Assignment#4

Assignment#4
This week you’ll be learning about the earthquake in Turkey. Read about the Turkish quake here.
ANSWER the following questions in the box below (write at least 3 sentences for each one):
1. What kinds of things are emergency relief workers providing to Turkish victims of the quake?
2. Has there ever been an earthquake or other type of natural disaster near to where you live?
3. Have you or your family ever helped or donated money to people in need?

Assignment 4 topic

Report: Turkish Man Freed From Quake Debris

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By SELCAN HACAOGLU and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press

ERCIS, Turkey October 27, 2011 (AP)

Turkey's state-run news agency says rescuers have pulled out a man alive from the rubble of a collapsed building four days after a powerful earthquake hit eastern Turkey, killing 532 people.

Anatolia news agency says the man is in his late 20s.

Television footage showed the man, surrounded by medics and other emergency workers, being rushed through hospital doors.

Rain and snow in the area is making life miserable for thousands of earthquake survivors.

Emergency officials said 2,300 people were injured and 185 have been rescued from the rubble after Sunday's devastating 7.2-magnitude quake.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.

ERCIS, Turkey (AP) — Rain gave way to snow Thursday in eastern Turkey, making life miserable for thousands of earthquake survivors as the death toll from the weekend disaster rose to 534.

Emergency officials said 2,300 people were injured and 185 have been rescued from the rubble after Sunday's devastating 7.2-magnitude quake. Some 2,000 buildings have been destroyed and authorities declared another 3,700 buildings unfit for habitation.

More aid began to reach survivors, with Turkish authorities delivering more tents after acknowledging distribution problems that included saw aid trucks being looted even before they reached Ercis, the hardest-hit town.

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Murat Sonmez, a survivor who lost his mother,... View Full Caption

Families who did snag a precious aid tent shared them with others. But some people spent a fourth night outdoors huddled under blankets in front of campfires, either waiting for news of the missing or keeping watch over damaged homes.

As survivors gathered pieces of wood to light campfires or stove-heaters, The Red Crescent and several pro-Islamic groups set up kitchens and dished out soup or rice and beans.

Sermin Yildirim, eight months pregnant, was sharing a tent with a family of four who were distant relatives, along with her own twins and husband. Her family was too afraid of returning to their apartment.

"It's getting colder, my kids are coughing. I don't know how long we will have to stay here," Yildirim said. "We were not able to get a tent. We are waiting to get our own."

Muhlise Bakan, 41, was not happy to share her tent with her husband's second wife, Hamide.

"I have four children, she has five," Bakan said. "We were sleeping in separate rooms at our house, and now we are sleeping side by side here."

However, she acknowledged the two women were now "closer" as they struggled together in hard times. Turkish law does not recognize second marriages, but some conservative men in the country's southeast still marry more then one wife in religious ceremonies.

Health problems increased the hardship.

"I am very sick, I need medicine," said Kevsel Astan, 40, who had a kidney transplant four years ago.

She said she was being treated at the state hospital until the quake struck. The damaged hospital was evacuated and doctors were focusing on emergency cases.

Burke Cinar, a sociologist with a Turkish foundation, said the group was trying to get tents for the families of 15 children with leukemia in Ercis.

Looking ahead, Turkey's weather agency predicted intermittent snowfall for the next three days.

assignment 2, Jane

Jane
Beef noodle is my favorite food.It's delicious for me.Beef in the soup is very soft, and the soup is fragrant,and noodles are very tender.

Eating beef noodle can warm my heart.That is why I am loving it. So,do you like beef noodle？

Three ago,my famliy and I went to the  a restaurant.We were happy then, so I ate a big bowl of beef noodle. The sweet memory is linger in my mind.

I don’t like the dumpling because it has a lot of vegetable in it. It makes me sick. Idon't want to see the dumpling in the menu.

My famliy don’t like dumpling,either. Is dumpling a good food？I don't like it.Don't try to ask me to eat it, please. 

assignment2, elisa

Elisa

 I like the deep fried prawns because it's crisp,fresh and juicy. I like scallion pancakes,too. Scallion pancakes had a delicious smell.

I don't like stewed pork rice because it tastes too greasy.

 I always enjoy food with my family.We usually eat it at night market because it's faster than any food in the restaurant.

assignment 2, Tony

 1.My favorite food is swewed pork rice.It looks like delicious and smells good.It is tasty.

 2.I don't like eat Scallion pancakes because it is too grezzy to eat it.It smells bad.

 3.My favofite food is swewed pork rice.It looks like delicious.I ate it with my parents last week at home.

assignment 2,Becky

I like to eat Taiwanese sausage because it is roasted. It is very yummy !

I don't  like to eat the stinky  tofu because I  think  the smell is bad.

I had  Taiwanese sausage with my parents, younger sister and younger brother.three months ago.  

Assignment 2, Jenny

1.-I like deep-fried prawn in the artice because I like the seafood. The dish is very tasty, and the sauce is delicious. I like the ginger sauce with the prawn because the ginger is healthy and delicious.

2.-I don’t like baked black pepper pork because I don’t like the spicy food. I afraid of spicy. The baked black pepper pork is a little spicy, but maybe some people like baked black pepper pork.

3.-I favorite food is pumpkin seafood soup. My mom can cook it well. My uncle plants the pumpkin on the farm,so I can take it for free.