Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Persuasive Speech (Decision Making) Presentation Order - 9M3 & UK6B
Assalamualaikum and a very spectacular day to everyone!
The order for the persuasive speech (decision making) presentation
is final and not interchangeable for any reason whatsoever.
Please tell your other classmates about this.
View the order of presentation for persuasive speech (decision making) according to your own class:
9M3 - View it now! UK6B - View it now!
Don't forget to download, print and make necessary copies of the speech evaluation form.
Whenever in doubt about presenting your speech, do consult me.
Persusasive Speech (Decision Making) Evaluation - Things that need to be prepared and done by the audience
Assalamualaikum and a very good day!
Persuasive Speech Evaluation Forms
You need to make the necessary photocopies for each speaker that speaks on a particular day and cut it out accordingly.
You must not evaluate your own speech.
You must pass the evaluation form to the respective speaker at the end of the question and answer section for his or her speech.
Get the persuasive speech evaluation form - Download it now!
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Useful Notes / References
Below are some useful information for your persuasive speech:
Persuasive essay outline -- View/Download
Cause and effect essay outline -- View/Download
Critical Thinking - Decision Making Requirements -- View/Download
How to state the sources in your speech outline: Go there now!
Recommended websites to visit:
Persuasive speeches on Youtube - Go there now!
How to use PowerPoint on Youtube - Go there now!
Approved Tentative Persuasive Speech Titles - UK6B
1. Jun Ru -- Recycling
2. Mus -- Benefits of having a third language
3. Wani -- To fish or not to fish?
4. Kiera -- Prevention is better than cure
5. Hilwana -- Waste
6. Mardhiah -- Effects of colours in life
7. Alia -- Heart Attack
8. Nadiah -- Friendship with the right person
9. Atiqah -- Maggie
10. Amalina -- Silent Killer
11. Ummu -- Balanced diet
12. Saifu -- Communication Technology
13. Allef -- Iraq vs Malaysia
14. Amir -- Benefits of eating chocolate
15. Khairil -- Benefits of reading
16. Imran -- Alternative to Modern Medicine
17. Asyraf -- Internet
18. Siva -- Smoking
19. Syafiq -- The need for personal hygiene
20. Zariq -- Diabetes
21. Kerry -- Violence against women
22. Idil -- Global warming
23. Faridah -- Music can cure
24. Ros -- Stress among students
25. Wazna -- Time management
26. Nada -- Alcohol
27. Firdaus -- Organ Donation
28. Mizan -- Motorcycle vs. car
29. Hidayah -- Food safety
30. Athirah -- Advantage of using public transport
31. Fadilah -- Take care of your teeth
Approved Tentative Persuasive Speech Titles - 9M3
1. Hasvaany -- Laughter the best medicine
2. Ker Yin -- Tourism in Malaysia
3. Syahirah -- Online gaming is bad for us
4. Raymond -- The advantages of wireless electrical transmission
5. Zuhair -- The Darwinism Theory: the biggest lie in human history
6. Hanif -- Nuclear Energy – More Advantage or Disadvantage?
7. Vinusha -- Healthy Lifestyle
8. Qi Ying -- Food safety
9. Hidayah -- Why eat chocolate?
10. Ika -- Save the Earth!
11. Chun -- Abortion: Another name for murder
12. Peter -- Say 'No' to Cosmetic Plastic Surgery
13. Hudayah -- Obesity
14. Yati -- Handphone
15. Zul -- Man made black hole
16. Yin Shin -- Benefits of Yoga practice
17. Siaw Hui -- Effects of eating fast food
18. Hassan -- A car you won’t regret
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Selamat Hari Raya! (Happy Holidays Everyone!)
'SELAMAT HARI RAYA'..... semoga bergembira hendaknya.....'MAAF ZAHIR BATIN'
Roti sebuku petai sepapan
Daun ketupat daun palas
Blog pengganti kad ucapan
Tanda ingatan tulus ikhlas
Ada kalanya mata salah melihat
mulut terlanjur bicara
hati berprasangka
janji terabai, Maaf zahir dipinta
Ada ketikanya MATA silap memandang
TELINGA salah mendengar, LIDAH terlanjur berkata (selalu jugak tu)
FIKIRAN khilaf menafsir & HATI silap menduga
Mohon maaf atas segalanya
Ada mata pandanglah keindahan
Ada mulut berbudilah pertuturan
Ada hati berilah kesayangan
Ada salah silap silalah maafkan
WASSALAM.
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Academic Consultation
Here is my latest timetable for your viewing. Whenever you want to come and see me for consultation, you should first refer to this timetable and then inform me at least 3 days in advance via phone call, SMS or e-mail.
Among the reasons to come in for consultation:
1) Inquiry on certain element(s) for the subject ALEL10 or PAL301.
2) Question and Answer session regarding how to do a particular assignment.
3) Question and Answer session on marking and grading of your assignments and assessments.
4) General advice on learning and information sharing session.
I usually clock in to work from 8 a.m. and clock out at 4.00 p.m. five days a week (including Monday). Saturday and Sunday are my days off from work.
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Actual IELTS Test Information
Component : Speaking
Date/ Day : 20/09 (Saturday) & 21/09 (Sunday)
Session : morning & afternoon
Venue : Block W ( 8 classrooms at ground floor)
Component : Listening, Reading & Writing
Date/ Day : 27/09 (Saturday)
Session : morning
Venue : U201-210 & E206-210
* You will get your examination slip on either 20th or 21st of September.
* Please bring your Identity Card and Exam Slip on the exam days.
Good luck and all the best ! ^_^
Demo-process Speech General Comments (9M3 & UK6B)
Demo-Process Speech General Comments for All
1. Control your nervousness when speaking in public or in front of a crowd. You should constantly practice your speech before presenting it in class.
2. Make sure that you are at the center of the class when you present.
3. Maintain eye contact with not only the instructor, but also the audience.
4. You should use your speech cards just as a reminder on what you should talk about next. Do not rely on it 100% when delivering a speech. It shows you are unprepared.
5. It is recommended that you give the audience the materials that you use when demonstrating how to make an object (only for small and simple to do objects).
6. It is okay to throw in a few jokes here and there in your speech, but the main focus is to present the process of doing an action or making an object. You lose marks if you focus too much on jokes in the speech.
7. When demonstrating a small object, make sure that you have a bigger version to display to the entire audience. Generally, people at the back cannot see the small things that you display to them.
8. You should always practice your speech in full and time it. The instructor ignores points presented beyond the time limit. This causes you to lose marks.
9. The outline that you do for your speech is a general outline. You need not follow or say what you have written in it word by word. You should make adjustments to it to suit the time limit given.
10. Always consult the instructor whenever you have doubt on how to present your speech.
* For class UK6B, you can view the comments written by your friends for your particular demo-process speech in the folder at the notice board outside of my room at ST17 (It will only be displayed there until this 26th of September)
Friday, September 12, 2008
An Uplifting Song - The Time of My Life
The Time of My Life - David Cook
I’ve been waiting for my dreams
To turn into something
I could believe in
And looking for that
Magic rainbow
On the horizon
I couldn’t see it
Until I let go
Gave into love and watched all the bitterness burn
Now I’m coming alive
Body and soul
And feeling my world start to turn
And I’ll taste every moment
And live it out loud
I know this is the time,
This is the time
To be more than a name
Or a face in the crowd
I know this is the time
This is the time of my life
Time of my life
Holding onto things that vanished
Into the air
Left me in pieces
But now I’m rising from the ashes
Finding my wings
And all that I needed
Was there all along
Within my reach
As close as the beat of my heart
And I’ll taste every moment
And live it out loud
I know this is the time,
This is the time to be
More than a name
Or a face in the crowd
I know this is the time
This is the time of my life
Time of my life
And I’m out on the edge of forever
Ready to run
I’m keeping my feet on the ground
Arms open wide
Face to the sun
I’ll taste every moment
And live it out loud
I know this is the time,
This is the time to be
More than a name
Or a face in the crowd
I know this is the time
This is the time of my life
Time of my life
More than a name
Or a face in the crowd
This is the time
This is the time of my life.
This is the time of my life.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Take note. Don't always sleep late!! - Myself Included
Good rest and sound sleep is very important and if you don't sleep well,
The toxic in your body will accumulate and affect your health and your mood.
The main causes of liver damage are:
1. Sleeping too late and waking up too late are the main cause.
2. Not urinating in the morning.
3. Too much eating.
4. Skipping breakfast.
5. Consuming too much medication.
6. Consuming too much preservatives, additives, food coloring, and artificial sweetener.
7. Consuming unhealthy cooking oil. As much as possible reduce cooking oil use when frying, which includes even the best cooking oils like olive oil. Do not consume fried foods when you are tired, except if the body is very fit.
8. Consuming overly done foods also add to the burden of liver. Veggies should be eaten raw or cooked 3-5 parts. Fried veggies should be finished in one sitting, do not store.
We just have to adopt a good daily lifestyle and eating habits. Maintaining good eating habits and time condition are very important for our body to absorb and get rid of unnecessary chemicals according to 'schedule.'
Because: Evening at 9 - 11pm : is the time for eliminating unnecessary/ toxic chemicals (de-toxification) from the antibody system (lymph nodes). This time duration should be spent by relaxing or listening to music. If during this time a housewife is still in an unrelaxed state such as washing the dishes or monitoring children doing their homework, this will have a negative impact on her health.
Evening at 11pm - 1a.m. : The de-toxification process in the liver, and ideally should be done in a deep sleep state. Early morning 1 - 3a.m. : de-toxification process in the gall, also ideally done in a deep sleep state.
Early morning 3 - 5a.m. : de-toxification in the lungs. Therefore there will sometimes be a severe cough for cough sufferers during this time. Since the de-toxification process had reached the respiratory tract, there is no need to take cough medicine so as not to interfere with toxin removal process.
Morning 5 - 7a.m.: de-toxification in the colon, you should empty your bowel.
Morning 7 - 9a.m.: Absorption of nutrients in the small intestine, you should be having breakfast at this time.
Breakfast should be earlier, before 6:30a.m., for those who are sick.
Breakfast before 7:30a.m. is very beneficial to those wanting to stay fit.
Those who always skip breakfast, they should change their habits, and it is still better to eat breakfast late until 9 -10a.m. rather than no meal at all.
Sleeping so late and waking up too late will disrupt the process of removing unnecessary chemicals. Aside from that, midnight to 4a.m. is the time when the bone marrow produces blood.
Therefore, have a good sleep and don't sleep late.
Important Information For All
AFTER YEARS OF TELLING PEOPLE CHEMOTHERAPY IS THE ONLY WAY TO TRY (TRY THE KEY WORD) AND ELIMINATE CANCER, JOHN HOPKINS IS FINALLY STARTING TO TELL YOU THERE IS an alternative way.
Cancer Update from John Hopkins University
1. Every person has cancer cells in the body. These cancer cells do not show up in the standard tests until they have multiplied to a few billion. When doctors tell cancer patients that there are no more cancer cells in their bodies after treatment, it just means the tests are unable to detect the cancer cells because they have not reached the detectable size.
2. Cancer cells occur between 6 to more than 10 times in a person's lifetime
3. When the person's immune system is strong the cancer cells will be destroyed and prevented from multiplying and forming tumors.
4. When a person has cancer it indicates the person has multiple nutritional deficiencies. These could be due to gen etc, environmental, food and lifestyle factors.
5. To overcome the multiple nutritional deficiencies, changing diet and including supplements will strengthen the immune system.
6. Chemotherapy involves poisoning the rapidly-growing cancer cells and also destroys rapidly-growing healthy cells in the bone marrow, gastro-intestinal tract etc, and can cause organ damage, like liver, kidneys, heart, lungs etc.
7. Radiation while destroying cancer cells also burns, scars and damages healthy cells, tissues and organs.
8. Initial treatment with chemotherapy and radiation will often reduce tumor size. However prolonged use of chemotherapy and radiation do not result in more tumor destruction.
9 When the body has too much toxic burden from chemotherapy and radiation the immune system is either compromised or destroyed, hence the person can succumb to various kinds of infections and complications.
10. Chemotherapy and radiation can cause cancer cells to mutate and become resistant and difficult to destroy. Surgery can also cause cancer cells to spread to other sites.
11. An effective way to battle cancer is to starve the cancer cells by not feeding it with the foods it needs to multiply.
CANCER CELLS FEED ON:
a. Sugar is a cancer-feeder. By cutting off sugar it cuts off one important food supply to the cancer cells. Sugar substitutes like NutraSweet, Equal, Spoonful, etc are made with Aspartame and it is harmful. Diet cola contains this ingredient which has been linked to horrible side-effects such as severe migraines and rebound cravings for sugar. A better natural substitute would be Manuka honey or molasses but only in very small amounts. Table salt has a chemical added to make it white in color.
Better alternative is Bragg's amino's or sea salt.
b. Milk causes the body to produce mucus, especially in the gastro-intestinal tract. Cancer feeds on mucus.By cutting off milk and substituting with unsweetened soy milk cancer cells are being starved.
c. Cancer cells thrive in an acid environment. A meat-based diet is acidic and it is best to eat fish, and a little chicken rather than beef or pork. Meat also contains livestock antibiotics, growth hormones and parasites, which are all harmful, especially to people with cancer.
d. A diet made of 80% fresh vegetables and juice, whole grains, seeds, nuts and a little fruits help put the body into an alkaline environment. About 20% can be from cooked food including beans. Fresh vegetable juices provide live enzymes that are easily absorbed and reach down to cellular levels within 15 minutes to nourish and enhance growth of healthy cells. To obtain live enzymes for building healthy cells try and drink fresh vegetable juice (most vegetables including bean sprouts)and eat some raw vegetables 2 or 3 times a day. Enzymes are destroyed at temperatures of 104 degrees F (40 degrees C).
e. Avoid coffee, tea, and chocolate, which have high caffeine. Green tea is a better alternative and has cancer-fighting properties. Water-best to drink purified water, or filtered, to avoid known toxins and heavy metals in tap water. Distilled water is acidic, avoid it
12. Meat protein is difficult to digest and requires a lot of digestive enzymes. Undigested meat remaining in the intestines become purified and leads to more toxic buildup.
13. Cancer cell walls have a tough protein covering. By refraining from or eating less meat it frees more enzymes to attack the protein walls of cancer cells and allows the body's killer cells to destroy the cancer cells.
14. Some supplements build up the immune system (IP6, Flor-ssence, Essiac, anti-oxidants, vitamins, minerals, EFAs etc.) to enable the body's own killer cells to destroy cancer cells. Other supplements like vitamin E are known to cause apostasies, or programmed cell death, the body's normal method of disposing of damaged, unwanted, or unneeded cells.
15. Cancer is a disease of the mind, body, and spirit. A proactive and positive spirit will help the cancer warrior be a survivor. Anger, unwilling to forgive and bitterness put the body into a stressful and acidic environment. Learn to have a loving and forgiving spirit. Learn to relax and enjoy life. God put us here to have fun and enjoy His creations, not to struggle.
16. Cancer cells cannot thrive in an oxygenated environment. Exercising daily, and deep breathing help to get m ore oxygen down to the cellular level. Oxygen therapy is another means employed to destroy cancer cells.
PLEASE FORWARD IT TO PEOPLE YOU CARE ABOUT
CANCER UPDATE FROM JOHN HOPKINS HOSPITAL , U S - PLEASE READ
1. No plastic containers in micro.
2. No water bottles in freezer.
3. No plastic wrap in microwave.
Johns Hopkins has recently sent this out in its newsletters. This information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center as well.
Dioxin chemicals cause cancer, especially breast cancer.
Dioxins are highly poisonous to the cell s of our bodies.
Don't freeze your plastic bottles with water in them as this releases dioxins from the plastic.
Recently, Dr. Edward Fujimoto, Wellness Program Manager at Castle Hospital, was on a TV program to explain this health hazard. He talked about dioxins and how bad they are for us. He said that we should not be heating our food in the microwave using plastic containers.
This especially applies to foods that contain fat. He said that the combination of fat, high heat, and plastics releases dioxin into the food and ultimately into the cells of the body. Instead, he recommends using glass, such as Corning Ware, Pyrex or ceramic containers for heating food. You get the same results, only without the dioxin. So such things as TV dinners, instant noodles and soups, etc., should be removed from the container and heated in something else.
Paper isn't bad but you don't know what is in the paper. It's just safer to use tempered glass, Corning Ware, etc. He reminded us that a while ago some of the fast food restaurants moved away from the foam containers to paper.
The dioxin problem is one of the reasons.
Also, he pointed out that plastic wrap, such as Saran, is just as dangerous when placed over foods to be cooked in the microwave. As the food is nuked, the high heat causes poisonous toxins to actually melt out of the plastic wrap and drip into the food. Cover food with a paper towel instead
This is an article that should be sent to anyone important in your life.
I'm telling you this because you are among the important people in my life. ^_^
Monday, September 8, 2008
On-going marks so far - UK6B
On-going marks (so far) for 15% ( Paragraph writing (5%) + Demo-process Speech (10%) ) for class UK6B is available for viewing.
Click on the following link to view/download the on-going marks: View/Download it now!
LISTENING
1. Don’t just glance at instructions, but read them carefully. They can vary considerably.
2. It often happens that the speaker will give you an answer, and then corrects what s/he said - watch out for this ploy.
3. Try and anticipate what the speaker will say. This requires concentration - easy in your own language, but more difficult in English.
4. Remember, if you want a high score you should aim to get all questions in parts one and two correct. Don’t make any careless mistakes in the easier sections.
5. Small errors can lead to a low score such as spelling mistakes, omitting plural 's' or incomplete time indications.
6. Don’t panic if you think the topic is too difficult or the speaker is too fast. Take a deep breath, relax and tune in.
7. Read, write and listen at the same time. Tricky, but worth practicing!
8. Don’t leave blanks, you might as well guess as you won’t be penalized for wrong answers.
READING
1. Leave a question for later if you can’t answer. Spending a long time on one answer is not ideal. Go back later if you have time and guess if you have too.
2. Don’t panic if you don’t know anything about the subject the passage deals with. All the answers can be found in the passage and you don’t need any specialist knowledge.
3. Remember that - unlike the Listening - you have no extra time to transfer your answers at the end of the Reading.
4. As a preparation for the exam, read as widely as possible e.g. newspapers, magazines, or journals. Don’t limit yourself to one type of text and read articles with an academic style if possible.
5. Look at ways paragraphs are organized. Main ideas are usually in line 1 – 10 of the paragraph. Find the main ideas and supporting details for each paragraph. Sometimes main ideas are scattered; it can be in the first and last paragraph or even the final paragraph for a particularly long paragraph.
6. Try and predict the content of a paragraph from the opening sentence.
7. Don’t concentrate on words you don’t know. It only wastes valuable time.
8. Careless mistakes cost points. Copy the answer correctly if it is mentioned in the passage.
9. Check your spelling, and make sure to put in singular or plural as asked for.
10. Only give one answer unless explicitly said otherwise.
WRITING
1. Highlight/circle key words.
2. Clearly divide paragraphs.
3. Don’t repeat ideas using different words.
4. Stick to the topic.
5. Careful with timing! Don’t rush Task 2, it’s longer and carries more weight.
6. Avoid informal language.
7. Learn to recognize how long 150/250 words is in your handwriting. You don’t really have time to count.
8. Get used to spending several minutes re-reading and correcting your essays.
SPEAKING
1. We want to test your ability to communicate effectively, and not just your grammatical accuracy.
2. Develop your answers as much as possible.
3. Speak more than the examiner.
4. Ask for clarification if necessary.
5. Remember, this is not a test of your knowledge, but of your language abilities. There is not one correct answer and all the others are wrong. Try to express your opinion.
6. The areas covered are fairly predictable and not infinite, so practice at home by yourself.
On-going marks so far - 9M3
Assalamualaikum and a very good day!
On-going marks (so far) for 15% ( Paragraph writing (5%) + Demo-process Speech (10%) ) for class 9m3 is available for viewing.
Click on the following link to view/download the on-going marks: View/Download it now!
IELTS Coursework Marks (8M10)
Assalamualaikum and a very good day!
I've calculated the total marks for the coursework evaluation section. The total marks are over 50 marks ( X/50).
Click the following link to view/download the marks: View/Download the marks now!
Saturday, September 6, 2008
My Class Timetable
We're currently in week 10 of the semester (for ALEL10 students) and week 7 (for PAL301 students).
This means that there is only a 6 weeks left to the final examination (for ALEL10 students) and only 3 weeks left (for PAL301 students who are taking IELTS).
I have decided to post my class timetable online so that you can take a look at it and find the appropriate date and time to consult me regarding the subject that I teach you.
Please make sure that you inform me at least 3 days in advance before coming to see me as I might have events that I need to attend and/or manage throughout a particular week.
I have fixed the file and the link to view my class timetable for this semester.
Click on the following link to view/download the timetable: view/download the timetable now!