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3 Facts You Didn’t Know About Turkey (A2)

Work with a partner, group, or your teacher. Do the activities below together.

PART 1 Discuss the questions below about Turkey, depending on whether you live or do not
live there.

QUESTIONS IF YOU LIVE IN TURKEY

1 What do you like about Turkey? What is special about it?

2 Do you travel around Turkey often? What are your favorite places to visit?

QUESTIONS IF YOU DON’T LIVE IN TURKEY

1
What comes to mind when you think of Turkey? What do you know about it?
2 Have you ever been to Turkey? If so, how did you like it?

PART 2 Fill in the missing letters for the animals or things pictured in the images below.

1 2 3

sea t ___ r ___ l ___ t ___ l ___ p ___ s ___ ___ p

PART 3 Choose the correct word that fits the context of each sentence below.

1 The “Blue Mosque” is one of Istanbul’s major / majority tourist sites.

2 Istanbul’s culture is much different from the rest / the other of Turkey.
3 Populating / Popularizing new sports in a country can take a long time.
4 In Turkey, dinner is generally the main meal / menu of the day.
5 Turkish coffee is a very popular style of coffee, ever / even outside of Turkey.

Bonus Terms!

breeding ground = a place where animals reproduce (give birth to babies)

EXAMPLE The land by the Nile River in Africa is a breeding ground for alligators.

credited with = responsible for doing something (usually something positive)

EXAMPLE Turkey is credited with creating a special type of alcohol called “Raki”.
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3 Facts You Didn’t Know About Turkey (A2)

PREVIEW DISCUSSION TOPIC

Describe where Turkey is located geographically.

VIEWING ACTIVITY

PART 1 Finish writing the sentences below according to the information in the video.

0:03 1 Iztuzu Beach in southwestern Turkey is a major breeding...

0:09 2 The Ottoman Empire is credited with popularizing...

0:15 3 Turkish people almost always have a soup...

Below are three more facts about Turkey. Choose the correct word that you think
PART 2
fits the context of the sentences. Two words don’t fit!

continents | countries | languages | exports | imports

1 Turkey is responsible for 75% of the world’s hazelnut .

2 There are over 30 official spoken in Turkey.

3 Istanbul is the only city in the world that is divided between two
— Asia and Europe.

PART 3 Below are some more things related to Turkey or Turkish culture. Do you know
what each thing is and how it’s related to the country? If so, explain.

1 Ankara 4 Lira
2 Doner Kebab 5 Mount Ararat
3 Islam 6 The Black Sea
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3 Facts You Didn’t Know About Turkey (A2)

PART 1 Study the usage and examples of object pronouns below.

The first fact about Turkey in the video was...

“ The Ottoman Empire is credited with popularizing tulips

and bringing them to the rest of Europe.

Object pronouns function as the object of a verb or preposition. They refer to a noun. In the
sentence above, “them” refers to the plural noun “tulips” (3rd person plural).

SUBJECT OBJECT PRONOUN SUBJECT OBJECT PRONOUN

I me it it
you you we us
he / she him / her they them

PART 2 Choose the correct object pronoun that fits the context of each sentence below.

EX I ordered a coffee, but the waiter brought him / me a tea.

1 When me and my family visited Turkey, the people were so friendly to us / them.

2 My mom visited Istanbul last month and said that the city really amazed it / her.

3 I usually add hot sauce on a kebab, but today I didn’t put any on it / them.

4 If you see sea turtles on the beach, please send me / you photos of it / them.

5 When the waitress brings our coffee, I will ask him / her for some sugar too.

PART 3 Write the correct object pronoun that fits the context of each sentence below.

EX I love Turkish coffee. I like it more than any other kind of coffee.

1 Tulips are popular in Amsterdam, and you can see in many places.

2 Me and my wife asked the taxi driver to take to the Blue Mosque in Instanbul.

3 Our taxi driver in Istanbul was nice and his car was clean, so I gave a tip.

4 Donner Kebabs are very tasty. I am in love with !

5 People will appreciate if you try to speak Turkish when visiting their country.
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3 Facts You Didn’t Know About Turkey (A2)

PART 1 Study the usage and examples of the adverb even below.

The third fact about Turkey in the video was...

“ Turkish people almost always have a soup before their meals, even before breakfast.

We use the adverb even to emphasize that some situation, fact, information, etc. is surprising or
unusual. Depending on the context, the position of even in the sentence is flexible — it can be
placed before an adjective, adverb, noun, subject, verb, etc.

MORE EXAMPLES Turkish desserts are very unusual. Some are even made with meat!
My brother drinks coffee often, sometimes even before going to bed.

PART 2 Choose the word that fits the context of each sentence using even below.

Turks | Italians | Germany | Texas | African | Roman

EX Finns drink the most coffee in the world, even more than Turks and Italians .

1 The size of Turkey is larger than most American states, even !

2 Turkey attracts more international visitors every year than most European countries,
even .

3 Many people don’t know that Ankara is the capital of Turkey, not Istanbul. Even many
don’t know this fact!

4 The Ottoman Empire was quite powerful, even more than the Empire.

5 Turkey has a mix of many different cultures, including European, Middle Eastern, and
even in some areas.

PART 3 Think about some surprising facts or information you know about two different places,
city, countries, etc. Write sentences about these places using even.

EX Alaska is generally quite cold, even in the summer.

2
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3 Facts You Didn’t Know About Turkey (A2)

Work with a partner. Complete the quiz and review activities below.

PART 1 Questions. Answer the questions below about the video.

1. What is Iztuzu Beach in southwestern Turkey known for?

2. What did the Ottoman Empire popularize and bring to Europe?
3. What do Turkish people eat before their meals?

PART 2 Vocabulary: Explain and/or write what each word or term means below.

1. breeding ground

2. credited with

PART 3 Grammar: Explain what object pronouns are. Do you remember the sentence from
the video using one? If so, finish writing the sentence below.

The Ottoman Empire is credited with popularizing tulips and bringing...

PART 4 Grammar: Find the mistake in each sentence below and correct each one.

1 If you see sea turtles on the beach, please send me photos of they.

2 When me and my family visited Turkey, the people were so friendly to them.

3 Our taxi driver in Istanbul was very nice, and his car was clean, so I gave it a tip.

PART 5 Grammar: Explain the usage of the adverb even. Do you remember the sentence from
the video using this adverb? If so, finish writing the sentence below.

Turkish people almost always have a soup before their meals,

PART 6 Grammar: Finish each sentence below. Write an idea that fits the context of the
sentence.

1 The size of Turkey is larger than most American states, even .

2 My brother drinks coffee often, sometimes even .

3 Turkey has a mix of many different cultures, including European, Middle Eastern, and
even .