Tuesday, March 29, 2011

IL Homework-Week 8: Writing

Writing: Narrative Essay

Task:

1) Write a narrative essay about the story you listened to.

2) Then post your essay on your blog.

You should include in your essay the following points:

1. General information about your book. Say what the title of your book is, who the author is, the publisher and number of pages. (Body paragraph # 1)

2. Say when the story took place and who the main characters are. What is the most important event in the story? What happened at the end? (Body paragraph # 2)

3. Did you like this book? Why. (Body paragraph # 3)

IL Homework-Week 8: Listening & Speaking

Listening and Speaking Homework

Instructions:

· Choose a graded reader that has a CD with it.

· Listen to the CD several times.

· Prepare your notes for your in-class presentation in week 9.

Please note that the book you choose should be a book you didn’t read for your reading class. I will double check with your reading teacher!!

Notes:

1. Title of the book:___________________________________________________________

2. Author:___________________________________________________________________

3. Place of Story: Where did the story take place?

_________________________________________________________________________

4. When did the story happen? __________________________________________________

5. Characters: Name the main characters in the story:

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. Say whether you liked the story or not? Why?

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

7. What happened at the end?

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Essay Structure

Remember the 5 paragraph essay parts...

Homework: Water Use in Gulf Countries

Look at the following bar chart about the water use in Gulf Countries in 2000. The chart is shows water use for domestic, agriculture and industrial purposes.

Describe the information you can see in the chart and write ONE paragraph of about 80 words.

Monday, March 7, 2011

The student who just can't stop TALKING...

Can you guess who the student is who can't stop talking??

Sunday, March 6, 2011

Writing about Graphs: Visual Prompt # 2

Sample Text:

The chart shows striking differences in the level of computer and Internet use in the Arab world.

The UAE and Kuwait are by far the most computerized countries, with Lebanon a distant third. The UAE has over 150 computers for every 1000 inhabitants, compared to Kuwait's 130 and Lebanon's 60. In contrast, countries such as Egypt, Morocco and Syria have less than 20 computers per 1000 inhabitants.

There are also great differences in Internet use and availability. The UAE has by far the highest proportion of users, with more than one-third of its population using the Internet. Kuwait and Lebanon are second and third again, with 100 users per thousand in Kuwait and 80 in Lebanon. In some countries the number using the Internet is negligible: Saudi Arabia has less than 20 users per thousand, and there are fewer than 5 users per thousand in Syria.

One unusual feature of the graph is that Internet use does not seem to be directly related to the number of computers. In several countries (the UAE, Lebanon, Jordan and Oman), there are more Internet users per thousand people than computers. However, in other countries, such as Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Syria, the number of Internet users is lower than the number of computers.

In summary, there are major differences between computer use and Internet use in the Arab world, but the UAE clearly leads the area in both number of computers and number of internet users per capita.

Writing about Graphs: Visual Prompt # 1

Sample Text:

The graph shows how age and gender influence the frequency of heart attacks in the US. First of all, less than 6% of all heart attacks happen in the 29-44 age groups. The number of women who suffer heart attacks in this group is small - only 3000 per year, compared to 123,000 men. Secondly, the proportion of men and women with heart attacks rises dramatically between 45 and 64, with over half a million per year. Over 420,000 men a year in this age group have heart attacks. Women have one heart attack for every three men in this age group. Finally, over the age of 65, the number of men suffering heart attacks only increases slightly. In conclusion, men are more likely to be the victims of heart attacks at all ages, but women are increasingly likely over the age of 65 to also be victims.