Hands Across the Oceans

 

Introduction:

 

When you make up your presentations, you must include a slide with your sources when you complete your PowerPoint presentation.

 

If you use more than one source, you must write them in alphabetical order.

 

 

1  Encyclopedia

"Title of article". Name of encyclopedia. Date of publication.

"Animal Ecology." Encyclopedia Britannica. 1990 ed.

2  Book

Author (last name, first name). Title. Place of publication: Publisher, Date.

Commoner, Bernard. Science and Survival. New York: Viking Press, 1966.

3  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.

4  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 21^st Century. 2002

Http://www.thethirdway. (June 2003).

 

Paragraphs written by spring semester 141 classes.

 

My First Car  by Sheikha Mohamed

 

There are a lot of kinds, shapes, colours and sizes of cars.  When somebody wants to buy a car, he or she will think a lot about which kind of car he or she will buy.  I will buy an Infinity and it will be my first one, but I don’t think about the colour because there are a lot of nice colours.  I think I will be very happy when I buy it and I will like it.  I should follow the rules of the road then.  Finally, I think I will use it for a long time.

 

31st June 2005 by Sheikha Mohamed

 

The 31st June 2005 began and my family and I were worried about my results in high school.  Then I searched with my family on the Internet to see my results.  After that I saw them and I got a B, so I could study in the College of Social Sciences in Kuwait University.  I hugged my mother and we were crying and happy at the same time.  Then, I hugged my father, sisters and brothers, and we were all happy about this result.  After that, I went with my mother and bought sweets, before going to my grandmother’s home.  My mother threw sweets and the children there collected them.  Finally, my family said "Congratulations" to me and after that my parents, aunts and uncle gave me nice presents.

 

My Favourite Buildings in Kuwait by Hessa, Nawal, Athbeya and Wadha

 

Entertainment City

Entertainment City was built in Doha and was opened officially in 1984.  It contains three worlds:  Arabic World, Future World and International World.  Sharq Market was opened in 1998.  It is situated within easy reach of Kuwait City and Salmiya.  This market is the most famous one in Kuwait. 

 

Kuwait Towers

Kuwait Towers are a symbol of Kuwait and our culture.  They were built in 1979.  They lie on Arabian Gulf Road.  They are used for entertainment and water storage.

 

Liberation Tower

Liberation Tower is located in Kuwait City.  It was opened on the 15th March 1996.  It is used for communications.

 

The Best Person in the World by Alia Al-Radaan

The best person in the world was Baba Jaber, the Prince of Hearts, the former Emir of Kuwait.  He is the best, at least for me and for all Kuwaitis.  He always took care of us by improving our education and way of learning, our health services, our jobs, and our salaries.  He also helped other people (non-Kuwaitis) by giving help to other countries and the poor people in the world.  We really miss him.

 

 

The Best Person in the World by Nora Adel

The best person in the world is my mother.  How great a  mother she is.  She is the greatest mother in all the world.  I consider her to be a mother, sister, and father.  She helps me and gives me advice when I need it.  Also, she takes care of me and my family.  Although she works, she cooks and cleans without being bored.  She looks after me when I am sick and she becomes like medicine to my mind and body.  This shows that she is kind-hearted and affectionate.  In addition, she is patient, generous and kind.  Finally, I appreciate all the things that she does for me and my family.  I hope I can repay her marvelous work in the future (or soon).  All my love and best wishes go to the mothers of the world.

 

Money  by Ebtisam

Money is a weapon with two sides:  it can bring happiness, but sometimes it brings sadness.  When it brings happiness, it lasts for a short time in people’s lives,  because when someone wins a lot of money, he or she will feel happy for a short time or for a few days.  Then he or she will definitely return to his or her original feelings.  However when someone is rich and has a lot of money because he or she was born with it, he or she will use it as if nothing strange has happened.  Money can bring sadness.  For example when someone wins 1,000,000KD, he or she might feel shocked and can’t believe his or her eyes and he or she might suffer heavy breathing or a heart attack.  By the way, people keep making mistakes when using money because they might prefer it to other people, will not give any importance to them and will not care about them either, so I think money is evil and an angel too.  When it brings happiness it is an angel, but when it brings sadness, it is called evil.

 

1. Write the first sentence (the topic sentence or thesis sentence).

2. Pick out main ideas.

3. Delete sub-points and examples.

4. Delete irrelevant information.

5. Include everything that is important.

6. Answer the six questions: who, what, when, where, why, how.

7. Use your own words.

8. Follow the order of the original article.

9. Do not plagiarise anyone else’s work.

 

You will find useful exercises for summarising, if you click on this link.

141 Sections 5 and 62 Fall Semester 2007 – 2008

 

There are Many Uses of the Internet by Latifa Mubarek

The Internet is one of the fastest technologies nowadays. Everyone should have a computer and use the Internet for many reasons. First, if you don’t know about it, you can’t keep up with the world around you. Second, the Internet makes our life much easier and more comfortable. Third, the Internet saves us time because, with just a click, we can get whatever we want. In addition, work on it is a lot of fun for anyone. Furthermore, there are millions of websites for all, no matter if he or she is old or young, a boy or a girl. It has every thing and makes everyone satisfied. Finally, it is important for humanity and helps make our lives easy , comfortable and fun. I advise everyone who doesn’t know how to use it to practice and know how to work with it to keep up with the world.

 

The Internet by Abrar Mohamed

The Internet is a way by which you can travel to wherever you like without using your legs, but only your fingers. It’s also a source of unlimited information that you may need. There are many uses of the Internet. You can connect to outside countries and know different people of different nationalities. You can know about these countries’ cultures, languages and even their way of behaving. Moreover, the Internet can be used for shopping, e.g. buying clothes, games, books and even electronics. In addition, it helps people to have fun and fill up their free time by buying lots of games and by chatting. Finally, it is a wide world web that be used in positive or negative ways, so I advise everyone to use this means of communication positively.

 

Traveling around the World

Traveling around the world has various benefits. First, it can help you know other countries’ cultures, beliefs and their lifestyle. Second, when you travel to a country, you must at least be able to know the basic words, so you can deal with the people there. This may improve one’s self confidence, social skills, and maybe start new relationships. In addition, traveling is a good way of having fun and feeling comfortable, so if you live in a hot country, and you travel to a cold one, you will have the feeling of refreshment and happiness. I think it is a way of changing your mood. Finally, I think you should travel to any country you feel you will like and have fun there.

 

Ibn Battuta by Latifa Mohamed

Ibn Battuta was one of the greatest travelers in the world. He was called Abu Abdullah Mohamed Ibn Battuta, and was born on the 25th February, 1304, in Morocco, his country. Later he began to travel in 1325 and went on haj to Mecca first. Then he went to India, Indonesia, Central Asia and East Africa. He traveled 117,000 km. In 1377, Ibn Battuta died in Marrakesh, Morocco. Finally, after many years, his book “Rihla” was translated into western languages. in the 1800s.

 

The Benefits of Traveling to Other Countries by Mohamed Adel

Traveling has a lot of benefits which can make you seem to be a genius with your friends. First, when you travel to other countries, you can speak other languages and see and know about many cultures and the traditions of the countries you visit. Also, if you travel, you can enjoy your time and sometimes you can lose weight. You will be healthy from walking too much. In the end, I hope to travel to France to see the Eiffel Tower and visit the old museums.

 

The Benefits of Traveling to Other Countries by Abdulrahman Aziz

There are many benefits of traveling to other countries. First, when you travel, you learn about that country’s culture by going to the museums and also seeing the streets. Second, you will spend your time doing good things and having fun. Third, you will see new places in the country you visit. Next, you will improve your language or you will learn or know new languages from the people there when you meet them and know about how they live. Finally, you will know about the history of that country by meeting people and going to places that will show you its history. In my opinion, those are the benefits of traveling to other countries.

 

Benefits of Traveling by Bader Nouri

Traveling to other countries has many benefits. First, if you travel, you can learn how to communicate with other people. Second, when you travel, you can see many beautiful places. Third, traveling helps you know about other people’s cultures. You can also learn their language. Moreover, people travel to enjoy themselves, while some people travel to feel comfortable and be joyful. Finally, you can buy things that you can’t find in your own country.

 

The Benefits of Traveling to Other Countries by Ali Basel

Today I’m going to talk about the benefits of traveling to other countries. First, you will learn more about new cultures and customs. Second, you will meet new people. Third, you will communicate with people and learn more about them. Finally, you will visit new places, but the most important thing is that you can improve your English.

 

Learning by Traveling by Aqeel Mostafa

Traveling is a form of getting out of the household which the person lives in and into another place outside the country by a variety of means of transportation, like cars, airplanes, buses, ships, and animals. When someone stays in one place for too long, he or she becomes more and more predictable, so one of the benefits of traveling, especially abroad, is getting away from a predictable lifestyle and becoming a mystery to others, because I personally hate it when someone or anyone knows what I am going to do. Sometimes all that a predictable person wants is to have the element of surprise. There are many other benefits of traveling, like getting a chance to practice a foreign language, if one has a background in it, and one can learn about the habits of the other countries and maybe take some of them back with him if they are acceptable in the society where he lives. There are many other benefits of traveling, but the most important one is to get to know other people and make new friends, because there is nothing more important than knowing that you have someone out there who will be there for you in your hour of need, In conclusion, if someone wants to travel, he or she will have to prepare himself or herself for many adventures, whether small or big.

 

The Benefits of Traveling to Other Countries by Ahmed Saleh

Most people love traveling to other countries and prefer to travel abroad more than to stay at home. Traveling has a lot of benefits and advantages that I will talk about. First, it is the best way to relax and be away from the routines of life. Second, it’s a great chance for shopping, especially for women. Third, some people like to identify other people’s cultures and their customs and also maybe their language. Fourth, some students like to join foreign universities that have good educational systems. Fifth, if you have a fortune and want to improve it, try investing it in foreign companies in other countries. Finally, my advice to everybody is to try traveling abroad to explore other cultures and have a nice rest in one of the countries in our great world.

 

Traveling to Other Countries by Fahad Ahmed

There are many benefits of traveling to other countries. First, you can meet new people and new friends, so that you can learn about new customs and traditions. Second, you can visit tourist places, like museums, mountains and restaurants. There are also many things to learn from the people about their way of living and their celebrities, if they have any. You can tell them about your culture and about your customs. Finally, you can make good friendships with the people there. Finally, I advise you to travel to any country to learn about it, teach the people there about your culture, and invite them to your country.

 

Traveling to Other Countries by Fahad Al Aradi

Traveling around the world is the most exciting thing, in my opinion. We can go everywhere in the world and to any country. Nowadays it is much easier to go to any country by getting a visa. There are many benefits to traveling to other countries, like communicating with others and knowing a lot about other cultures and different people in different countries. Second, traveling makes me increase my English and helps me speak it well by communicating with others. Many people start a small project by importing things and ideas from the country which they have visited. Finally, I take many useful ideas and habits from every country I visit, e.g. different lifestyles, and I also make others know a lot about my country by talking about it.

 

Traveling to Other Countries by Mishari Adel

Nowadays, people in this world like to travel, and it is the favorite hobby of many people. We must know that there are seven benefits that a person can learn when traveling. Some of these are: learning a new language and some nice vocabulary, so traveling helps us to communicate with others. We can know about new food, e.g. when someone travels to Japan, he can taste Japanese food, or Italian and American food in Italy and America. The best benefit is that when we travel, we can know about their traditions, for example what they wear and what their routines. Finally, I advise all who read this paragraph to travel anywhere to have some new benefits.

 

The Best Day of My Life by Bedour Bader

My graduation from secondary school was the best day of my life. On this day, my dream came true. I passed all of my exams and I got high marks, so that I could go to the university. My father held a big party. He invited all of our relatives and friends. They brought flowers and presents for me. All the family were proud of me. My mother bought me a pink dress. We spent a lovely time singing and laughing. When I remember that day, my heart leaps with happiness.

 

The Benefits of Using Laptops by Gadeer Jassim

Using a laptop has many benefits. First, the laptop is a very useful device. It has become more accurate than many computers. Second, it is small and fast, so it is very easy to carry it anywhere and we can use it in shops, offices and the university. Third, it helps us to solve many problems. We can do a lot of work anywhere. Moreover, we can keep a lot of information in its memory. Finally, it is a very careful device that never makes mistakes. I advise everyone to buy a new, small laptop. It is a wonderful invention.

 

The Best Day of My Life by Bedour Bader

My graduation from secondary school was the best day of my life. On this day, my dream came true. I passed all of my exams and I got high marks, so that I could go to the university. My father held a big party. He invited all of our relatives and friends. They brought flowers and presents for me. All the family were proud of me. My mother bought me a pink dress. We spent a lovely time singing and laughing. When I remember that day, my heart leaps with happiness.

 

The Benefits of Using Laptops by Gadeer Jassim

Using a laptop has many benefits. First, the laptop is a very useful device. It has become more accurate than many computers. Second, it is small and fast, so it is very easy to carry it anywhere and we can use it in shops, offices and the university. Third, it helps us to solve many problems. We can do a lot of work anywhere. Moreover, we can keep a lot of information in its memory. Finally, it is a very careful device that never makes mistakes. I advise everyone to buy a new, small laptop. It is a wonderful invention.

 

Laptops by Anwar Fahad

The laptop is a useful invention. I use it in many places. First, I can get more information, I can also communicate with another person, and I can use it for my studies. Second, I can spend my free time in a good way. Also, I can learn more about other cultures and different subjects. Moreover, I can finish all my homework by using it. Finally, I can enter Internet websites to find out about many things. I advise everybody to use it because it is easy to use.

 

Where are Kuwait towers? This  is the first question every visitor to Kuwait asks. The answer is that they are on the coast, overlooking the town near Dasman Palace.

 

The towers were designed by Sune Lindstrom and Malen Bojorn and were built by Enrigo Project - a company from Belgrade, Serbia.

 

They opened to the public in March 1979 and were damaged by the soldiers of Saddam Hussein, who aimed to demolish them.  In 1991, after the Liberation of Kuwait, the Kuwaitis repaired the damage.

 

The three towers are all made of concrete.  The first one is 140 meters tall and supports a water holding sphere.  The second tower is 180 meters tall and it also carries a restaurant and cafeteria.  The third tower has no sphere.  It is used for lighting and holds 4,500 cubic meters of water which then flows into homes and businesses in Kuwait City.

 

The design is excellent, being both very modern and very Arabic at the same time. The view is indeed quite stunning, and it is a symbol of how even the smallest nations can build great things that leave a great impression.

Introduction:

The students in Kuwait are working on forming questions in their grammar classes and have these questions for our sister classes.

 

1  What’s the weather like in your country?

2  What are your favourite movies?

3  How’’s life in your country?

4  What are your favourite traditions?

5  What languages do people in your country speak?

6  Do people speak Arabic in your country?

7  Are there any Moslems in your country?

8  How old are the students in your class?

9  What are your favourite subjects?

10 What are the names of some of your holidays?

11 What are your favourite hobbies?

12 What nationality are you?

13 What languages do you speak?

14 What  is your college or school like?

15 What do people do at the weekend in your country?

16 Do children have to go to school in your country?

17 What are the most famous sites in your country?

18 What is the name of your president?

19 What are the names of the favourite places that people go to in your country?

20 Do you want an email pal from Kuwait?

 

Weekends in Kuwait by Nora Adel

   People do many things at the weekend in Kuwait. They can go shopping in the beautiful, modern malls (shopping centers) or in the traditional shops. Also, they can enjoy walking or doing exercises in front of the beach or on the walkways. In addition, they can go to cinemas with their families or their friends to enjoy watching different movies. More over, they can go to different restaurants to eat a variety of food.

   They can spend a beautiful time with their friends anywhere from this list:

• Entertainment City.
• Sailing, diving or fishing.
• Playing games or sports.
• Joining a club or institution.
• Going to a coffee shop.
• Practicing their hobbies such as collecting stamps, photographing, designig, etc.

   Finally, people here in Kuwait look like other people in other countries. They do activities like others, and they have technology like others, so, in my opinion, there are no differences between us, but maybe organizing our priorities and activities are the difference between us.

(Online in http://kuc02.kuniv.edu.kw/~dotmack/

Topics

1  Blogging

2  Outlining

3  Library Skills

4  Website Evaluation Sheet

5  Presentations

6  Paraphrasing

7  Mini Presentation and Summary - UFOs

8  Essay Writing

9  Genetic Engineering

10 Reading, Researching, Outlining and Writing an Essay

11 Discussion

1 -  Blogging

An easy way to put your work online on the Internet is to blog. Go to http://www.blogger.com or http://edublogs.org and follow the instructions on the screen. At the end of the course, you can put your presentation and outline online.

2 -  Outlining

1 If you go to http://www.english-zone.com/index.html, you will find information about outlines and writing paragraphs.

2 Download a reading passage from the Internet, and make up your own outline. If this is too easy, download 2 passages and make up an outline based on the information in the 2 texts. Suggested topics: vertebrates, animals, fish, software, industries, automobile industry, automobiles, science. (The list is endless!!). When you do your research essay, you will need to make an outline using information from 3 sources. When you prepare your presentation, you will need to use more than one source too.

 

3 -  Library Skills

1 Adding references:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_docelectric.html

2 Preparing a works cited section

http://www.webster.commnet.edu/mla/index.shtml

4 -  Website Evaluation Sheet

Source Oxford University Press

When you write your presentation, you must take notes from 3 sources: the Internet, an encyclopedia, and a textbook. Complete the following table to evaluate 2 websites that you have visited. You can save them as favorites in your home computer.

1  Name of site

2  URL

3  Date visited

4  Reviewer

5  Brief summary of site’s contents

6  Is the site correct, reliable and accurate?

7  Is the site up to date?

8  When were the pages last updated?

9  Is the content interesting, funny, relevant, useful or entertaining?

10 Is it easy to navigate?

11 Does it use a lot of graphics, sound or multimedia files?

12 Do all the links work?

13 Is it fast or slow?

14 Notes

 

 

 

5 -  Presentation

1 Go to http://www.presentationhelper.co.uk and click on the buttons on the left side of the screen. You will find a lot of information about giving an excellent presentation. In particular, you should read the information about a Ten Minute Presentation, which is what you have to present in class.

2 For more information, go to http://web.mit.edu/writing/Writing_Types/oral.html.

3 If you go to http://www.kumc.edu/SAH/OTEd/jradel/Preparing_talks/103.html, you will find stages to help you turn your ideas into a good presentation.

4 Type 100 most endangered sites in a search box and see you if you can find a page that deals with information about monuments and sites that are in danger of being destroyed. Then make up an outline showing the information. You can change the layout of this outline to fit your needs. When you have finished, you can make another one for snakehead fish. Remember to include your bibliography at the bottom of the page. You can then write a paragraph based on your outline, type it, and send the paragraph to your very own weblog, http://www.blogger.com, or you can start your own e-zine (on-line magazine) with the people in your class. http://www.crimsonzine.com/.

5 Now choose the topic that your presentation is going to be about. Type the topic in a search box, and search through the websites to find 3 sites that have information about your topic. Then print them out. You will have to give copies to your teacher.

6 The English Language Unit may also publish an e-zine (an online magazine) showing work done by 162 students. If you want to be involved in this, please sign up with your class teacher. Http://www.crimsonzine.com.

 

 

 

6 -  Paraphrasing

1 Go to http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ssw/write/handouts.paraphrasing.html and read the information on the screen.

2 For more information, go to http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research.

3 Go to http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/parallelism.htm, and you will find some information about parallelism (paraphrasing).

4 You can download any page from the Internet, and then paraphrase it. Give a copy of the page and the paraphrased paragraph to your teacher for correction.

7A -  Mini Presentation and Summary - UFOs

1 Today you will conduct online research into the topic ‘UFOs’. Make notes with the information you find online, and then write a short summary giving the important information. Remember to use paraphrasing in your summary. If we have time, you can present your information to the rest of the class on Saturday.

2 The information may also be presented in the form of an outline:

Title: UFOs

I    definition

II   aim (to enlighten reader)

III  results (what you discovered)

IV  conclusion

V  bibliography written in correct form

3  Summaries

1 Go to http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/resarch/r_quotprsum.html and read the information on the screen.

2 You will find more information in http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ssw/write/handouts/summary.html.

7B -  Mini Presentation and Summary - UFOs

1 Type UFOs in a search box.

2 Check out the information in 3 websites.

3 Then make notes so that you can tell the rest of the class about what you found. You do not have to write an outline, but you should be able to present your information in a short presentation, and then answer questions about your findings.

4 You will find great information in: http://groups.msn.com/UFOParanormalStudies/worldufoday.msnw. You can read about UFOs, join a chat group, and watch video clips using this site. You can even send an email to Koffi Annan here, if you click on worldwidecontactpetition.msnw.

5 Another great site is: http://www.worldwidetopsites.com/sites/closeencounters.html.

6 Do you know any movies or songs about UFOs? What are their names?

A

B

C

D

E

 

7 Can you answer these questions?

1  What happened at Rosewell?

2  What are alien abductions?

3  Do you think there really are UFOs? Why or why not?

8 -  Essay Writing

1 Go to http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/tips/essay/index.htm. You will find easy explanations about writing different kinds of essays (definition, classification, description, comparison, sequence, choice, explanations and evaluation). Choose the type that you are going to use for your essay.

2 If you go to http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ssw/write/handouts/critthk.html, you will find points to consider when you are writing.

3 If you go to http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ssw/write/handouts/research.html, you will find steps for writing research papers.

4 Go to http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/index.html and you will find information about researching and listing sources.

5 Go to http://www.eslnetworld.com/intro.htm for very useful information about writing research essays.

6 Now you have to choose a topic and find 3 sources for information about it. You can find ones on the Internet, but you must also go to the library and find relevant pages in an encyclopedia, journal, or textbook. Go to http://owl.english.purdue.edu/internet/resources/fieldsnz.html to find links for a variety of topics. You will also find lists of links arranged in subject order in http://kuc02.kuniv.edu.kw/~dotmack/. Click on links.

7 You can also send your work to your blogspot in http://blogger.com or http://edublogs.org.

9 - Genetic Engineering

 

A Using an Online Dictionary

Use any online dictionary to find definitions for the following words. You can use an online dictionary to find meanings of other words that you do not understand.

1  Complexity

2  To conceive

3  To decipher

4  Pre-eminence

5  Feat

6  Hereditary

7  To exploit

8  Fertile

9  Inherently

10 To mechanize

B Prefixes and Roots

Type prefixes and roots in any search box. Find meanings for the following prefixes and roots, and write which language they came from.

1  Pre

2  Carbo

3  Hydr

4  Tri

5  Sub

6  Uni

7  Di

8  Helix

9  Pro

10 Aqua

11 Anti

12 Circu

13 Gen

14 Hep

15 Homo

16 Mort

17 Neo

18 Pax

19 Phobia

20 Tele

C  Website

Write down the URL of the website you found the answers in.

URL:

D Researching

Type ‘Genetic engineering’ in a search box and find answers to the following questions:

1  Have scientists finished mapping the human genetic code?

2  What is the very latest development in our knowledge of the disease diabetes?

3  What do you know about Dolly, the cloned sheep?

4  Has anyone managed to clone a human being yet?

5  Name 2 research projects that geneticists are currently engaged in.

E Timeline

Make up your own timeline showing important developments in genetic engineering.

Date (When)	Who (Researchers)	What (Discovery)	How (Method)	Why (Reason)	Where (Location)	Notes
1953	Crick & Watson biochemists

 

F Short Essay

Using the information from the above table, write a historical narrative essay about developments in genetic engineering. Remember to include an introduction, 3 paragraphs about developments, and a conclusion. In the conclusion, write a short summary of the information in the essay, and then answer the question – should all students (arts, engineering, law, computer science, business, education, social sciences and science) study genetic?

G  Some Topics for Genetic Engineering

1  Genetic Engineering:  A History

2 What are the dangers of cousins in families marrying one another? What research has been done into this problem? What are Jordan and the Emirates doing to prevent problems in future generations?

3 Genetic Engineering: Present and Future

4 Major Breakthroughs Leading to our Current Understanding of Genetics

 

5 Reasons Why All Students in Every Faculty Should Have to Study Genetics

10  -  Reading, Researching, Outlining, and Writing an Essay

In this part of the course, you will write an outline and essay using information from 3 sources on the Internet. You may choose any topic, but if you cannot think of one, here are possible topics:

1  Topics

1  Any famous scientist, living or dead

2  Any famous scientific organization, e.g. NASA, KISR

3  Any famous Islamic (Arab or Persian) Scientist

4  Scientific discoveries of one former civilization , e.g Egyptian, Mayan, Babylonian, Roman

5  Future developments in computing

6  Consequences of the Gulf War and the recent war in Iraq on the environment and people of Iraq and neighboring countries

7  The Arabian Gulf: description and current problems

8  Desertification

9 Water and Kuwait

10 The Empty Quarter

11 Recent Advances in Biotechnology

12 Pollution in Kuwait 

A  Find 3 suitable articles on the Internet about pollution, with particular reference to KSA.

B  Make up a tree diagram showing the different kinds of pollution.

C  Write an essay about pollution in Kuwait, based on the 3 articles and tree diagram.

 

2  Tree Diagram and Essay - Diseases

A Find 3 suitable articles on the Internet about treatments for diseases and methods of preventing diseases, with particular reference to Kuwait.

B Make up a tree diagram showing the diseases, treatments, and methods of preventing them.

C Write an essay about diseases, with particular reference to Kuwait, based on the 3 articles and tree diagram.

3  Other Possible Topics for Research and Discussion

A New food sources for the world

B Diabetes

C Drug resistant bacteria

D Medical biotechnology

E Penicillin

F Designing children

G Drug addiction

H Cloning humans

I  Fertilizers

J Enzymes

K Bacteria

L Immunoproteins

M Organ Transplants

N Biological and chemical warfare

O Parasitic diseases

P Gene planting

Q Why Kuwait needs tougher laws to protect the environment

R Draining the Marshes in Iraq, and the resulting effects on the environment

4 Steps

1 Choose a topic

2 Type the topic’s name in a search box

3 Print out 3 articles about the topic from 3 websites (if you are doing the research in the computer labs, you will have to copy the articles onto a floppy disk, and print them at home, or get your teacher to print them, or you can send the article to yourself by email, and print it out at home. It is also possible to copy it into your weblog.

4 Make sure you know how to write down the URLs to make a correct bibliography

5 Make an outline using the information from the 3 sources

6 Write your essay

7 Include a correct bibliography at the end of the essay

5 Bibliography

1  Encyclopedia

"Title of article". Name of encyclopedia. Date of publication.

"Animal Ecology." Encyclopedia Britannica. 1990 ed.

2  Book

Author (last name, first name). Title. Place of publication: Publisher, Date.

Commoner, Bernard. Science and Survival. New York: Viking Press, 1966.

3  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.

4  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 21^st Century. 2002 Http://www.thethirdway. (June 2003).

11  -  Discussion

The information found on the Internet may be used as the basis for a class or group discussion on one or all of the topics. Students collect the information in the lab, are divided into groups, and then debate the issue. With a class of 25 students, there can be 5 groups, and each group presents their research to the other students, who can then ask questions about the topics, and give their own feedback. Each group should be given a different topic to research.

 

1 Vocabulary

What do the following words mean?

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2 Contextual Reference

What do the following words refer to?

 

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3 Comparison

 

Read the passage and complete the following table by comparing ___________ and ___________. Then write a paragraph comparing them.

 

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4 Comparison Paragraph

 

Write a comparison paragraph based on the information in 3.

 

5 Classification - A Computer System

 

Study the following example, correct the mistakes, and then make a tree diagram based on the information in the text.

 

A computer system a group of parts working together to aid in operation of a computer. Computer systems can be divided into two main kinds according to whether they tangible or not. The parts which real and can be touched known as hardware, whereas parts which intangible called software. Examples of latter programs and data.

 

There three types of hardware in a computer system and these can be differentiated on basis of their functions. The first kind is type which sends information to computer or receives information from it. Keyboards and printers are examples of this kind of hardware and known as peripheral devices. Second kind is hardware which stores information and programs, and called memory storage, while last kind controls all devices in computer and functions as computer’s brain.

Hardware for memory storage can be further classified into 2 types, based on their location. The primary memory located inside computer, whereas secondary memory, which includes disks, tapes etc, located outside computer.

 

Finally, there two categories of primary memory which can be classified according to whether their information lost when computer switched off, or not. If computer does not retain information, this kind of memory called RAM or random access memory. Information can be written into this memory, or can be read from it. However, if computer retains information, this memory called ROM or read only memory. The computer can read information from Rom, but cannot put information into it.

Source:  ELU Science handout

 

6 Tree diagram

 

Use the information in the passage to make a tree diagram showing the important points in the reading.

 

7 Tree diagram

 

Make a tree diagram showing the information in the reading passage your teacher has given you. Then write a classification paragraph based on the tree diagram.

 

8 Classification Paragraph

 

Now use your notes in the tree diagram to write a paragraph

classifying a topic of your choice.

 

Title……………………………..

 

12 Researching

 

Choose one of the topics you are interested in today’s reading and search the internet to find 5 URLs about the topic. Make notes about your topic and present your findings to the class.

 

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