UFS 211 - Blog 6: What are the common mistakes that you always do in writing? Do you find writing in English is difficult? What kind of problem do you face when you start writing? What are your suggestions to overcome the problem? Discuss.

What are the common mistakes that I always do in writing? I have no idea what are my common mistakes that i usual do when I was writing, I just write everything that passed my mind. Do I find writing in English is difficult? I didn't find writing in English is difficult but I also didn't find that writing in English is easy because I do have problems with the proper words that sometimes I have in mind but hard to translate it to English. That's really irritates me sometimes cause I have to make myself go search for Internets and i hated it where I was in the non Internet access in that place and I was forced to open the dictionary. What kind of problem do I face when I start writing? I sometimes faced a lot of problems, especially I was forced to write something when I have no inspiration to write at all. I will write nonsense and repeated the same point that I have write before and worse of all my sentences will matches the primary school sentences. What are my suggestions to overcome the problem? My suggestion is try to read more English books whether it is fiction or non-fiction so that we can gain more ideas, inspiration, and imagination from the book that we have read.

UFS 211 - Blog 5: Write a paragraph about a topic on "Water Pollution" and come out with the approtiate Topic Sentences, Supporting Sentences & Concluding Sentences with the linkers used in the paragraph.

         Water pollution can come from several different sources. If the pollution comes from a single source, such as oil spills, it is called point source pollution. If the pollution comes from many sources, it is called non-point source pollution. Most types of pollution affect the immediate area around the source. Sometimes the pollution may affect the environment hundreds of miles away from the source, such as nuclear waste, this is called cross-border pollution. Almost all types of water pollution are harmful to human and animal health. Water pollution may not damage our health immediately but can be harmful after long term exposure. Various forms of pollution affect the health of animals in different ways such as organic matter and nutrients causes an increase in aerobic algae and depleted oxygen from the water column. This causes the suffocation of fish and other aquatic organisms. Sulphate particles from acid rain can cause harm the health of marine life in the rivers and lakes it contaminates, and can result in death. If you want to help keep our waters clean, there are many things you can do to help. You can prevent water pollution of nearby rivers and lakes as well as groundwater and drinking such as conserve water by turning off the tap when the water flow is not necessary, this helps prevent water shortages and reduces the amount of contaminated water that needs treatment. Be careful about what you throw into the sink or your toilet. Do not throw paints, oils or other forms of litter down the drain. Use the environment, household products such as washing powder, household cleaning agents and toiletries. Take care not large excess pesticides and fertilizers, this will prevent spillage of material into nearby water sources. By having more plants in your garden, you are preventing fertilizer, pesticides and contaminated water from running into nearby water sources. Do not throw garbage into rivers, lakes or oceans. Help clean up any litter you see on beaches or in rivers and lakes, make sure it is safe to collect the litter and put it into the trash bin nearby.

UFS 211 - Blog 4: In your own words, describe the stages of 'Writing Process'. Provide example of the topic sentences, supporting sentences & concluding sentences.

Stages of writing

Get ideas -

o Prewriting activities

o Free writing

o Listing

o Mind map

o bubbling 

Organize ideas -

o Arrange your ideas for writing

o Decide which ideas to use.

o Will you use all of the ideas or only some?

o Think about the order of your ideas.

Write -

o Write the first draft.

o Get comfortable and relax.

o In the first draft, try to write your ideas in an interesting way.

o Don’t worry about the mistakes.

Revise -

o Check your ideas and irrelevant sentences.

o Did you follow your plan?

o Or did you change your plan while writing?

o Ask yourself, “Did I say what I wanted to say?”

Edit -

o Check the grammar in your paragraph.

o It is important to revise your ideas first and then edit your grammar.

Write -

o Rewrite the first draft

o Write the topic

o Submit

topic sentences

1. My special treasure is a picture of my mother on her fifteenth birthday.
2. There are many different ways of using eggs in cooking.

supporting sentences

1. This picture is always in my house when I was growing up. Years later when I got married and moved to Montreal, my mother gave it to me so that I would always remember her. Now, it sits on my table next to my bed. I look at it and, imagine my mother’s life on that day. I think she was excited because her eyes are shining with happiness. Her smile is shy as if she were thinking about a secret. She is standing next to rose bush, and the roses are taller than she is. She is wearing a beautiful white lace dress and black shoes. Her hair is long and curly. She looks lovely in this peaceful place, and I feel calm when I gaze into her eyes at the end of my busy day.
2. They can be boiled lightly and eaten with toast. Hard boiled eggs are good for picnics, sandwiches or use in salads. Fried, poached and scrambled eggs are commonly eaten at breakfast, while an omelette provides a light and nourishing meal at any time. For an exotic touch, eggs can be curried or used in sauces such as mayonnaise and hollandaise sauce. To give lightness and substance, eggs are usually added to cakes and pastries.

concluding sentences

1. This picture of my mother is my most valuable possession.
2. There are few foods that are as nourishing and versatile as egg.

UFS 211 - Blog 3: In your own words, describe the stages of "Writing Process."

Stages of writing

Get ideas -

o Prewriting activities

o Free writing

o Listing

o Mind map

o bubbling 

Organize ideas -

o Arrange your ideas for writing

o Decide which ideas to use.

o Will you use all of the ideas or only some?

o Think about the order of your ideas.

Write -

o Write the first draft.

o Get comfortable and relax.

o In the first draft, try to write your ideas in an interesting way.

o Don’t worry about the mistakes.

Revise -

o Check your ideas and irrelevant sentences.

o Did you follow your plan?

o Or did you change your plan while writing?

o Ask yourself, “Did I say what I wanted to say?”

Edit -

o Check the grammar in your paragraph.

o It is important to revise your ideas first and then edit your grammar.

Write -

o Rewrite the first draft

o Write the topic

o Submit

UFS 211 - Blog 2: Write down TWO(2) sentences for each type of Sentence Structure - Simple, Compound, Complex, compound-Complex Sentence.

Simple Sentence

1. Some students like to study in the mornings.
2. Alicia goes to the library and studies every day.

Compound Sentence

1.  I tried to speak Spanish, and my friend tried to speak English.
2. Alejandro played football, for Maria went shopping.

compound-Complex Sentence

1. Although I like to go camping, I haven't had the time to go lately, and I haven't found anyone to go with.
2. We decided that the movie was too violent, but our children, who like to watch scary movies, thought that we were wrong.

UFS 211 - Blog 1: What is Love to you?

         Love, when we talk about love, many people say that love is the feeling of a very deep romantic or sexual attachment to someone, that’s a funny definition even though it make sense. In my opinion, Love, affection, devotion, all mean a deep and enduring emotional regard, usually for another person. Love may also apply to various kinds of regard for examples the charity of the Creator, reverent adoration toward God or toward a person, the relation of parent and child, the regard of friends for each other, romantic feelings for another person, etc. That is what we humans said about love but what did the Holy Bible said about Love? It said love is patient, love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it does not proud. It is not ruse, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrong. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 1 Corinthians 13:4-8.

UFS111 - 5th Reflection Topic In about 100 words, write your opinion about why signs and banners should use correct English.

         Signs and banners should use correct English because misspelled or using the wrong English for the banners and signs may push consumers and clients away. Whether they are hand-written or printed, signs, banners and billboards serve as the public face of a business or individual. A good review of one's grammar and spelling can keep one from making signs that might turn consumers and clients away. Professionals, business owners and entrepreneurs should perform a spelling and grammar check before they create a sign or billboard. Even if their banner is handmade, they can ensure that they don't offer up their carelessness for public consumption with a quick, painless entry of their text into a word processor.

UFS111 - 5th Vocabulary Entry

• The mistakes are "dining" becomes "dying" in the above sign and "cooperation" become "corporation".
• What it should have been; " Please put the chairs back to their original position and keep the tables clean after dining. Thank you for your cooperation. "
• The meaning of the sign is to keep where the chairs belong and clean the table after finished the food.

• The mistakes are " Take the Child, Fall into water carefully " 
• It should have been, " Take good care of children, take extra care not to fall into water "
• The meaning of the sign is to take good care of the children and yourself so as not fall into the water.

• The mistakes are " KEEP SOURCES OF IGNITION INCLUDING ALL VEHICLES, AT LEAST 1.5 m (5 FEET) FROM THE TANK, IT’S ACCESSORIES, AND IT’S ENCLOSURE " 
• The correct sentence is " KEEP ALL SOURCES OF IGNITION (INCLUDING VEHICLES) AT LEAST 1.5 m (5 FEET) FROM THE TANK, ITS ACCESSORIES, AND ITS ENCLOSURE "
• The meaning of the sign is to stay away from the tank at least 1.5 m.

UFS111 - 1st Vocabulary Entry Give the meaning of the following words and create 2 sentences for each of the word.

• Platonic Love
• A chaste and strong type of  love that is non-sexual.
• Platonic love is not breathlessness, it is not excitement, it is not the desire to mate every second of the day.
• In the old days, finding quotes of platonic love required a trip to the library and pouring through endless books of quotes and prose.
• Pre-love
• The beginning of love.
• When you fall in pre-love, it is a temporary madness
• For that is just in pre-love, which may any of us convince ourselves we are.
• Re-love
• To love in return
• You have to work out whether your roots are become so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part because this is what re-love is.
• The arrows of re-love can strike at any time and you can not always wait around for a holiday to express your feelings.
• Rebound Love
• The record of love as from depression or disappointed or resurrected the old love.
• Rebound love itself is what is left over, when being in love has burned away.
• I advice my friend Della to just go on with her life when she experience her rebound love.

UFS111 - 4th Vocabulary Entry The following words are closely related to 'living life'; find the meaning of each words and create your own sentence for each word.

1. Inspirational
•  A divine influence or action on a person believed to qualify him or her to receive and communicate sacred revelation; the action or power of moving the intellect or emotions; the act of influencing or suggesting opinions.
• Deciding to have the party outdoors was sheer inspiration.
2. Motivation
•  The act or process of motivating; the condition of being motivated.
• Some students need motivation to help them through school.
3. Selective
•  Relating to or characterized by selection, selecting or tending to select.
• The college has a highly selective admissions process.
4. Procrastination
•  To put off intentionally and habitually.
• My evil genius procrastination has whispered me to tarry until a more convenient season.
5. Lackadaisical
• Lacking life, spirit or zest
• His teacher did not approve of his lackadaisical approach to homework.

UFS111 - 4th Reflection Topic Watch the clip of LIFE WITHOUT LIMITATION. What was the message that the clip is depicting. Did the clip inspired you? If yes,why? and in what way? If no, why?

 

         The message that this clip is depicting is how we should be thankful to God of what we have been granted in our life. I believe in the human spirit and this guy is an inspiration no matter how you look at it. Those of us who whine about how hard we have it don't have a clue next to this guy. This guy has one of the strongest spirits I have ever seen in human being, if we were half of what this guy has, this earth wouldn't be so annoying. This should inspire people with arms and legs that its truly a blessing. Even though he has no arm or feet, he still is the happiest guy on earth.. :) Certain people might have limbs but defiantly don't have heart, he has no limbs but the strongest man i have ever seen. I will state the obvious out of respect, God bless him for being encouraging and improving morale among the people who may feel limited in their own lives. :) This clip was truly an inspiration for me because if this man can touch the lives of millions and take charge of his life why can't we do it, we have more advantages over him but we always complain and making excuses. We have to stop making those excuses and get over the fear that we can't do something. We can have a life without limits this man have, Nick is the perfect example of life without limits. Imagine that we being born without arms. No arms to wrap around someone, no hands to experience touch or to hold another hand with. Having no ability to dance, walk, run, or even stand on two feet. Now put both of those scenarios together, no arms and no legs. Imagine life without limits. Nick said that he love living his life and he was happy with his own life so why can't we just enjoy our life without all those complains and excuses.

UFS111 - 3rd Vocabulary Entry

• Nouns that has more than 1 syllable
1. Civilization
• An advanced state of human society, in which a high level of culture science, industry, and government has been reached.
2. Mountain
• A natural elevation of the earth's surface rising more or less abruptly to a summit, and attaining an altitude greater than that of a hill, usually greater than 2000 feet.
3. Valley
•  An elongated depression between uplands, hills, or mountains. especially one following the course of a stream.
4. Center
• Geometry, the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally from the vertices's.
5. Kilometers
• A unit of length, the common measure of distances equal to 1000 meters, and equivalent to 3280.8 feet.

• Verbs
1.  Located
•  Discover the exact place or position of or situate in a particular place.
2. Situated
•  To put or on a particular site or place; locate.
3. Major
•  To follow a major course of study.
4. Believe
•  To have confidence in the truth, the existence. or the reliability of something. although without absolute proof that one is right in doing so.
5. Estate
• Obsolete. to establish in or as in an estate.

• Adjectives
1. Northern
•  Lying toward or situated in the north.
2. Northwest
•  Coming from the northwest or directed toward the northwest.
3. Focal
•  Pertaining to a focus.
4. Lowlands
•  Pertaining to or characteristic of a lowland or lowlands.
5. Classic
• Of the first or highest quality, class, or rank.

• Past perfect tense
1.  Survived
•  To remain alive or existence.
2. Purged
•  To free from impurities; purify or to remove impurities and other elements by or as if by cleansing.
3. Required
•  Needed; essential or obligatory.
4. Built
•  To form by combining materials or parts; construct.
5. Linked
• Connected, especially by or as if by links.

UFS111 - 3rd Reflection The Lost Worlds

         The similarity between  Machu Picchu and Chichen Itza are both of this city is lost city that abandoned by the people. Machu Picchu it was abandoned city just over 100 years later, in 1572.  It is possible that most of it is population died from smallpox introduced by travelers before the Spanish conquistadors arrived in the area. There evidence suggests that Chichen Itza was abandoned by the Mayans in the tenth century. The abandonment has not yet fully explained because the Mayan returned to and settled the cities around 1000 AD. There some evidence that both of this city was colonized by the Spanish. The third similar of this two city are the City contain stone building in various state of preservation. In Chichen Itza, the site contain five stone building are connected by dense network of formerly, called sacbeob. There almost 100 sacbeob criss-crossing the site, and extending in all direction from the city. Machu Picchu, the Incas were masters of this technique, called ashlar, in which block of stone are cut to fit together tightly without mortar. Both this city has temple, in Chichen Itza the temple still exist is the Temple of the Sun and Temple of the Sun in Machu Picchu. They have a sacred religious site. This theory stands mainly because of where Machu Picchu located. Reinhard calls it ‘sacred geography’ because the site of building on and around the mountain that holding high religious important in the Inca culture. There are two large, natural sink holes, called cenotes, this could have provided plentiful water year at Chichen Itza. There two cenotes, the “Cenote Sagrado” known as the Sacred Well or Well sacrifice. Machu Picchu is the historic Sanctuary while Chichen-Itza is the Pre-Hispanic City.  The sanctuary of Machu Picchu was located in the country of Peru and Chichen Itza was in the country of Mexico. In the sanctuary of Machu Picchu the integrated pattern of human knowledge, belief, and behavior that depends upon the capacity for symbolic thought and social learning were mixed and in the city of Chichen Itza were cultural.  The ruins of Machu Picchu are divided into two main sections known as the Urban and Agricultural Sectors, divided by a wall. The Agricultural Sector is further subdivided into upper and lower sectors, while the Urban Sector is split into East and West sectors, separated by wide plazas. The buildings of Chichen Itza are grouped in a series architectonic set, and each set was at one time separated from other by a series of low walls. The site exhibits of the city of Chichen Itza was a multitude of architectural styles, from what is called “In the Mexican Origin” and reminiscent of styles seen in central Mexico to the Puuc style found among the Puuc Maya of the northern lowlands. The presence of central Mexican styles was once thought to have been representative of direct migration or even conquest from central Mexico, but most contemporary interpretations view the presence of these non-Maya styles more as the result of cultural diffusion. Machu Picchu was built in the classical Inca style, with polished dry-stoned walls. Its three primary buildings are the Intihuatana, the Temple of the Sun, and the Room of the Three Windows. These are located in what is known by archaeologists as the Sacred District of Machu Picchu. In September 2007, Peru and Yale University almost reached an agreement regarding the return of artifacts which Yale has held since Hiram Bingham removed them from Machu Picchu in the early 20th century. In November 2010, a Yale University representative agreed to return the artifacts to a Peruvian university. I like the city of the Pre Hispanic, Chichen Itza because it has more site of description than the historic sanctuary of Machu Picchu, such as the Great North Platform, the Ossario Group, the Casa Colorada Group, Central Group and the Old Chichen. And I preferred the Pre-Hispanic city of Chichen Itza as my destination for vacation because the city of Chichen Itza was located on the flat surface than the historic sanctuary of the Machu Picchu was on the mountain.

UFS111 - 1st Reflection Write a reflection of about 250 words on what does the word LOVE means to you and how do you feel about PDA (Public Display of Affection)

         Love, when we talk about love, many people say that love is the feeling of a very deep romantic or sexual attachment to someone, that’s a funny definition even though it make sense. In my opinion, Love, affection, devotion, all mean a deep and enduring emotional regard, usually for another person. Love may also apply to various kinds of regard for examples the charity of the Creator, reverent adoration toward God or toward a person, the relation of parent and child, the regard of friends for each other, romantic feelings for another person, etc. That is what we humans said about love but what did the Holy Bible said about Love? It said love is patient, love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it does not proud. It is not ruse, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrong. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 1 Corinthians 13:4-8. Public Display of Affection… Soft kiss is fine, not until seeing them kissing, turning me on. Then that is a no!  Hugs, holding hands, pecks on the cheek and a quick kiss on the lips are all fine by me. Anything more than that petting, French kissing, ass-grabbing, etc. should be better done in private. But I believe too much PDA is still not allowed in Malaysia. I think this is the problem, some of us accept “a kiss” or a “hug” or even a "French kiss" in a public. But when it comes deeper, it will be strange! What do we expect if we allow other "funny" people doing such things publicly? Firstly, is "LOVE" really need to be expressed publicly? Is it even called LOVE when it is public? Second, why we don't mind the roots of the problems and feel strange how big things coming up later! I mean, what leads a man for more than a hug or more than a kiss except a hug itself or a kiss itself and about those people who never consider others and keep doing what they want. This type of people as I believe will never succeed in their life I mean socially since most of us "Normal people" who like everything to be just normal get offended and don't really like such kind of people, because they don't consider us and our feelings when they do what they do.