Nov 21 2009
Nov 13 2009
The Story of Stuff
We all buy many products and then throw them away after we have decided not to use them, buy new ones, or they break. Watch the movie and discover why it is not a good to have so much stuff.
Nov 10 2009
161 IELTS Pilot Project Writing– November 2009
Example – My Favourite City by Rama Mohamed 161/55
Damascus is a wonderful city. It is the capital of Syria. I like it because it is in my country. Now I will discuss what you can do there and the places you can visit, in addition to the weather. First of all, Damascus has wonderful weather. It is warm and sunny in summer and rainy, snowy and very cold in winter. It also has many restaurants and malls where you can enjoy shopping in your favourite shops or enjoy a meal with your friends or family. There are also many historic museums where you can learn something about the history and culture of the country. When you go there, don’t forget to visit Al Umayyad Mosque. It is one of the most famous mosques there that all visitors visit. In addition to that, this wonderful city has fascinating natural views. If you want to see an amazing scene, then you are asking about Kassouin Mountain. Go there and enjoy an unforgettable view. In conclusion, I advise everyone to visit it and don’t forget to bring your camera.
Example: Communication in the World of Animals and Humans
By Anfal Ismail 161/51 (8/11/2009)
Communication is a way to exchange information and feelings with others. In this paragraph, I will discuss some of the ways that animals and humans communicate. First of all, we have to know that all the creatures in the world communicate with others, whether by sound, signals, or by chemical reactions. For example, animals communicate by sounds and signals. Everybody knows how a cat communicates its sound and by that you kind of know whether it is happy, sad, or hungry, and even whether it is bored. We can also recognise its feelings by the way it moves around. On the other hand, people have different ways of communication, like language. They use different languages to communicate and exchange feelings. By the time he/she is using it, we can know if he/she is sad, happy, bored or excited about something. People also use hand signals to communicate. For example, we use the handshake to express happiness and pleasure when we meet someone and many other feelings. Furthermore, we wave our hand to say ‘goodbye’. In conclusion, these are some of the differences between our communication and animals’ communication.
Nov 09 2009
162 IELTS Pilot Project Sample Essays
Why Humans and Animals Must Learn to Cooperate with One Another by Rakan Majed
Humans and animals live together on one planet. It may not be clear,
but both humans and animals have lots of things in common. In this
essay, I’m going to discus the importance of these two dominant
species living together in harmony.
Humans and animals are very much alike. They also help one another
in many different ways. For example , humans and animals have blood
running through their bodies, they both breathe from the same
atmosphere, they both have eyes and a heart, and both have feelings.
Humans help animals in many ways, as well as animals help humans in
many ways. For example, animals supply humans with food (beef from
cows), and may also supply human with clothes (wool from sheep).
Unfortunately, some people take advantage of animals, and and take them for granted. They kill them to make a profit and for their products. For example, the African Elephant is nearly extinct because of hunters killing them for their ivory tusks. Dolphins and whales are being killed by hunters because of their oils.
In conclusion, I think that humans and animals should live together in
harmony in order to ensure the continuing of both our world and theirs.
Colours by Rakan Majed
Colours are a usual way of giving life to an object. People all around the world use colours to express their emotions. People have favourite colors that they use to express their personality and use them in selecting the items they buy, like clothes or cars.
Each colour has its own special meaning and because of its meanings people use colours to express their different personalities. For example, red is a bright colour that expresses love and anger. Yellow is a bright colour that expresses joy. Green is a colour that expresses serenity and blue is a colour that expresses calmness. White may express a feeling of happiness.
As well as the good emotions that the colours express, there are also a few colours that express bad feelings. For example, red can also express blood and war. Yellow can also express jealousy. Blue can also mean depressed, black is a dark colour which expresses a sense of fear, anger, hatred and a number of bad emotions.
Although each colour has its good side and bad side, it helps us express our
feelings. People can know what kind of personality you have by the colours you like and the colours you wear.
Sport is More Than a Game by Saba Tifooni
Sport is a game involving strength and physical abilities that either results in winning or losing. There are different kinds of sports and sport activities that are either played for competition or simply for fun. However, sport is more than just a game where it is a great form of healthy physical and psychological exercise, as well as improving one’s ethics.
Sport is not only an athletic game, but it also a great way for one to exercise both the body and the mind. People need to exercise to stay in good health and maintain their well- being. Also, people exercise to keep their body in good physical condition. Furthermore, sport releases endorphins in the mind, which creates feelings of happiness. Sports also battle stress and depression.
Sport is a great way to encourage sportsmanship, which improves one’s ethics by learning respect and courtesy. Athletes learn to respect the judges, their teammates, and their opponents. They also learn how to be courteous by playing fairly and congratulating the winner. Sportsmanship also encourages trust and cooperation. Athletes learn to trust their teammates, as well as their coaches. Furthermore, they learn cooperation by playing together and taking part in the sport as a team instead of an individual.
In conclusion, sport might be an enjoyable game involving competition. However, winning is not everything in this game, because as an athlete one improves, not only physically and emotionally, but ethically as well.
162 IELTS Pilot Project: Sample Essay
My Favorite Color by Saba Tifooni
There are millions of colors around the world, with different shades and different hues. However, each person has a certain color that they favor. Some people like green, whereas others like blue. My favorite color is red because it is a strong attractive color, and because it evokes deep emotions.
The color red is a bright, strong color that catches the eye, and attracts attention. For example, a person wearing red attracts more attention than a person wearing any other color. Also, a red apple is more appealing and attractive than a green or a yellow one. Furthermore, because red is a strong color, it stands out. For instance, amongst a crowd of people, or flowers, or cars, it is usually the ones in red that stand out the most. It is usually the first color that pops out.
The color red evokes strong, deep emotions of love and excitement in various situations. A person who receives a bouquet of red roses feels emotions of love. Also, it brings excitement and happiness because of its brightness. In addition, red evokes feelings of energy and power. Red stirs up peoples’ energy in sports, wars, and competitions. Red is also a powerful color that brings strength and power into the mind. For example, a red Ferrari gives the meaning of speed and power.
In conclusion, people are entitled to their own choices. Some might like certain colors, while others don’t. My favorite color is red. Most of my clothes are red, my car is red, and even my room is red. I like it because it’s attractive and emotionally appealing.
Oct 23 2009
Links for CALL
1 Email
The university’s email system, found on KUMAIL. Login with your KU portal user ID & portal password. You must have an email account and check your emails every day. You must also be able to read and send attachments. Please make sure you send your email address, name and section to your teacher.
2 Blackboard
Click on Blackboard.
Log in with your student number and the password ‘test’ or ‘test 123”. You must also enroll for the 162 IELTS course or the 161 IELTS course. Some course documents will be displayed here. Remember to change your password. 2009 – 2010 courses begin with 091 and the course id.
3 Hands across the Oceans
Check out 161 IELTS, 162 IELTS and webquests. Some of your work will be displayed here. You may send essays, photos, videos and art work.
4 Blogging
Useful for online portfolios and advertising businesses.
5 Kuwait University
6 ELU Science
ELU, Faculty of Science, Kuwait University
Kuwait University Online Language Learning
7 Mind Mapping
8 KU Online E-learning
Computer, English and business courses. Others may be added. It is possible to gain certificates if you complete the courses. Login with your student id and the password “welcome”. Remember to change your password.
9 CD-ROM
There is a CD-Rom At the back of your “Objective IELTS” intermediate student’s book You may use the CD-ROM at home for further practice.
10 International Project
You may post comments and add data to this site.
11 Voice Threads
You may transform media into collaborative spaces with video, voice, and text commenting.
12 Presentations
Some of my students’ presentations are stored here.
13 Research
You will be asked to carry out research using resources on the Internet.
14 Plagiarism
Make sure that any work or files that you want to display on the Internet are your own work. You must not cut and paste work from other websites and put it in your website, or use photos that are someone else’s work.
15 Help Desk
Extension 4444
The people working there will help you if you have computer problems.
18 ELU Science Wiki
19 Animoto
You may use Animoto to turn your photos and videos into unique video pieces.
Oct 23 2009
Blogging
A You can make a blog, e.g. http://www.blogger.com, with a friend if you want to. You can then display all the work for your presentation in it. Blogs are an easy, fast way to advertise a business.
1 Go to the Blogger website, and follow the instructions on the screen. Make sure your blog is in English.
2 Click on start now.
3 To create an account, type user name, first name, email address, and new password, and retype password. Remember to write down your password and the name of the blog, otherwise you will never find it again. (If you have an account, sign in).
4 Click on create a new blog in your blogs on the right side of the screen.
5 Type an introduction about yourself into your blog.
6 Save the blog.
7 Exit blogger.com.
8 Type your blogger address http:// (?????.blogspot.com) in the search box to make sure that you can access it again.
9 Give your teacher the address of your blogspot so he/she can print out your blog and correct it.
Oct 23 2009
What Makes a Country Unique?
Students around the world are taking part in a project showing videos and photos of what makes their countries unique. Here in Kuwait you can make a video about Kuwait, one of the other Gulf states or cities, or its wildlife.
Examples may be found in
What makes Brazil a unique country?
You will have to create an account with Animoto.
Maryam Khalid’s video – What makes Hawaii unique?
