Theme 9

11th Grade - Theme 9 - My Friends 

Listening 1

My best friend is Mia. I like her a lot. I

think she’s got a wonderful personality. First

of all, Mia is a very kind person. I believe her

kindness is one of her greatest strengths.

Secondly, she’s so thoughtful. She always

thinks about how she can help her friends.

She also avoids making people upset. She’s

someone who cares about other people’s

feelings. She’s not selfish at all. I can’t stand

people who only think of their own pleasure.

She’s really modest as well. I think

that’s great. What’s more, Mia is so honest

and trustworthy that I can describe her as a

straight arrow. All in all, she’s very special to

me. I hope our friendship will never end.

Listening 2

I’d like to tell you the day when I met Mia

for the first time. That was 2 years ago. I was

staying with my grandma. The weather was

fantastic that day, so we decided to go to the

park for a picnic.

The place where we were having our

sandwiches was wonderful. A girl who looked

as old as me was sitting on a bench near us

and reading a book.

Everything was great, but my grandma suddenly felt very bad. I got into a panic and I

started to cry. I didn’t know what to do. The girl

immediately ran to help us. Next, she called an

ambulance. She even got into the ambulance

with us and waited at the hospital for hours.

Meanwhile, I learned that her name was Mia.

She was so friendly and helpful that I liked her

a lot.

Luckily, my grandma began feeling

better soon. As I was saying goodbye to Mia,

I thanked her very much and gave her my

phone number because both of us wanted to

meet again.

Now Mia is my best friend. We have a lot

in common. Actually, we are like two peas in a

pod, so we have good fun together.

I feel that Mia is the right person when I

need a shoulder to cry on. She always listens

to me patiently when I tell her my problems.

She’s so supportive.

We see each other very often. We’re

planning to go to a pop concert next week.

I hope we’ll be good friends forever.

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Listening Test

10th Grade Theme 9

Listening 1

Kelly : Who is your favourite superhero, Mehmet?

Mehmet : I don’t know.

Kelly : OK, then, what would you do if you were a superhero?

Mehmet : If I were a superhero, I would stop criminals. There is too much crime everywhere. What

superpowers would you like to have?

Kelly : Well, let me think… If I had superpowers, my superpowers would be strength and

intelligence because, with these powers, I can be stronger and more intelligent than bad

people. I would stop wars and I would help all the people who have problems.

Mehmet : Yeah, the world would be a much better place if there weren’t bad people. Who is your

favourite hero or heroine, Kelly?

Kelly : Oh, the scientist couple Uğur Şahin and Özlem Türeci. You know they developed the

vaccine for Covid-19. It helped a lot to stop the spread of coronavirus.

Mehmet : Yes. We are all proud of them. Aziz Sancar is also our national modern hero because he

won the Nobel prize in chemistry. If I were him, I would be very proud of myself.

Kelly : Yes, it is a great success. I think Canan Dağdeviren is another successful Turkish scientist.

She was elected to the Society of Fellows at Harward University.

Mehmet : Yes, we are proud of her, too. She was elected and became the first scientist from Türkiye

in that society. If I were more intelligent, I would be a scientist, too.

Kelly : If you worked harder, you could be a scientist. Let’s imagine that.

Mehmet : Oh, imagining is fun! What would you do if you were rich?

Kelly : If I were rich, I would go to Africa and help the poor people there. You?

Mehmet : I would spend all my money for the animals.

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