TOPLU DINLEME HISSE II

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Dolphins are mammals. They feed their babies with milk. They live in the sea, but they can’t breathe
under water. So they have to come up for every fifteen minutes. Dolphins can live in either fresh or salty
water . they gather in social groups and they often hunt together. These groups consist of five dolphins
up to several hundred. Dolphins are considered to be the world’s most intelligent animals. They have
bigger brains than humans. Dolphins are very sociable and have their own ways to communicate with
each other using special sounds. They also use the sounds to call each other when they are in trouble.
Dolphins are playful and friendly to humans. They like to jump and do acrobatic movements in the air.
Dolphins are different in colours. They are generally grey, but their backs are darker.

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Luciano Pavarotti was from Italy. He was a very famous opera singer of the twentieth century. At first
Luciano wanted to be a football player and a singer. As a young boy he listened to famous singers on the
radio and attended the theatre’s chorus. He later said that this was the most important experience in his
life and inspired him to be a professional singer. But when he grew up he worked as a teacher. He had
singing lessons when he wasn’t at school. Painting was one of Pavarotti’s favourite hobbies. He
exhibited the collection of his own works in New York. he had great success in painting and opera. In
1963 he sang in London opera house because another actor was ill. Soon he became popular and began
to give television performances. He started his own singing competitions in Philadelphia. He sang before
the football world cup in Italy. Millions of people watched his concerts on TV and then bought his CDs.
People still listen to his CDs and love his beautiful singing.
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There are times when fear is good for you. In fact fear can save a person’s life. Take a man in danger for example,
he may suddenly find that he can run faster and longer. This is not his imagination. It is because his fear is helping
him. Fear is a powerful human emotion. Fear can help you to make wise decisions. Fear of disease makes practice
healthy living. Fear of losing your job inspires you to do your work as well as possible. Fear of failing in your exams
makes you study harder. Fear of losing your family inspires you to be faithful to them and show them love every
day. But in some cases fear can be bad. It can stop you from doing something important. Like going to see a
doctor. Sometimes fear makes you lose your confidence. So fear has both positive and negative sides. It needs
balance and you must learn to control it.

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All the great cities in the world now have newspapers. The first newspapers began long after the invention of
printing. The publishing started in Europe in the sixteen hundredth (1600th ) and the newspapers were usually a
couple pages long . For a long time governments didn’t want public discussion of their policies and decisions. They
often close down papers or made them pay a lot of money. Newspapers began to grow in size when they
discovered advertising as a source of income. Nowadays advertising is the main revenue source for most
newspapers. The eighteen hundredth and early nineteen hundredth was the golden age of newspapers.
Improvements in transportation, communication and printing processes made it easier to collect news from near
and far and to publish papers more quickly and more cheaply. Modern newspapers contain a total entertainment
package like advertisements, showbusiness, sports, weather reports etc. The question is whether electronic
newspapers will replace paper newspapers in the future.
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When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in the 1870th it was fairly simple to use. Using a telephone
people either contacted the operator in order to call a number or call the number themselves for a century. After
that all they had to do was to talk or listen. Nowadays the telephone has become a very complex instrument. As it
has a number of uses it competes with the computer. Answering machines have been around for several decades
but voice mail is now replacing them. Messages are stores on the system. This means that it is possible to send the
message to someone else’s phone. Calling first one person then another and adding people to the telephone
conversation is called a conference call. The modern phone has many more features. If you don’t want the caller
to hear what someone is saying in your office you can push the mute button enjoy the telecommunication
revolution.

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A robot is a machine that does tasks without the help of a person. Some of them look like a human in appearance.
With the help of computers people can program robots to do human tasks. At present many industrial robots are
used in factories. These robots can load or unload materials, move, construct cars and so on. There are mainly two
types of robots: fixed robots and mobile robots. The fixed robots are fastened to a particular location while doing
their work. Mobile robots move from place to place. Robots have several advantages in the industry. They can
reduce the cost of production, they are never tired and they improve the quality of the production. Robots are
especially useful. Because they can do tasks in the underwater locations, space or fire which can be dangerous for
people.

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The polar bear is a white big bear. It lives at the north pole. There are no polar bears at the south pole. The polar
bear lives in the snow and ice. At the north pole there is only snow, ice and water. There is not any land. People
cannot see the polar bear in the snow well because its coat is white. It has a very warm coat. Because the weather
is cold here. The polar bear can stand up on its back legs because it has wide feet. It can use its front legs like arms.
The polar bear can swim well. It catches fish and sea animals for food. The polar bear goes into the sea when it is
afraid. Some people want to kill the polar bear for its beautiful white coat. Climate change remains the greatest
threat for the polar bears’ survival. If we don’t want these beautiful animals to die we should protect their
habitats.

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Lake Titicaca is located between Peru and Bolivia. It is south America’s largest fresh water lake. It has many islands.
Most of the islands are natural. But there is a group of islands that are different from the others. These islands are
not made of rock or soil. These islands float on the water. People made these islands from the strong plants which
are called reeds. They grow in lake Titicaca. The plants have very long roots. The sick roots help the islands to float.
When people walk on the island their feet sink into the soft surface. The reeds spoil very quickly. So they add new
plants to the top of the islands. Each island can exist about 30 years. The largest island provides about ten families
with places for living. There are also smaller islands. They can hold only three families. Some people here use
solar power to create electricity from the Sun. However, most people have no electricity. But the weather is
usually warm and sunny on the Titicaca.
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Seaweeds are plants that live in the sea water. They don’t have roots. They can grow very fast in good conditions.
Some kinds live twenty years. There are three main types of seaweeds: red, green and brown. They have special
taste and smell. People eat seaweeds in different countries. For example seaweed is common in Japan. Many
people in this country eat seaweed. There is famous soup with seaweed called “dashy’. People in Ireland also eat
seaweed with grains for breakfast. Because seaweed grows in salty water, it contains salt which is \very healthy. As
too much salt bad some cooks use seaweeds instead of salt. They are rich in vitamins and minerals. They also
contain more iron than meat and more calcium than cheese. In the future people can replace meat with sea plants
because they have more protein and vitamins.

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The word breakfast is the combination of two English words: break and fast. The word fast here means without
food or eating. When you wake up in the morning you break your fast. Because you haven’t had anything for
about seven- ten hours. Doctors say that breakfast helps people to get more energy for the day. If people don’t
have breakfast they get tired soon. They can have troubles with concentrating on their work. If you’ve eaten in the
morning you may eat less at the other meals during the day. It can even reduce heart problems. Experts agree that
healthy breakfast should contain 4 different types of foods. The first is grains- kinds of bread, rice. The second is
protein that is low in fat. Eggs fish or some meat. The third is some dairy products, milk. It contains calcium- an
element which makes bones stronger and the last fruit and vegetables that are very useful.

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John Lennon is probably one of the most famous singers and songwriter to the full time. He was the core founder
of probably the world’s most famous group “the Beatles”. He was born on October 9, 1940 in Liverpool, England.
He also wrote and performed one of the most popular songs of all time. “imagine”. This song was John Lennon’s
best selling solo single. The words of the song encourage people to imagine a peaceful world. John Lennon asks
listeners to imagine a world without borders or differences in religion and nationality. He also asks the listeners to
imagine a world where people don’t own things. The song sold more than 1.6 million copies in the UK. It reached
number one after Lennon was killed in December 1980. “Rollingstone” magazine described “imagine” as Lennon’s
greatest musical gift to the world. The same magazine also ranked the song at number three in their 500 greatest
songs of all time.

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Paris is the capital city of France. It is sometimes called the city of light. Firstly because it was the center of
education in the 18th century. Secondly because Paris was one of the first largest European cities which used gas
street lightening. It is also one of the richest cities in Europe. A lot of people visit Paris each year. It has many
interesting places to visit. The Louvre is one of the famous and largest museums in Paris. The museum opened in
1793. It has about 35 thousand pieces of art. The museum needs a great number of employees because it is huge
and has so many pieces of art. Another popular place in Paris is the Eiffel Tower. The tower has three levels.
Visitors can climb up to the stairs to each level. The first two levels have restaurants, the third level is 276 meters
about the ground. Visitors can stand anywhere on the 3rd level and get a nice view of Paris. below
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Alaska and Russia are less than three miles apart. In winter it is possible to walk across the ice from one country to
the other. There is a border trade between Alaska natives and Russians who live on the Berring strait. Native
Americans have lived in Alaska for thousands of years. Life in Alaska has always been difficult. But they have
adapted to the severe climate. The people’s activity here was fishing and hunting seals, whales and bears. They
lived in igloos and used sledges pulled by dogs to travel over the snow covered land. Nobody could imagine that
Alaska would be one of the United States regions rich in gold and oil. Most tourists expect to find the Alaskans
living still in igloos and leading an isolated life. To their surprise most Alaskans drive cars, watch TV, and shop in
modern stores. They have restaurants, theatres, museums and modern healthcare facilities. The real life in Alaska
is less exotic than it is described in books and films.

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An important battle took place in Marathon in Greece more than 2000 years ago. Greek army won the battle. To
announce the victory a Greek runner was sent to Athens. The man run for about 40 kilometers at top speed. He
delivered the message. Then he fell on the ground and died. In memory of the great runner a marathon was
included into the Olympic games. People usually start training marathon for a marathon early in spring. They often
run and gradually increase the running distance. A few months before the race a participant runs more than 800
kms on average. A British journalist M.Rotter* wanted to write an article about people’s feeling during the race. He
ran in a marathon and later he said that running forty two kilometers was not fun. Many people agree that there is
no pleasure in running a marathon. But afterwards it feels great to know that you have done it.

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Ice cream is an iced dessert generally made from dairy products. Most historians think that this dessert was
brought to Europe from China. The earliest references to ice cream in Europe are connected with Neron- a roman
emperor. He ordered ice from the mountains and mixed it with milk and then added fruit to it. In the old days ice
cream was a dish only for the rich. It was eaten on special occasions and was very expensive. With the
development of refrigerators ice cream was made easily and quickly. It became an enjoyed dessert around the
world. The most important ingredients in ice cream are milk, sugar and air. Without air mixed in ice cream would
be as hard as a rock. The quality of an ice cream depends on the amount of air in it. Ice ream contains vitamins,
calcium, proteins and other useful substances for the body. Due to the calcium ice cream can strengthen bones,
normalize blood pressure and support the immune system. The cold dessert can be a part of breakfast, lunch and
dinner.

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In very cold parts of the world scientists are studying the ice. This is one way to get information about the past.
Sometimes, for example, they find plants and animals frozen in the ice. When plants and animals are frozen they
don’t change. They stay the same for thousands of years. Russian scientists have recently found an animal called
the mammoth in the ice. There are no mammoth alive today. They lived thousands of years ago. This animal
looked like an elephant with a long nose and long tusks. But it was even larger than an elephant. The scientists
kept the mammoth frozen and studied it closely. It still had hair and skin on its body. From these things scientists
could learn a lot about how it lived. The mammoth also still had food in its stomach. This told the scientists a lot
about the plants that grew in those days.