Turkey
Assignments
Using an atlas, encyclopædia, text book,
the 'We are from' website or other internet sites, see if you can
answer the questions below:
- Draw and colour the Turksh flag.
- On the map of Europe below, colour in Turkey.
- On the map of Turkey, clearly mark where the capital city
is.
- Fill in the following details:
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Questions about the programme
- What does Ali spend a lot of his time doing?
- Why is Ali late for school?
- What is special about the dinner Ali’s family eat?
Optional Assignments
- At the end of the programme, Ali writes a friendly letter to a
Greek boy. Have the Turks and the Greeks always been so friendly
towards each other?
- Turkey has borders with eight other countries – two of
them European and six of them Asian. How do you think this affects
Turkey?
- The place where Ali lives is very quiet and beautiful, and the
people are very friendly. On the other hand, there is a danger of
earthquakes there. Would you like to live where Ali does?
- When most people think of Turkey, they think of Turkish Delight
or kebabs! Now that you’ve watched the programme, what do you
think are the three best things about Turkey and its people, and
why?
Internet Assignment
What is the name of the train that links
Munich, Slovenia, Croatia and Bulgaria to Istanbul?
Visit http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/middle_east/turkey/get.htm
to see if you can find out.
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