Hands across the Oceans

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.

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.

  

Syllabus

 

 

 

 

 

Correlation between NorthStar, Sperling and CALL Project    9.9.2001

 

 

 

161 CALL Worksheet  –  Introduction to 161 Homepage     

 

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.

 

1  Grammar

 

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.

 

2  Links

 

Click on the button marked “links”.  Click on one of the links for your major.  Then fill in the following table:

 

 

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:

 

 

 

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.

 

 

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. 

 

 

161 CALL Worksheet  – Science  - Classifying  

 

1  Read the questions and write your own answers in the boxes.

 

 

2  Great Scientists

 

Search the web to find information about five scientists.  Write the answers in the boxes.  http://echo.gmu.edu/center/.

 

 

 

3  Definitions

 

Search the web to find definitions for the following scientific fields.  www.yourdictionary.com or www.m-w.com.

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

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

 

161 CALL Worksheet –  Classifying  and Researching 

 

 

     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?

 

161 CALL Worksheet  – Geography – Comparing

 

1 Answer the following questions.  www.Kuwaitonline.com

 

 

 

2  Explorers

 

Search the web to complete the following table.  www.google.com.

 

 

 

 

3        Comparatives and Superlatives

 

Search the web to complete the following table.  www.google.com or www.encarta.msn.com.

 

 

 

4        Answer the following questions.  www.ask.com or www.infoseek.com.

 

 

5  Free Practice

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

161 CALL Worksheet – Researching and Comparing  

 

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.

 

 

 

2.  Comparison Paragraph

Now write a paragraph comparing the two countries, following the rules and models you studied in class.

 

161 CALL Worksheet – Cities    -  Defining    

 

1.  Pair Work

 

1. Which geographical feature or district has the largest area in Kuwait?

 

 

       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

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 4.  Choose any city and write a brief description (5 – 7 sentences) about it.   Write this in the form of an expanded definition.

 

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161 CALL Worksheet – Reading/Defining – Sabiyah Dig, Kuwait  - Advanced                                      

 

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.

 

1.  Add the class words and characteristics in the following table:

 

 

2.         Write a formal definition for the term ‘archaeologist’.  Use your knowledge of suffixes to work out a class word.

 

 

 

If you are interested in this topic, you will find more information in http://www.qal.berkeley.edu/art/newsletter/2.2/seafarers.html.

 

 

 

161 CALL Worksheet –Defining                                                        

 

A             Go to the URL http://www.nytimes.com/learning/students/scienceqa/archive/960220a.html

B             Choose one of the topics on the right in browse the archive. 

C             Read the information. 

D             Then use the information in this site to make up 5 formal definitions for five of the insects described in the site.  You may choose another topic if you are not interested in insects.

 

 

 

B Write an expanded definition for one of the terms.

 

161 CALL Worksheet  -  Researching and Experimenting                     

 

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                     ___________________________________________________

                                    ___________________________________________________

                                    ___________________________________________________

                                    ___________________________________________________

 

III        Paragraph

 

161 CALL Worksheet  -  Researching and Experimenting                     

 

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:______________________________________________

 

161 CALL Worksheet  -  Researching and Experimenting                     

 

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.

 

 

                   

161 CALL Worksheet  -  Researching and Experimenting 

 

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.

 

161  CALL Worksheet – Experimenting 

 

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.

 

 

161 CALL Worksheet  – Weather 

 

A   Pair Work. Oral

 

1. What is the weather like in Kuwait today?
2. What kind of weather do like? Why?
3. What kind of weather do you dislike? Why?
4. What are some of the activities you would like to do in your favorite season?

 

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:

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 E Search the web to find definitions for the following terms.   www.yourdictionary.com

or www.m-w.com.

 

 

 

 

You will find information about some of these topics in http://www.howstuffworks.com.

 

161 CALL Worksheet  -  Experimenting – Building a Homepage 

 

1  Go to http://www.archnoid.com/lutusp/pagebuild.html and follow the instructions on the screen.

 

2  Then write a paragraph describing how to make a homepage.  Use the present simple passive tense.

 

 

161  CALL Worksheet – Researching and Reporting 

 

1  Go to http://www.gsu.edu/other/timeline.html.

 

2  Click on a topic that interests you.  Make up your own timeline by completing the following table.  Then write ten correct reporting sentences using the simple past tense, active or passive.  You can then use these sentences as the basis for a historical narrative paragraph.  There are some fun historical quizzes on http://www2.worldbook.com/students/.  Click on just for fun on left side of menu.

 

 

           

 

3  Historical Narrative Paragraph

 

 

161 CALL Worksheet  -  Researching and Reporting   

 

1  Go to http://humbabe.arc.nasa.gov/mgcm/fun/mars_chro.html.

 

2  Make up your own timeline about Mars by completing the following table.  Then write ten correct reporting sentences using the simple past tense, active or passive.  You can then use these sentences as the basis for a historical narrative paragraph. There are some fun historical quizzes on http://www2.worldbook.com/students/.  Click on just for fun on the left side of the menu.

 

3  Find a site that shows pictures of Mars and write the URL.

 

URL:  _______________________________________________________________

           

 

4  Historical Narrative Paragraph

 

 

161 CALL Worksheet  -  Researching and Reporting 

 

1  Go to http://users.erols.com/gmqm/arabstro.html.

 

2  Make up your own timeline by completing the following table.  Then write ten correct reporting sentences using the simple past tense, active or passive.  You can then use these sentences as the basis for a historical narrative paragraph. 

 

3  There are some fun historical quizzes in http://www2.worldbook.com/students/.

 

           

 

4  Historical Narrative Paragraph

 

 

161 CALL Worksheet  -  Researching and Reporting  

 

1  Go to http://www.thisdayinhistory.com/timeline/2000s.html or http://www.w3.org/history.html.

 

2  Using the information on the screen, write ten sentences following the model you studied in chapter 10 in “English for Science”.

 

Active:   person    nationality verb   object  place date

 

Passive: object     verb  person  nationality  place date

 

3  You will find information about ancient history in http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/beasts/beasts.html.

 

161  CALL Project  -  Researching and Describing                      

 

In this lesson, you must think of a topic that interests you, find a URL site that has information about the topic, write an outline for the topic, and then write a paragraph based on the topic. 

 

  

161 CALL Project – Researching/Cause/Effect

 

1  Go to http://www.nytimes.com/learning/students/scienceqa/index.html. 

 

2  Click on “Browse the Archive” to find subjects that you are interested in. 

 

3   Then complete the following table by filling in causes and effects.

 

 

3  Now use your notes to write complete sentences showing the causes and effects.

 

 

161 CALL Worksheet -  Health                                            

 

A.   Pair work

1. Do you exercise? What kind of exercise do you do?
2. How many times a week do you  exercise?
3. What kind of food do you eat? Healthy or junk?
4. What kind of food do you think is unhealthy? Why?

 

B.  What are some  health questions you would  ask yourself about a certain kind of food? Write down 2 questions.

 

C.   Search the web to find information about the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Guide Pyramid. Write the recommended number of servings per day and examples of each food group in the spaces below.

 

 

 

D.  What do you think are some of the causes for  the following illnesses? Search the web to find  the information needed.  www.google.com  or www.copernic.com.

 

 

 

 

E.   Do you think you should improve your daily diet?  Give a reason for your answer.

 

F. Find information about the benefits of  different kinds of exercise. Think about 5 types of exercises.

 

 

G.   Malnutrition is the imbalance between the body’s demand for nutrients and the available supply of nutrients. Malnutrition can result from an unsatisfactory diet or from a disorder that interferes with the body’s use of food.

 

The following are examples of malnutrition. Search the web to find a definition for each. www.onelook.com.

 

 

 

H. Use any on-line dictionary  or  the built-in thesaurus  in Word to find the meanings of the following words  www.onelook.com  or www.yourdictionary.com.

 

 

 

9.   Make up your own cause/effect sentences for exercises 4 and 7.  Use the cause/effect connectors you studied in chapter 3 in “English for Science” and the workbook.

 

 

These links were prepared for Malaysian school children when I was working as a district English language coordinator in Malaysia.

 

Activities for Kids

Activities for Children

Africa

SNA One Million Computers for African Schools

Asia

Indonesia – For Teachers Links to Studies of Asia Learning Emphases

Asian Animals

ADW Helarctos malayanus Information

Asian Rhinos WhoZoo

Gaur

LookSmart – Gibbons and Siamangs

National Geographic Interactive King Cobra

Programs

Siberian Tigers A Page For Reference

USGS Learning Web Explorers Plants and Animals

Welcome to Friends of the Asian Elephant

Zoobooks Magazine – Turn a Child’s Love of Animals Into a Love of Reading!

Astronomy

NASA Kids’ Club

NASA Space Science Education Resource Directory

The surface of the sun

Astrogeology

Authors

Authors Encyclopedia

Books Literature refdesk.com

Great Writers and Poets

Surfing the Net with Kids Language Arts

Batik

Dicover Indonesia Batik One

Birds

Techlearning All About Birds June 25, 2005

Blog

Dekita.org English-Portuguese and Chinese-Tagalog

Picasa

Project Petaling Street – Content from Malaysians being Malaysian

Audioblogger Speak Up!

BLOG-EFL

BLOGS – Project Description

Dekita.org

Borneo

The Heart of Borneo – WWF

Business English

BESIG The Business English Special Interest Group of IATEFL

Calendars

Calendars through the Ages – Home

Daily Calendar Content Feeds

Teacher Resources – the Philippines

Camps

MSF-UAE Refugee Camp Project – Curriculum for Teachers Introduction, Contents

Cheap Computers

Balancing Act News Update – African internet Developments

Computing

FOLDOC – Computing Dictionary

Critical Thinking

Critical Reading Towards Critical Writing

Health Sciences Writing Centre

SWIK Games

SWIK Lessons

Clipart

Classroom Clipart Free Clipart, clip art Illustrations and Photographs

Computer Security

Windows FAQs, plus Tips n’ Tricks from our Readers

Crafts

Arts and Crafts for Children Ages 6-10

Dancing Frog Kites

Dicover Indonesia Batik One

Home Plate-Paper Plate Education

Malay kites

Kite Websites

Malaysia Wau Competition

Critical Thinking

Mission Critical (Main Menu)

Debates

Conversation Lesson Multinationals – Help or Hindrance

debatelessonplan

Debates & discussion lessons for esl teachers eslflow webguide

Debates – Internet Craze – Lesson Plan Debates for Esl Classes

Debates

Krieger – Teaching Debate to ESL Students A Six-Class Unit (I-TESL-J)

That _Other_ Argument Clinic — University of Northern Colorado

Dictionary

Answers.com – Online Dictionary, Encyclopedia and much more

The Devil’s Dictionary A

OneLook General dictionary sites

Online Dictionary – HyperDictionary.com

Discussion

Regents’ Test Essay Topics

Distance Learning

Administration Distance Learning

Education Home- Microsoft Malaysia

Earthquakes

Exploratorium Life Along the Faultline Try These Activities!

Exploring for oils. Clues form tectonic plates. Quiz.

Quake Seismology at the Science Fair

Recent World Earthquake Activity – Clicking to Regions

SCEC Education Module

Stuff for Kids – Online Coloring

USGS Earthquake Hazards Program-For Kids Only

USGS Earthquake Hazards Program

USGS Education

Ed Tech

Designing for the Virtual Interactive Classroom Campus Technology

ELT Technology in Language Learning

ISTE Home

NetSpot

E-journals

Bilingualism and Japanology Intersection

E-learn

eLearn Magazine Main Page

http://www.calliopelearning.com-resources-papers-Keyboard.pdf

http://www.thelearningalliance.info-Docs-Jun2004-ThwartedInnovation.pdf

Engineering

http://membres.lycos.fr-jcviel-efl.htm

Environment

Conserving and Preserving Thailand

ESL

BBC British Council teaching English – Try – Lesson plans

HLT Magazine (Home Page)

More about Teach English As Second Language Courses by Learn English…

Teaching English as a Second Language, TEFL, ESL – eslbase

Welcome to eslGold.com!

ESP

ESP on the Web

English for Science and Technology

TESL-TEFL

Favourites

British Council – ELTECS

ELUSCI

Faculty of Science – English Language Unit

Kuwait University On-line Language Learning

Learn English – Teach English As Second Language Courses

Pandorabots – A Multilingual Chatbot Hosting Service

Project Examples Africa and Middle East

Ten Ways to Prepare for the End of the School Year (Part 2)

YaGoohoo!gle

By Special Invitation ONLY from Jim Sheridan

CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT CENTRE

Dotmack

EFLTA

EMessenger

Empire Films

FACT – Links

http://www.curriculum.edu.au-accessasia-indonesia-teacher-pdf-textiles.pdf

Professional Development The Electronic Village Online of the TESOL CALL Interest Section

Replay Rich Media

SANTEC – Educational Technology and eLearning for Developm

Send My Friend to School Home Page

Teachers

The BBC

The Learning Federation Website

Flash

Be Fire Safe!

Fun

Gizoogle – Fo Sizearchin Stuff

Games

Educational Information, EROS, Sioux Falls, SD

Funbrain Reading

Kids Domain – Science Games

SWIK Games

What Works Backyard Games

Free Games To Improve Your Child’s Reading and Math Skills!

FunBrain.com – Curriculum Guide

SWIK Games

Geography

China Dim Sum 3 Mapping Lessons

http://esen.unl.edu-lessons-envirchange-rainforesthp.asp

http://nesen.unl.edu-lessons-lessonlist.asptopic=Weather and Climate

Lesson Plans

USGS Learning Web Explorers Main Page

Geology

Educational Information, EROS, Sioux Falls, SD

USGS Education

Grammar

The Grammar Aquarium

Graphs

Yahoo! Search

Grades 9-12 – Social studies

SmartDraw.com – Create Charts and Diagrams with SmartDraw

SmartDraw.com – For business charts and diagrams

Great Kids

China Dim Sum 3 Mapping Lessons

Harry Potter

Harry Potter Surfing the Net with Kids

Harry Potter fanfiction stories

http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org-

J.K.Rowling Official Site – Harry Potter and more

History

Lesson Plans

History Topics Index

Spices & Spice Routes Explorers of the East

Holidays

BAMBOO HILL CHALETS TIOMAN ISLAND MALAYSIA

How to travel by train Singapore-Malaysia-Bangkok

Welcome to Malaysia Airlines

Hot Potatoes

Hot Potatoes Home Page

Indonesia

INDONESIAN MYTH

Indonesia – For Teachers -  Classroom Resources

Indonesian Arts & Handicrafts

Indonesian Folk Tales

Welcome to Indonesia

Islam

Ramadan on the Net – Welcome

Jobs

International Development Jobs

Opportunities

Worldwide Volunteering

Journals

IATEFL POLAND COMPUTER SIG JOURNAL – Contents

Kids

BBC – Learning – Homepage

Daily Lesson Plan

ESL Web Guide Kids

Planet Science Under 11s

Kids’ Business

FleetKids – Frontyard Fortunes

Kids’ Grammar

Activities for ESL-EFL Students (English Study)

FunBrain.com Grammar Gorillas

Kids’ Maths

FunBrain.com – Kids Center

BJ Pinchbeck’s home work helper offers links to math sites for kids.

Frank Potter’s Science Gems – Mathematics

Math Word Problems for Children

Maths

Kids’ Mixed

ESL Kids Resources Flashcards, Worksheets, Games, Lesson plan tips, Jobs

The Lesson Plans Page – Over 2,500 FREE Lesson Plans!

Kids’ Movies

BBC – Radio 4 – The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

THE LORD of the RINGS

Kids’ Reading

Callahan Cousins Summer Begins

Indian Kids Stories, The Egg-breaking Champion. The boys tried to choose the hardest eggs with the thickest shells.

Stories for Kids – Children’s Stories about India, Indian Stories by Kids

Kids’ Science

10 Backyard Science Activities

Backyard Science

FACT – Malaysia

FunBrain.com – Kids Center

Home Plate – Paper Plate Education

Planet Science Under 11s

Welcome to USGS Learning Web

Kindergarten

Alphabet Content

BBC – Schools – Pre-school

Children’s Storybooks Online – Stories for Kids of All Ages

ESL Web Guide Kids

Elementary Education Resources – Kindergarten

KIDS CORNER

Kindersite Project Educational Resources

Kindersite to Introduce Young children to Computers in Safety

Links

Math Games

Math Games for Kindergarten

Mother Goose Rebus Rhymes-Enchanted Learning Software

Phonics and Kindergarten Reading Comprehensions

Preschool Activities – EnchantedLearning.com

Preschool and Kindergarten Resources

Stories and Folktales, Beginning Readers Books EnchantedLearning.com

Yahooligans! – School BellLanguage ArtsAlphabet Fun

Yahooligans! – School BellLanguage ArtsWritingHandwriting

Language Learning

Free Online Language Courses

Literature

bandbond.html

BeckLearning Start Page

BookAdventure.org Kids Zone

CLWG Children’s Literature Web Guide

Character Analysis in Indonesian Folk Tales – Lower Secondary English Unit

http://www.curriculum.edu.au-accessasia-indonesia-teacher-pdf-folkact.pdf

Indonesian Myths

Indonesian Folk Tales

International Children’s Digital Library

Poems – Kids on the Net

The Adventures of Mouse Deer (Malaysian, Indonesian Folk Tales)

The Literature Page – Read Classic Books by Famous Authors

The South Asian Literary Recordings Project (Library of Congress New Delhi Office)

Untitled

Making Websites

EV Online 2002_Webheads Syllabus, Week 6

Kelly – Guidelines for Designing a Good Web Site for ESL Students (I-TESL-J)

BrainPOP – Health, Science, Technology, Math, English Animation and Educational Site for Kids.

FunBrain.com – The Internet’s #1 Education Site for K-8 Kids and Teachers

Malaysia

Island

KampungNet BUILDING A COMMUNITY OF EXCELLENCE

Laman Web Rasmi Kementerian Pelajaran Malaysia

Langkawi Hotels Malaysia Reservation & Travel Guide – Langkawi Hotels

Mylangkawi.com – the Official Travel Website of Langkawi

Travel Times

Wildeside’s Frame

Asian values may not be so particularly Asian

British High Commission, Kuala Lumpur Education

Clickable Map of Asia

Focus on Malaysia and All Things Malaysian (Cap sur la Malaisie). Home Page of GOH Peng Joo

Geographia – World Travel Destinations, Culture and History Guide

Kite Websites

Malaysia – All Malaysia Info

Malaysia Wau Competition

Project Petaling Street

Sahabat Alam Malaysia – Links and Affiliates

The Heart of Borneo – WWF

Travel for Kids

Focus on Malaysia and All Things Malaysian (Cap sur la Malaisie)

Malaysian National Parks

Jungle Trekking in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak

Malaysia Airlines

Tourism Malaysia Official Homepage

RAINFOREST WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL 2005, KUCHING, SARAWAK, MALAYSIA.

Maths

The Math Forum – Ask Dr. Math

The Math Forum Home Page

Medicine

English for Medical Purposes

Health Sciences Writing Centre

Medical English online exercises and games.

Mountains

Mountain Voices -  oral testimonies from mountain and highland regions round the world home page

Moslem

Islamic Philosophy Online

Movies

BBC Online – Cult – Hitchhiker’s – Douglas Adams – Arts and the Sciences

BBC Online – Cult – Hitchhiker’s – Guide – Tea

Internet Archive Page Updated

The Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Apple – Movie Trailers

BBC – London – Panoramics – London 360 List

BBC – Video Nation – Your views and experiences, on camera and online

English Behind The Scenes

English-Trailers.com

Guardian Unlimited Film

Family education

iMovie Example Matrix

Mars Exploration Home

The Great Wall of China – 360-degree Virtual Tour, Simatai

The New Mars

The WebQuest Page at San Diego State University

WebCam Central

Discovery Education

Myths

Laura Gibbs

Ocean

North Sea faces collapse of its ecosystem

WhaleTimes Fishin’ for Facts Library

WhaleTimes SeaBed ~ Whales, dolphins, sharks, penguins and more

Online Courses

TESLJ

Old English

Learn about Old English

Online Conference

Robin Good’s Official Guide to Web Conferencing and Live Presentations Tools

Online Journal

K A I R O S A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy

Organisers

Enchanted Learning

Outreach

Otan

Peer Review

Jung – A Peer Review Form for Evaluating Writing (I-TESL-J)

Photos

Tripod Tutorials Photo Album Builder

Buzznet – Photocommunication

Pods

BLOG-EFL

Podcast Genres on PodcastAlley.com — The place to find Podcasts

Podcasting – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

TEFL podcasting forum

Yahoo! Groups Podcasting-Education

Podcast Genres on PodcastAlley.com — The place to find Podcasts

Poems

2005 Poetry Winners

EDSITEment – Lesson Plan

Litfinder.com – Poems

National Poetry Month

Patrick Martin The Web Page-The Poetry Resource

Poetry for Kids – Funny Poems for Children by Poet Kenn Nesbitt

The Academy of American Poets

Everyone’s a Poet

KidPub Children’s Publishing

Nature Poems and Science Poems – 222 Poems

Poems – Kids on the Net

Poetry for Kids

Scary poems

Stylus Poetry Journal

The Academy of American Poets

Welcome from Grandpa Tucker

Physics

Cutting Edge Physics for Us All

Physics Fun Links

Pictures

AllPosters.com – The World’s Largest Poster and Print Store!

PowerPoint

PowerPoint In the Classroom

Primary

10 Outdoor Activities

Andersen FairyTales

Art Lesson Ideas that Motivate Students

BBC – Schools – Homepage

Health, Science, Technology, Math, English Animation and Educational Site for Kids.

Free Games To Improve Your Child’s Reading and Math Skills!

Education Site for K-8 Kids and Teachers

GrimmFairyTales.com

Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales and Stories

http–uk.oneworld.net-penguin-front.html

KidStuffCanada – Downloads for Children

Lesson Plans for Teachers on Scholastic.com

Lesson Plans & Resources for Teaching Math, Science, Social Studies, Language Arts, Reading, Writing

National Poetry Month

Primary Resources English

Sites for Teachers

Summer

Surfing the Net with Kids Free Newsletter

TESL-TEFL-TESOL-ESL-EFL-ESOL Links – ESL Kids

The Best on the Web for Teachers

The Lesson Plan Library offers kindergarten, elementary, middle school and high school lesson plans.

The Lesson Plans Page – Language Arts Lesson Plans, Language Arts Ideas, & Language Arts Activities

The Teacher’s Corner – Teacher Resources – Lesson Plans

Sites for Kids

Tour #1 The Trash Trail

Tour #2 Flushed with Pride

Proverbs

British Malaysian Chamber of Commerce

Proverbs from 100 Countries and Cultures

Quotations

Quotation Search – Quote Search – The Quotations Page

Radio

Radio Tuner

Radio Station Guide

Rainforest

Rainforest

Earth Island

Fact Sheets – Rainforest Action Network

Greenpeace Forests Campaign

Rainforest Network

Pandas

In Cambodia, Military Style Rangers and Police Squads Combat Wildlife Trade

Lesson Plans – Human Impacts in the African Rain Forest What Can We Do

Medicinal Treasures of the Rainforest

Mountain Voices oral testimonies from mountain and highland regions round the world home page

Orang Asli

PASSPORT TO THE RAINFOREST

Rainforests and Species Extinction

Tiki visits the Yanomami in Brazil

Tree Musketeers

Tropical Forests

Reading

Top Ten Ways to Improve Reading Skills

Reports

Teachers Report Assistant – FREE time saving utility for teachers

Research

Bedford Research Room

Reading

50 Fun Ways to Improve Reading

Recording

Audacity Free Audio Editor and Recorder

School Management

Introduction

Science

BrainPOP

Directory of the Museum of Unnatural Mystery

English for Science and Technology

Explore The Franklin Institute Online

Howstuffworks

Science Daily Magazine

BJ Pinchbeck’s Homework Helper

General Science

Science Across the World Support for Language Teachers

Secondary

10 Outdoor Activities

Art Lesson Ideas that Motivate Students

BBC – Schools – Homepage

Lesson Plans for Teachers

Lesson Plans & Resources

National Poetry Month

Sites for Teachers

TESL-TEFL-TESOL-ESL-EFL-ESOL Links – ESL Kids

The Best on the Web for Teachers

The Lesson Plan Library

The Lesson Plans’ Page

The Teacher’s Corner – Teacher Resources – Lesson Plans

The Kids

Tiki the Penguin

Security

Yahoo! Security Center

Sygate – Enterprise Security Solutions, Personal Firewall Solutions, Professional Services

Senior Kids’ Science

Science Across the World Home

Smart School

Ministry of Education, Malaysia

Software

Creative Technology – Markin Download Page

Virtual CALL Library

Solar Computers

BBC NEWS Technology Solar Plan for Indian Computers

Songs

A – Apple Pie

Learn a Song Podcast

Space

Voyager – Kids

Voyager – Multimedia

Special Needs

Family Education

Spice

Spices & the Spice Routes – Discover Spices

Stories

Aaron Shepard ~ Rights and Permissions

Buddhist Tales – Jataka Stories – Volume 2

Children’s Literature – Resources for Storytellers

China Dim Sum Table of Contents and Home Page

Laura Gibbs websites

Lesson Plans

Multimedia Training

The Short Story Classics

A Folk Story from India

Children’s Stories and Pictures, Educational Family Fun

Children’s Storybooks Online – Stories for Kids of All Ages

Global Story Train

King Goodness the Great (Perseverance)

Lesson Plans

Online Children’s Stories

Story 2248

Arts Story Arts Online!

Surveys

SurveyMonkey

Teachers

Creative Technology – Markin Download Page

ESL Web Guide by Dave’s ESL Cafe

Internet TESL Journal (For ESL-EFL Teachers)

Parenting Advice, Child Development and Family Reference

Sites for Teachers

Technical Reports

Understand the type of technical report you are writing

Time

Educational exhibits about time, clocks, daylight saving, and calendars

Tree Diagrams

Tree of Life Popular Groups

Vlogs

Multimedia Training

APRIL 20, 2005

Freevlog Tutorial

Video Blogging

Podcast Genres

Yahoo! Groups videoblogging

Vlog Directory

Vocabulary

WORD SURFING

Acronym Finder

Common Errors in English

English-Truespel Text Conversion Tool

Online Dictionary

The Word Spy

Wordsmith

World Wide Words

Volunteer

Oneworld

Unite For Sight, Inc

Idealist

Web

Purple Sunset designs

Webheads

Buzznet Photocommunication

CoP Resources

Paper by Vance Stevens Developing a Community in Online Language Learning

Papers and presentations by Vance Stevens

Tutor-Mentor Exchange – A Place for volunteers, donors and business partners to contribute and learn

Vance Stevens Designing a CALL Facility from Bottom to Top at the MLI in Abu Dhabi

Vance Stevens ESL_Home

Vance’s ESL_Home Online journals for ESL and language learning

WiA Index

WiABCO 2005 Convergence of Bridges across Cyberspace

Worldbridges LiveWIRE

Idea Paper

Untitled Document

Writing for Webheads – Software downloads and websites for meeting the class online

Webhost

Arvixe.com – Web Solutions

Webquests

NECC 04 Attendees Program

Best WebQuests

Webquests-

LSU Webquest

TESOL 2001 How to Create Web-based Culture Capsules

The WebQuest Page at San Diego State University

Web Quests

WebQuest Portal

WebQuest Search ResultsbrAdult-College Professional Skills

WebQuest Workshop

WebQuest info

WebQuest

Writing

Writing

EFI Online Writing Week 5

Handouts & Links Reviewing Drafts with Microsoft Word’s Comment Feature

Taking Notes from Research Reading

Teaching writing on line with English for Internet A Report

The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing

Thesis Statements

UC Writing Handouts Paraphrase and Summary

Using Microsoft Word Like a Pro, Part 1

Young Kids

10 Outdoor Activities

Activities for Children

AndersenFairyTales.com

BBC – Schools – Homepage

Early Learning Ages Three to Five

FunBrain.com

GrimmFairyTales.com

Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales and Stories

Crafters’ Community

Just In Time

Downloads for Children

KinderStart – Because Kids Don’t Come With Instructions!

Lesson Plans for Teachers on Scholastic.com

Lesson Plans & Resources for Teaching Math, Science, Social Studies, Language Arts, Reading, Writing

Math and Your Preschool Child

National Poetry Month

Outdoor Activities for Preschoolers

Sites for Teachers

Surfing the Net with Kids Free Newsletter

TESL-TEFL-TESOL-ESL-EFL-ESOL Links – ESL Kids

Telling time, clocks worksheets, hours, minutes – kindergarten,first, second grade

The Best on the Web for Teachers

The Lesson Plans Page – Newsletter – Mailing List

The Teacher’s Corner – Teacher Resources – Lesson Plans

 

Other URLS

http://www.english-zone.com

Lots of topics. All levels.

http://a4esl.org/

Self-study grammar quizzes, exercises and puzzles

http://www.eslgames.com/teachingsongs/edutainment1/

Songs to help you learn English

http://www.nanana.com/grammarlinks.html

Grammar links for kids

http://www.eslcafe.com/ideas/sefer.cgi?Games

Games for learning English

http://www.eslcafe.com/ideas/sefer.cgi?Kids

Exercises for kids

http://www.britcoun.org/

Websites for Kids

1  News articles to help you learn English

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/

 

2  Listening Activities

http://www.theenglishprofessor.com/

 

3  Tests, Quizzes and Crosswords

http://www.englishlearner.com/tests/test.html

 

4 Make a Thunderstorm

http://www.ucar.edu/40th/webweather/tstorms/tstorms.htm

 

5 Online Maths

http://www.aaamatch.com/

Excellent online math practice on a variety of topics. Children can use all or some of the pages to develop their knowledge of math.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/mathsme/gameswheel.htm

Games for math

http://mathforum.org/sum95/math.forum/middle.projects.desc.html

Interesting links for many subjects

http://www.enc.org/

 

6 Sites about Ancient Egypt

http://library.thinkquest.org/ CR0215615/

 

7 Ancient History Projects

http://www.internet-at work.com/hos_mcgrane/ancient_history/eg_history_intro.html

 

8 Quiz about Daily Life in Ancient Egypt

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/games/brainteaser/egypt/egypt.html

 

9 Activities about Ancient Egypt

http://www.seaworld.org/Egypt/

 

10 Animals

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/

http://www.yahooligans.com

http://www.nationalgeographic.com

 

11 Shopping

http://www.amazon.com

http://www.imaginarium.com

www.hamleys.com

 

12 Space

Site about Astronomy

http://kidsastronomy.about.com

Games about science and space

http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/Science_Games/

Photos and facts about space

Http://www.spacekids.com/homework_homepage/

http://www.spacekids.com/spacenews/solarsystem-ez.html

 

13 Websearching

http://www.teacher.scholastic.com/

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/trythis/tryfun1.html

 

14 Science

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/trythis/try10.html

Interesting experiment about a water clock

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/activities/index.html#science

Lots of interesting experiments

http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/Science_Games/

Science games

http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/Print-n-Play_Games/

Puzzles and crosswords

http://yuckykids.com

Yucky experiments

http://www/chem4kids.com/

Chemistry website

www.planet-science.com

Fun site

www.firstscience.com

All areas of science

 

15 Movies

Visit http://www.yahooligans.com, then click on “movies”.

 

16 Recipes

http://www.britegg.co.uk/kidssection/startsection.html

Recipes for eggs

http://www.hookerycookery.com/

Kids’ recipes

http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/recipes/banana_bread.html

Healthy recipes

 

17 Fun

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/fun.shtml

 

18 Health

http://www.kidshealth.org/

 

19 Other Interesting Sites

If you go to http://www.yahooligans.com you will find lots of interesting sites on a variety of topics. Click on the buttons on the left and follow the instructions on the screen. There is enough information here to keep you busy for hours!

 

20 Geography

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/activities/matrix.html

There are many printable exercises on geographical topics in http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography. You can download the exercises and then complete them. Interesting topics include the Middle East, deserts of the world, the Earth, world flags, continents and oceans quiz, and labeling the world map. You can also try http://www.nationalgeographic.com.

Different activities about geographical topics

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/4kids/

Information about earthquakes

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/

Maps of world

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/

Quizzes about geography

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/

Maps

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/

Activities and pages for geography

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/games/

Geography games and quizzes

http://www.factmonster.com/spot/quiz/geonews2/1.html

Countries in the news quiz

http://www.factmonster.com/spot/quiz/travel/1.html

Travel quiz

Http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/geogame/

Geography game

 

21 Calendars and Holidays

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/calendar to make your own calendar. Print out the pages.

If you print out the weather calendar, you can glue pictures on your calendar. Http://www.enchantedlearning.com/calendar/2002weather/.

If you go to http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0760942.html, you can mark Islamic holidays on your calendar.

 

22 Holidays

http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/History_Games/

Holidays

http://www.yahooligans.com/Around_the_World/holidays/

Holidays

http://www.timeandate.com/calendar/

Website for making Islamic calendar with Saturday as the first day of the week

http://www.kidlink.org/KIDPROJ/MCC/main.html

Multicultural calendar

 

23 Making a Homepage

Go to http://www.arachnoid.com/lutusp/pagebuild.html and follow the instructions telling you how to make a homepage.

 

24 Health

If you go to http://www.kidshealth.org/, enter kids and click on word, you will find definitions for words used in medicine.

 

25 News from Around the World

Go to http://www.kidnews.com/news.html, and complete the following table by answering the questions who, why, what, where, when. When you finish, you can write a story about Malaysia or any other Asian country, and send it to kidnews.

News Story

1  Who?

2  What?

3  When?

4  Where?

5  Why?

 

26 Clipart

Go to http://www.kidsdomain.com/clip/. You can download the art and save it as a screensaver, or use it to make cards to send to your friends.

 

27 Brain Boosters

Go to http://www.school.discovery.com/. Click on students and brainboosters. You will find lots of puzzles to help you learn English.

 

28 Puzzles

Go to http://www.puzzlemaker.com. You can have fun with your friends by making up your own puzzles, crosswords and cryptograms.

 

Some Links for Maths and Science

1  http://www.quia.com/dir/

Activities for astronomy, biology, conservation/environment chemistry, life science, maths, physics, science, technology

 

2  http://firstscience.com/site/poems.asp

Science and nature poems

 

3  http://firstscience.com/SITE/factfile/factfile.asp

Quick facts about different subjects

 

4  http://www.exploratorium.edu/

Activities for science students

 

5 http://www.chemsoc.org/timeline/pages/timeline.html

Chemistry timeline

 

6  http://www.fauxpress.com/kimball/w/logo.htm

Exercises for writing about science

 

7  http://www.virtualsalt.com/roots.htm

Prefixes and roots

 

Maths

1  http://www.quia.com/dir/math/

Activities for maths

 

2  http://linksmanager.com/firstscience/links7.html

Links to different branches of science

 

3  http://www.coolmath.com/home.htm

Algebra, geometry, calculus, fractals, etc