Nasibe Sevgi-English Through Reading(book 5). pdf

particular subject 
i) belief or feeling that the future will be good 
j) feeling of unhappiness or being without hope 
k) way of thinking about something; part of 
something's nature 
I) get faster; speed up or cause to speed up 
m) relying on each other 
n) similar happening or occurrence that existed 
previously 
o) unfamiliar situations
(idiom) 
p) requiring effort and determination in order to 
succeed 
86 • ELS 

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E X E R C I S E 2: 
Choose the correct answer according to the passage. 
1. The points put forward in the lecture "The Terror of Change" 
A)
have changed scholars from a sense of optimism to one of gloom 
B) are, for the most part, accepted 
C) had not been considered by scholars previously 
D) caused much debate and disagreement 
E) filled several volumes 
2. According to the writer, having no equivalents in the past 
A)
analyses formulated by experts are open to discussion 
B) books on the world's problems cause a great deal of debate 
C) Third World megacities are not sufficiently aided 
D) modern technological developments do not meet the needs of the people 
E) today's problems require new solutions 
3. The outlook for the world's future 
A)
arouses optimism in some experts, yet pessimism in others 
B) is a repetition of events which occurred in the past 
C) depends entirely on technological advances made today 
D) is one of overpopulation, pollution, and reduced farm production 
E) shows that the population will soon exceed the earth's capacity 
E X E R CI S E 3: 
Complete the sentences by selecting words from Column B in EXERCISE
1. 
1.
If you 
when you cycle down this hill, you should build up enough 
speed to get up the next hill without too much effort. 
2. Although we've looked at this problem in almost every one of its 
we 
have yet to discuss the question of finance. 
3. 
His second 
of poetry will come out towards the end of the month. 
4. There's no point in just giving them easy exercises all the time. They need something more 
if they are to make any progress. 
5. You could take vitamin tablets to 
your diet, but increasing your intake 
of fruit and vegetables would probably be better in the long run. 
ELS • 87 

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THE IMPORTANCE OF LETTER-WRITING 
The letters we write can spell the difference between making and missing an 
important sale, between landing and losing a job, between a yes and a no from the 
girl or boy of our dreams. A neighbor of mine recently wrote to two contractors for 
bids on a concrete driveway. Here's the beginning of one reply: "Dear Mr 
: I 
am offering you a special price because I am having a slack season now. I have 
some debts to pay and this work will be a big help to me." The second began: "Dear 
Mr 
: 1 can give you a good solid driveway with a six-inch bed of cinders and 
three inches of concrete. Properly graded and drained, this should last you 20 years 
without cracking." The second man got the job. Why? Because he told my neighbor 
what he wanted to know, not how much good the job would do the contractor. He 
followed the first principle of good letter-writing, one I've hammered at in my classes 
for years: think of your reader's problems, not of your own. 
E X E R C I S E 1: Find words or phrases in the passage which mean the same as: 
COLUMN A 
COLUMN B 
a) mean; have as a consequence; suggest that a