Nov 21 2009
Archive for the '161 IELTS' Category
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.
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?
Oct 23 2009
Sources
Bibliography
When you write your bibliography or sources, you must write them in the correct way. Your teacher will tell you which method to use.
A Encyclopedia
"Title of article". Name of encyclopedia. Date of publication.
"Animal Ecology." Encyclopedia Britannica. 1990 ed.
B Book
Author (last name, first name). Title. Place of publication: Publisher, Date.
Commoner, Bernard. Science and Survival. New York: Viking Press, 1966.
C Book with Joint Authors
Authors (last name, first name, and first name, initial, last name. Title. Place: Publisher. Date.
Lewis, Theodore, and Lawrence R. Taylor. Introduction to Experimental Ecology. New York: Academic Press, 1967.
D Sources from Internet
Author’s last name, initials. Year. Full title of work (specific web page). Title of complete work. Full URL. Specify date you accessed the site.
Brown, G. Living in the 21st Century. 2002 Http://www.thethirdway. (June 2003).
