#1 Sports injuries - model answer

Table-sports injuries!!

This table shows sporting injuries which led to emergency hospital treatment. Ten sports were looked at.

The sport with the highest number of injuries was Australian football with a number well over 10,000 second, and not so close in second position was soccer at around 3,777 injuries. Even thought Australian football was the first in the table, rugby still has a greater percentage of hospital admissions, which is the first in that category. Netball, hockey and rugby are the leading sports in percentage of injuries during competition or practice category at 95%.

Surprisingly enough, martial arts is at 8^th place in the list, with 882 as a number of injuries at around 2.1% and 5.6% hospital admissions, and hockey at 7^th, which is less than expected.

In conclusion, the main two sports that show up more than once on this table as highest are Australian football, because it has the highest number of injuries, and rugby because it has the highest percentage of hospital admissions.

Travel in Wales - Table practice writing

Gentlemen:

Check your blogs to this model essay:

Model Answer – Travel in Wales

This is a table which gives us information about different methods of travel in Wales in 1990 and 2005. Altogether, in 1990 people travelled 4,740 miles compared to 6,475 in 2005.

In 1990 cars were the most popular form of transport followed by local buses and trains. By 2005 cars were still the most important form, increasing from over 3,000,000 to just under 4,000,000 miles, but trains came next followed by local buses. Local buses were the only form of transport which actually dropped in numbers. Coach travel and taxis both had substantial increases with taxis tripling the miles traveled. Some forms of travel did not change much during the period under investigation, particularly walking and bicycle riding. For walking the figures were 255,000 and 258,000 miles respectively while bicycling increased from 51 to 52 thousand miles per year.

People travelled more in 2005 than they did in 1990, and they used all forms of transport more with the exception of local buses.

Reading Answers - Silk, and Dhows etc.

Gentlemen: Check the answers for your reading practice to see how you did from las week's ILP. We'll do more reading practice before the assessment on Tuesday, 22 Feb. Good luck!

READING ANSWER KEY – Silk etc.

Abu Dhabi Men’s College

1	T	19	I
2	T	20	C
3	T	21	E
4	T	22	B
5	F	23	G
6	F	24	D
7	A	25	C
8	B	26	D
9	C	27	D
10	A	28	B
11	C	29	D
12	B	30	C
13	The purpose	31	combination
14	Regional differences/evolution	32	passengers
15	Shu’ai	33	rival
16	Up to 400 tonnes	34	optimistic
17	sambuq	35	definite
18	Shu’ai	36	agreement

Blog tips for 175 - to get a good portfolio mark

Gentlemen:

Most of you have functioning blogs for 175 and have been posting your writings every week as is required for your portfolio grade. We will introduce bar chart writing this week - and the blog will be due on Sunday (or Thursday for the CJA's). Mohammed Al Hashemi you need to check your blog and send me the new URL this week, because I can't open your blog yet. This is important, send me the URL this week!

If you don't post your writing in the week we study that form/ style, then you miss the points for that writing for that week (10 points out of 50 for 1/2 your portfolio grade after the first Progress test).

Keep up your writing posts, the portfolio will be easier and you'll get full marks!

Gregory

Bar Charts - Top Date Producing Countries

Date producing countries in 2001 - Top 10 date-producing countries

The bar graph shows date production in tonnes for the world's top producers in 2001. Ten countries in the Gulf region and North Africa are featured.

First, Egypt was responsible for the lion's share of production, with over a million tonnes, but Iran was a close second, with almost 0.9 million. Following them came the UAE and Saudi Arabia, rivalling each other with about 740,000 tonnes each. Pakistan and Iraq, with outputs of approximately 630,000, were not far behind. The rest of the nations, however, were far less productive. Algeria supplied the world with nearly 400,000 tonnes and Oman around quarter of a million. In contrast, the harvests in Libya and Sudan were far less plentiful, yielding under 0.2 million each.

In summary, date production was most abundant in Egypt and Iran. In contrast, the countries with the smallest output were Libya and Sudan.

Pie Charts - Leisure spending in the UK - MODEL

Pie charts – Leisure Spending

The two pie charts show spending on leisure products comparing two age groups, above 50 and below 30 in the UK. As can be expected, overall sales of sporting equipment decreased with age, whereas, spending on gardening and reading materials increased.

The areas of greatest spending among the under 30 group were for books and electronics, with both groups spending approximately 40% of their budgets on electronic equipment. This compares with the over 50 group where books and electronic equipment also had a larger share of the leisure budget comprising over 60% of total expenditures.

Comparatively, both groups spent 16% of their free-time budgets on photography and other hobbies, but differed greatly regarding the money spent on gardening, with the older group spending over twice the amount for gardening items than the under 30 group.

In summary, leisure time expenditures by the two UK age groups showed remarkable similarities, except in the areas of sports, gardening and reading materials which showed the greatest change with age.

170 words

Welcome to 175

Gentlemen:

I’m sure you had a good winter break and are ready to start a new term. In N175 we will continue to work on your basic English skills, as in 125, and will add in a speaking element, your personal interview.

We will use your Blogger sites every week to work on and correct your writing. Each week you will have a new writing assignment which you will upload to your Blogsite, as well as do corrections for each assignment. This means at least two posts for every week – which will also be graded as your writing portfolios, after each of the Progress tests. This will account for 10% of your overall grade. You will need to keep up every week, or your Blogs will be incomplete and be graded down.

The Progress test #1 will be in week #8, and will cover three types of graphs, and problem/ solution essays, so we have much to work on before week #8.

I’m sure you will enjoy the next term as much as I will!

Gregory

125 Final Assignment

Gentlemen:

It's been a long semester with many new things to learn, and now one final assignment is due for tomorrow, 24 Dec. your complete blogger site with all your writings (2 each), plus your one (1) reflective writing question, as detailed below:

125 Portfolio Outline

I. Procedure Writings (2)
A. How to write a summary paragraph
B. How to make Jelly Beans
C. Or your choice

II. Narrative Writings (2)
A. My Story
B. My Best Day / Best Holiday
C. Or your choice


III. Process Writings (2)
A. How to fail your portfolio (please refer to online guidelines and criteria)
B. How to give a successful oral presentation


IV. Comparison Writings (2)
A. Abu Dhabi and your hometown
B. Or your choice


V. Reflective Essay (1)
Questions to consider:
1. How do processes help you learn?
2. What did you learn about describing processes?
3. Were practice tests valuable to you? (Why/Why not?)
4. What is the most difficult aspect of process writing for you? Explain.
5. What did you do to improve in this area?
6. What is the most difficult aspect of narrative writing for you? Explain.
7. What did you do to improve in this area?
8. What has helped you to be successful as a student in this class?
9. What differences/similarities have you learned between process and narration?
10. How will you use these styles of writing in the future?

I wish you and your families a very warm, happy and prosperous New Year and see you in 2010 (hopefully).

Gregory

Your final blog Assignment

Gentlemen:

It's been a long semester with many new things to learn, and no one final assignment is due for tomorrow, 24 Dec. your complete blogger site with all your writings (2 each), plus your one (1) reflective writing question, as detailed below:

125 Portfolio Outline

I. Procedure Writings (2)
A. How to write a summary paragraph
B. How to make Jelly Beans
C. Or your choice

II. Narrative Writings (2)
A. My Story
B. My Best Day / Best Holiday
C. Or your choice


III. Process Writings (2)
A. How to fail your portfolio (please refer to online guidelines and criteria)
B. How to give a successful oral presentation


IV. Comparison Writings (2)
A. Abu Dhabi and your hometown
B. TBD


V. Reflective Essay (1)
Questions to consider:
1. How do processes help you learn?
2. What did you learn about describing processes?
3. Were practice tests valuable to you? (Why/Why not?)
4. What is the most difficult aspect of process writing for you? Explain.
5. What did you do to improve in this area?
6. What is the most difficult aspect of narrative writing for you? Explain.
7. What did you do to improve in this area?
8. What has helped you to be successful as a student in this class?
9. What differences/similarities have you learned between process and narration?
10. How will you use these styles of writing in the future?

I wish you and your families a very warm, happy and prosperous New Year and see you in 2010 (hopefully).

Gregory

My Story

Gentlemen:

Here is my personal story! You will also upload your narrative story to your blog. Also, remember to send your blog html to my email address.

My Story
My story is simple, yet it is also complicated when compared to many other people’s lives. Originally from the U.S. (I was born in Milwaukee Wisconsin – home of Harley Davidson Motorcycles), I have lived and worked in a number of different countries since I was 18 years old, and have travelled to many more in my life. Because I had studied the German language for six years in high school, and because my father worked for Siemens Corporation in the US, I had the chance to travel and work in Germany starting two months after my graduation from high school for 14 months until I returned and started the university. That was the beginning of my travels, which continued after I earned my Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. I have a happy family of my parents and two sisters who I visit every year, but I live on my own these days.
My interests include travelling, swimming, cycling, cooking, and foreign languages, as well as reading and learning about other cultures. I look forward to learning more about all my students in order to make this term a successful and enjoyable one.

Gregory

Welcome to 125

Welcome to Engl 125. Ramadan Kareem

I hope that you have had a fantastic vacation and you are refreshed and ready to work hard this semester.
My name is Gregory and I will be teaching you for 8 hours a week.
My email is gregory.vrhovnik@hct.ac.ae
My telephone # is 02 4048 711
My blog is: http://reportfromthedesert174.blogspot.com/
For my course you must always bring your charged laptop to class.
Before every class you must check your email (I may give you independent learning and you may not have to come to class). A full inbox is no excuse for not getting an email – empty your inbox now.
This is the website for your English course – bookmark it now.
http://www.admc.hct.ac.ae/hd1/level1/index.htm
The first English writing exam will be on Procedure or Process.
In preparation for this exam we will be learning three different procedures -
Blogging, Picasa Movie Making, and OneNote
A) You will create a blog which will be used to store your writing e-portfolio.(10% of grade)
What is a blog?
Watch this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnploFsS_tY

Regards;
The Fox

Task #8 / Additional graded post #5:

Gentlemen:

Worksheet: Water resources and abuse – the film ‘FLOW’
Obtain the movie FLOW- For Love of Water, watch the introductory section from 1.25’ to 12.10’ for an introduction and background information to the world water situation;
And choose one or more of the following segments to write a 200 – 250 word cause/ effect OR problem/solution OR an argument report/ essay on the specific segment topic discussed using at least three cited references:

1. Bolivia, South America; South Africa
The problems of corporate control of water supplies and the ‘pay for use’ idea
12.10’ – 27.25’

2. India – Affordable technology for clean water
27.25’ – 33.00’

3. USA, India and Lesotho, South Africa –
The Business of water and the World Water Council; State control of water ecosystems through dams versus local control of water and water conservation
33.00’ – 42.10’

4. Michigan, USA; India
Corporate abuse/ misuse of ground water supplies and the historical view of water resource ownership; Water privatization and commercialization
57.00’ – 1.18.40’

Go to: www.Flowthefilm.com and click on ‘blog’ to do more research on the topic of water, and to find other relevant sources of information. Or see Abdul Majeed for a copy of the movie from his hard-drive!

This is the last post for this term - and is due on Sunday, 31 May at 5pm.

Happy blogging!!

Task #7 - Graded post #4

Gentlemen:

Here's the next assignment #7 for your blogs, to be posted by next Monday, 17 May at 5 pm.

Task #7 (Graded task #4)- A problem-solution report
You are to write a problem-solution report on the main causes of global warming and/or ecological decline and what can be done to reduce the problem;
OR write on the problems / solutions of a consumption based economy (see ‘The Story of Stuff’- www.storyofstuff.com) and the problems of continuous consumption/ production/ disposal brings, and the possible solutions.
Give your opinion about the future (of the planet)
 300 - 500 words
 must include three original references
 the three references must be cited in the text
 the bibliography must include the cited references
 One source should be from the college database
 MLA formatting required
 Submit copies of your references (cover page, and the page where you got the information from)

We'll about the details in class today... Happy blogging and don't forget your vocabulary.

THe Fox

Task 6 - Cool Cities - graded project #3

Gentlemen: Here's the next assignment, which is due next Sunday, meaning a draft version is due this week Thursday, due to coming Writing and Progress Tests!

One Planet Living & Cool Cities
*The students post 200 to 250 word problem solution report about SDCJ cool cities:
A description of how modern cities contribute to global warming (problems)
A description of the main ways in which they will save energy and reduce carbon emissions (solutions)
Your opinion on the practicality of the proposed cities
You should provide information from more than one source


*Watch the two videos here: Cool Cities and SDCJ
Click here for a cool video on green plans for Abu Dhabi
*Read "Cool ideas to beat the heat", Building a Green Dream, and Masder's Green Dream is not for all from The National


Challenging Alternative Report

Reviewing the links below create and argument report on the pros and cons of planned environmentally friendly cities.
State whether you think such projects are feasible.
250 words plus
MLA referencing required




Visit http://www.oneplanetliving.org/
What are the ten principles of One Planet Living? Visit and discuss. Write an entry in your blog on how these could apply here.
Watch the YouTube videos by a Zimbabwean student, by an English student, or by these US 6th grade kids
In a group, make your own video on global warming and upload it to your blogs.
Watch the two videos here: Cool Cities and SDCJ
Read "Cool ideas to beat the heat", Building a Green Dream, and Masder's Green Dream is not for all from The National
Write: Is the cool city project realistic for the UAE? Identify 3 adaptations that could work and 3 which would not work (well) to reduce global warming. Base your writing on the videos and articles from The National.
Read this special report and video on Renewable Energy in Abu Dhabi by Time magazine
Read this article about Masdar City
Listen to Dr Sultan Jaber at the World Future Energy Summit: http://www.wfes08.com/page.cfm/link=376
What is Masdar? http://www.masdaruae.com/ or read this Times article.
Watch a video about Masdar on Youtube.

In-class project 'THe Story of Stuff'

Gentlemen:

For Tuesday’s lesson, please check out “The Story of Stuff” at http://www.storyofstuff.com/ .

This 20-minute documentary shows the disadvantages of consumerism. It explains the seven stages of the life cycle of stuff, from natural resources to rubbish. It also argues strongly against some attitudes and actions of big businesses in the USA. Although the speech is very fast, sections of the movie can be repeated several times, and there is even an Arabic translation on the international site.

This movie is quite popular for several reasons. First of all, the ideas are expressed very well. I think you will enjoy the arguments, even if you do not agree with them! In addition, the pictures are cartoons. This makes the presentation very appealing. Furthermore, the web site has a blog, media resources, and other online tools to discuss the ideas and applications of the movie. For example, one entry on the blog discusses the wasteful packaging of NXT shaving cream and encourages people not to buy it.

In my opinion, this is a very good documentary that may change the way you live. You might start thinking about all your stuff in a completely new way. You may even decide that you have enough stuff already, and learn to be happy with what you have. I hope you enjoy the movie.

THe Fox

Graded task #2

Carbon Emission and Carbon Footprint: Energy Use

The student will post a 200 to 250 word report about carbon footprints that includes:
1. a description of what a carbon footprint is, and how they measured their own carbon footprint
2. how they ranked compared to their classmates, and the reason
3. recommend how they and others may reduce their carbon footprints
4. Reference ALL your sources


Measure your own carbon footprint at
http://footprint.wwf.org.uk/
http://www.myfootprint.org/


Click here to find out about positive action in the UAE -
see http://www.heroesoftheuae.ae/en
Enjoy learning about your Carbon Footprint!

The FOx

IT argument / review blogs

Gentlemen:
The blogs look good- make sure you have your edited argument sheet uploaded. For the late sheets, Ahmed Alkhali and Abdulla Mohamed, see me on Monday for your corrections.

See everyone on Monday to start the next project.
Gregory

Reviews for "Inconvenient Truth"

Gentlemen: Here are some reviews for IT - including negative reviews for your posts.

Reviews

(Positive):The film received a generally positive reaction from film critics. It garnered a "certified fresh" 93% rating at Rotten Tomatoes (as of May 21, 2007), with a 94% rating from the "Cream of the Crop" reviewers. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the film has received an average score of 75, based on 32 reviews.[36] Film critics Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper gave the film "two thumbs up". Ebert wrote: "In 39 years, I have never written these words in a movie review, but here they are: You owe it to yourself to see this film. If you do not, and you have grandchildren, you should explain to them why you decided not to."[37]
Film critic David Edelstein called the film, "One of the most realistic documentaries I've ever seen--and, dry as it is, one of the most devastating in its implications."[38] David Remnick added that while it was "not the most entertaining film of the year...it might be the most important" and a "brilliantly lucid, often riveting attempt to warn Americans off our hellbent path to global suicide." [39] New York Times reviewer A.O. Scott thought the film was "edited crisply enough to keep it from feeling like 90 minutes of C-Span and shaped to give Mr. Gore's argument a real sense of drama," and "as unsettling as it can be," Scott continued, "it is also intellectually exhilarating, and, like any good piece of pedagogy, whets the appetite for further study."[40]

(Negative): On the other hand, journalist Ronald Bailey argued in the libertarian magazine Reason that although "Gore gets [the science] more right than wrong," he exaggerates the risks.[41] Some reviewers were also skeptical of Gore's intent, wondering whether he was setting himself for another Presidential run. Boston Globe writer Peter Canello criticized the "gauzy biographical material that seems to have been culled from old Gore campaign commercials." [42] Phil Hall of Film Threat gave the film a negative review, saying "An Inconvenient Truth is something you rarely see in movies today: a blatant intellectual fraud."[43]
In "extensive exit polling" of An Inconvenient Truth audiences in conservative suburban markets like Plano, Irvine, Dallas and Long Island, 92 percent rated "Truth" highly and 87 percent of the respondents said they'd recommend the film to a friend.[44]

From Wikipedia - Inconvenient Truth

See you Monday!

The Fox

An Inconvenient Truth: Part 2 - Argument Writing

An Inconvenient Truth: Part 2

Gentlemen:

Here’s the first graded writing task for your blogs (5%). Follow these directions and have a draft argument essay ready to edit this week if you can get it to me by Thursday. If it’s all ready to post after your corrections, then you will not need to come to class on Monday, 6 April.

Directions:
 Argument Writing of 200 - 250 words
 Find two reviews of the movie - one positive and one negative
 Describe the opinions in your report (paraphrase - do not quote!)
 Conclude with your own opinion about the movie
 Cite the two review sources in the text
 Include a bibliography with the two sources
 Read some other reviews of the movie at he hd1 blog.
 Use Google to find additional reviews

You will have this week and the week of Independent Learning to finish this assignment. If you write a draft blog post and get it to me this week by Thursday, I’ll return an edited version to you next week for you to post – and avoid class on Monday, 6 April.
Happy blogging,
The Fox

VoiceThread feedback and assignment this week

Gentlemen:

We will have out second Reading Summary this week. Come early on Monday to check out the reading and prepare for Tuesday's writing.

RE: VoiceTHread uploads: These students do not have their VoiceThread uploads and will not get credit for this section of your Blog- Abdulla Salem; Khaled; Mohamed AL Bufalah;and Mohamed Salem. Sorry, you had all week, and now it's too late to get any points.

These students: AbdulRahman; Ahmed AlHosani; Ali Baroot: Eissa; Mansoor; Mohamed Al Suwaidi; and Saif - I can't view your VoiceThread blogs, which means you need 'share' them and open the links to outside viewers. We'll discuss this on Monday.

See you on Monday and happy blogging!!

THe Fox