Sunday, January 2, 2011

How to change a flat tyre

Getting a flat tyre is annoying, but we have to deal with it In the city or outside the city. It’s easy to change the even if there is no garage in the area.

First of all, pull over the car to a safe area away from the road. Next the wheelnuts must be loosened. This should be done before using the jack. Then the car is jacked up. After that the nuts are removed and the flat tyre is removed. Then the spare tyre is put on. After that the nuts are tightened and the car is lowered down. Make sure that the nuts are tightened for the last time before boxing up. Finally the tools are boxed up and you are ready to drive on.

As you see the above steps are easy to follow, but you have to make sure that you are away from the road to in a safe area. In addition don’t forget to loosen the nuts while the car is still not jacked up.

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Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Hedley’s Trip to Niah Cave

It all happened thirty years ago when Hedley together with his wife and daughter decided to have a trip to Niah Cave. This cave is located in the Eastern part of Malaysia in the district of Miri, state of Sarawak. The family started their trip driving from Brunei until the Malaysian border. There they had to take a ferry to avoid driving through the jungle. The trip was long and tiring because they had to cross three different rivers to reach Miri. Although the family was supposed to arrive at the Niah Cave by 2 pm, they actually reached the place in the evening. It was too late to find a place to stay in. They headed off to the Government rest house where they met a group of Canadian scientists. The Canadians were very kind and offered Hedley and his family some food. In return, Hedley shared some of his drinks with them. The next morning, Hedley and his family headed off to see the Niah Cave. It was very dark and smelly with birds and bats nesting inside. While they were there, some locals entered the Cave. They were wearing hats with lights attached to them. It turned out that the locals came to collect bird nests to sell them later to the Chinese. Bird nests make a famous bird nests soup loved by the Chinese. The way to collect the bird nests was very amusing and something Hedley and his family saw for the first time. One man would climb up to scrape off the nests while the other man would be waiting to collect it from the ground. Watching the local men collect the bird nests was the highlight of the trip. The rest of the journey was not as pleasant. On the way back the trip was difficult because Hedley had to drive on rocky roads with a broken gear. Despite the negative, the overall trip was a success and something Hedley and his family remembered for years.

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Monday, December 13, 2010

Spelling

passport photos
local papers
card
strange taste
small size
outdoor activities
politics
teach south
rural co-operative (urban)
favourite
application

Monday, December 6, 2010

Last winter when I traveled to Austria with my family, I had experience of the snow for the first time. My trip started from Dubai airport when suddenly I met one of the Netherlands national football team. He was sitting in the coffee shop with his friend; I spoke to him and he was a nice guy. Then we headed to the airplane and it took us six hours to reach our destination. We reached the main airport of Austria and took another local airplane to Salzburg. We reached the hotel around afternoon and took some rest. Then we went downtown and walked around. It was a very nice walk because, there were no cars, only people. It was amazing that most of the buildings were very old, since the 15th century. We went back to the hotel and slept until the next day. The next day we woke up, had our breakfast and went to see some of the attractions of the city. The first place was Mozart’s house, one of the most famous composers in the world. When we were leaving the place it was very loud and noisy outside and suddenly we saw people of the city arranging their houses for the celebration of New Year’s Eve. Some of the city people were preparing a big area for the night celebration. After a long day we went back to the hotel and had our dinner. Few hours later people started the fireworks; it was a nice long evening. The next morning I woke up and opened the window and the city was covered with snow; that was my first time.
Traveling is very good for changing the routine life style and you learn from other cultures.

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Monday, November 22, 2010

how orange juice is made

How orange juice is made.

Orange juice is healthy because, of the vitamin C. We buy it from the supermarket. I’m going to describe the processes.

Firstly, the fruit is unloaded from trucks. Then, the oranges are graded and washed. After that, the oranges are sized. Next the juice is extracted. Then, the peel is sent to the animal feed. After that juice is evaporated at high temperature for a short time. Then the concentrated juice is refrigerated and stored. After that, the juice is sent to a canning machine. Then , the cans are shipped around the world. Next, the water is added to the concentrated juice to dilute it. Finally it is stored in the supermarket.

In conclusion you can see from my writing that the steps are easy but in reality there is a lot of work done in orange juice processes.


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Monday, November 8, 2010

Reflection two

In these two essays my teacher Hedley told me how to write compare
and contrast. One of them was about the UAE in the past and the present, and it was an easy one. The other was about compare and contrast living in cities or villages. Both of them should contain four paragraphs, starting with the introduction, then similarities and differences and the last is the conclusion, which should include my opinion; each essay must be more than 200 words.


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SYNONYMS1

1. Discovered = found

2. Basis = grounds

3. Categories = groups

4. Experts = specialists

5. Deal with = handle

6. Advisor = consultant

7. Fired = sacked

8. Evidence = proof

9. Extensive = broad

10. Suggested = proposed