Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Log Book

Date: 30.03.2010
Time: 12:23, 12:43
Venue: F52
Presenters: Ahmed Ali + Hedley
Subject: Polluted cities worldwide
Slides: Ahmed and Hedley illustrated 10 slides showing the pollution globally in many cities and states which are : Abu Dhabi, Berlin, Cairo, London, L.A., New Mexico, Paris, Santiago, Texas and one was about World War Two.
Ahmed was introducing the slides and Hedley was talking about the most polluted cities today.
The slides were 10 and they were colorful and informative and interesting. There were no written slides only pictures.
Ahmed and Hedley were directly contacting the students.They didn’t read from notes and they weren’t nervous or confused. The class asked many questions about the presentation. The English was accurate & clear throughout.

Date: 13.04.2010
Start Time: 12:12
Finish time: 12:20
Venue: F52
Presenters: Rashid
Subject: smoking
Slides:
How many: 8
• Colorful: most of the pictures were good and colorful.
• Informative: the presentation was informative.
• Interesting: the presentation was interesting.
Body language: good.
Eye contact: no eye contact because I was watching the presentation.
English: The English language is accurate and clear.
Questions: they asked questions during the presentation and I answered them carefully.
Abdurrahman Saif & Mohsen - Emirates in the past.
• Date:
- 11-4-2010
• Time:
- 11:20 – 11:35
• Venue:
- F52
• Presenters:
1. Abdurrahman Saif
2. 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:
1. Can you give me some examples about the materials?
2. Are the fishermen today Emiratis?
Fahad Al Mesabi & Mohammed Al Hammadi - Recycling
• Date:
- 11-4-2010
• Time:
- 11:40 – 11:55
• Venue:
- F52
• Presenters:
1. Fahad Al Mesabi
2. Mohammed Al Hammadi
• Subject:
- Recycling
• Slides:
- There are 10 slides.
• Colorful:
- yes.
• Informative:
- yes
• Body language:
- good
• Eye contact:
- good
• English:
- good
• Clear:
- yes
• Accurate:
- yes
• Questions:
1. How do they recycle the papers and the cans?
2. Is there recycling in the UAE?
Mohammed Al Zaabi & Sultan Al Marzooqy - business
• Date:
- 12-4-2010
• Time:
- 12:55 – 01:10
• Venue:
- F52
• Presenters:
1. Mohammed Al Zaabi
2. Sultan Al Marzooqy
• 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. From where did you get the information?
2. Why did you choose this subject?
3. What does entrepreneurship mean?
Salem Al Mazrouei - Smoking
• Date:
- 18-4-2010
• Time:
-10:20 – 10:30
• Venue:
- F52
• Presenters:
1. Salem Al Mazrouei
• 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. How can the government make the smoking illegal?
2. How can we stop smoking?
3. What is your opinion about the new rule of not allowing smoking in the general places?
Mohammed Saleh & Saoud
• Date:
- 13-4-2010
• Time:
-12:35 – 12:54
• Venue:
- F52
• Presenters:
1. Mohammed Saleh & Saoud Abdulla
• Subject:
- Preserving our culture
• Slides:
- There are 8 slides.
• Colorful:
- Yes
• Informative:
- Yes
• Body language:
- Good
• Eye contact:
- Good
• English:
- Good
• Clear:
- Yes
• Accurate:
- Yes
• Questions:
- We asked questions and they answered them correctly.

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Meeting

Goals of the meeting

The purpose of this meeting is to present the HCT to students, so they can know what facilities that they have in order to improve studying in HCT.
Moreover, how to increase their English language skills by letting them read English books because this is the key to improving learning English and to raise their level as high as they can.
The minutes of the meeting:
Date: 23-2-2010
Time: 12:55 PM
Place: F52
Attendance: Sultan Ahmed, Abdulla Khalid and Rashid AlMenhali.

Agenda:
1) Improve English skills.
2) Using Technology products.
3) Helping the students to use other materials.
I (chairman) called the meeting to order at 12:55 P.M.

What was said and what was decided? (I the Chairman).

Answer: Participant and secretary said that students should make more exercises and educational exercises and teachers should take them to educational field trips. I decided to make for students exercises, and educational field trips activity.
Agenda

How to improve English skills
Do you agree or disagree about using technology in HCT
How do we help students in other materials?
Answers
The participant said that by practicing English skills. I, secretary and the participant agreed that using technological products in HCT was useful because they will increase their learning skills.
The secretary said that the material that helps students is to take them on trips and make them a competition to encourage them

Opinion:
I the Chairmen: I think to improve English is by making exercises and educational games.
Abdulla + Sultan agreed because it will make the students attentive in class.
Abdulla agreed about taking them to educational trips
I asked if there was A.O.B. There not being I closed the meeting at 1:00 pm.



Reflection:
I the chairman led the meeting well, as well as the secretary who is Abdulla Khalid and the participant who is Sultan Ahmed who discussed the agenda well and Abdulla Khalid who wrote the minutes specifically about how to improve the HCT in many ways and we all discussed them one by one. We learned how to stick to the topic and not go further in the discussion about things not on the agenda. So if we run another meeting we will be good at it.

Sunday, February 7, 2010

Classmate Introduction

Hi, my name is Rashid. Today I’d like to introduce our classmate Saif. I’m going to tell you about his hometown, family, and favorite activities. Saif was born in Abu Dhabi. However, he now lives in Mohammed bin Zayed City, Abu Dhabi. He has 11 brothers and sisters. When Saif has free time he likes riding motorcycles and even falconing.

Saif's ambition is to be a minister, perhaps the minister of finance. His best holiday was in Khatem. He went there 2 months ago with his friends to the desert in Khatem. He has been to Khatem many times because his relatives live there. He thinks the best thing about ADMC is the people, because he knows them all. And the worst thing about ADMC is the projects, because all the subjects want projects.

Now you know a little bit about Saif AlKhaili, his family and leisure activities.

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Vocublary log

1) Attendant (noun): a person who is present, as at a meeting. Example: He was attendant when the meeting started.
2) Government (noun): a branch or service of the supreme authority of a state or nation, taken as representing the whole. Example: A school is built by the government.
3) Inherit (verb): To take or receive by succession or will, as an heir. Example: He inherited from his father.
4) Holiday (verb): To vacation. Example: I like to holiday at the beach.
5) Apartment (noun): Any separated room or group of rooms in a house or other dwelling. Example: I left my cat in the apartment at the back of the house.
6) Change (verb): To substitute another or others for; exchange for something else, usually of the same kind. Example: I changed my clothes when I got home from the college.
7) Level (noun): An extent, measure, or degree of intensity, achievement, etc. Example: The teacher told me that I have an average level of writing skill.
8) Australia (noun): a continent SE of Asia, between the Indian and the Pacific oceans. 18,438,824; 2,948,366 sq. mi. (7,636,270 sq. km). Example: The teacher told us that Australia is a country and a continent at the same time.
9) Degree (noun): One of a series of steps in a process, course, or progression; a stage.Example: proceeded to the next degree of difficulty.
10) Difficult (adj): Hard. Example: The exam was very difficult.
11) According (adj): Agreeing. Example: according voices raised in censure.
12) Account (noun): Reason; basis. Example: On this account I'm refusing your offer.
13) Achievement (noun): Something accomplished, esp. by superior ability, special effort, great courage, etc.; a great or heroic deed. Example: His remarkable achievements in art are well-known.
14) Advertisement (noun): The action of making generally known; a calling to the attention of the public. Example: The news of this event will receive wide advertisement.
15) Affect (verb): To act on; produce an effect or change in. Example: Cold weather affected the crops.
16) Afraid (adj): Feeling regret, unhappiness, or the like. Example: I'm afraid we can't go on Monday.
17) Almost (adverb): Very nearly; all but. Example: Almost every house has satellite TV.
18) Ambulance (noun): A specially equipped motor vehicle, airplane, ship, etc., for carrying sick or injured people, usually to a hospital. Example: An ambulance was passing by me at high speed.
19) Amount (noun): Quantity; measure. Example: A great amount of resistance occured.
20) Benefit (verb): To do good to; be of service to. Example: A health program to benefit everyone.
21) Before (prep): Previous to; earlier or sooner than. Example: Phone me before noon.
22) Beautiful (adj): Excellent of its kind. Example: The chef served us a beautiful roast of beef.
23) Believe (verb): To suppose or assume; understand. Example: I believe that he has left town.
24) Energetic (adj): Powerful in action or effect; effective. Example: We need to take energetic measures against crime.
25) Efficient (adj): Satisfactory and economical to use. Example: Our new air conditioner is more efficient than our old one.
26) Enormous (adj): Greatly exceeding the common size, extent, etc.; huge; immense. Example: He inherited an enormous fortune.
27) Experience (noun): The process or fact of personally observing, encountering, or undergoing something. Example: He has considerableBusiness experience.
28) Facilities (noun): Something designed, built, installed, etc., to serve a specific function affording a convenience or service. Example: Transportation facilities are very good.
29) Interpret (verb): To give or provide the meaning of; explain; explicate; elucidate. Example: I want to interpret the hidden meaning of this parable.
30) Foreigner (noun): someone who comes from a different country.Example:There are a lot of foreigners in the UAE.
31) Sincerely (adverb): an expression used to end a formal letter, especially one that you have begun by using someone's name.Example:Yours sincerely was the end of her letter.
32) Theoretical (adjective): relating to the study of ideas, especially scientific ideas, rather than with practical uses of the ideas or practical experience.Example: The teacher gave an assignment which has a lot of theoretical ideas.
33) Literacy (noun): a school for children aged two to five.Example: Literacy means being able to read and write.
34) Furthermore (adverb): in addition to what has already been said.Example: Furthermore, the human resource course will start next semester.
35) Occur (verb): to happen or exist in a particular place or situation.Example: Accidents occur as a result of disobeying the rules of streets.
36) Nutrition (noun): the process of giving or getting the right type of food for good health and growth.Example: I went to a nutrition doctor and his treatment was very helpful for me.
37) Disease (noun): an illness which affects a person, animal, or plant.Example: Coughs and sneezes spread diseases.
38) Scholarship (noun): an amount of money that is given to someone by an educational organization to help pay for their education.Example: Nuclear energy authorizations have a scholarship with Khalifa University.
39) Rhythm (noun): a regular repeated pattern of sounds or movements.Example: Time arrangement is important in rhythm.
40) Ridiculous (adjective): very silly or unreasonable.Example: Don’t be ridiculous.
41) Spite (verb): to deliberately annoy or upset someone.Example: I like to spite her.
42) Reveal (verb): to show something that was previously hidden.Example: The inspector was able to reveal the mystery of the case.
43) Expatriate (noun): someone who lives in a foreign country.Example: My teacher is expatriate.
44) Audience (noun): a group of people who come to watch and listen to someone speaking or performing in public.Example: The audiences were interested.
45) Respect (noun): when you admire someone, especially because of their personal qualities, knowledge, or skills.Example: I respect my teacher.
46) Otherwise (adverb): used when saying what bad thing will happen if something is not done.Example: Study well otherwise you will fail in this subject.
47) Disappointment (noun): a feeling of unhappiness because something is not as good as you expected, or has not happened in the way you hoped.Example: David E Bell pioneered the disappointment theory.
48) 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.Example: Safety is everyone's responsibility.
49) Committed (adjective): willing to work very hard at something.Example: In the last 3 days, I was committed to picking my brothers up from the school.
50) Capable (adjective): having the qualities or ability needed to do something.Example: I’m capable of passing.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

bugatti VS porsche911









The sports cars are very fast and expensive. There are two cars which I will compare. The first one is the Bugatti and the second car is the Porsche 911 turbo. They are both famous.The super cars have some similarities and differences. The first similarity is they are coupes (two passengers only) and they are used for the race. The other thing is that have a nice balance in the street, and they have also comfortable seats so that the passenger can be more relaxed while he drives.There are some similarities as we know and there are also some differences. The first difference is the price. The Bugatti price is $1.6 M(www.rsportscars.com/bugatti) and the Porsche 911 price is $500,000. The second difference is the horse power. The Bugatti is 1001hp and the Porsche 911 is 480hp. Another difference is the top speed. The Bugatti top speed is 253 mph(www.rsportscars.com/bugatti/2009) and the Porsche 911 is 200mph. The final difference is the weight. The Porsche is lighter than the Bugatti which is 3750lb for the Porsche 911 and 5000lb for the Bugatti.There are some interesting points. One of the points is the Bugatti engine has carbon parts and they use special wheels to avoid blowing up of tyres. The interesting point about the Porsche is that they used a turbo for the gasoline engine(http:www.autos.aol.com/cars-Porsche-911-2009)and it’s something new for the Porsche to use it and it gives the same power of a petrol engine. Also they use a high performance brake which can stop in seconds from a high speed.The two supercars are made for the rich people who have money and can buy them. Not all of the sports cars are for races. Some of them are made for pride.
biblography
1-http://www.rsportscars.com/bugatti/2009-bugatti-veyron-16-4-grand-sport/
2-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_911
3-http://autos.aol.com/cars-Porsche-911-2009/overview
4-Auto Tech.(Features; Best Of What's New 2006; Auto Tech)(Buyers guide). Eric Adams, Joe Brown and Dan Lienert.Popular Science 269.6 (Dec 2006): p71.5-"Bugatti weight and high speed" fromhttp://www.rsportscars.com/bugatti/2009-bugatti-veyron-16-4-grand-sport/6- porsche 911 use gasoline enginehttp://autos.aol.com/cars-Porsche-911-2009/overview

Reference questions

1-What is plagiarism?
Using someone else’s words or ideas and representing them as your own.

2-What must you do avoid plagiarizing?
Take careful and accurate notes as you research.

3-What style of referencing is accepted at HCT?
MLA Modern Language Association
APA American Psychological Association

4-What are the five types of information that are often included when referencing from various sources?
Author’s name – Title of book - Date – pages - Publisher - magazine- web address .

5-When creating a reference for a book what comes first?
Author name

6-What is the second item of information in a magazine reference?
Article title

7-What is the last item of information in a magazine reference?
Page numbers

8-What is the third item of information when referencing a website?
The title of website.

9-What is last item of information when referencing a website?
Date visited.

11-What comes before the URL in a database reference?
http://

12-Where is the bibliography?
At the end

13-What is in the bibliography?
References

14-When giving the author’s name which part of the name do you put first?
Surnames/Family name - Butterfield, Hedley

15-How do you order items in the bibliography?
Alphabetical

16-Besides, quotations, where do you use an inline citation?
Paraphrasing

17-What information goes in an inline citation?
Name – Date

18-Name one citation machine that can help you?
Easybib.com

19-Besides your teacher, who can help you with referencing?
Easybib.com

20-In Google type, ‘’HCT plagiarism.’’ Find the page which describes the consequences of plagiarism at HCT. State what this consequence is.
If you cheat you will be kicked from the college.

Teenage Pregnancy
1-World of health. Online ed. Detroit:Gale Group, 2007.
2-U.S. Teenage Pregnancy Statistics. The Alan Guttmacher Institute , MArch 5,2001. pCOV(9)
3-Discovering Multicultural America. Online ed . Detroit:Gale, 2003

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Natural paradise gets protection

Summary:
There are many tough places such as the Hajar Mountains. One team started to recognize the place and think how we can protect this beautiful area. Then,they found some problems. One of the main problems is how we can save the animals and plants. After that they started to develop the area after they received orders from the ruler but the drawback here is who will sponsor this project. As you know we need a lot of money to build the centre. At the end, this area is one of the best places in the UAE for tourists and visitors.
Main idea:
It is not easy to protect the natural paradise but if you have money you can do anything.
Comment:
It is a good article because I am from the UAE and I don't Know this place. I hope one day that I go to this area and see what's there.