A poem by Ghida Al-Lehyani

Here is a poem written by a student of mine ;)

Ghaida Al-Lehyani 

Try to reach your dreams...
I wonder, why do you cry?
Don't be shy..
It seems that you never succeed,
But that would be wrong indeed!
It's not too hard to achieve your dream, dear
just open your mind and think clear 

Live your day 
free from sorrow
and see what will happen tomorrow
hopes and dreams will come true 
you just work hard to find a clue

~*~*~*~*~*~  

Thank you Ghida for sharing this with us here ;)

A Special Thank You-Post ;)

During the first semester of this year 1433/34 ( 2012/2013), I had both the pleasure and -honestly-the displeasure of teaching lots of subjects and many groups.In this post I will not dwell on the disappointments I had  but rather I'd focus on the positive aspects.
 
It was a pleasure to teach the subject: Writing III for group2. They turned out to be such wonderful group of smart, creative, hard-working students. And here I'm happy to share some of the creative projects that they presented during the term.

1- Collage story (I've learned this technique in the creative workshop that I attended at college. It was given by Dr.Afraa)

Procedure:

Students were asked to bring to class: 10 pictures + 10 small items + coloring pencils + markers + scissors & glue.

When I came, I divided them to groups then gave each group a large paper sheet and asked them to use their items to create a collage story that they have to write into a paragraph.

The following are photos of their produce collage stories:

Our Home

 

 A summer Vacation

Open the window ;)

A Fashion Princess 

2- Your dream business project
This project was a surprise. The idea was actually improvised and students loved it the moment I suggested it.
In groups, they had to create a business plan for a project that they dream of establishing. The time limit was a week but then they asked to be given another week so they'd prepare themselves better. A one more week was given with the condition that they have to impress me with their presentations and work. And impress me they did!
It was wonderful to sit and watch these creative smart ladies present their projects and explain their business strategies and plans. Some of my colleagues attended that class with me and loved what my students did.

Here are some photos of some of the projects that they presented.

1- A project of a huge fun fair land similar to that of Disney's but it includes facilities such as hospitals, saloons and spas. They choose a Hello Kitty theme for their presentation demonstrating that the theme of their proposed project would change each year. It would be such a versatile attractive project that visitors would like to visit each year.

2-A cafe that would combine our old and almost forgotten heritage with today's unto date tastes.

H-Cafe

3- A female city in which only women would be allowed to enter.

4-An online based accessories business

5- A photography studio and institution that trains amateurs  to become professionals in the field of photography.


All in all, many thanks for the ladies of this special group (Group2-writingIII) for their positive smart sparks and creativity. I enjoyed teaching you pretty ladies.


Your Instructor, 
Nisreen Y.

You are one from 7 billion people

You are one from 7 billion people and you can know your approximate number

See this video

and your approximate number

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-15391515

Shared by: 

Dua'a Ageel 

(G7-1st Term-1432)

some interesting wise sayings

 everybody makes mistakes that's why they put erasers on pencils

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 after black clouds , clear weather

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 Quality education is the best investment for your future

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 don't let the past hold you back you're missing the good stuff

Shared by:

Zhara Al-Khwaher

(G7-1st term 1432)

An Amazing word!

There is a common word in English language made up of nine letters and each time when we omit one of its letters it give us new word but in the different meaning 
the word is : startling 
starting 
staring
string
sting
sing
sin
in 
I

Shared by:

Shatha Abed -(G7-1st term 1432)...thank you 

Literal translation from Arabic to English -Hilarious!

كلمات انجليزية مضحكة مترجمة بالعربي

Turn your face ==============> (اقلب وجهـك ) 

 

you are empty ==============> ( انت فاضي) 

you don not have a story =====> ( ما عندك سالفة)

pick up your face but ========> (لقـّط وجـهـك بـس ) 

Over my window ===========> (فوق طاقتي) 

It comes over you ==========> ( مالت عليك)

Find your quarter ===========> ( دوٌر ربعك) 

Stand up just stand up ======> (قـــم بـــس قـــم )

On ceramic ==============> ( على بلاطة) 

Sensitive ================> ( حساس) 

Shenshitive ==============> (حشاش على وزن حساس) 

A lot of this ===============> ( كثر منها ) 

You broke my mind ========> ( كــســـرت خاطري ) 

 

You have no cause =======> ( مالك داعـي )

You don't have what my grandmother has> ( ما عندك ماعند جدتـي ) 

I took a parking from you ====> ( أخذت منك موقف )

Oh man walk your adverb ===> (يا رجال مشـّـي حالـك )

 

^_^ ^_^

Shared by:

Bushra Al-Shehri (G7-1st Term-1432)

Idiomatic expressions {something to share}

here are some idiomatic expressions:  

break the ice = make it easy 

break the ice 1. To make a start.                 2. To relax a tense or unduly formal atmosphere or social situation.

He looks blue = he looks very sad 

Blue: Gloomy; depressed

I will go banana = I will lose my mind 

go bananas go crazy, go nuts (slang), go insane, go bonkers (slang, chiefly Brit.), go mental (slang), go barmy (slang), go loopy (informal), go round the bend (Brit. slang), go frantic, go batty (slang), go doolally (slang), go round the twist (Brit. slang), go nutty (slang) People went bananas with boredom.

he leads a dog life = his life is full of difficulties and problems 

dog's lifen. Slang

A miserably unhappy existence.

He is a black sheep = bad man

black sheepn

a person who is regarded as a disgrace or failure by his family or peer group

He is full of hot air = he is talking nonsense full of hot air and full of beans; full of bull; full of it; full of prunes

Fig. full of nonsense; talking nonsense. Oh, shut up, Mary. You're full of hot air.

Don't pay any attention to Bill. He's full of beans. My English professor is full of bull. You're full of it.

Contributed by :

Bashaier Al hashmi

(Foundation year 1432/33- Group 7)

Thank you dear

A nice quote {Something to share}

Contributed by: 

Ola Al-shreef

(Foundation year- Group 7)

Thank you Ola 

A newcastle dialect {something to share}

I've something very interesting. I went to Newcastle on my last holiday and I met a lot of new friends there. They told me something very crazy, nice and cool. They told me that there is a special language just for teenagers (as I was told-not completely sure) in Newcastle to communicate with each other and no one can understand them; if you go to Manchester , London and Scotland or any city in London they can't understand it .. that’s really cool! I like it .

They taught me some words and by the way there are no spelling rules in this language . and here are some examples :

Loosh = good or very good

Toon = home

Ola=hi

Traa = good bye

Are you ok ? = are you alreet ?

Yes I'm ok = yes am I alreet

How are you ? I'm fine = how are you ? ooh cany cany (you should say it two times )

What  do you think about MS . Nisreen ? she is very nice and friendly = what do you think about MS .Nisreen? she's cany

I hope you like it and I hope I could teach you more and more about Jordie or  Geordie language. I always talk with my lovely British teacher to learn more and more about it . Because I love it .

Thanks  all

Dania Abed

(Foundation year 1432/33 – Group 7)

Thank you Dania …for this interesting and cool piece of information ;)

For more information about this Georide dialect check this

Newcastle English ("Geordie")

A Pumba Quote {something to share}

A Pumba Quote:

"After a long day of doing nothing,it's good to kick back"

"Kick back" is used informally here and it means:

To take it easy; relax

Contributed by : 

heba talal gazzaz‏

(Foundation year- Group 7) 

Thank you Heba for this cute quote  ;)

A pie in the sky ( an idiom) {something to share}

pie in the sky

if an idea or plan is pie in the sky, it seems good but is not likely to be achieved 

or 

something good that is unlikely to happen

e.g. Those plans of his to set up his own business are just pie in the sky.

Dad promised to buy me a new laptop but I just know it's more like a pie in the sky! 

contributed by : 

Nura AlHarthi 

Foundation year-  Group 7 

source: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/pie+in+the+sky

Thank you Nura for this cute idiom ;)

The shortest play ever (something to share)

The shortest play ever is called "The breath"

it lasts just 35 seconds

And it is a silent play

                                                    by: Samuel Beckett

Thank you 

Walaa Almaghrabi

((Thank you Walaa for sharing this interesting info. with us ;))

P.S. Walaa presented this in class on Saturday 17-11-1432/ 15-10-2011