Log book 2 Saif Al Khaili
Time: 10:52am to 11:00am.
Subject: Population.
Place: F52.
Introduction: short and quick
Body language: He did not use his hands a lot
Attitude: He was a little nervous
Eye contact: He did not have eye contact because he was just reading from the paper.
Slides: 14.
Colorful: yes.
Informative: yes.
Clear: yes.
Relevant: yes.
Not too many words: yes
Content: the problem was mentioned and he gave many solutions.
Language: not very clear.
The meaning clear: average.
Grammar Mistakes: There were no grammar mistakes.
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Log book 2 Sultan
Time: 9:15 to 9:30 date: 27/5/2010
Subject: Global warming
Introduction: understandable and interesting
Body language: excellent.
Attitude: relaxed and comfortable
Eye contact: good
Slides: 13
Colorful: yes
Clear: yes
Relevant: Yes
Too many words: yes
Content: he mentioned the problems and gave many solutions.
Language: good
Meaning clear: yes
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Log book 2 Abdulrahman
Time: 9:43 to 8:58 date: 27/5/2010
Subject: Smoking.
Introduction: average
Body language: he used his hands and moved from time to time.
Attitude: relaxed and calm
Eye contact: good
Slides: 11
Colorful: yes
Clear: yes
Relevant: Yes
Too many words: yes
Content: he explained the problem and gave solutions
Language: good
Meaning clear: yes
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Log book 2 Mohsen
Time: 8:34 to 9:41 date: 27/5/2010
Subject: recycling papers.
Introduction: interesting
Body language: average
Attitude: a little bit nervous
Eye contact: good
Slides: 11
Colorful: yes
Clear: yes
Relevant: Yes
Too many words: no
Content: he explained the problem but gave a few solutions only
Language: good
Meaning clear: yes
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Log book 2 Rashid
Time: 9:34 to 9:41 date: 26/5/2010
Subject: About Egypt.
Introduction: short and interesting
Body language: The body language was good.
Attitude: relaxed and comfortable.
Eye contact: good
Slides: 10
Colorful: yes
Clear: yes
Relevant: Yes
Too many words: no
Content: he explained the problem and gave solutions
Language: excellent
Meaning clear: yes
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Log book 2 Abdullah Khaled
Time: 9:30 to 9:50 date: 26/5/2010
Subject: bank cabal
Introduction: attractive
Body language: good
Attitude: calm
Eye contact: average
Slides: 10
Colorful: yes
Clear: yes
Relevant: Yes
Too many words: not many
Content: he explained the problem and gave solutions
Language: good
Meaning clear: yes
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Log book 2 Almunther
Time: 8:46 to 9:01 date: 26/5/2010
Subject: divorce in the UAE
Introduction: the topic was realistic and the introduction was interesting.
Body language: good
Attitude: relaxed
Eye contact: good
Slides: 9
Colorful: yes
Clear: yes
Relevant: Yes
Too many words: yes
Content: he explained the problem and gave solutions
Language: good
Meaning clear: yes
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Log book 2 Fahad
Time: 1:45 to 1:52 date: 25/5/2010
Subject: Tires recycling.
Introduction: average
Body language: good.
Attitude: comfortable.
Eye contact: good
Slides: 10
Colorful: yes
Clear: no
Relevant: Yes
Too many words: yes
Content: he explained the problem and gave solutions
Language: good
Meaning clear: no
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Log book 2 Mohammed Al Zaabi
Time: 1:24 to 1:43 date: 25/5/2010
Subject: Obesity
Introduction: clear, interesting with many pictures
Body language: good
Attitude: relaxed and calm
Eye contact: excellent.
Slides: 15
Colorful: yes
Clear: yes
Relevant: Yes
Too many words: yes
Content: I explained the problem and gave many solutions
Meaning clear: yes
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Log book 2 Saoud
Time: 12:49 to 1:04 date: 25/5/2010
Subject: crimes in Dubai
Introduction: The introduction was short and interesting.
Body language: good
Attitude: He was a little nervous.
Eye contact: good
Slides: 11
Colorful: yes
Clear: yes
Relevant: Yes.
Too many words: No.
Content: he explained the problem and gave solutions
Language: excellent.
Meaning clear:Yes.
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Log book 2 Ahmed Al Braiki
Time: 12:38 to 12:48 date: 25/5/2010
Subject: about Traffic Congestion
Introduction: clear and short.
Body language: was good.
Attitude: relaxed and comfortable.
Eye contact: good.
Slides: 11
Colorful: yes
Clear: yes
Relevant: yes
Too many words: yes
Content: he explained the problem and gave solutions.
Language: good
Meaning clear: yes
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Log book 2 Mohammed Saleh
Time: 12:24 to 12:34 date: 25/5/2010
Subject: Hackers.
Introduction: clear.
Body language: excellent.
Attitude: relaxed
Eye contact: good
Slides: 10
Colorful: yes
Clear: yes
Relevant: yes
Too many words: Yes
Content: he explained the problem and gave solutions
Language: good
Meaning clear: not very much.
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Log book 2 Faisal
Time: From 12:03 to 12:13 date: 25/5/2010
Introduction: long but interesting.
Body language: The body language was very good as I see.
Attitude: comfortable.
Eye contact: good
Slides: 13.
Colorful: yes.
Clear: yes.
Relevant: yes.
Not too many words: yes.
Content: he explained the problem and gave solutions.
Language: good
Meaning Clear: yes
Grammar Mistakes: none
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Log book 2 Salem Hassan
Time: 9:02 to 9:13 date: 25/5/2010
Subject: Tire recycling
Introduction: interesting
Body language: was good
Attitude: good
Eye contact: good
Slides: 10
Colorful: yes
Clear: yes
Relevant: Yes
Too many words: yes
Content: he explained the problem and gave solutions
Language: good
Meaning clear: yes
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log book 2 ahmed ali
Time: 11:00 to 11:13 date: 30/5/2010
Subject: soft drinks
Introduction: The introduction was good
Body language:good body language
Attitude: comfortable
Eye contact: not bad
Slides: 10
Colorful: yes
Clear: yes
Relevant: no too many words: yes
Content: does he explain the problem and put a solution? Yes
Language: good
Meaning clear:yes
Monday, May 31, 2010
Sunday, May 30, 2010
20 words
1- Suitable: appropriate
Noun
I couldn’t find a suitable gift for my mom.
2- Theory: coherent group of general assumptions
Noun
Darwin’s theory of evolution has no solid proof.
3- Influence: affect
Verb
my teachers influenced me to become a more responsible person.
4- Fund: supply
Verb
In economics, supply and demand are very important in determining prices.
5- Scheme: plan
Noun: The thief’s scheme was to enter from the window.
6- Accomplish: complete
Noun
I feel relieved when I accomplish my assignments
7- Dimension: measure
Noun
I dream of owning a wide dimension horse farm.
8- Responsible:
Adjective
One should be responsible for his own mistakes
9- Administrative: managerial
Adjective
Being able to take right decisions, makes you a managerial boss.
10- Majority: greater part or number
Noun
The majority of people love chocolate.
11- Citizen: native
Noun
Citizens have the right to vote.
12- Population: total number of people living in an area
Noun
The population of the UAE citizens is very low.
13- Foreign: strange
Noun
Foreign languages are taught in most schools in the UAE.
14- Worsen: get worse
Verb
If you don’t go to the doctor, the disease might worsen
15- Biology: study of life
Noun
Biology deals with all living organisms.
16- Environment: surroundings
Noun
Our environment has a large effect on us.
17- Stress: a strain, a pressure.(noun).
I suffer stress during exams.
18- Impose: to place or set (a burden, tax, fine, etc. on or upon) as by authority. Verb.
In the United States the government imposes taxes on the citizens.
19- Consent: to agree (to do something).verb
The principal gave his consent for me to leave the school for two days.
20- Contribute: To give or provide jointly with others; give to a common fund. Verb.
People should contribute with useful ideas and thoughts and pass them to others.
Noun
I couldn’t find a suitable gift for my mom.
2- Theory: coherent group of general assumptions
Noun
Darwin’s theory of evolution has no solid proof.
3- Influence: affect
Verb
my teachers influenced me to become a more responsible person.
4- Fund: supply
Verb
In economics, supply and demand are very important in determining prices.
5- Scheme: plan
Noun: The thief’s scheme was to enter from the window.
6- Accomplish: complete
Noun
I feel relieved when I accomplish my assignments
7- Dimension: measure
Noun
I dream of owning a wide dimension horse farm.
8- Responsible:
Adjective
One should be responsible for his own mistakes
9- Administrative: managerial
Adjective
Being able to take right decisions, makes you a managerial boss.
10- Majority: greater part or number
Noun
The majority of people love chocolate.
11- Citizen: native
Noun
Citizens have the right to vote.
12- Population: total number of people living in an area
Noun
The population of the UAE citizens is very low.
13- Foreign: strange
Noun
Foreign languages are taught in most schools in the UAE.
14- Worsen: get worse
Verb
If you don’t go to the doctor, the disease might worsen
15- Biology: study of life
Noun
Biology deals with all living organisms.
16- Environment: surroundings
Noun
Our environment has a large effect on us.
17- Stress: a strain, a pressure.(noun).
I suffer stress during exams.
18- Impose: to place or set (a burden, tax, fine, etc. on or upon) as by authority. Verb.
In the United States the government imposes taxes on the citizens.
19- Consent: to agree (to do something).verb
The principal gave his consent for me to leave the school for two days.
20- Contribute: To give or provide jointly with others; give to a common fund. Verb.
People should contribute with useful ideas and thoughts and pass them to others.
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Logbook
•Date: 30-03-2010
•Time: 12:34pm - 12:54PM
•Venue: F52
•Presenters: Mohammed Saleh+ Saoud Abdulla
•Subject: preserving our culture
•Slides: 8 slides about culture.
•Colorful: The colors were attractive and appropriate for the idea.
- Informative: Slides included all necessary information about preserving culture.
- Interesting: very interesting.
- Body language: both of the students used gestures and eye contact through the presentation.
-Eye contact: well used.
•English:
- Accurate: yes
- Clear: yes
•Questions: questions were asked and they were answered clearly.
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Date: 30.03.2010
Time: starts at 12:23 to 12:43 pm
Venue: F52
Presenters: Ahmed Ali + Hedley
Subject: polluted cities worldwide
Slides: there are 11 slides about pollution in the world. Later, Mr. Hedley also aided his project with visual concepts such as an internet site that talked about polluted areas.
Colorful: eye-catching and related to the subject.
Informative: the slides were well prepared and rehearsed. They had useful information that we need during our daily life.
Interesting: It was interesting, since it was alternative and avoided boredom.
Body language: Both of them succeeded in using gestures and body language. They seemed comfortable and well-rehearsed.
Eye contact: Ahmed didn’t use as much eye contact as Mr. Hedley did.
English: English was understandable and clear.
Questions: questions were well answered.
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Date: 18.04.2010
Time: from 10:20 to 10:32 am
Venue: f52
Presenter: Salem Hassan – Rashed
Subject: Smoking
Slides: 8 slides with high-quality pictures.
Colorful: the colors were formatted and suited with the subject.
Informative: very educational ideas that talked about the results and causes of smoking
Body language: their voice was low and couldn’t be heard.
Eye contact: they didn’t use eye contact since they were only reading from the notes.
English:
Clear: it wasn’t clear enough because the class was noisy.
Accurate: average
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•Date:
-12-4-2010
•Time:
- 12:55 – 01:10 am
•Venue:
- F52
•Presenters:
Mohammed Al Zaabi+ Sultan Al Marzoogy
•Subject:
- Business
•Slides:
- 10 slides.
•Colorful:
-beautiful colors that were appealing and attractive
•Informative:
- The slides were very useful and gave us an opportunity to know how to start a business.
•Body language:
- Both of us were confident and well educated.
•Eye contact:
- Both of us were able to have eye contact with the audience since we were thorough with the material.
•English:
- excellent
•Clear:
- yes
•Accurate:
Very accurate with understood voices.
-Questions:
Questions were well answered and clear.
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Date: 11.04.2010
Start Time: 10:50
Finish time: 11:05
Venue: F52
Presenters: Abdulla Khalid + Munther
Subject: Toyota cars company
Slides: 11
• Colorful: the colors were related to the subject.
• Informative: yes
• Interesting: yes
Body language: They used body language but it wasn’t very expressive.
Eye contact: both of them used it.
English: Their English was clear
Questions: A few questions were asked such as, what type of pictures are those?
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Date: 13.04.2010
Start Time: 12:20
Finish time: 12:33
Venue: F52
Presenters: Saif Mohammed+ Faisal
Subject: UAE in the past
Slides:
How many:15
• Colorful: interesting colors
• Informative : the slides had fine information about the topic.
• Interesting: yes
Body language: they were confident and sure of their information.
Eye contact: both of them used eye contact and were able to express in a good manner.
English: clear.
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Date: 11.04.2010
Start Time: 11:25
Finish time: 11:40
Venue: F52
Presenters: Abdullrahman + Muhson
Subject: UAE in 1960 and 1970
Slides:
How many: 15
• Colorful: bright colors that were attractive.
• Informative: the presentation was useful and valuable.
• Interesting: very interesting since the topic was about history of UAE.
Body language: Both of the students were able to use body language.
Eye contact: excellent and were able to reach out to everyone.
English: accurate.
Questions: many questions were asked and were answered clearly.
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Date: 11.04.2010
Time: 10:30 pm
Venue: F52
Presenters: Abdulla Masoud & Ahmed AbdulRahman
Subject: Water Consumption
Slides: 12 slides. It’s colorful and related to the topic.
Informative: very useful information that is needed on a daily basis.
Eye contact: both of them were able to contact each student in the class.
English: clear and well understood.
Questions: answered clearly.
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Date; 11.04.2010
Time: 1100
Venue: F52
Presenters: Fahad & Mohd Hassan
Subject: Recycling
Slides: 10 slides.
Colorful: Colors were relevant to the subject.
Informative: the presentation was informative and very useful. It is also functional and can be put to use.
Eye contact: both of them used eye contact in a well manner.
English: obvious and accurate.
Questions: both the students were able to answer the questions clearly
•Time: 12:34pm - 12:54PM
•Venue: F52
•Presenters: Mohammed Saleh+ Saoud Abdulla
•Subject: preserving our culture
•Slides: 8 slides about culture.
•Colorful: The colors were attractive and appropriate for the idea.
- Informative: Slides included all necessary information about preserving culture.
- Interesting: very interesting.
- Body language: both of the students used gestures and eye contact through the presentation.
-Eye contact: well used.
•English:
- Accurate: yes
- Clear: yes
•Questions: questions were asked and they were answered clearly.
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Date: 30.03.2010
Time: starts at 12:23 to 12:43 pm
Venue: F52
Presenters: Ahmed Ali + Hedley
Subject: polluted cities worldwide
Slides: there are 11 slides about pollution in the world. Later, Mr. Hedley also aided his project with visual concepts such as an internet site that talked about polluted areas.
Colorful: eye-catching and related to the subject.
Informative: the slides were well prepared and rehearsed. They had useful information that we need during our daily life.
Interesting: It was interesting, since it was alternative and avoided boredom.
Body language: Both of them succeeded in using gestures and body language. They seemed comfortable and well-rehearsed.
Eye contact: Ahmed didn’t use as much eye contact as Mr. Hedley did.
English: English was understandable and clear.
Questions: questions were well answered.
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Date: 18.04.2010
Time: from 10:20 to 10:32 am
Venue: f52
Presenter: Salem Hassan – Rashed
Subject: Smoking
Slides: 8 slides with high-quality pictures.
Colorful: the colors were formatted and suited with the subject.
Informative: very educational ideas that talked about the results and causes of smoking
Body language: their voice was low and couldn’t be heard.
Eye contact: they didn’t use eye contact since they were only reading from the notes.
English:
Clear: it wasn’t clear enough because the class was noisy.
Accurate: average
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•Date:
-12-4-2010
•Time:
- 12:55 – 01:10 am
•Venue:
- F52
•Presenters:
Mohammed Al Zaabi+ Sultan Al Marzoogy
•Subject:
- Business
•Slides:
- 10 slides.
•Colorful:
-beautiful colors that were appealing and attractive
•Informative:
- The slides were very useful and gave us an opportunity to know how to start a business.
•Body language:
- Both of us were confident and well educated.
•Eye contact:
- Both of us were able to have eye contact with the audience since we were thorough with the material.
•English:
- excellent
•Clear:
- yes
•Accurate:
Very accurate with understood voices.
-Questions:
Questions were well answered and clear.
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Date: 11.04.2010
Start Time: 10:50
Finish time: 11:05
Venue: F52
Presenters: Abdulla Khalid + Munther
Subject: Toyota cars company
Slides: 11
• Colorful: the colors were related to the subject.
• Informative: yes
• Interesting: yes
Body language: They used body language but it wasn’t very expressive.
Eye contact: both of them used it.
English: Their English was clear
Questions: A few questions were asked such as, what type of pictures are those?
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Date: 13.04.2010
Start Time: 12:20
Finish time: 12:33
Venue: F52
Presenters: Saif Mohammed+ Faisal
Subject: UAE in the past
Slides:
How many:15
• Colorful: interesting colors
• Informative : the slides had fine information about the topic.
• Interesting: yes
Body language: they were confident and sure of their information.
Eye contact: both of them used eye contact and were able to express in a good manner.
English: clear.
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Date: 11.04.2010
Start Time: 11:25
Finish time: 11:40
Venue: F52
Presenters: Abdullrahman + Muhson
Subject: UAE in 1960 and 1970
Slides:
How many: 15
• Colorful: bright colors that were attractive.
• Informative: the presentation was useful and valuable.
• Interesting: very interesting since the topic was about history of UAE.
Body language: Both of the students were able to use body language.
Eye contact: excellent and were able to reach out to everyone.
English: accurate.
Questions: many questions were asked and were answered clearly.
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Date: 11.04.2010
Time: 10:30 pm
Venue: F52
Presenters: Abdulla Masoud & Ahmed AbdulRahman
Subject: Water Consumption
Slides: 12 slides. It’s colorful and related to the topic.
Informative: very useful information that is needed on a daily basis.
Eye contact: both of them were able to contact each student in the class.
English: clear and well understood.
Questions: answered clearly.
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Date; 11.04.2010
Time: 1100
Venue: F52
Presenters: Fahad & Mohd Hassan
Subject: Recycling
Slides: 10 slides.
Colorful: Colors were relevant to the subject.
Informative: the presentation was informative and very useful. It is also functional and can be put to use.
Eye contact: both of them used eye contact in a well manner.
English: obvious and accurate.
Questions: both the students were able to answer the questions clearly
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Meeting
1) Meeting report:
The goal of this meeting is to discuss and to find out how to improve the students’ success. First how to put each student in the level that they deserve. Also another thing is what we can do to maximize their chances for success. How can we handle their responses professionally if they are not successful? The last thing that we can discuss is to see the problems and disadvantages of the students and how to solve them.
2) Minutes of meeting:
(a) Date: 24.02.2010
(b) Venue: (place): F52
(c) Time: 11:55 am
(d) Names of participant:
* Mohammed (H00132635) chairman
* Fahed (H00130970) secretary
*Almunther (H00128002) participant
(3) Agenda:
1. To find out how to improve the student success.
2. Discuss how to put each student in the level that they deserve.
Start time: Mohammed called the meeting to order at 12:00pm.
(4) What was said:
• *Al Munther said what we can do maximize their chances for success like
1- improve their skills by giving them more practice and homework.
2-give them more classes
• Fahed said how can we handle their responses if they are not successful? E.g.
1- Try to understand what their problem is.
2- Give them practice tests to improve their skills in the exams.
• I said that we can maximize their chances and give them some professional advances.
Finish time:
Mohammed asked if there was any other business (A.O.B)
There being none, he closed the meeting at 1:30pm.
5) Reflection:
Almunther was a good participant because he had good ideas and suggestions. Fahed was a great secretary because he worked very hard to explain the goals. The entire group worked hard to discuss and to find out how to improve student success. I think we conducted the meeting very well. I learned how to chair a great meeting.
The goal of this meeting is to discuss and to find out how to improve the students’ success. First how to put each student in the level that they deserve. Also another thing is what we can do to maximize their chances for success. How can we handle their responses professionally if they are not successful? The last thing that we can discuss is to see the problems and disadvantages of the students and how to solve them.
2) Minutes of meeting:
(a) Date: 24.02.2010
(b) Venue: (place): F52
(c) Time: 11:55 am
(d) Names of participant:
* Mohammed (H00132635) chairman
* Fahed (H00130970) secretary
*Almunther (H00128002) participant
(3) Agenda:
1. To find out how to improve the student success.
2. Discuss how to put each student in the level that they deserve.
Start time: Mohammed called the meeting to order at 12:00pm.
(4) What was said:
• *Al Munther said what we can do maximize their chances for success like
1- improve their skills by giving them more practice and homework.
2-give them more classes
• Fahed said how can we handle their responses if they are not successful? E.g.
1- Try to understand what their problem is.
2- Give them practice tests to improve their skills in the exams.
• I said that we can maximize their chances and give them some professional advances.
Finish time:
Mohammed asked if there was any other business (A.O.B)
There being none, he closed the meeting at 1:30pm.
5) Reflection:
Almunther was a good participant because he had good ideas and suggestions. Fahed was a great secretary because he worked very hard to explain the goals. The entire group worked hard to discuss and to find out how to improve student success. I think we conducted the meeting very well. I learned how to chair a great meeting.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Fahad Al mesabi
My name is Mohammed Rashed. I would like introduce my friend Fahad. I am going to tell you some information about him. Fahad was born in Abu Dhabi. Now he lives in Khalifa A City .He has a big family, 8 brothers and 4 sisters. He was born in 1989 and he is 20 years old. He is a student in HCT in the bachelor in the finance programme. Fahad would like to be a manager in a public company. Fahad has many hobbies. One of these hobbies is speed racing. When Fahad has free time he plays on his computer. He also likes chatting with friends. On his holidays he likes to stay in Liwa.
His ambition is to be a successful businessman.
His best holiday was when he went to Malaysia last holiday with his family. He had a good time there and he like it because he spent his time on the beach.
Fahad thinks the best think in the collage is the English skills are so much better than before, for example speaking, writing, listening and reading.
The worst thing that he does not like is the strict policy on the attendance.
Now you know a little about Fahad, his home town, family and free time activities; thank you for listening.
His ambition is to be a successful businessman.
His best holiday was when he went to Malaysia last holiday with his family. He had a good time there and he like it because he spent his time on the beach.
Fahad thinks the best think in the collage is the English skills are so much better than before, for example speaking, writing, listening and reading.
The worst thing that he does not like is the strict policy on the attendance.
Now you know a little about Fahad, his home town, family and free time activities; thank you for listening.
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Flow
Water has no taste, no color, no odor; it cannot be defined.Not necessary to life, but rather life itself. It fills us with a gratification that exceeds the delight of the senses.”This is a famous quote said by Antoine Saint-Exuperry. “Flow for the love of water” is an important documentary that explains how water is being used and what the adverse affects are. The documentary begins with mentioning the importance of water and then talks about the destruction caused by contaminated water.
The percentage of water on earth is 71% and part of that percentage is consumed by agriculture, industries and humans. However, our lives are threatened due to contaminated water. And this is caused by pollution, privatization and lack of care. Even though the purpose of privatization is providing people with potable water and sewage in many countries like El Alto(Bolivia) 208,000 people have been deprived from potable water service. In Bolivia, 1 in every 10 children mostly below the age five dies because of contaminated water. Those people are the victims of privatizations.( http://rise2peace.blogspot.com/2009/03/flow-film-about-water.html )
In Bomminan Padu in India, 70,000 innocent people died due to contaminated water. Ashok Gadgil is a senior staff scientist who claims that almost everyone in India has had an experience with the effects of contaminated water. He himself lost five of his cousins due to diseases caused by contaminated water. Contaminated water may contain pathogens, bacteria, viruses and many more which is very bad for the human body. It contains herbicides and pesticides like Atrazine which caused male frogs to become female. However, Ashok came up with an impressive idea where he could used UV to produce distilled water and hopefully many more productive solutions would be formed.
Our world has become a world of materialistic possessions, a world where money and power are more important than health. The greediness of those heartless people is leading us towards extinction. Companies like Nestle, Thames, Vivendi, Suez, Coca Cola and Pepsi were also mentioned in the documentary. Businesses, privatizations and corporate greed all play a part in this ugly process and unfortunately even we do, by using water in an unregulated amount. Definitely, we can’t control the amount of water we drink but we certainly can control the rate of usage. (http://www.socialistaction.org/caldwell-smith28.htm )
Dams are said to be used for the conservation of water while in fact there are many other ways of conserving water in a better, unharmful, and inexpensive way. In order to build dams people would have to move from their home leaving their farm which is their only way of getting food. Promises were made to those people but the authorities didn’t keep their word. The Katse dam that was built in Lesotho displaced 17,000 people and the 3 Georges Dam in China displaced 1.3 million people and there are many more. The construction of those dams should be stopped because it is the main cause of people being homeless, reduction in food production which ultimately would cause famine.(http://documentaries.about.com/od/revie2/fr/flow.htm )
Water is being used as a commodity. The richer you are the better quality you would get and the poor are the ones who suffer. Nature has been used badly and now it is getting its revenge. How long would this last? How much will Nature be able to afford? “We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.”So People should be aware of those problems and be more responsible. Solutions must be found and the problem must be solved before it’s too late.
References:
1 ) http://rise2peace.blogspot.com/2009/03/flow-film-about-water.html
2 ) http://documentaries.about.com/od/revie2/fr/flow.htm
3 ) http://www.socialistaction.org/caldwell-smith28.htm
The percentage of water on earth is 71% and part of that percentage is consumed by agriculture, industries and humans. However, our lives are threatened due to contaminated water. And this is caused by pollution, privatization and lack of care. Even though the purpose of privatization is providing people with potable water and sewage in many countries like El Alto(Bolivia) 208,000 people have been deprived from potable water service. In Bolivia, 1 in every 10 children mostly below the age five dies because of contaminated water. Those people are the victims of privatizations.( http://rise2peace.blogspot.com/2009/03/flow-film-about-water.html )
In Bomminan Padu in India, 70,000 innocent people died due to contaminated water. Ashok Gadgil is a senior staff scientist who claims that almost everyone in India has had an experience with the effects of contaminated water. He himself lost five of his cousins due to diseases caused by contaminated water. Contaminated water may contain pathogens, bacteria, viruses and many more which is very bad for the human body. It contains herbicides and pesticides like Atrazine which caused male frogs to become female. However, Ashok came up with an impressive idea where he could used UV to produce distilled water and hopefully many more productive solutions would be formed.
Our world has become a world of materialistic possessions, a world where money and power are more important than health. The greediness of those heartless people is leading us towards extinction. Companies like Nestle, Thames, Vivendi, Suez, Coca Cola and Pepsi were also mentioned in the documentary. Businesses, privatizations and corporate greed all play a part in this ugly process and unfortunately even we do, by using water in an unregulated amount. Definitely, we can’t control the amount of water we drink but we certainly can control the rate of usage. (http://www.socialistaction.org/caldwell-smith28.htm )
Dams are said to be used for the conservation of water while in fact there are many other ways of conserving water in a better, unharmful, and inexpensive way. In order to build dams people would have to move from their home leaving their farm which is their only way of getting food. Promises were made to those people but the authorities didn’t keep their word. The Katse dam that was built in Lesotho displaced 17,000 people and the 3 Georges Dam in China displaced 1.3 million people and there are many more. The construction of those dams should be stopped because it is the main cause of people being homeless, reduction in food production which ultimately would cause famine.(http://documentaries.about.com/od/revie2/fr/flow.htm )
Water is being used as a commodity. The richer you are the better quality you would get and the poor are the ones who suffer. Nature has been used badly and now it is getting its revenge. How long would this last? How much will Nature be able to afford? “We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.”So People should be aware of those problems and be more responsible. Solutions must be found and the problem must be solved before it’s too late.
References:
1 ) http://rise2peace.blogspot.com/2009/03/flow-film-about-water.html
2 ) http://documentaries.about.com/od/revie2/fr/flow.htm
3 ) http://www.socialistaction.org/caldwell-smith28.htm
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
50 Words
Philippines : noun, “Republic of the Philippines”
- Philippines citizens are spread in most of the countries.
Proportion : noun, “ratio”
- The proportion of oranges and apples available in the supermarket is 20:30
Reached : verb, “arrived”
- The emirates airline reached the US at 7 am
Recommend : verb, “suggest”
- Doctors recommend having a healthy food diet and exercising
Relevant : adjective, “connected to the current subject”
- The lecture was about relevant topics
Religion : noun, “collection of beliefs concerning the origin of man and the universe”
- People have firm beliefs in their religion
Religious : adjective, “observant of religious laws and practices”
- Most religious people are against Charles Darwin’s theory
Represent : verb, “act as an agent on behalf of a person or organization”
- The UAE flag represents peace and prosperity
Resources : noun, “source of help”
- Agricultural resources are abundant in India
Respect : verb, “hold in high regard”
- One should treat others with respect in order to gain it.
Restaurant : noun, “business where customers can purchase and eat meals”
- Many nutritionists criticize restaurant food.
Reveal : verb, “make public”
- Muslim women are not allowed to reveal their hair nor their body.
Revolution : noun, “overthrow of the government”
- A strong government prevents revolution to take place.
Rhythm : noun, “regular pulse or accent”
- Romantic poets had a rhythm in their poems.
Salary : noun, “periodic wage paid to someone for work”
- Judgmental people judge men by the amount of salary they have.
Scene: noun, “place where an event occurs”
- Many scenes are censored in UAE cinemas.
Scholarship : noun, “financial grant given to a student to subsidize the cost of education”
- Hard working students aim to get a scholarship.
Second : noun, “unit of time equal to 1/60 of a minute”
- One should use every second of every minute
Separate : verb, “segregate”
- The two countries separated due to unsolved monetary issues.
Several : adjective, “some”
- One should read several books a year.
Similar : adjective, “having common qualities”
- Many words have similar meanings
Sincere : adjective, “honest”
- Being sincere is a very rare quality.
Necessary : adjective, “something that is essential or imperative”
- Vitamins are necessary for our health.
Noise : verb, “make loud sound”
- Rock bands generate very disturbing noises.
Occur : verb, “take place”
- Accidents occur due to high speed .
Officer : noun, “policeman”
- The Police officer is very strict.
Official: adjective, “formal”
- The 3rd of Nov is the official opening of a store.
Opportunity : noun , “favorable time to act”
- I have an opportunity to become a doctor.
Orchestra : noun, “band composed of musicians of many different instruments”
- The famous orchestra played very well in the theater.
Origin : noun, “source”
- The origin of most English words is latin .
Party : noun, “political group”
- We had a very nice party last week.
Passions: nouns, “ardour”
- Love is a powerful passion.
People: noun, “human beings”
- There are many kinds of people in the world.
Percentage : noun, “rate or proportion per hundred”
- Ahmed's % in the math exam was 90%.
Period : noun, “length of time”
- Her loving husband had a very long mourning period.
Preferences : noun, “option within a menu that can be individually adjusted and determines the appearance or function of a program or operation system”
- My preference is Orange.
Preferred : adjective, “viewed as superior”
- Mohammed preferred Italian food over Mexican food.
Pressure : noun, “exertion of force”
- Atmospheric pressure may cause an airplane to fall .
Prevent : verb, “cause not to happen”
- Seat belts prevent accidents.
Price : noun, “cost”
- Prices are very high during inflation.
Problem : noun, “situation that requires a solution”
- If you have a problem call 999
Pizza : noun, “Italian dish made from baked dough covered in tomato sauce and cheese”
- I like eating pizza.
Pollution : noun, “contamination”
- Pollution is coused by burning fossil fuels .
Population : noun, “total number of people living in an area”
- The population of UAE is about 5M..
Possible : noun, “something that can be carried out”
- Everything is possible.
Properly : adverb, “correctly”
- You should use your medicines properly.
Property : noun, “characteristic”
- Each laptop has a different property.
Treatment : noun, “medical care”
- Most cancer treatments use radiation.
- Philippines citizens are spread in most of the countries.
Proportion : noun, “ratio”
- The proportion of oranges and apples available in the supermarket is 20:30
Reached : verb, “arrived”
- The emirates airline reached the US at 7 am
Recommend : verb, “suggest”
- Doctors recommend having a healthy food diet and exercising
Relevant : adjective, “connected to the current subject”
- The lecture was about relevant topics
Religion : noun, “collection of beliefs concerning the origin of man and the universe”
- People have firm beliefs in their religion
Religious : adjective, “observant of religious laws and practices”
- Most religious people are against Charles Darwin’s theory
Represent : verb, “act as an agent on behalf of a person or organization”
- The UAE flag represents peace and prosperity
Resources : noun, “source of help”
- Agricultural resources are abundant in India
Respect : verb, “hold in high regard”
- One should treat others with respect in order to gain it.
Restaurant : noun, “business where customers can purchase and eat meals”
- Many nutritionists criticize restaurant food.
Reveal : verb, “make public”
- Muslim women are not allowed to reveal their hair nor their body.
Revolution : noun, “overthrow of the government”
- A strong government prevents revolution to take place.
Rhythm : noun, “regular pulse or accent”
- Romantic poets had a rhythm in their poems.
Salary : noun, “periodic wage paid to someone for work”
- Judgmental people judge men by the amount of salary they have.
Scene: noun, “place where an event occurs”
- Many scenes are censored in UAE cinemas.
Scholarship : noun, “financial grant given to a student to subsidize the cost of education”
- Hard working students aim to get a scholarship.
Second : noun, “unit of time equal to 1/60 of a minute”
- One should use every second of every minute
Separate : verb, “segregate”
- The two countries separated due to unsolved monetary issues.
Several : adjective, “some”
- One should read several books a year.
Similar : adjective, “having common qualities”
- Many words have similar meanings
Sincere : adjective, “honest”
- Being sincere is a very rare quality.
Necessary : adjective, “something that is essential or imperative”
- Vitamins are necessary for our health.
Noise : verb, “make loud sound”
- Rock bands generate very disturbing noises.
Occur : verb, “take place”
- Accidents occur due to high speed .
Officer : noun, “policeman”
- The Police officer is very strict.
Official: adjective, “formal”
- The 3rd of Nov is the official opening of a store.
Opportunity : noun , “favorable time to act”
- I have an opportunity to become a doctor.
Orchestra : noun, “band composed of musicians of many different instruments”
- The famous orchestra played very well in the theater.
Origin : noun, “source”
- The origin of most English words is latin .
Party : noun, “political group”
- We had a very nice party last week.
Passions: nouns, “ardour”
- Love is a powerful passion.
People: noun, “human beings”
- There are many kinds of people in the world.
Percentage : noun, “rate or proportion per hundred”
- Ahmed's % in the math exam was 90%.
Period : noun, “length of time”
- Her loving husband had a very long mourning period.
Preferences : noun, “option within a menu that can be individually adjusted and determines the appearance or function of a program or operation system”
- My preference is Orange.
Preferred : adjective, “viewed as superior”
- Mohammed preferred Italian food over Mexican food.
Pressure : noun, “exertion of force”
- Atmospheric pressure may cause an airplane to fall .
Prevent : verb, “cause not to happen”
- Seat belts prevent accidents.
Price : noun, “cost”
- Prices are very high during inflation.
Problem : noun, “situation that requires a solution”
- If you have a problem call 999
Pizza : noun, “Italian dish made from baked dough covered in tomato sauce and cheese”
- I like eating pizza.
Pollution : noun, “contamination”
- Pollution is coused by burning fossil fuels .
Population : noun, “total number of people living in an area”
- The population of UAE is about 5M..
Possible : noun, “something that can be carried out”
- Everything is possible.
Properly : adverb, “correctly”
- You should use your medicines properly.
Property : noun, “characteristic”
- Each laptop has a different property.
Treatment : noun, “medical care”
- Most cancer treatments use radiation.
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