Vocabulary log
10 words:
1. accommodation, noun, a residence, a place where you live.
My accommodation in Doha was a villa, but here in Abu Dhabi it is a flat.
2. achievement, noun, something difficult you succeed in doing.
Putting a man on the moon in 1969 was a great achievement for NASA.
3. ambulance, noun, a vehicle used to take a sick or injured person to hospital.
There was a major crash involving several vehicles on the Sheikh Zayed Road and several ambulances were called to the scene.
4. attract, verb, to draw by appealing to the emotions or senses, by stimulating interest, or by exciting admiration; allure; invite: to attract attention; to attract admirers by one's charm.
The first F1 race in Abu Dhabi attracted a huge crowd of spectators to Yas Island.
5. Australia, proper noun, a large country in the southern hemisphere.
I have visited Australia twice and seen some very large crocodiles in Northern Territory.
6. available, adjective, accessible, usable, handy, buyable.
Many 4-WD vehicles are available in the U.A.E.
7. beautiful, adjective, lovely, pretty, gorgeous, attractive, fine.
She's wearing a beautiful gown.
8. because, conjunction, for the reason that; due to the fact that.
He was absent from class because he was sick.
9. before, preposition, previous to; earlier or sooner than, ahead of; in the future of; awaiting.
Phone me before noon.
10. believe, verb, to think that something is true;to have confidence in the truth, the existence, or the reliability of something, although without absolute proof that one is right in doing so.
I didn't believe her story.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Monday, March 15, 2010
Squash racquets
Sullivan, Bob. "Khan the Conqueror." Sports Illustrated V.6 06 May 1985: 69.
"Squash Rackets." Time 29 Feb. 1932: 39. Print.
"What a racket (differences among tennis, squash, badminton & racquetball rackets)" Sports Illustrated for Kids V.7 N.4 Apr. 1995: 13. Print.
"Squash Rackets." Time 29 Feb. 1932: 39. Print.
"What a racket (differences among tennis, squash, badminton & racquetball rackets)" Sports Illustrated for Kids V.7 N.4 Apr. 1995: 13. Print.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Referencing questions
Part 1 – Referencing Questions
Watch the podcast that is linked under Referencing Links on the LCES N100 webpage. Answer the following questions from the presentation.
1. What is plagiarism?
Copying or cheating by pretending someone else's work is your own.
2. What must you do avoid plagiarizing?
Credit the resources you've consulted.
3. What style of referencing is accepted at HCT?
MLA.
4. What are the five types of information that are often included when referencing from various sources?
Author's name; title; place published; publisher; date.
5. When creating a reference for a book what comes first?
Author's name.
6. What is the second item of information in a magazine reference?
Title of article.
7. What is the last item of information in a magazine reference?
Page nos.
8. What is the third item of information when referencing a website?
Name of website.
9. What is last item of information when referencing a website?
URL.
10. In the case of a database source, what is the third item of information?
Magazine name.
11. What comes before the URL in a database reference?
The date you accessed it.
12. Where is the bibliography?
At the end.
13. What is in the bibliography?
All the resources you've accessed.
14. When giving the author’s name which part of the name do you put first?
Family name.
15. How do you order items in the bibliography?
Alphabetically.
16. Besides quotations, where do you use an inline citation?
Reported speech.
17. What information goes in an inline citation?
Author's name, date/page nos.
18. Name one citation machine that can help you?
Easybib.com
19. Besides your teacher, who can help you with referencing?
College librarians.
20. In Google type, ‘HCT plagiarism.’ Find the page which describes the consequences of plagiarism at HCT. State what this consequence is.
Immediate dismissal from HCT.
Possible topics:
car accidents
smoking
obesity
aircraft safety
divorce
adult literacy
species extinctionPart 2 – Sample Bibliography
Choose topic that interests you.
Topic:
Using the ADM library catalogue
Go to http://library.hct.ac.ae/
Click Databases and ebooks
Perform the same search with the data bases Student Resource Center – Gold
List three sources that might be useful.
(1)
(2)
(3)
Use Easybib to create a bibliography from the sources above.
Watch the podcast that is linked under Referencing Links on the LCES N100 webpage. Answer the following questions from the presentation.
1. What is plagiarism?
Copying or cheating by pretending someone else's work is your own.
2. What must you do avoid plagiarizing?
Credit the resources you've consulted.
3. What style of referencing is accepted at HCT?
MLA.
4. What are the five types of information that are often included when referencing from various sources?
Author's name; title; place published; publisher; date.
5. When creating a reference for a book what comes first?
Author's name.
6. What is the second item of information in a magazine reference?
Title of article.
7. What is the last item of information in a magazine reference?
Page nos.
8. What is the third item of information when referencing a website?
Name of website.
9. What is last item of information when referencing a website?
URL.
10. In the case of a database source, what is the third item of information?
Magazine name.
11. What comes before the URL in a database reference?
The date you accessed it.
12. Where is the bibliography?
At the end.
13. What is in the bibliography?
All the resources you've accessed.
14. When giving the author’s name which part of the name do you put first?
Family name.
15. How do you order items in the bibliography?
Alphabetically.
16. Besides quotations, where do you use an inline citation?
Reported speech.
17. What information goes in an inline citation?
Author's name, date/page nos.
18. Name one citation machine that can help you?
Easybib.com
19. Besides your teacher, who can help you with referencing?
College librarians.
20. In Google type, ‘HCT plagiarism.’ Find the page which describes the consequences of plagiarism at HCT. State what this consequence is.
Immediate dismissal from HCT.
Possible topics:
car accidents
smoking
obesity
aircraft safety
divorce
adult literacy
species extinctionPart 2 – Sample Bibliography
Choose topic that interests you.
Topic:
Using the ADM library catalogue
Go to http://library.hct.ac.ae/
Click Databases and ebooks
Perform the same search with the data bases Student Resource Center – Gold
List three sources that might be useful.
(1)
(2)
(3)
Use Easybib to create a bibliography from the sources above.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)