Mar 27 2009
Lists of places of historical and archaeological interest in the GCC states can be found in My Second Home in the Gulf website. It also has information about what’s on in Kuwait and Qatar.
Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates also has many interesting activities and places to visit.
Mar 25 2009
161 CALL syllabus based on the textbook “English for Science” by Fran Zimmerman, used by the 161 students in the ELU in the Faculty of Science, Kuwait University. First edition 10.08.02. Compiled by Dot MacKenzie, with some units by Eman Marafi.
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Introduction to 161 homepage dotmack/ |
Completed worksheets |
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1 Notes/ Outlines (Optional) |
Download any reading passage from Internet. Make outline for reading |
Downloaded reading passage Outline for reading passage |
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1 or 2 Tree diagram News (Optional) |
Type in http://CNN.com in search box Print out page Work out criterion of differentiation Arrange information in tree diagram form. |
Downloaded page. Tree diagram with notes, title, groups, sub-groups & examples. Classification paragraph based on tree diagram. |
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Science http://www.google.com |
Completed worksheets |
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3 or 4 Tree Diagram/ Classification Paragraph |
education/homewok http://www.google.com http://www.google.com |
Tree diagram. Classification paragraph based on tree diagram. |
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5 or 6 Comparison Table & Paragraph - 2 Explorers or 2 countries |
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Choose 2 explorers. Comparison table with 10 points of comparison. Comparison paragraph about 2 explorers. Comparison table for 2 countries with 10 points of comparison. Comparison paragraph about 2 countries. |
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7 or 8 Definitions |
www.encarta.msn.com learning/students/ scienceqa/archive/ 960220a.html |
Formal definition Expanded definition . |
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9 or 10 Experimenting Process – Weather |
www.howstuffworks.com/ index.htm http://www.unmuseum.org/ excrys.htm http://www.unmuseum.org/ exhydro.htm http://freeweb.pdq.net/ headstrong/crys.htm lutusp/pagebuild.html http://www.google.com /oa/climate/globalextremes.html |
Steps for process paragraph. Process paragraph |
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11 or 12 Reporting – History |
timeline.html http://humbabe.arc.nasa. gov/mgcm/fun/mars_chro.html http://www2.worldbook. com/students/ http://users.erols.com/ gmqm/arabstro.html http://www.thisdayinhistory.com/ timeline/2000s. html http://www.w3.org /history.html convergence/beasts /beasts.html http://www.gsu.edu/ other/timeline.html main.htm |
Outline for historical narrative. Historical narrative about 1 famous person. |
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13 or 14 |
Free choice |
Outline for description paragraph. Description paragraph about 1 building country, person etc |
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15/16 Cause/ Effect – Health |
http://www.nytimes/ learning/Students/ scienceqa/index.html |
Write 10 sentences showing causes and effects, using connectors you learned in chapter 3 in workbook. |
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No Class |
1 Adverts |
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20 Money 23 News |
1 & 2 Present sim Present con Preps of time |
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Descriptive paragraph development |
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1 KU Homepages 2 Hotmail |
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AT & T Pres Simple Peter the Teacher |
2 Telecomm (Travel) |
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28 Travel 30 Work |
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Internet Jobs: Helpdesk Actor/Waiter Prepositions Modals of ability |
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3 Future Prepositions Capitalization |
Modals of ability |
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Food Comparatives Superlatives Questions |
3 Miracle Cure? (Fraud) |
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5 Modal Aux |
Comps Supers |
Summary writing |
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Countries |
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5 Speaking of gender (Language) |
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10 Culture |
6 Asking Questions |
Modals for Requests |
Comparing Contrasting |
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Animals Dinosaurs Questions |
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Money Present perfect Past perfect Simple past |
7 Cars |
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7 Present & past perfect |
Future Time Clauses |
Parallel structure |
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Active or passive Crime Project |
9 Crime & punishment |
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11 Passive |
Present perfect & present perfect progressive |
Sentence variety |
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Go to http://kuc02.kuniv.edu.kw/~dotmack/. Here you will find many useful links to help you with grammar and writing, as well as some information about Kuwait and the countries in the Arabian Peninsula.
For the classification unit you will study in weeks 3 and 4, you may need to review the following grammatical points: passives, articles, relative pronouns and relative clauses. Click on the button marked “grammar”, and you will find some links. Click on them in order to find grammatical points that you need practice in.
Click on the button marked “links”. Click on one of the links for your major. Then fill in the following table:
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What is your major? |
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Write down one URL for your major |
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How would you rate this URL? |
Easy Difficult Fast Slow |
6 What is the URL for the 090 CALL project? _______________________________________
If you go to this site, there is a link to a site that teaches you how to type.
7 Either this week or next, you will have to write a classification paragraph. If you click on 161, writing, links, you will find some information about writing paragraphs. Click on the links in 4, classifying. Do the quiz under the part that says ‘Structure of Paragraph’. You can check out the other links as you develop your writing skills over the semester.
8 Click on “Course Data Sheet”. How many percent do you get for the final exam in the 161 course?
9 Click on “What’s on in Kuwait”. Then fill in the following table:
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What is the telephone number for the place that has camel racing? |
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How many golf courses are there in Kuwait? |
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Give the name of one place where you can learn to sail. |
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13 Click on “What Was On”. Click on “Kuwait”.
What kind of information can you find here?
________________________________________________________14 Now evaluate this site. Write “yes” or “no” in the second row.
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15 If you think you will visit it again at home, write down the URL in your workbook. The links for page 2 in the workbook were not included. This is because there are many links in this site and because the site is updated quite often so that you will always find something new here. The links in the homepage also connect you to hundreds of other links.
16 If you do not have an email address, please make sure you have one by next week. Ask another student to help you if you do not know how to get one.
1 Read the questions and write your own answers in the boxes.
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What do you think was the most important discovery of the 20th century? Why? |
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Are there any famous scientists in Kuwait? Why are they famous? |
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Do you want to continue your science studies after you graduate from Kuwait University? Why or why not? |
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Why did you choose to study in the Faculty of Science? |
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What is your major? Why did you choose this one? |
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What was the worst discovery of the 20th century? |
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2 Great Scientists
Search the web to find information about five scientists. Write the answers in the boxes. http://echo.gmu.edu/center/.
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2 Einstein |
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3 Thomas Edison |
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4 Marie Curie |
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3 Definitions
Search the web to find definitions for the following scientific fields. www.yourdictionary.com or www.m-w.com.
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Archaeology |
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Astronomy |
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Chemistry |
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Ecology |
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Engineering |
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Geology |
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Mathematics |
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Physics |
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4 Discoveries and Inventions
Search the web to complete the following table: www.google.com or www.ideafinder.com. Click on history, facts & myths, then click on invention, facts & myths.
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Aspirin |
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Germany |
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Bacteria |
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Chewing gum |
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DNA |
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Match |
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Microscope |
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Nuclear fission |
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Ozone |
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Pen |
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Solar energy |
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5 Writing – Tree Diagram and Classification Paragraph
Now choose one of the exercises and make up your own tree diagram showing the different groups. Then write a classification paragraph based on your tree diagram.
Adapted from Internet Activity Workbook
1 Go to http://www.nationalgeographic.com/education/homework/.
2 On the left you will see King Cobra, Manatees, Sharks, Tarantulas, Tigers and Turtles.
3 Click on each one and read the information.
4 Then make up your own tree diagram classifying these 6 creatures.
5 Give the tree diagram to your teacher to correct, and then
write a classification paragraph based on the tree diagram.
6 If you are a very good student, search the web to find more information about one of these species or another topic that you are interested in. Make up your tree diagram and then write the classification paragraph. Also list the URLS you found your information in.
7 The manatees (dugongs) and turtles in the Arabian Gulf are in
danger. What can you do to protect them?
1 Answer the following questions. www.Kuwaitonline.com
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What is the highest part of Kuwait? Where is it? |
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Why are there no rivers in Kuwait? |
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Why did the earliest settlers build their houses in this part of Kuwait? |
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Why is there so much oil and natural gas here? |
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How has the environment of Kuwait changed in the last 50 years? |
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2 Explorers
Search the web to complete the following table. www.google.com.
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1 Captain James Cook |
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2 Marco Polo |
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3 Ibn Battuta |
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3 Comparatives and Superlatives
Search the web to complete the following table. www.google.com or www.encarta.msn.com.
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Height/Depth/Length/Area |
Any other Information |
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Mt Everest |
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Mt Etna |
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Tora Bora |
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River Nile |
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River Amazon |
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River Thames |
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Pacific Ocean |
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Mediterranean Sea |
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Atlantic Ocean |
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Arabian Gulf |
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4 Answer the following questions. www.ask.com or www.infoseek.com.
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What is the highest mountain in the world? |
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What is the deepest ocean in the world? |
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What is the longest river in the world? |
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What is the biggest city in the world? |
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Choose two topics that interest you. Make a table showing their similarities and differences. Then use the table to write a comparison paragraph based on the information in the table.
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1. Go to http://www.lonelyplanet.com or http://www.expedia.co.uk.
a) You have decided to go abroad for your holidays. Search the sites to get information comparing two countries. Write the names of the two countries in the table.
b) You have decided to go abroad for your holidays. Search one or both of Make up a table with ten points of comparison between the two countries.
c) Then write a comparison paragraph based on the information in the table.
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Now write a paragraph comparing the two countries, following the rules and models you studied in class.
1. Pair Work
3. What are some of the advantages and disadvantages
for living in the city? State three for each.
2. Use any of the following search engines to find information about some cities.
www.Yahoo.com
www.encarta.msn.com
www.Copernic.com
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3. Visitor’s information. Choose two cities that you would like to visit. Search the web to find the following information. Use the space below to write your answers.
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Go to the URL http://www.-shell-me.com. Choose English. Then type in the search box on the left side. Select ‘all’. Then complete the following table. You will find the information in the first two readings.
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3. Write an expanded definition for the term ‘Kuwaiti-British archaeological expedition’. Include the term, a class word and characteristics.
4. Find one other definition in the reading.
If you are interested in this topic, you will find more information in http://www.qal.berkeley.edu/art/newsletter/2.2/seafarers.html.
B Write an expanded definition for one of the terms.
1. Go to http://www.howstuffworks.com/category.htm/cat=science.
Main page is http://www.howstuffworks.com/index.htm.
2. Choose one of the categories in super categories, and click on the word. Then find a topic you are interested in, and work out steps to explain how it works. Then write a process paragraph based on your steps. Remember to include a definition for your topic.
I Definition ___________________________________________________
II Steps ___________________________________________________
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III Paragraph
Search the net to find information about a recipe for one of your favourite dishes. Briefly write the steps that are needed to make the recipe. Then write a process paragraph based on your steps. Use the simple present tense, active or passive, add a title, connectors and articles, and join up short sentences. Remember to include a definition for your topic.
I Definition ___________________________________________________
II Steps ___________________________________________________
III Paragraph
Title:______________________________________________
1 Go to http://www.unmuseum.org/excrys.htm
2 Read the information on the screen and then change the steps into a paragraph, by changing the imperative form of the verbs into the present simple passive. Remember to include a title and definition.
1 Go to http://www.unmuesum.org/exhydro.htm
2 Read the information on the screen and then change the steps into a paragraph, by changing the imperative form of the verbs into the present simple passive. Remember to include a title and definition.
1 Go to http://freeweb.pdq.net/headstrong/crys.htm
2 Read the information on the screen and then change the steps into a paragraph, by changing the imperative form of the verbs into the present simple passive. Remember to include a title and definition.
B You can use any of the following search engines to find information to complete the following table:
www.weather.com www.google.com www.copernic.com
C Search the web to find information about today’s weather for the following cities:
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D Highest and Lowest Temperatures
Search the web to find information about the highest and the lowest temperatures for each of the following continents. Write the information in the spaces. http://wf.ncdc.nooa.gov/oa/climate/globalextremes.html.
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13 Europe |
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or www.m-w.com.
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Blizzard |
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Flood |
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Avalanche |
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