Review Test 1,2, and 3. For Ms Rosemary

Review Test 1:

1. the relationships between
2. An addition
3. time
4. True
5. supporting details

Review Test 2:

1. before
2. also
3. one
4. then
5. final
6. second
7. B
8. after
9. A
10. also

Review Test 3:

1. after
2. first
3. then
4. as
5. later
6. B

Final exam. Advances in tecnology. For Ms Kristi.

People in today's society are always looking for ways to improve their life styles. That's why we cannot imagine ourselves without technological advances. The rapidness of development and research is so impressive, and I can predict that it will be faster in the 21st century. The advances in technology are affecting our society in both positive and negative ways, and affecting the way individuals communicate, learn, and think.

I believe, technologies have been invented to fulfill our desire for speed and convenience. It makes our lives easier. We wake to an alarm clock, cook breakfast on an electric stove, and go to work or school by car. We communicate with each other by cell phones. We work on computers, and may be watch television or listen to music before going to sleep.

Technology has not been used only for peaceful purposes. It is also used for development of weapons. Every day a new and destructive weapon is invented. Like nuclear weapons that are the most devastating of weapons. And we can all remember the horrible picture from Hiroshima. Furthermore, the nuclear weapons are unsafe even before they explode. As stated in New York Times. "The studies have been prompted in part by recent reports that significant leaks of radiation occurred over long periods from the nation's nuclear weapons plants in the states of Washington, South Carolina, Colorado and Ohio. Some people who live near the plants contend that their communities suffered unusual numbers of cancers and birth defects."

There are some technological advances that have both positive and negative consequences in the same time. For example: robots and machines. They help to save time and money, and they do their work more perfectly then a person can do it. According to USA Today "Standing about 5 feet tall, the hospital's new Rounding Robots have computer screens for heads and real-time video cameras for eyes and ears. Doctors can operate them by remote control to examine patients from another building or even another country." However the use of robots and machines results in job losses.

Technology is a very important part of our lives. No matter what we do, we have to use technological advances. Yet we have to be careful using them. We have to take advantage of them and avoid the disadvantages.

Home work, Chapter 5, For Ms Rosemary.

Practice 1:

1. also
2. For one thing
3. In addition
4. First
5. Third

Practice 2:

1. Previously
2. Then
3. during
4. before
5. while

Practice 3:

A-Main idea: America's most popular meat a hundred years ago was pork for several reasons.

1. Pigs grew quickly.
2. Pigs required almost no attention.
3. Pigs could be cheaply preserved.

B-Main idea: Various theories explain the again process.

1. Our bodies simply wear out.
2. As cells repeatedly.....
3. Our body chemistry loses its delicate balance over the years.
4. Our bodies tend with age to reject some of their own tissues.

Practice 4:

Main idea: The 1960s were a time of profound events in America.

1. In 1963, the assassination of president John Kennedy.
2. In 1965, urban riots moved the long simmering issue of racial equality onto center stage.
3. In 1968, spread across the country, centering on college campuses.

Practice 5:

Many people through three stages in reacting to their unemployment.

1. They experience shock followed by relief.
2. A strong effort to find a new job.
3. Self-doubt and anxiety.

Practice 6:

There are several steps to remembering your dreams.

1. Make up your mind to remember your dreams.
2. Put a pen and o notebook near your bed.
3. Turn off your alarm before you go to sleep.
4. When you wake up and remember a dream, write it immediately.

Practice 7:

1. A
2. A
3. A
4. B
5. B
6. B
7. A
8. B
9. A
10. B

Implied Main Ideas: Test A

A-

1. A
2. D
3. B

B-

1. D

Home Work. For Ms Kristi

Writing Assignment 1:

Here is my first hour of an average day:

When I get up in the morning, I first take a bath, then I wear my clothes for work. Next I prepare breakfast, and while we are having breakfast, my husband and I talk about the programme of our day. Finally we go to work.

Writing Assignment 3:

Description of a day:

I don't know how to describe the day I was coming to the USA. I was confused. I had mixed feelings. First I was very exited, because I was going to start a new life. Then I felt sad, especially because I had to leave my mum, my dad, all my family, and my friends. But most of all I was scared of the unknown that awaits for me the USA.

Reading Comprehension, Pages 165-67 For Ms Rosemary

1. B
2. A
3. C
4. A
5. A
6. D
7. A
8. A
9. D
10. B

The definition of justice according to the dictionary is: "The maintenance or administration of what is just especially by the impartial adjustment of conflicting claims or the assignment of merited rewards or punishments." We all desire to live in a just world. However, justice can not be always attainable. Here is the example of Sami Al Hajj, the only journalist among of the 779 known detainees in Guantanamo Bay.

"The journalist, Sami al-Hajj, was working for Al Jazeera as a cameraman when he was stopped by Pakistani forces on the border with Afghanistan in late 2001. The United States military accused Mr. Hajj of, among other things, falsifying documents and delivering money to Chechen rebels, although he was never charged with a crime during his years in custody." As stated in New York Times.

Sami Al Hajj is a Sudanese journalist for the Al Jazzeera network. He was born in khartoum, on February 15, 1969. He received his Bachelor's Degree in English literature from a university in India in 1993. He got married to Asmae , a girl from Adrebedjan, in 1998. They had a boy, Mohamed, in 2000, and they were having a normal life.

In December 2001 Aljazeera sent Sami to cover the war against the Taliban. He was in his way to do his job, when he was arrested in the Pakistani border with Afganistan. He was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camp for over six years. He was interrogated for more then 200 times. He was beaten. He witnessed guards flushing the Qur'an down a toilet. He has been sexually assaulted. And for more then six years his wife was deprived from her husband, and his son was deprived from his father.

After all this Sami was released without charge on May 1, 2008. They said it was a misunderstanding. They had mistaken him for another Sami who worked for Aljazeera, and had an interview with Osama Binladen. Sami was an innocent man who suffered for no reason. Even if Sami is a free man, the damage this experience caused is still affecting his life. He still suffers from depression, and is losing the will to live.

When we hear stories like this we doubt that justice exists, or we can say :"OK, life is not fair, it happened all the time." But we can not imagine that it may happened to us or someone we care about. I think that we have to say No to the injustice with a very lowed voice, so the rest of the world can hear it. Because there are so many people getting away with crimes they have committed, and many others are accused of offences they haven't done.

The implied main idea. for Ms Rosemary.

The implied main idea is not stated in the paragraph or passage. It is puzzled out by the various details. To figure out an implied main idea ; I think we have to attentively read the passage, then ask our selves: - What the author wants to tell us? -What all these details are about? - What is the idea the author wants to explain to us? And our answer has to cover all the details in the passage.

Practices 1,2,and 3. For Ms Rosemary:

Practice 1:

1. D
2. B
3. D
4. A
5. C
6. B

Practice 2:

1. C
2. D
3. B

Practice 3:

1- Topic: The reasons for lying.

Implied main idea: There are many reasons for lying.

2-Topic: The only children.

Implied main idea: The disadvantages being an only child.

3- Topic: death penalty.

Implied main idea: People have opposed the death penalty for several reasons.

Writing Quiz 3. for Ms Kristi.

1. A
2. C
3. C
4. B
5. C
6. C
7. A
8. B
9. B
10. B

Supporting Details: Mastery Test 1. For Ms Rosemary

A- Main idea: Divorce has serious negative consequences.
Minor details 1- a. Starting to date again can be nerve-racking.
Major details2- Emotional difficulties among the original family members are common.
Minor details a.The former husband and wife may have some feelings of guilt and resentment.
Major details 3- Financial adjustment are necessary.
Minor details a. Alimony, child support, and property dispersal must be dealt with.
B-
7- B
8- A
9- C
10- Pigs undo complicated bolts on gates in search of adventure or romance.

Supporting Details: Test A. For Ms Rosemary

A-

1. D
2. C
3. A
4. C
5. D
6. Herbivorous (eat plants)

B-

Main idea: There are three categories of burn injuries.

1. First-degree burns-leave a painful red mark, do not break skin.
2. Second-degree burns-
3. Third-degree burns-burn the outer and lower layers of skin, cause some serious infection.

Practices 5-6 pages 31-2 For Ms Kristi.

Practice 5:

1- N.T: Popular music.

• C.I: Popular music is not always good music.
• T.S: When a song or a style of music is popular it doesn't means that it has to be good.

2-N.T: Credit cards.

• C.I: Credit cards can be dangerous.
• T.S: If you don't use your credit cards carefully it can destroy you financially.

3-N.T: A person you like or dislike.

• C.I: I hate my boss :-).
• T.S: I hate my boss for several reasons.

Practice 6:

Paragraph 1: Animals can save our lives.

Paragraph 2: The digital photography has many advantages.

Homework on pages 125-8. For Ms Rosemary

1-Discussion Question:
The style of parenting that I grow up with is "Authoritative". My parents was the bosses in the house. They set up the rules and they decided what is wrong and what is right. But I remember that every time I asked for an explanation; like "Why I can't do this?" or "why I have to do this?" I got a response from one of them. And I remember too that they never forced me to do something. They let me choose, and when did some thing wrong I got punished, but when I did the right thing I approved.
I think that my parent's way to raise me has a very big influence on how I am now. It makes me be able to decide and choose what I want to do in my life, and be responsible for the results of my decisions and my choices.
2-Reading Comprehension Questions:

1. B
2. A
3. D
4. A
5. ... and she identified three categories of parenting styles.

A- Two influences on how a child behaves:

• The basic temperament children are born with.
• How children are treated by their parents.

B- Three parenting styles:

• Authoritative
• Authoritarian
• Permissive

Review test 1,2,and 3. for Ms Rosemery

Review test 1:

1. Major supporting details are more specific then main ideas. Minor details are more specific then major details.
2. True.
3. Outlining is a way to show at a glance the relationship between a main idea and its supporting details.
4. In maps, you create a visual outline using circles, boxes and other shapes to set off main ideas and supporting details.
5. ...You will often find it useful to write out each definition in full and then select and summarize one example of that definition.

Review test 2:

A- Main idea: Several factors influence the justice system's treatment of criminals.

-Major detail: 1- The sex of the offenders effect the severity of sentences.

+Minor details:

• a. Woman less likely to receive death penalty than a man.
• b. The court is more reluctant to send a mother to prison than a father.

-Major detail: 2-The treatment of offenders is their race.

+Minor detail:

• a. Nonwhites are awarded parole and probation less often.
• b. Blacks are executed more often for capital crimes.

-Major details: 3-Age of offenders considered in sentencing.

+Minor details:

• a. Young offenders are given special treatment.
• b. More lenient sentences for the elderly.

B-

• 8:C
• 9:C
• 10:A

Review test 3:

A-Main idea: Serious depression has definite warning signs.

1. Change in sleep patterns.
2. Abnormal eating patterns.
3. Trouble in thinking or concentrating.
4. General feeling of hopelessness.

B- Main idea: There are three common ways that people deal with their feeling.

• Withhold them.
• Display them.
• Describe them.

Homework on pages 117-9. For Ms Rosemary

Practice 3:
A:C
B:B
Practice 4:
A:
- Study notes:
Passive listening- When a listener tries to make sense out of speaker's remarks without being able to interact with the speaker.
-Example: Student hearing an instructor's lecture without having the opportunity to ask questions or otherwise interact with the speaker.
B:
-Study notes:
Self-serving bias- When others suffer, we blame the problem on their personal qualities. When we suffer, we blame the problem on forces outside ourselves.
-Example: When he lashes out angrily, we say he's being moody; when we lash out angrily, it's because of the pressure we've been under.

The Fourth of July. For Ms Kristi.

I have been in the U.S for eight months. So it's the first time I heard about the Fourth of July. I did some research one line, and I found out that " In the United States, Independence day, commonly known as the Fourth of July , is a federal holiday commemorating adoption of the Declaration of Independence in July 4,1776, declaring the independence from Kingdom of Great Britain. Independence day is commonly associated with fireworks, parades, barbecues, carnivals, fairs, picnics, concerts, baseball games, political speeches and ceremonies, and various other public and private events celebrating the history, government, and traditions of United States. Independence day is the national day of the United States". From wikipedia.
Normally, holidays means party, barbecue, enjoying a day with the family... But for me it's the opposite. It means more work. Because I work in bakery as a cake decorator. In a normal days I work five to eight hours, but in "holidays" I work ten to twelve hours. When people celebrate a day as this one, they came to us to get a cake. Which means that I have to make more then usual.

The draft. For Ms Kristi.

Morocco is a beautiful country of northwest Africa. For me it's the best place in the world. Not just because it's my birth place, but because of many other reasons. some of them are the Moroccan cuisine, the incredible varied nature, and the Moroccan people.
First of all, Moroccan cuisine is a very diverse, rich, and delicious cuisine. It is a mix of Berber, Mediterranean, and Arab influences. Every city or area in Morocco is marked by its own style of food. But there is some dishes that all Moroccan make. Like "Couscous" , which is a traditional dish, it is delicious and healthy; It's made with grain, meat, and vegetables.
secondly, Morocco has three fabulous mountain ranges. The Moroccan coastline, which fronts both of the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, offers a great beaches and beautiful old cities. Morocco has also a very vast and beautiful Sahara where you can find wonderful kasbahs, oases, and villages.
Thirdly, Moroccan people are warm and friendly. A simple conversation with the person sitting next to you at a local cafe could result a lifelong friendship. And it might lead your friend to invite you to enjoy a Moroccan meal at their home. By nature Moroccan people are hospital. It is an essential element to our culture.
Finally, it's because of all of these reasons, that I think Morocco is the best place in the world. I'm sure if you visit it, you will like it. And it is going to be an unforgettable experience; That you would like to have another time.

Vocabulary blog. For Ms Kristi.

1. My brother a snorer.
2. My neighbor is acting surreptitiously.
3. This student gives succinct answers.
4. This student gives some ambiguous answers.
5. This drug might cause some harmful effects.

Smmary definition. For Ms Rosemary

To summarize something you have to mention just the most important points in ti, and make it as succinct as possible. Because, a summary is a brief account giving the main points of something. It might be a sentence, notes, or a paragraph ; It depends on the citation you have to summarize.

HW. Pages 113-114 of Ten Steps. For Ms Rosemary

A- There are four strategies for starting conversations with strangers:

1. Introduce yourself.
2. Refer to physical setting in a question.
3. Give the other person a compliment and ask a question related to it.
4. Seek direct information from the other person.

B-Industrialized daily farming differs form old-fashioned diary farming in two basic respects:

a-The saving of labor in industrial farming:

1-Industrial farms have milking machines.

2-In many nations milking is still done by hand.

b-The higher milk output per cow on industrial farms:

1-The average American cow gives 7.5 times more milk then does the average cow in Brazil.

2-Milk is far cheaper in the US than in Brazil.

Main Ideas: Test B. For Ms Rosemary

1: 2
2:3
3:5
4:1
5:2

Main Ideas: Test A; For Ms Rosemary

1- 2
2- 1
3- 7
4-1
5- 3

Test 1,2, and 3 on pages 91-96; For Ms Rosemary

Test 1:
A)
1-
A:P
B:S
C:S
D:S
2-
A:S
B:P
C:S
D:S
3-
A:S
B:S
C:S
D:P
B)
1-
A:SD
B:T
C:SD
D:MI
2-
A:T
B:SD
C:MI
D:SD
Test2:
A)
1-
A:S
B:S
C:P
D:S
2-
A:S
B:S
C:S
D:P
3-
A:S
B:S
C:S
D:P
B)
1-
A:SD
B:SD
C:T
D:MI
2-
A:MI
B:T
C:SD
D:SD
Test 3:
1-1
2-2
3-6
4-1
5-2

Discussion question; for Ms Rosemary

I think the beer advertising should be outlawed on TV ,and college newspapers. Because it misleads people by creating several harmful beliefs about drinking.
Drinking is a synonym of success may be one of these beliefs. Another one is that drinking makes a person more sexually attractive. Finally drinking solves social problems and fosters happy relationships. But in reality alcohol is a synonym of failure, and it destroys relationships.

Writing homework for Ms Kristi.

1. Rich supporting details.
2. the first sentence make me want to read on, because I want to know what are those hundred sounds and smells of happiness.
3. The writer emphasize two senses: smell=smells, and hearing=sounds.
4. When I read the sentence "At the break dawn, my grandma would sing, "Besame mucho como si fuera la ultima vez" which means..." I almost heard it. She chose a very popular song.
5. I would like the writer to mention a smell of some thing, you can not find, but in Puerto Rico, like food, or flower...
6. Some times I get confused, the ideas are not clear enough, I think because the writer was translating.

Review test 4 answers to Ms Rosemery

1: D
2: C
3: A
4: A
5: C
6: A
7: A
8: D
9: B
10: C

Night Watch

Once, my best friend needed my help, and it felt very good to be able to help her.
Najlae, my best friend, has been married for four years. She has a wonderful two years old boy. her marriage was perfect , and she was deeply in love with her husband; Until she discovered that he cheated on her.
Najlae was shocked, she didn't expect that from him. She needed someone to talk to, and I was the first person she thought of.
I knew that I can not solve her problem. She had so many questions, I didn't have answers for, but I listened to her, I held her when she cried, I told her that although the problem is very serious, she needs to move on with her life especially for her child.
I tried my best, because in those situations there is no right thing to say or to do.

Brainstorm

I live in an apartment that I don't like, it is too small and expansive, and I don't like the neighborhood it's too noisy, but the problem is that I work seven days a week, and I study in the evenings, so I don't have time to look for an other one.
I think I don't have no other way to solve this problem, but make some research one line, and when I will find some thing interesting. I will take two hours off work, or escape a class,to go and see it.

My mistakes from last week

Some spelling mistakes like:
any thing= anything
nomads= nomad's
fell= feel

• I can not think of anything.
• I like nomad's life style.
• I feel bored.

Homework page 41

1: B
2: D
3: D
4: B
5: A
6: A
7: A
8: D
9: D
10: C

The college advantages

College offers its students many advantages some of them are:

• A flexible schedule, which means you can take classes whenever is convenient to you. Take me for example, I work full time ,and I'm taking an evening class from 6 to 8:30 pm.
• You will meet people from different back grounds. You will be able to know about other countries, other cultures, other traditions and customs.
• You will have the ability ti choose from many subjects. You can study the things you like and you want to know more about.

My favorite place

Subject: My favorite place.
Audience: Any one how has never been in Morocco.
Purpose: Convince them that Morocco is a beautiful country which deserves to be visited.

If you are planing a vacation, I suggest you go to Morocco. It's one of the most beautiful countries in the world. It has any thing you may be looking for.
Morocco is boarder by the Atlantic ocean and the Mediterranean sea; for those how are looking for beaches and big waves. If you are a climber there are many high mountains. Morocco has also a vast Sahara, were you can experience a nomads night. Nomads like all other Moroccan are known for their hospitality; that's why you will not fell as a stranger over there.

The letter to the Editor

To the Editor:

Sensationalist reporting is harmful to all people involved and has no place in our society.

Before July 27, my son and I were living an ordinary life. Until your news paper named him a suspect. His life has became upside down.

He was a security guard at the centennial Olympic Park. He hasn't done any thing wrong, but discovering the bomb and helping to clear people from the area.

My son is not a murderer. He does not deserve what happened to him . You have taken his privacy away. Even he was declared innocent. He will never have a normal life again.

We are not the only victims of this false sensationalist, there are many more. Like Lady Diana who lost her life because of privacy invasion.

As result of the media's tolerance for irresponsible reporting, my family and I are a few more victims of sensationalism at its worst. On behalf of all victims of sensationalism, we demand a formal apology.

Barbara Jewell

The media terms

-Celebrities have no privacy because they are always followed by paparazzi.
-You can never trust a politician.
-Columnists are always chasing new ideas to write about.
-A tabloid is a newspaper marked by small pages.
-The news anchor at 2M is very intelligent.

5 words

5 words that i did not now in English

-Recently, Haiti witnessed a very strong earth quick.
-I bought a new blinds for my kitchen.
-There are many nomads tribes in the Sahara of morocco.
-The french occupation of morocco ended in 1961.
-I do use the stove every day but I did not now it's name in English.

NEWS

News

The article I read talks about three “suicide” bombers who blew themselves last Friday in a sports field located in town in northern Iraq. The explosion killed at least 10 people and wounded another 120.

I think this article is not a 100 per cent true. I think that the American media is exaggerating about the violence in Iraq to explain U.S. Troops stay out there. What made me sure about my opinion is the last sentence in the article.

The author says: “ the recount and other challenges to the results have delayed the seating of the seating of the new legislature and raised fears that the political uncertainty could lead to a surge in violence as U.S. Troops prepare to leave Iraq"

My introduction

Hello every one
my name is Naoual , I'm from morocco , I'm married and I don't have children yet. I have been in the U.S.A for 6 months. I was a teacher back home,I taught Arabic and French.
now I am working in a bakery as a cake decorator, I came over here to have a better life.