Log book

Date: 30-03-2010

Time: 12:34pm - 12:54PM

Venue: F52
Presenters: Mohammed Saleh+ Saoud Abdulla
Subject: preserving our culture
Slides: There are 8 slides about culture.
Colorful: it was very beautiful.
Informative: the slides have good ideas about our culture.
Interesting: very interesting.
Body language: both of them were confident and relaxed.

Eye contact: both of us used it a lot.
English:

Accurate: yes
Clear: yes
Questions: the students asked many questions and we answered all of them.
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Date: 30-03-2010
Time: 12:23Pm - 12:44PM
Venue: F52
Presenters: Ahmed Ali + Hedley
Subject: polluted cities worldwide
Slides: There are 11 slides about pollution in the world. Hedley described all on slides but also Ahmed read the main points.
Colorful: it was very beautiful
Informative: clear but in the presentation it is not clear because the causes of pollution were not written on the slides.
Interesting: very interesting
Body language: with Mr. Hedley all things are good but Ahmed was a beginner.
Eye contact: very good
English:
Accurate: yes
Clear: yes

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Date: 12-4-2010
Time: 01:10 – 01:25
Venue: F52
Presenters: Rashid Al Menhaly+ Salem
Subject: Smoking
Slides: There are 8 slides.
Colorful: Yes
Informative: yes
Body language: good
Eye contact: good
English: good
Clear: yes
Accurate: yes
Questions:

1. Why do Emiratis smoke pipes?

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Date:
12-4-2010
Time:
12:55 – 01:10
Venue:
F52
Presenters: Mohammed Al Zaabi + Sultan Al Marzoogy
Subject: Business
Slides: There are 10 slides.
Colorful: No
Informative: yes
Body language: good
Eye contact: good
English: good

Clear: yes
Accurate: yes
Questions:
1. Why did you choose this subject?

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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: 15 slides
Colorful: most of the pictures were good
Informative : the presentation was informative

Interesting: the presentation was interesting
Body language: They were good at the body language
Eye contact: very good and they saw all the students and they use notes but they didn’t read from the notes but Faisal sometime read from the slides.
English: The English language is accurate and clear.
Questions: we asked questions during the presentation and they answered them carefully.

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Date: 11.04.2010
Start Time: 11:42 - 11:55
Venue: F52
Presenters: Abdulla Masoud + Ahmed Al Braiky
Subject: Water Consumption
Slides: 12 slides
Colorful: most of the pictures were colorful
Informative : the presentation was informative
Interesting: the presentation was interesting
Body language: I think they were good at body language but Abdulla was nervous so he did make some mistakes.
Eye contact: I think they did well on eye contact but they also read some words from the slides, and Abdulla used a note.
English: The English language is accurate and clear
Questions: the classmate asked questions during the presentation and they answered them carefully.

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Date: 11-4-2010
Time: 10:50 – 11:05
Venue: F52
Presenters: Abdulla Khalid + Al Munther

Subject: Toyota Motors
Slides: There are 11 slides about Toyota Motors.
Colorful: yes

Informative: yes
Body language: good
Eye contact: good
English: good
Clear: yes

Accurate: yes
Questions:
1. Why is the best car in Toyota company?

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Date: 11-4-2010
Time: 11:20 – 11:35
Venue: F52
Presenters: Abdurrahman Saif + Mohsen
Subject: The Emirates in the past
Slides: There are 15 slides.
Colorful: No, it was only white and black.
Informative: yes
Body language: good
Eye contact: good
English: good
Clear: yes
Accurate: yes
Questions:
2. Are the fishermen today Arabs and Emiratis?

Pollution report

• Date: 30-03-2010

• Time: 12:23Pm - 12:44PM

• Venue: F52

• Presenters: Ahmed Ali + Hedley

• Subject: polluted cities worldwide

• Slides: There are 11 slides about pollution in the world. Hedley described all on slides but also Ahmed read the main points.

• Colorful: it was very beautiful

o Informative: clear but in the presentation it is not clear because the causes of pollution were not written on the slides.

o Interesting: very interesting

o Body language: with Mr. Hedley all things are good but Ahmed was a beginner.

o Eye contact: very good

• English:
o Accurate: yes
o Clear: yes

Meeting - Gender Integration

Aims of meeting

One week ago, we had the first meeting chaired by Mohammed Saleh. There were 4 partners in the group; Mohammed Saleh was chairman, Ahmed Albraiky was my secretary, Abdullah Masoud and Saoud Abdulla were participants. Gender integration was our subject. The chairman asked many questions about it. The goals of gender integration are improving students’ skills in the class. In the end, we finished the meeting with a successful result.

• Date: 23/2/2010
• Time: 12:45 pm
• Place: F52 (CL3 )

Group members: Mohammed Saleh , Ahmed Albraiky , Abdullah Masoud , Saoud Abdulla

• Agenda:
1- Goals of gender integration.
2- Gender integration problems.
3- Trying to solve the problems.
4- Giving some suggestions.

A- Mohammed opened the meeting at 12:45 pm
B- Mohammed said to all that some scientists made research about gender integration and the result was good.
C- Abdulla give a good suggestion that anybody who of good marks in the class, we take this student to a mixed class
D- Ahmed gave some suggestions to make safe mixed class.

I agreed with this idea to mix the classes.

Mohammed asked if there was any other business. Then he closed the meeting at 1:00 p.m.


Reflection :

The meeting was conducted correctly and the results have been dramatic.
What went well ?

Mohammed led the meeting very well. Souad and Abdulla disagreed with this idea and the reason was about the role of Islam. In the other hand, Mohammed and Ahmed agreed with this idea because we can get good results.

What could be improved ?

Now, I can lead the meeting in the right way. Also, I improved my speaking skills and if I follow these steps again, I will be better.

What did I learn?

I learnt how to solve any problems with people by giving suggestions and choosing the best solutions.

Hedley Butterfield

I’d like to introduce Hedley Butterfield.

He is 60 years old and he was born in England. His favorite hobby is playing squash. In the free time, he likes to play squash and watch sport on television. He is got 2 children, two daughters and three grandchildren. The last country he visited was Sri Lanka and the main reason for this visit was to watch cricket. He spent about four days there.
He has taught 30 years abroad and he has visited more than 30 countries. He has been married about 40 years.
His ambition is to do one more contract in ADMC.

His best holiday was in Hawaii because the Hawaii is beautiful nad he’d always dreamed of going there. He went in 1985 with has wife and family.

Now you know a little bit about Hedley Butterfield, his family and leisure activities.

Flow

There are some things in our life we need so much like water, food and air. But the most important is the water because all things in our life contact from it. Because of that, all humans use it for agriculture, drinking, hygiene, extinguishing fires, providing drinking water and waste water services, industrial applications power generation and food processing so all things in the earth depend on the water and most of the earth is covered by water. http://chalk.richmond.edu/education/projects/webunits/water/waterimpt.html . In this report I’m going to write about the problem of Water pollution and the increasing needs of people for clean water.

There are many sources for water such as lakes, rivers, oceans and groundwater but if all sources are dirty, the humans will find problems and the need of water will increasing. In our lives, many countries have lack of water because some of them do not have source for water and they have water pollution. Water pollution is a major problem in the world. It causes deaths and diseases and it accounts for the deaths of more than 14,000 people daily. An estimated 700 million Indians have no access to a proper toilet, and 1,000 Indian children die of diarrhoeal sickness every day. Some 90% of China's cities suffer from some degree of water pollution and nearly 500 million people lack access to safe drinking water. In addition to the acute problems of water pollution in developing countries, industrialized countries continue to struggle with pollution problems as well. In the most recent national report on water quality in the United States, 45 percent of assessed stream miles, 47 percent of assessed lake acres and 32 percent of assessed bay and estuarine square miles were classified as polluted. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_pollution

This are some water contaminants like industrial waste and sewage. The industrial waste includes all materials resulting from the chemical industry. It’s so big problem in the water world and the other problem it’s about Sewage some of states are discharge the sewage in to water bodies like rivers, seas and lakes. From that behavior the water will be contaminants. Also that behavior it make so many diseases for the people in the world not only the people also for the fish in the water, also lead to reducing the oxygen in water and miss the fish and other aquatic. Dangerous diseases affecting humans by untreated sewage is :

• Brainerd ~ chronic diarrhea
• Dysentery ~ bloody diarrhea
• Cholera ~ dehydrating diarrhea
• Typhoid fever ~ prolonged abdominal cramps

The most common illness caused by swimming in contaminated water is gastroenteritis. Other types of contamination cause infections to develop on your skin, in an open wound and in your eyes, ears, nose and throat. Children and elderly are most likely to develop these water contamination related illnesses. http://www.healthblurbs.com/contaminated-water-disease-waterborne-diseases-contamination-of-water-diseases-causing-illnesses/

Generally, we must be careful about these diseases and we have to save water for a good future for us and for the next generation

References:

1) http://www.healthblurbs.com/contaminated-water-disease-waterborne-diseases-contamination-of-water-diseases-causing-illnesses/

2) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_pollution

3) http://chalk.richmond.edu/education/projects/webunits/water/waterimpt.html

Vocabulary log

1) Weather, noun, The state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards temperature, wind, rain, etc.
a. The weather in the UAE is cloudy.

2) System, noun, a system of canals: structure, organization, arrangement, complex, network; informal set-up.
a. The best system for our computer is Microsoft Windows Vista.

3) View, verb, The ability to see something or to be seen from a particular place.
a. My brother invited me to view the result of the match.

4) University, noun, a high-level educational institution in which students study for degrees and academic research is done.
a. My brother studied in the University of the Emirates.

5) Religious, adjective, believing strongly in your religion and obeying its rules carefully.
a. My father is a very religious person.

6) Independent, adjective, an organization is not owned or controlled by, or does not receive money from, another organization or the government.
a. There are a lot of independent lessons in the college

7) Kindergarten, noun, a school for children aged two to five.
a. My kindergarten was in Sharjah.

8) Manner, noun, the way in which something is done or happens.
a. I like the manner in which she works.

9) Furthermore, adverb, in addition to what has already been said.
a. Furthermore, I will pass the exam.

10) Eliminate, verb, to completely get rid of something that is unnecessary or unwanted.
a. I eliminated a thief from our house.

11) Responsibility, noun, a duty to be in charge of someone or something, so that you make decisions and can be blamed if something bad happens.
a. Safety is everyone's responsibility.

12) Capable, adjective, having the qualities or ability needed to do something.
a. I’m capable of work and study.

13) Convenient, adjective, useful to you because it saves you time, or does not spoil your plans or cause you problems.
a. My laptop is convenient.

14) Luxury, noun, very great comfort and pleasure, such as you get from expensive food, beautiful houses, cars etc.
a. I want a luxury car

15) Government, noun, the group of people who govern a country or state.
a. The system of Abu Dhabi Government is very successful.

16) Beneficial, adjective, having a good effect.
a. Doing exercise are beneficial to your health.

17) Respect, noun, when you admire someone, especially because of their personal qualities, knowledge, or skills.
a. I respect all people.

18) Appearance, noun, the way someone or something looks to other people.
a. His appearance was beautiful.

19) Audience, noun, a group of people who come to watch and listen to someone speaking or performing in public.
a. The audiences were huge.

20) Colleagues, noun, someone you work with, used especially by professional people.
a. I like all my colleagues.

21) Otherwise, adverb, used when saying what bad thing will happen if something is not done.
a. Go early otherwise you will be marked absent.

22) Knowledge, noun, the information, skills, and understanding that you have gained through learning or experience.
a. The knowledge is very important for all people.

23) Disappointment, noun, a feeling of unhappiness because something is not as good as you expected, or has not happened in the way you hoped.
a. Failing in the exam causes disappointment for us .

24) Foreigner, noun, someone who comes from a different country.
a. There are few foreigners in the Oman.

25) Century, noun, one of the 100-year periods measured from before or after the year of Christ's birth.
a. The world will develop in the 22nd century.

26) Disease (noun): an illness which affects a person, animal, or plant.
a. There are many diseases like H1N1.

27) Attract, verb, draw or bring in by offering something of interest or advantage.
a. To attract lady, you have to be respectable.

28) Available, adjective, accessible, usable, handy, buyable.
a. There are many laptops available in the U.A.E.

29) Beautiful, adjective, lovely, pretty, gorgeous, attractive, fine.
a. She is a beautiful girl.

30) Because, conjunction, for the reason that; due to the fact that.
a. He went to Sharjah because his grandfather was sick.

31) Before, preposition, previous to; earlier or sooner than, ahead of; in the future of; awaiting.
a. I will go to Dubai before dinner.

32) Believe, verb, to think that something is true;to have confidence in the truth, the existence, or the reliability of something, although without absolute proof that one is right in doing so.
a. I didn't believe her story.

33) Define, verb, state or describe exactly the nature, scope, or meaning of. ▶give the meaning of (a word or phrase).
a. My computer can define and solve all errors.

34) Identify, establish the identity of, recognize or select by analysis.
a. When I started in a new class, my teacher asked me for my identity card.

35) Create, verb, bring into existence, invest (someone) with a title of nobility.
a. I will create my business when I finish college.

36) Economy, noun, the state of a country or area in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services and the supply of money.
a. Our country has a strong economy.

37) Benefit, noun, an advantage or profit gained from something.
a. I collect benefit from donors.

38) Vary, verb, differ, be different, not the same.
a. I want to vary my life.

39) Theory, noun, idea, plan, not practical
a. I have a good theory for my project.

40) Available, noun, can be found
a. Du sim cards are available in supermarket.

41) Context, noun, setting, location, surrounding
a. In this context, you are correct.

42) Issue, noun, topic, workers, employment
a. This is the important issue.

43) Method, noun, Way of dealing with something.
a. This is the correct method.

44) Data, noun, facts, information, records.
a. I found my important data in the computer.

45) Establish, verb, start, decide, build, open.
a. He established a new company.

46) Environment, noun, the atmosphere or surrounding.
a. People polluted the environment.

47) Percent, noun, one part out of hundred.
a. I hope to get 99.5 percent in this homework.

48) Opportunity, noun, a chance to do something or an occasion when it is easy for you to do something.
a. I got a good opportunity.

49) Aspect, noun, one part of a situation, idea, plan etc that has many parts.
a. This aspect is very important for our life.

50) Energetic, adjective, having or needing a lot of energy or determination.
a. Energetic pills are not allowed for all sportsmen.

The Technology between now and in the past

50 years ago, all people found problems with the learning because they didn’t have any technology but they tried to use some simple things to complete their courses. For example, in the past, people didn’t have a computer but now they have a computer so there are many problems solved with it and the studying became very easy.

The technology made everything better than in the past. Because of that, we use the technology everywhere like schools, colleges and in the university. For example, if anyone wants to join a college, they should pay money for a new laptop because it will help them in college and it will make studying better and easier. Also our mind will be better because we will learn new ways of thinking. In addition, in the past we can’t talk to people in other countries but now we can talk to people from anywhere by the internet. Also, with it, we can look for books in the internet and we can read them online so we don’t need to go to the library http://www.witguides.com .
In the computer there is much software that we can use to make our life very easy such as Microsoft office. The Microsoft office contains about ten softwares. Now I’m going to write about them. For example; word, power point, excel and access. The first one is Microsoft word that the people use because they can type what they want and they can see what they write before they print it out. Also when you finish typing, you can keep all your documents in your computer. The second program is Power Point and we can’t do our projects without it. With it, we can make our project more interesting and we can understand any lesson in an easy way. Also excel is part of Microsoft office. It can organize the details like making surveys, lists for students’ names and workers’ salaries. Because of that, most people feel the Microsoft Office is very important for their work.



Nowadays, people can’t work without a computer because it is a major machine in all places like companies and colleges http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer. For example, in the company they use a computer for making advertisements like flash cards, publications and designing cartoon movies. In addition, some businessmen use the computer to connect to each other. Also they can make deals from here to other countries. Also, many people make money from the internet like on the the stock market. For example, they buy and sell stocks and by that way they will make a lot of money. http://www.forexyard.com/ . On the other hand, if anyone wants to be employed in any company, they should get on ICDL certificate because it is very important for all workplaces. This certificate is about learning how to use Microsoft office well. For that, all people use Microsoft office. For example in the companies they use Microsoft office to put the information in the computers for printing out or for keeping it.

1-http://www.witguides.com

2-http://www.forexyard.com/

3- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer