Today people can’t leave their home without carrying their mobile phone. There is no doubt of its value; whereas it has been noticed that many people use their mobile phone while driving the car which is unsafe. In this essay I will argue about prohibition of using mobile phone while driving.
Actually, every argument has two sides whether agreeing or disagreeing. People tend to use a mobile phone all the time everywhere for all situations, for example, emergency cases, business, and connecting people. Today the mobile phone also could be used in the car as a GPS; it stands for Global Positioning System which supplies navigation for your destination. In addition to that most new cars are equipped with a Bluetooth System, which is an option for using a hands-free phone safely while driving.
On the other hand, it has been proved that using a mobile phone while driving reduces the concentration of being alert to the road which is a great risk to your life and others. There are a huge number of accidents that occur as a result of using a mobile phone while driving, which includes holding the phone and using the head-set. The driver must park safely for the duration of holding the mobile phone to avoid risk.
To conclude, it’s possible to multi task but not when in danger. In my point of view, I totally agree that using a mobile phone should be forbidden, although everyone has the right to use it but not while driving because it’s obviously unsafe. I believe that one of the major causes of accidents is using a mobile phone while driving.
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Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Age of marriage..
The chart shows the fall in the percentage of women aged 15 to 19 who are married in six Arab countries. The table shows the age of first marriage for men and women in 14 countries.
The bar chart shows the fall in all 6 Arab countries over the past 3-4 decades. The most striking characteristic of the bar chart is the UAE, where the percentage of 15-19 year old married women declined from 57% in 1975 to 8% in 1995. Other enormous drops are in Libya, from 40% in 1973 to 1% in 1995 and Kuwait, from 38% in 1970 to 5% in 1996. There were other significant falls in Libya, Tunisia and Kuwait. The age of first marriage, in the table, showed a range from mid- to late-20s for men and from low- to mid-20s for women.
In summary, the bar chart and the table show the marriage percentages and averages. The bar chart shows that women are getting married at a later age. The table shows that, on average; women in the U.A.E are first married at the age of 23.
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The bar chart shows the fall in all 6 Arab countries over the past 3-4 decades. The most striking characteristic of the bar chart is the UAE, where the percentage of 15-19 year old married women declined from 57% in 1975 to 8% in 1995. Other enormous drops are in Libya, from 40% in 1973 to 1% in 1995 and Kuwait, from 38% in 1970 to 5% in 1996. There were other significant falls in Libya, Tunisia and Kuwait. The age of first marriage, in the table, showed a range from mid- to late-20s for men and from low- to mid-20s for women.
In summary, the bar chart and the table show the marriage percentages and averages. The bar chart shows that women are getting married at a later age. The table shows that, on average; women in the U.A.E are first married at the age of 23.
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Thursday, April 1, 2010
Around the college..
We are all students at Abu Dhabi Men's College.
We have to be in the classroom on time.
Physics and chemistry lessons take place in a laboratory.
There are no healthy food outlets in our canteen/cafeteria.
I read books and magazines and also do IELTS practice in our college library, which is large and well-stocked.
Student services organise activities for us.
The academic office performs many administrative tasks, such as issuing ID cards and arranging exam schedules.
There is a special learning centre in our library, called the Active Learning Zone, to provide students with extra help with their English.
Conferences and large meetings are often held in the college auditorium, which is also where we do our progress tests.
We have to be in the classroom on time.
Physics and chemistry lessons take place in a laboratory.
There are no healthy food outlets in our canteen/cafeteria.
I read books and magazines and also do IELTS practice in our college library, which is large and well-stocked.
Student services organise activities for us.
The academic office performs many administrative tasks, such as issuing ID cards and arranging exam schedules.
There is a special learning centre in our library, called the Active Learning Zone, to provide students with extra help with their English.
Conferences and large meetings are often held in the college auditorium, which is also where we do our progress tests.
UK budget, 1996..
The pie chart shows how much money is spent by the government of the U.K on various categories in 1996.
Social security took the highest amount of the budget which was £100 billion. In the second rank came health and personal social services with £53 billion which is more than the half of the first. £38 billion was spent on education: that came in third. Debt interest, other expenditure and defence are close to each other, £25 billion, £23 billion and £22 billion respectively. They spent about £ 17 billion for law and order. Housing, heritage and environment cost £15 billion. The two other things to be mentioned are industry, agriculture & employment, £13 billion, and transport, £9 billion.
The pie chart shows that the U.K. government wasn’t interested in spending its money on transport and housing, heritage and environment compared with the money it spent on social security and health which is about half of the money.
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Social security took the highest amount of the budget which was £100 billion. In the second rank came health and personal social services with £53 billion which is more than the half of the first. £38 billion was spent on education: that came in third. Debt interest, other expenditure and defence are close to each other, £25 billion, £23 billion and £22 billion respectively. They spent about £ 17 billion for law and order. Housing, heritage and environment cost £15 billion. The two other things to be mentioned are industry, agriculture & employment, £13 billion, and transport, £9 billion.
The pie chart shows that the U.K. government wasn’t interested in spending its money on transport and housing, heritage and environment compared with the money it spent on social security and health which is about half of the money.
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Saturday, March 27, 2010
Traffic congestion and parking problem in AD..
Traffic congestion and parking problem are serious problems in Abu Dhabi. There are many reasons which lead to these problems.
There are many reasons why we suffer traffic jams every day. One of these is the rapid growth of the population. As a result of this, the number of cars is increasing annually. A further point is that there are more female drivers and younger drivers today than in the past. The increase in the number of trucks and commercial vehicles also causes traffic congestion. These vehicles move very slowly, sometimes stopping to unload goods, and blocking traffic. Road works are a final major problem that can lead to streets being very crowded.
Traffic congestion also has many effects. One of the most important is parking problems. People find it difficult to park their cars, especially in the city center. Long delays in getting to and from work are another result, leading to less productivity from employees. There are also more accidents, because people become frustrated or angry due to the traffic jams. Finally, pollution in the city center worsens as a result of car emissions, and the city becomes a less attractive place to live. Shops are forced to close in the city center and have to relocate to malls or to the outskirts of the city, where parking is available.
In conclusion, the best solution is to use a metro. This will solve both problems, traffic congestion and parking problems. In my opinion relocating government departments and colleges is a good solution but it will cost too much. I hope that traffic congestion will disappear in the near future.
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There are many reasons why we suffer traffic jams every day. One of these is the rapid growth of the population. As a result of this, the number of cars is increasing annually. A further point is that there are more female drivers and younger drivers today than in the past. The increase in the number of trucks and commercial vehicles also causes traffic congestion. These vehicles move very slowly, sometimes stopping to unload goods, and blocking traffic. Road works are a final major problem that can lead to streets being very crowded.
Traffic congestion also has many effects. One of the most important is parking problems. People find it difficult to park their cars, especially in the city center. Long delays in getting to and from work are another result, leading to less productivity from employees. There are also more accidents, because people become frustrated or angry due to the traffic jams. Finally, pollution in the city center worsens as a result of car emissions, and the city becomes a less attractive place to live. Shops are forced to close in the city center and have to relocate to malls or to the outskirts of the city, where parking is available.
In conclusion, the best solution is to use a metro. This will solve both problems, traffic congestion and parking problems. In my opinion relocating government departments and colleges is a good solution but it will cost too much. I hope that traffic congestion will disappear in the near future.
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Colours..
The red traffic light means stop.
All the local men wear white dishdashas.
Sheikh Zayed wanted to change the UAE from a desert to a green paradise.
In the fall/autumn all the leaves are brown.
He gave her a black look.
There were grey clouds in the sky and it looked like it was going to rain.
Roses are red, violets are blue, sugar is sweet and so are you.
Orange juice is full of vitamin C.
Egg yolks and lemons are yellow.
Blue for a boy, pink for a girl.
She chose beige coloured furniture.
She was wearing a purple dress.
All the local men wear white dishdashas.
Sheikh Zayed wanted to change the UAE from a desert to a green paradise.
In the fall/autumn all the leaves are brown.
He gave her a black look.
There were grey clouds in the sky and it looked like it was going to rain.
Roses are red, violets are blue, sugar is sweet and so are you.
Orange juice is full of vitamin C.
Egg yolks and lemons are yellow.
Blue for a boy, pink for a girl.
She chose beige coloured furniture.
She was wearing a purple dress.
Hurricanes and tornadoes..
Hurricanes and tornadoes are very dangerous. They can cause a lot of damage and death. The table shows us some features of hurricanes and tornadoes. In this essay, I am going to talk about these features.
First of all there are very few similarities between the tornadoes and the hurricanes. One of these similarities is both of them will damage and will coast very high amounts to repair every thing to make it the same as before it hit the towns and villages. One more similarity is neither hurricanes nor tornadoes can be controlled. There is a lot of differences in this table which are the minimum wind speed of the tornadoes is 40 mph where as a hurricane is minimum wind speed is more than the tornadoe's by 30 mph, but the maximum wind speed of the tornadoes is from 250 to 300 mph while the hurricanes' maximum wind speed is from 155 to 200 mph. One more difference is that the tornadoes can hit for 20 minutes or less but the hurricanes can hit between 2 to 3 days for a wind area but it can usually be predicted more exactly where hurricanes will hit 6-10 hours beforehand.
As you can see hurricanes and tornadoes are different from each other. For me I think the hurricanes are more dangerous than the tornadoes, because they have a huge width which can cause a lot of damage.
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First of all there are very few similarities between the tornadoes and the hurricanes. One of these similarities is both of them will damage and will coast very high amounts to repair every thing to make it the same as before it hit the towns and villages. One more similarity is neither hurricanes nor tornadoes can be controlled. There is a lot of differences in this table which are the minimum wind speed of the tornadoes is 40 mph where as a hurricane is minimum wind speed is more than the tornadoe's by 30 mph, but the maximum wind speed of the tornadoes is from 250 to 300 mph while the hurricanes' maximum wind speed is from 155 to 200 mph. One more difference is that the tornadoes can hit for 20 minutes or less but the hurricanes can hit between 2 to 3 days for a wind area but it can usually be predicted more exactly where hurricanes will hit 6-10 hours beforehand.
As you can see hurricanes and tornadoes are different from each other. For me I think the hurricanes are more dangerous than the tornadoes, because they have a huge width which can cause a lot of damage.
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