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WHAT A LIFE! A. Childhood Dreams
THEME 4

3 Work in pairs. Fill in the blanks with the words below to make true statements about Sunay
Akın.

2009 founder Trabzon tailor giraffes

İstanbul buttons 1962 ‘Moon Thief’ museum

1. He was born in ............................... in ............................... .
2. His father was a ............................... and his frst toys were
............................... .
3. He is the ............................... of ............................... Toy Museum.
4. ............................... is the name of his book published in
............................... .
5. Two life-size ............................. stand at the front of the ............................ .

4 Track 22 Listen to the conversation with Sunay Akın and choose the correct options.
1. Sunay Akın’s favourite quote is ... . 4. According to Moltalcini, the most important
a. Impossible is nothing thing is ... .
Mohammad Ali a. following our dreams in life
b. If you can dream it, you can do it b. leaving a message behind us
Walt Disney c. thinking of other people
c. Impossible! The word itself says “I’m 5. What led Sunay Akın to open Istanbul Toy
possible.” Museum was ... .
Audrey Hepburn a. his museum games as a kid
2. Success is not a coincidence because ... . b. a photo of his childhood
a. it requires blood, sweat and tears c. a toy called Neptune
b. you have to be lucky 6. By the time he found Neptune in an antique
shop in Germany, ... .
c. it requires imagination
a. he had cried
3. Mustafa Kemal always had ... .
b. he had put it next to his photo
a. his uniform
c. he had already been 42
b. his neighbours
c. his books

5 Match the underlined words with their substitutes.
1. You can achieve your dreams when you believe so. a. hard-working
2. Success is not a coincidence. b. realise
3. Walt Disney was one of the gifted people in the past. c. admirable
4. Young Mustafa dreamt of an adorable school uniform. d. talented
5. He was a diligent student during his school years. e. luck
6 Work in pairs. Share your childhood experiences. Ask and answer the questions below.
1. What was your favourite toy?
2. How did you play with it?
3. Do you still have it?
4. Did you ever wish for a toy you could never have?
5. How would you feel if you could have it years later?

7 Choose a celebrity / an author / an actor, etc. Then search about his / her childhood to share
with your friends in the class.

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