IEDRO is an organisation that stores information about the weather that is in danger of being lost. They are always looking for volunteers and would appreciate it if you would encourage your students to volunteer for our programmes. The IEDRO website can be found by clicking on and the Facebook link can be found by clicking here.
IEDRO is an organisation that stores information about the weather that is in danger of being lost. They are always looking for volunteers and would appreciate it if you would encourage your students to volunteer for our programmes. The IEDRO website can be found by clicking on this link.
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.
Write 10 sentences showing causes and effects, using connectors you learned in chapter 3 in workbook.
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Correlation between NorthStar, Sperling and CALL Project9.9.2001
Week
CALL Project
Unit
NorthStar
Unit
Used
from
Sperling
Unused Sperling
Unit
Grammar
Topics/
Units in
Azar
Grammar
Topics/
NorthStar
Writing Topics
NorthStar
1
No Class
1Adverts
20Money
23News
1 & 2
Presentsim
Present con
Preps of time
Descriptive
paragraph
development
2
1
KU
Homepages
2
Hotmail
3
AT & T
Pres Simple
Peter the Teacher
2
Telecomm
(Travel)
28 Travel
30 Work
Letter
writing
4
Internet Jobs: Helpdesk
Actor/Waiter
Prepositions
Modals of ability
3
Future
Prepositions
Capitalization
Modals of
ability
5
6
Food
Comparatives
Superlatives
Questions
3 Miracle
Cure?
(Fraud)
16 Health
5
Modal Aux
Comps
Supers
Summary
writing
7
Countries
8
9
5
Speaking of gender
(Language)
10 Culture
6
Asking Questions
Modals
for
Requests
Comparing
Contrasting
10
Animals
Dinosaurs
Questions
11
Money
Present perfect
Past perfect
Simple past
7Cars
27
Transport
7
Present & past perfect
Future
Time
Clauses
Parallel
structure
12
13
Active or passive
Crime
Project
9
Crime & punishment
9 Crime
11
Passive
Present
perfect &
present
perfect progressive
Sentence
variety
14
15
Review
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.
1Grammar
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 tofind grammatical points that you need practice in.
2Links
Click on the button marked “links”.Click on one of the links for your major.Then fill in the following table:
#
Question
Answer
3
What is your major?
4
Write down one URL for your major
5
How would you rate this URL?
Easy
Difficult
Fast
Slow
6What 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.
7Either 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.
8Click on “Course Data Sheet”.How many percent do you get for the final exam in the 161 course?
9Click on “What’s on in Kuwait”.Then fill in the following table:
#
Question
Answer
10
What is the telephone number for the place that has camel racing?
11
How many golf courses are there in Kuwait?
12
Give the name of one place where you can learn to sail.
13Click on “What Was On”.Click on “Kuwait”.
What kind of information can you find here?
________________________________________________________14Now evaluate this site.Write “yes” or “no” in the second row.
#
Easy
Difficult
Interesting
Boring
15If 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.
16If 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
1Read the questions and write your own answers in the boxes.
#
Question
Answer
1
What do you think was the most important discovery of the 20th century?Why?
2
Are there any famous scientists in Kuwait?Why are they famous?
3
Do you want to continue your science studies after you graduate from Kuwait University?Why or why not?
4
Why did you choose to study in the Faculty of Science?
5
What is your major?Why did you choose this one?
6
What was the worst discovery of the 20th century?
2Great Scientists
Search the web to find information about five scientists.Write the answers in the boxes.http://echo.gmu.edu/center/.
Search the web to complete the following table:www.google.comor www.ideafinder.com.Click on history, facts & myths, then click on invention, facts & myths.
#
Discovery/Invention
Scientist/Inventor
Country
Date
1
Aspirin
Dr. Felix Hoffman
Germany
1899
2
Bacteria
3
Chewing gum
4
DNA
5
Match
6
Microscope
7
Nuclear fission
8
Ozone
9
Pen
10
Solar energy
5Writing – 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.
2On the left you will see King Cobra, Manatees, Sharks, Tarantulas, Tigers and Turtles.
3Click on each one and read the information.
4Then make up your own tree diagram classifying these 6 creatures.
5Give the tree diagram to your teacher to correct, and then
write a classification paragraph based on the tree diagram.
6If 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.
7The manatees (dugongs) and turtles in the Arabian Gulf are in
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.
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.
#
Characteristic
Country 1
Country 2
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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
Which geographical feature or district has the largest area in Kuwait?
Would you prefer to live in a city or in the countryside? Why?
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
Name of City
Area
Location
Population
One URL Address
1
Amman
2
3
4
5
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.
City 1
City 1
City 2
When to go
What to pack
What to eat
Where to stay
What to do
How to get around
Safety Information
4. Choose any city and write a brief description (5 – 7 sentences) about it.Write this in the form of an expanded definition.
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:
#
Term
Class Word
Characteristic
1
H3 people
2
Kush
3
Sassanian period
2.Write a formal definition for the term ‘archaeologist’.Use your knowledge of suffixes to work out a class word.
3.Write an expanded definition for the term ‘Kuwaiti-British archaeological expedition’.Include the term, a class word and characteristics.
BChoose one of the topics on the right in browse the archive.
CRead the information.
DThen 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
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.
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.
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
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.
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
APair Work. Oral
What is the weather like in Kuwait today?
What kind of weather do like? Why?
What kind of weather do you dislike? Why?
What are some of the activities you would like to do in your favorite season?
BYou can use any of the following search engines to find information to complete the following table:
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Effect
Cause
Browse the Archive
Jade is cool to touch
1
Earth
Greenhouse effect
2
Earth
3
Birds & fish
4
Plants
5
Sea
6
Animals
7
Everythi
8
Man
9
SpacSpas
10
Insects &
3Now use your notes to write complete sentences showing the causes and effects.
161 CALL Worksheet -Health
A.Pair work
Do you exercise? What kind of exercise do you do?
How many times a week do youexercise?
What kind of food do you eat? Healthy or junk?
What kind of food do you think is unhealthy? Why?
B.What are somehealth questions you wouldask 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 FoodGuide Pyramid. Write the recommended number of servings per day and examples of each food group in the spaces below.
Food Group
Number of servings
Examples of food
5
Fats, oils & sweets
6
Milk, yogurt & cheese
7
Meat, poultry
8
Vegetables
9
Bread, cereal, rice & pasta
D.What do you think are some of the causes forthe following illnesses? Search the web to findthe information needed.www.google.comor www.copernic.com.
Illness
Causes
10Lung Cancer
11 Asthma
12Heart attack
13Stroke
14Diabetes
15
E.Do you think you should improve your daily diet?Give a reason for your answer.
F. Find information about the benefits ofdifferent kinds of exercise. Think about 5 types of exercises.
Exercise
Benefits
16
Horse riding
17
18
19
20
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.
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.
Links – Introduction – How Can You Use the Internet to Study?
The Internet is an extremely useful means of obtaining information about any subject under the sun. Once you are connected to Netscape Communicator, for example, it is possible to type any word in the search box, and you will usually find a list of sites that provide information about the word or subject you are looking for. There are also many ways that the Internet can be used to learn English, such as: 1. learning the alphabet as you type
2. learning alphabetical ordering
3. learning to read numbers
4. scanning – working out what is useful when you are reading
5. synthesizing information from different sources
6. listening and understanding spoken English
7. writing emails to friends around the world
Moreover, there are many sites that can help you to study grammar, test you on your knowledge of vocabulary and grammar, or teach you reading and writing skills, as well as sites where you can look up meanings of new words, and learn idioms. They are of use to beginning students, and those who are writing PH. D. dissertations.
In addition, if you are studying other subjects, the following list of websites may be of interest. Try them and see what you find. With some of them, you will be given links to other useful sites. There is no limit to the amount of information that you will find, useful and useless, interesting and boring. The only limit is time since most of us do not want to spend all day looking at a computer screen.
Unfortunately, links change so that some of the links here may not work. If you need specific information, type a word related to the information in a search box, and you should find lots of links. The problem then is that you will have to open each site to see if it is easy enough for you to understand, and to assess the information for its relevancy.
Tools and templates for creating quizzes, and links to other sites http://www.funbrain.com/teachers/index.html Make your own multiple choice, true/false, short answer, and essay quizzes. Online and ready-made quizzes
http://vlc.polyu.edu.hk/ Make cloze, multiple choice, and comprehension quizzes, or your own homepage
Online magazine for young Europeans. Read it, write and send your article, and see if they will publish it. Tell your friends and teacher if your article is published.
If you do not know how to surf the net very well, the following sites will teach you how to search for information. Go to Click on ICT,Welcome to the Web and follow the instructions on the screen. Your teacher will help you if you do not know what to do. He/she will also give you print outs of the worksheets you have to fill in. You have to click on the boxes marked the Internet, Web Browsers, Searching the Internet, and Researching on the Net.
Links for teachers and students, including reading, writing, and grammar
http://www.abacon.com/pubspeak/ Information about preparing presentations and speeches. Downloadable powerpoint presentations that teachers can use in the classroom
