grammar, and another week we shift focus on Vocabulary. So that you can enrich your knowledge and skills quickly. You may take the opportunities on job to use new grammatical rules and words, phrases, phrasals step by step as we progress.  This week we carry on with phrases from beginner to advanced, since we did Grammar las week. Please check the explanations beneath the videos too. Here we go: Even though they may seem advanced, I know that you will bump into many of these expressions in real life. I recommend that you pick up the ones that you quickly start using in your daily conversations, and also gain familiarity to those you find more advanced at your level.  Have a wonderful week, and see you at 9 tonight. Aren

 Leventcim hi! We seem to have a list of grammar issues to focus on as yesterday's meeting showed us. So, please watch the videos carefully and take notes for yourself.  1- Gerunds vs Infinitives 2- Using Articles "A/An" and "The" and "No Article" 3- Word Order 4- Adjectives and Adverbs 5- Verbs + Prepositions Please also do check the following link for the materials: Google Drive - Mix English Materials All the best, Aren

 Leventcim, I have recorded and uploaded "Sherlock Holmes - The Blue Diamond" into Google Drive. Please listen to the story as it should be enjoyable and fun, and then extract the vocabulary and repeat the sentences loudly as you listen.  Sherlock Holmes - Google Drive Have a perfect weekend in Marmaris and dance as much as you can. Aren

Leventcim hi! I wonder if you feel comfortable when you listen to the following recording. Its level sounds a little higher than yours, however, this is a very realistic conversation that you may witness in England. - Please give a try without reading the text first. Only listen! - Please take a note of the difficulties you have, and report them.  - After then you can read and listen the content at the same time.  - Now, please repeate the content loudly and record your voice and listen to yourself.  - Listen to the audio one more time, and focus on pronunciation and intonation. - Finally, read the text loudly and record your voice and listen to yourself for the last time.  All the best, Aren

Dear Levent, I am sending you a few videos on using prepositions. I hope you enjoy them. This is a very important topic, after watching and practicing them, you will start to use them with more precision. In order to be able to write confidently, we need to successfuly cover all these subjects. Please don't rush. This assignment will take 2 days for you.  HOMEWORK 1 Please listen to the videos and repeat the examples loudly as you watch. Try to use each preposition in sentences or phrasals(Group of words). HOMEWORK 2 Please read the explanations and do the exercises in Essential Grammar in Use, from Unit 103 to 113, i.e. Prepositions. The first thing to watch is a playlist of Prepositions from Nick Sheppard, an experienced English teacher. Nick uses animations and lots of pictures in order to make the topics clear and understandable.  NICK SHEPPARD - PREPOSITIONS PLAYLIST All the best, Aren

 Dear Levent, Today's task is very crucial for your daily communication at business, it is "Phrases in Business English".  I strongly suggest you to write down and practice all you listen in this video. You can use translator and look for synonyms of these phrases if you like, it is much better.  I will be happy if you could also make a list of Units that need to be covered in your Cambridge Grammar, Vocabulary and Face2Face Course Books. You don't need to scan all of them for the beginning. You can start by checking only the first 5 Units in each of them. All the best, Aren

 Dear Levent, Today's subject is about daily expressions and small talks. I recommend that you repeat as you listen and that you take notes in your notebook, so that you become more familiar by using what you learn here.  These videos and tastks will probably fill your 45 minutes.  Good luck with them! Aren

 Dear Levent, 1 We start studying Vocabulary now. Please download and print the first section which consists of 9 units under the title "PEOPLE". The last 2 units of this section, i.e. unit 8 and unit 9 are short conversations. You must read, take notes and complete the exercises in all 9 units. You can check the Answer Key at the end of the book, or ask Ebru to check for you, this can be an opportunity to develop a collaborative study between you two.  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f_jxHGjAAbF0SHb-DvHeN1B-Z6P6ddu3/view?usp=sharing Although this may seem easy, it needs repeating. This is how you will adapt the style of Cambridge Vocabulary series.  90 minutes.  2 Please watch the following video and write down the new vocabulary you acquire in it. Keep your notebook colorful and tidy. Make sample sentences using this vocabulary. Rebecca is already giving examples in the video.  15 minutes. I will not send an additional assignment tomorrow or Monday. Good luck...

 Dear Levent, Today's topic is about Ukraine again. Please answer the following questions briefly: - What are the critical events in the history of Ukraine? - Is the origin of Russians and Ukrainians the same? - Why does Russia want to control Ukraine?  All the best, Aren

 Dear Levent, Today the cleaner lady has come, that's the reason I lingered a bit. I think that you will be interested in the following video, it grabbed me a lot.  Please write down your observations and comments about the content. Who are these guys? What are their beliefs and motivations? Why are they in Ukraine? All the best, Aren

 Dear Levent, Please watch and compare the differences. Take notes of what you observe after watching. There are 2 parts of this comparison subject.  I presume that you have 45 minutes today. So you can distrubute watching them through the day.  Best, Aren

Dear Levent, As you must have returned from holiday, we can focus on more serious studies. This time I am sending a 2 days' assignment for you to complete which incorporates listening, reading and writing skills as well as critical thinking about the subject. I may also ask you to present your thoughts about this assignment sometime later. So, probably speaking skill will be included too.  I hope that you enjoy watching this 20 minutes video about screenwriting tips given by Quentin Tarantino.  - Please take a note of each tips. Pause and think about them.  - Write down your comments whether they are right or wrong. Criticize his ideas.  - Use other resources from the Internet if you need, i.e. Wkikipedia, Youtube, Google etc.  Just a reminder: You can slow the speed of the videos on youtube and turn on the subtitles too.  All the best, Aren