End

Had fun in this semester , I did great actually

thanks to my friends Hasan and Mohammad , I hope they did well too
and most thank goes to Mr.Hedley , he did a great job with us through the last weeks.

CSM*

Reflection 2

Reflection 2

Istanbul

Mr. Hedley's presentation was mainly talking about his trip that he took with his wife to Istanbul; he showed us the places he went there through the slides which contained some photos of the trip ; some pictures were taken by his wife , and the other pictures he got from the web .

First he showed us the map of Istanbul and pointed to the places he went to ; the next photo was great because from it I could get to see the whole city view and how Istanbul mainly looks like ; then he showed us the important places in Istanbul , like the big ships he went on , the metro that links a lot of areas in Istanbul , the big mosque that's called Hajjia Sofia , the airport he took to travel ,  and what amazed me the most is the bridge that separates Europe and Asia ; I didn’t know that kind of bridges exists , it only takes an hour to get from one continent to another over the Bosphorus bridge .

In the end of the presentation, Mr. Hedley provided to us a link in case we wanted to get more information about Istanbul.

Mr. Hedley did a great job in his presentation; it was easy for him since he knew what he was talking about because he lived the moments and that trip is in his memories; the photos that he chose in his presentation were amazing and showed to us how beautiful Istanbul is; I liked the presentation and maybe one day when I graduate and get a job, I may pay a visit to Istanbul.

Reflection 1

Reflection 1
Climate Change

Mohammad Shams's presentation was about climate change ; first he explained to us what is this phenomenon ; temperatures around world are changing , for instance in Europe the temperatures are rising which caused a number of victims because some people couldn’t handle the temperature , and in the middle east thewinter season stayed for a longer period than before .

Then he provided to us the reasons that caused this phenomenon to happen ; the main reason was heavy industries in a lot of countries ; the major ones were the United states , China and India ; those are the countries that have the highest Co2 rates too ; later on Mohammad explained to us the main effects of this phenomenon , which included sea level rising and running out of water and food supply ; finally he explained to us what are the solutions for this problem and by that section , he ended the presentation.  

Mohammad spoke well in his presentation; the slides and the ideas were perfectly arranged; I liked it because he was talking about a problem that concerns the whole planet; the only thing that I didn’t like about the presentation was, that sometimes Mohammad kept reading from the slides; in general he did a great job and we appreciate it from him.

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Vocab List

Documents
If you want to sign up in this school , you need to give them the required documents .

Alternative
This road is crowded , let's use the alternative road .

Circumstances
If you are going to do something against the law , you have to face the circumstances.

Technical
Sorry sir, our Etisalat services are shut down because of a technical problem.

Layers
This cake is delicious, every layer has a different flavor.

Physical I need lots of workout to maintain a good physical shape.

Partners
It's easier to finish your job if you have partners that would help you.

Remove
The doctor did a great job, he removed the tumor but it took a lot of time.

Access
Only people with permission can access this facility; it's forbidden for others.

Civil
I wanted to be a civil engineer, but they told me that they already have enough engineers in that section.

Stressful
People with a stressful life, tend to have higher blood pressure.

Code
The code I use for my safe is private; I can't share it with any one.

Job
If you don’t have a good certificate, or good experience, it's going to be hard for you to find. a job.

Series
I like to watch American series; every time they come up with new ideas and great actors.

Label
So I don’t mix up with my friend's calculators, I have to label my calculator.

Summary
Sometimes you can know how the football game went by just reading the summary.

Obvious
It's obvious that Spain would've won the world cup, their team is just amazing.

Statistics
There are statistics that shows that in this country we have more resturants than we need.

Promote
There's a chance that I will get promoted in this job if I do well in this exibition.

Tasks
If I need to finish all of these tasks today , I need to be organized.

Reflection on meeting

Reflection on meeting

Place : ADMC - M06

Date : 25/June/2012

Present :

Chairman : Mohammad Shams

Secretary : Hassan

Participant : Omar , Ahmad

The chair Mohammad Shams opened the meeting by introducing every member to each other and described the agenda of the discussion that's going to take place in M06 under the supervision of Mr. Hedley Butterfield.

The topic that we wanted to find solution for is traffic congestion in Abu Dhabi.

The first thing that was assigned in the agenda was talking about how serious is the problem. Mohammad Shams as the director started by giving his opinion by saying that the problem is very serious and it can get bigger because the number of cars on the road is increasing and the number of roads isn’t; we all agreed to him and I also added my opinion by saying this is a problem, and this problem needs to be solved before it gets bigger and we need to contain it as soon as possible. Hassan was writing the main points of what we said.

Afterward in the agenda, it was time for discussing the solution of the problems and the main solutions were:

Improving the existing traffic system, Improving parking, controlling traffic lights in a more efficient way, raising the age of driving license holders and public transport.

After discussing between each other about this solution, every individual of us stated what the most effective solution in his opinion is.

I said fixing the roads and building bridges is the most effective way to solve the traffic congestion problem, because that way we will provide more roads for the drivers, but it needs to be done in a short time so it can be an efficient strategy.

Hassan said that the best solution is to organize traffic lights properly; some agreed but I didn’t because I thought that not all streets have traffic lights, so this solution will only work in certain places. سخ only work in certain places .e traffic lights , so this solution will only work in certain places .

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Ahmed stated that the best solution is to restrict driving for people younger than 25 years old. Mohammad Shams disagreed with this idea because he thought that people at the age of 18 work; they definitely need a car to get them to their work, and I agreed more because in our culture, a lot of people around that age can get married; then afterwards Ahmed changed his opinion and said it's better if we educate the drivers.  

Mohammad Shams agreed with my opinion because he saw how the roads in Japan are not as busy as in Abu Dhabi even though they have more cars, and that’s all because the design of roads there is better and building bridges helped them a lot.

In conclusion, the four of us contributed efficiently to this meeting; it was well organized and had a lot of great solutions since most of us saw other countries and saw how their roads are more developed than ours; the meeting ran smoothly because the chairman directed the meeting in a professional way.

Meeting

Meeting

Date: 24.06.2012

Location: M06

Section: CSM

Time: 16:00
Chairman : Mohamed Shams

Secretary: Hasan

Participants: Omar & Ahmed Saleh

Topic: Traffic congestion in Abu Dhabi



Agenda:

1. How serious is the Problem?
2. Improving the existing traffic system
3. Parking
4. Traffic lights
5. Raising age of licence holders
6. Public transport
7. Recommendations.

Traffic Congestion Meeting Minutes:



Mohamed Shams called the meeting in order to discuss the above agenda and he started it by reminding us how serious this problem is.

· Traffic Distribution should be more organized to avoid conflicts, accidents and congestion. Building more bridges and tunnels is one of the ideal solutions for the problems that we discussedFive years ago, the situation was better because the traffic signals were fewer than now. The population is increasing, therefore one of the solutions is to give more houses and residences outside the city (Khalifa City, Mohamed Bin Zayed City, Al Shawamkh City). Relocate the work offices and move them outside the city to avoid the congestion in rush hours.

· The roads must be renovated perfectly and well distributed. Closing a whole road suddenly might lead to more traffic congestion and accidents. Therefore, providing an alternative road is an important solution. Making a straight long bridge over the whole city with small exits to the areas and blocks is a good idea. Building underground parking is one of the most brilliant ideas which allows us to get benefits and saves us a lot of time and space.

· Synchronize traffic lights and fix the technical problems to avoid accidents. Build an expansion for the streets, specially the highways.

· Provide more alternative vehicles like public transportation e.g. buses, trains and trams, will reduce the capacity of the cars on the roads. Provide traffic awareness for the drivers to deal with these kinds of problem so they can help us to save time. Lecturing and tutoring the drivers before they get the license about these kinds of problems.

Mohamed Shams Closed the Meeting on 16:40.

Reflective Journal

Vocabulary

Mr. Hedley

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