Reflection 1

I am writing about the course and what it is all about, which happens to be very interesting. The course I am taking is  Academic Reading and Writing 1. My teacher is from England; his name is Hedley and he has lived in the UAE more than 20 years. As we were sitting in the first class he took us through the course plan, and he gave us exercises about how to summarize paragraphs and he made us  write a paragraph about the United Arab Emirates desert that included 145 words. The second week he gave us a small paragraph to write, talking about traffic accidents that are happening in the UAE, and it  included 155 words all together. The third week was also took writing so we can have the ability to write professionally, and this time it was about Arabian diving; that includes 170 words; this time we decided to write more because we needed to practice for our project that will include 550 words. The thing I really like about this course is that the more I write the more I learn how to improve my writing and language. During all of this week we are working for online quizzes  for vocabulary.

 

 

200 words

 

 

ARABIAN DIVING

The Arabian Gulf was one of the largest natural diving economies in the world. Pearl diving was still in play in the UAE until the 1950s but faded away as less expensive pearls became commonplace.

The old Emirati hunt for the black pearl has not completely died. There is a group of companies doing eco tours in waters off Palm Jebal Ali.

The proud tradition of pearl diving in the UAE may be gone but it's certainly not forgotten. None of The oyster hunters got rich but the dhow outing was about the journey. Unfortunately very few people now do it. There is one point that pearling was once the financial lifeblood for the emirates .Now it's difficult to find a local natural pearl by manual diving. Almost overnight, the once elusive and very expensive pearl became affordable for everyone. The divers spend around one week aboard a dhow at sea; for hundreds of years this was the sole source of income.

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traffic accidents

Traffic accidents are the leading cause of death among young children in the UAE. And the percentage is 63% of deaths among children age 14 and under according to official reports from the government.The big problem in the UAE is children who are sitting behind the driver and not wearing a seat belt. The Ministry Of Interior are implementing a policy for a children ,less  then ten years old ,they should sit in the back seats to be safer .We need to inform and advise people who are driving with kids to strap their children to car seats . According to HAAD statistics 98% of child passengers are not properly strapped in and 96% of children in the UAE aren’t seated properly. Today they are car seats made to accommodate children throughout their various stages of growth .The age and weights are factors to consider when choosing the appropriate child car seat.

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