Turkey

Turkey (approx. 19 minutes)
Please listen to the podcast about Turkey and try to answer the following questions.
Then do some research about Turkey yourself so that you can share it in this weeks class. Pictures will be helpful.
Try to find out about the~
Culture
People
Religion
Places to see in Turkey
Food and Drink
Geography and anything else that you want to talk about. Good luck, and let's have fun talking about Turkey on Wednesday.
********Questions************
Why do people fall in love with Turkey?
What is Istanbul like?
What do people think about when they think of Turkey?
What is the reality?
What is the Grand Bazaar?
Where do the Turks shop?
What could a first time traveler expect about Turkey?
How often do people pray in Turkey?

******** Food & Drink ********
What is the best place to go and have something to eat?
What kind of food would you expect to have in Turkey?

******** Traveling in Turkey ********
What is it like to travel as a woman in Turkey?
How should people dress?

******** Transport in Turkey ********
What kind of transport is there in Istanbul?
What is it like?

********Recommended places**********
Cappadocia

******** Vocabulary and Phrases in Podcast ********
What’s your take on something?
Haberdashery
Muslim
Quintessential

Useful Sites
Tukey in general
http://www.tourismturkey.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey
food
http://www.bpe.com/food/ethnic_cusine/turkey.htm
culture
http://www.hitit.co.uk/CultTk.html

Learn more about Turkey at the Lonely Planet website
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/europe/turkey/images

This is from Lonely Planet Publications
please check out the website at
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/

Also available through i-tunes music store, Lonely Planet Publications - Turkey - 19th October 2005
Copyright 2005, Lonely Planet Publications All rights reserved. http://www.lonelyplanet.com/

Sleep Disorders - Interview with Greg

Sleep Disorders - Interview with Greg

An interview with Mr. Greg Kennerly about sleep and sleep disorders.
Do you drink a lot of coffee? Do you have any trouble sleeping?
What do you do to help you sleep?
Have you ever walked in your sleep?
Do you still sleep walk?

Do you know any other sleep disorders?
*Sleep eating
*Talking in your sleep
*Snoring

Causes of insomnia (sleeplessness):
*coffee

Home remedies:
*Warm milk
*Go for a jog, get some exercise
*Camomile tea
*Reading

Interviewer: Mr. Steven Mondy
Interviewee: Mr. Greg Kennerly
Special thanks to
- the Osaka Y.M.C.A. International College
- Mogu coffee shop

Sleep Disorders

Sleep Disorders:
Do you have any problem getting to sleep?

Sleep walking:
When do most people usually outgrow this condition?
What is the behavior characterized by?
What ‘triggers’ (causes) sleep walking?

Comprehension:
What does Dr. Judith Owens specialize in?
What does she say about sleepwalkers?
What did Owen’s suggest Michael do?
What did it help Michael do?
What was discovered?
What was the treatment for Michael?

Vocabulary:
chronic, adolescence, episodes, bolt, screaming, yelling
rip, shatter, appeared, parasomnia, night terrors, charting
cause, consistent basis, caffeinated, anxiety, deprivation,
results, immediate, restful, plentiful, travel free

Parasomnia, which means "around sleep," includes sleepwalking, night terrors, bedwetting, and narcolepsy.

Also available through i-tunes music store, Discovery Channel - Night Terrors, 2/05/2006
Copyright 2005 Discovery Communications, Inc. All rights reserved. www.discovery.com.

Garbage Collector - Dirty Jobs

Do you think that you have the worst job in the world?
Well listen to this 'Discovery Channel Podcast' for what it's like to be a garbage collector in San Francisco.

Discussion Questions:
Can you think of any job that you would hate to have?
What is the worst job that you've ever had?

Comprehension Questions:
How much garbage is collected each week?
What is an average shift like?
What is one of the benefits of being a garbage collector?
What is one of the common problems associated with this kind of job?


Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe
Welcome to Dirty Jobs, the new Discovery Channel series that profiles the unsung American laborers who make their living in the most unthinkable — yet vital — ways.
http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/dirtyjobs/splash.html
Copyright 2005 Discovery Communications, Inc. All rights reserved. www.discovery.com.
Also available through i-tunes music store, Discovery Channel - More Dirty Jobs, 13/02/2006