~•{ Using mobile phones while driving }•~

Nowadays, the mobile phone is something important in our life and it is used all over the world. Some people are talking on their mobile phone while they are driving.

Using a mobile phone while driving is a dangerous thing; you should have one in your car for the emergency cases. For example, it is dangerous to drive alone at night so you should have a mobile to summon help from police in an emergency. Also if you are driving a long way to remote areas where there are no lights in the roads or a desert for example you may need help if your car breaks down.

Even though I said the above things, there is no real reason for using a mobile phone while you are driving because of course you will find a safe place to stop and answer your phone. Some drivers think that using hands-free is less distraction. In fact, using hands-free does not reduce the level of distraction because driving requires a lot of concentration. Most countries have banned using a mobile phone while driving and they give those fines because it has become a major problem worldwide. In the UAE, it is not allowed to use a mobile phone while you are driving in all cases.

In conclusion, a lot of research shows that using a mobile phone while driving is a cause of accidents. However, it is very important to have a mobile phone in your car but it is not necessary to use it except in emergency cases.

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~•{ A woman's role }•~

Is a woman’s proper role in society to pursue a career or to be a mother and wife?

Traditionally a woman’s role has been as a mother and wife. However, more and more women worldwide are being educated to a high level and are pursuing careers. Does this pose a threat to the upbringing of young children and to social stability?

There are many reasons why a woman should be at home to look after her children. Children need their mother’s love and attention. A mother substitute, like a maid, however caring, cannot provide the same emotional support that a child needs. In addition, a maid may not speak the child’s language and there may well be cultural differences. A mother plays a crucial role in developing her child’s language and cultural awareness. Even worse, if there is no mother and no maid at home, children will feel neglected.

On the other hand, women have an important role to play in society. If intelligent women want to pursue careers, why should they not have the same opportunity to do so as men? Women have a lot to offer to society, which would be poorer if they couldn’t do so. In the West, it is generally accepted that women have the choice of whether to pursue a career or not. Of course there are more traditional societies where this is more difficult.

In an ideal world, a woman should be able to pursue a career and also have time to bring up a family, but it’s not an easy task to get the balance right.

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~•{ US farms & farm workers 1910-2000 }•~

The line graph shows the United States number of farms and workers from 1910 to 2000.

The biggest change was the dramatic drop in US farm workers. The workers kept the same rate for the first 10 years and it was 13.5 millions. Also the farms kept from 1910 to 1915 at 6.4 millions, but from 1915 to 1920 grew to 6.5 millions. The number of workers fell from 13.5 to 12.5 in around 1 decade. However, the farms stayed at 6.5 for around 1 decade. In the next 5 years the rate increased from 12.5 to 13 million for the workers and from 6.5 to 7 million for farms. The workers declined from 13 to 3 millions in 2000, while the farms decreased from 7 to 2.1 millions in 55 years.

In summary, the workers and farms in the United States had a big fall over 9 decades from 13 to 3 million for workers.

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~•{ Mobiles in the classroom }•~

Should mobile phones be banned in the classroom?

Years ago, mobile phones were allowed in the work and in the class for those who work there, because not everybody had mobiles. Nowadays, each person in 1 family has at least 1 phone, and they take it with them in their work. I faced the advantages and disadvantages of using a mobile phone.

First of all, there are many advantages of mobiles in the class. The first point is that it helps the student with the calculator in mathematics class. The second benefit is that it spends your time in the break. For example listen to your favorite music as well as watching movies through downloading. The final important advantage is that it tells the absent students. For instance, when the students are absent, the rest can tell them by messages if there is a test or something like this.

Although mobile phones have advantages, they also have some disadvantages. The first problem is that students can’t focus in their class by looking at the phone many times. Another disadvantage is that it makes your GPA fall. For example, students feel bored in some classes, so they need to rest by sending messages to their girl friends and playing the games.

In conclusion, using mobile phones has lots of advantages and disadvantages and most of you will be aware of that. In my opinion, I agree with people to take the mobiles with them to their work, because maybe some emergency things will happen in their home.

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~•{ Traffic congestion & Parking problems }•~

Abu Dhabi is the capital of the UAE, and it has a problem in traffic congestion and parking. I will explain the causes and the solutions of this problem.


First of all, the most obvious reason for traffic jams is the increased population. For example, every day more than a hundred people take the driving license. In addition, the economic development affects the problem. More people means that each family has more than 2 cars. Then the weather in summer is the third reason for this problem. For instance, the weather is hot and not suitable for walking or biking. Finally, the most important problem for traffic jams is parking. To illustrate, most buildings in Abu Dhabi don’t have a private parking, so the people who live there park their cars in any empty spaces.

There are several solutions to solve this problem. The first obvious answer is to improve public transport. For example, make better bus services and a new rail network, like in Dubai with its new metro. Another possible solution is to improve the existing road network by constructing more bridges, overpasses and underpasses to ease traffic flow. Another solution is for the authorities, as in Singapore, to make motoring more expensive, through higher registration fees, restrictions on where and when motorists may use their cars, etc.


In conclusion, the problem with regard to greater restrictions on motorists is that many people will see them as an attack on individual liberty and no doubt they would prove unpopular, at least to begin with.

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~•{ Water shortages in the UAE }•~

The UAE is a desert country, with very little annual rainfall, and so there is a constant problem of water shortage.

The most obvious reason for the shortage of water is the rapid population growth. More people means more food and this has led to a growing demand for an increase in agricultural production, which in turn means more irrigation and therefore more water. In addition, the economy of the country has expanded enormously over the past 50 years. Industrialization has greatly increased the demand for water. The climate of the UAE makes it difficult to meet the increased demand for water. There is very little rainfall and no surface water. Wastage of water and leaking water pipes make the situation worse.

Desalination is perhaps the most obvious solution. It’s expensive but the UAE is a rich country. Similarly, making better use of underground water is not cheap but it would help to answer to the problem. Dams to store water when it does rain have already been built in Fujairah and Ras Al Khaimah. Charging people more for water, educational programmes in schools and colleges, and national advertising campaigns could also raise public awareness of the problem.

In practice, the UAE gets most of its fresh water from desalination plants. This is the most obvious short-term solution. In the long run, however, raising public awareness of the problem and encouraging people to use water more responsibly is the most important factor in solving the problem of water shortages.

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~•{ Seasons / Weather }•~

Winter is the coldest season. In Europe it often snows in the winter months, December, January and February.

Summer is the hottest season. During the summer months, June, July and August, it is extremely hot and humid here in the UAE.

Spring comes after winter and before summer.

The autumn, called the fall in the USA, is when the leaves fall from the trees.

Singin' in the Rain is Hedley's favourite movie.

Children like to play in the snow.

Driving in fog is very dangerous.

When we heat water to boiling point, we get steam.

The temperature in Abu Dhabi during the summer can reach 50 degrees Celsius.

During a storm you can often see lightning and hear thunder.

~•{ Jobs }•~

An architect designs buildings.

A civil servant is a government employee.

A doctor helps sick people to get well.

A nurse helps a doctor by looking after patients in a hospital or clinic.

The students in CEH are all mechatronic engineers. They study mechanical and electrical engineering.

A farmer works in agriculture, growing crops and raising animals.

Lawyers prosecute and defend accused people in law courts.

A mechanic fixes/repairs vehicles in a garage.

A shop assistant helps and advises customers in a store.

~•{ Age of Marriage }•~

The bar graph shows the decline, over the past few decades, in the percentage of women aged 15-19 who are married in six selected Arab countries. The table gives us the age of first marriage for men and women in twelve Arab countries, plus Turkey and Iran.

The most dramatic feature of the bar chart concerns the UAE, where the percentage of 15-19 year old married women plummeted from 57% in 1975 to 8% in 1995. Other massive drops were in Libya, from 40% in 1973 to 1% in 1995 and Kuwait, from 38% in 1970 to 5% in 1996. Egypt, Tunisia and Palestine registered less dramatic falls. 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.

The outstanding feature of the bar graph is Palestine because the fall was 3% in rate from 1967 to 2004. In the table, men and women didn’t get married before the age 20.5 in all countries.

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~•{ Hurricanes & Tornadoes }•~

Nowadays, the weather is affected by many things like volcanoes and storms. From this table, I will describe the information about two strong winds which are hurricanes and tornadoes.

First of all, the minimum speed of a hurricane is 74 mph, whereas the tornado’s is 40 mph. Next 155 -200 mph is the maximum speed for hurricanes, and 250 – 300 mph for tornadoes. The classification scale for hurricanes is the Saffir – Simpson C1 – C5; however the tornadoes are measured on the Fujuita F0 – F5. On the other hand, the duration of hurricanes is 1 week average, but tornadoes mostly only last a few minutes, some up to few hours. Another point is average width of storm; Hurricanes with 300 miles are more than the tornadoes with 100 – 600 meters. A hurricane can be predicted 2 -3 days in advance but tornadoes only 20 minutes. Finally, the hurricanes start over warm oceans, but the tornadoes start over land.

The outstanding feature of the table is the hurricane with 300 miles in width. However, the tornadoes have more speed with 250 – 300 mph.

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~•{ 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.

~•{ 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.

~•{ Car specifications }•~

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Nowadays, there are many kinds of saloon cars. From this table, I will describe the information of four popular medium – sized saloon cars which are the Toyota Corolla, the Volkswagen Golf, the Ford Focus and the Nissan Micra.
First of all, the Volkswagen is the most expensive car in this table with $ 18,250. Also the Golf has the biggest engine size with 16000cc. But this car does the lowest number with 40 miles per gallon. The Volkswagen Golf is made in Germany. Following it, the two cars from Asia are the Toyota Corolla and the Nissan Micra with the same price at $ 15,550, but they have a different engine size and miles per gallon. The Toyota has 1400cc and does 48 miles per gallon. However, the Nissan has 1200cc in engine size and does 52 miles per gallon. Finally, the Ford Focus is made in the USA and costs $ 15,800. It has 1400cc in the size of engine and does 50 miles per gallon.
The outstanding feature of the table is the Volkswagen with its high price. However, the Nissan Micra does 52 miles per gallon.

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~•{ Top Date - Producing Countries 2001 }•~

There are many countries which produce dates to export to other countries. From this bar chart, I will describe the top 10 producers and how much they produced in tonnes.

First of all, Egypt is the biggest producer with annual production of 1,100,000 tonnes. The second - highest producer in 2001 with 850,000 tonnes is Iran. Following them came the UAE and Saudi Arabia, rivalling each other with about 740,000 tonnes each. Pakistan and Iraq, with outputs of approximately 630,000, were not far behind. Algeria supplied the world with nearly 400,000 tonnes and Oman around a quarter of a million. Finally, Sudan’s and Libya’s crops yielded under 200,000 tonnes each.

The outstanding feature of the bar chart is Egypt and Iran. However, six countries produced over half a million tonnes a year.

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~•{ UK budget 1996 }•~

The UK government's budget in 1996 was ₤ 315 billion. This pie chart shows what the government spent the money on, divided into ten categories.

The government spent most money, by far, on social security, ₤ 100 billion. This was almost twice as much as the next category, health, which cost ₤ 53 billion. Next to that they paid ₤ 38 billion to education. Also they spent between ₤ 20 - ₤ 25 billion for three categories, namely debt interest, other expenditure and defence. Law and order takes ₤ 17 billion. The government also spent ₤ 13 billion for industry, agriculture and employment. The rest of the total is ₤ 9 billion for transport.

The outstanding feature of the pie - chart is that social security and health expenditure combined accounted for almost a half of the UK budget in 1996.

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