The table compares two of the most destractive and dangerous of the nature's furies- the hurricanes and tornadoes. Hurricaces can be prepared for but the tornadoes strike with small warning and they can cause a lot of losses. Hurricanes are different from the tornadoes in many respects. They are different in speed of the wind. Where the hurricanes wind speed starts from 74 mph up 200 mph, the tornadoes speed starts from a small speed of 40 mph but it can reach 300 mph. The duration of the hurricanes is up to 1 week average where the tornadoes last for few minutes, sometimes up to a few hours and the wind storm average ranges from 100- 600 meters but some reach up to 1.5 km wide. Hurricanes can be predicted 2-3 days in advance for a wide area and 6-10 hours beforehand for a local area, while the tornadoes can be predicted only 20 minutes or less before they hit. Tornadoes usually start over the land but the hurricanes over warm oceans.
Overall, both are destructive and dangerous but the hurricanes duration is higher than the tornadoes. However, the tornadoes are considered as one of the nature's furies because they destroy whatever comes into their way.
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Sunday, February 28, 2010
Around the college
We are all students at Abu Dhabi Men's College.
We have to be in the classroom on time.
Physics and chemistry lessons take place in a laboratory.
There are no healthy food outlets in our canteen/cafeteria.
I read books and magazines and also do IELTS practice in our college library, which is large and well-stocked.
Student services organise activities for us.
The academic office performs many administrative tasks, such as issuing ID cards and arranging exam schedules.
There is a special learning centre in our library, called the Active Learning Zone, to provide students with extra help with their English.
Conferences and large meetings are often held in the college auditorium, which is also where we do our progress tests.
We have to be in the classroom on time.
Physics and chemistry lessons take place in a laboratory.
There are no healthy food outlets in our canteen/cafeteria.
I read books and magazines and also do IELTS practice in our college library, which is large and well-stocked.
Student services organise activities for us.
The academic office performs many administrative tasks, such as issuing ID cards and arranging exam schedules.
There is a special learning centre in our library, called the Active Learning Zone, to provide students with extra help with their English.
Conferences and large meetings are often held in the college auditorium, which is also where we do our progress tests.
Colours
The red traffic light means stop.
All the local men wear white dishdashas.
Sheikh Zayed wanted to change the UAE from a desert to a green paradise.
In the fall/autumn all the leaves are brown.
He gave her a black look.
There were grey clouds in the sky and it looked like it was going to rain.
Roses are red, violets are blue, sugar is sweet and so are you.
Orange juice is full of vitamin C.
Egg yolks and lemons are yellow.
Blue for a boy, pink for a girl.
She chose beige coloured furniture.
She was wearing a purple dress.
All the local men wear white dishdashas.
Sheikh Zayed wanted to change the UAE from a desert to a green paradise.
In the fall/autumn all the leaves are brown.
He gave her a black look.
There were grey clouds in the sky and it looked like it was going to rain.
Roses are red, violets are blue, sugar is sweet and so are you.
Orange juice is full of vitamin C.
Egg yolks and lemons are yellow.
Blue for a boy, pink for a girl.
She chose beige coloured furniture.
She was wearing a purple dress.
Types of car
This table describes the different specifications of four types of car. It gives details of price, country of origin, engine capacity and fuel consumption.
Clearly, the most expensive of the four is the Volkswagen Golf. There is very little to choose between the other three. The German Volkswagen has the biggest engine at 1600cc. The Japanese Toyota Corolla and the American Ford Focus both have a capacity of 1400cc, with the Japanese Nissan Micra being the smallest in engine size with 1200cc. Not surprisingly, the smallest, the Micra, is the most economical in terms of fuel consumption and the Volkswagen the least so. Both the Ford and the Toyota are between the other two, and very similar in terms of fuel consumption.
As you'd expect, the biggest car, in terms of engine size, is the most expensive and uses most fuel, while the smallest, the Micra, is the cheapest in terms of both price and fuel costs.
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Clearly, the most expensive of the four is the Volkswagen Golf. There is very little to choose between the other three. The German Volkswagen has the biggest engine at 1600cc. The Japanese Toyota Corolla and the American Ford Focus both have a capacity of 1400cc, with the Japanese Nissan Micra being the smallest in engine size with 1200cc. Not surprisingly, the smallest, the Micra, is the most economical in terms of fuel consumption and the Volkswagen the least so. Both the Ford and the Toyota are between the other two, and very similar in terms of fuel consumption.
As you'd expect, the biggest car, in terms of engine size, is the most expensive and uses most fuel, while the smallest, the Micra, is the cheapest in terms of both price and fuel costs.
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Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Top Ten Date- Producing Countries, 2001
The bar graph shows the top ten date-producing countries in 2001 and their annual production in tonnes.
Egypt hit the highest record by producing over one million tonnes and Iran comes in the second place as shown in the graph with 0.9 million. The U.A.E and Saudi Arabia are rivalling each other with about 740,000 tonnes each; following them come Pakistan and Iraq which had almost the same production of 600,000 tons. Algeria is supply is not that much, it produces around 400,000 tonnes; also Oman produces 300,00 tonnes; The rest of the nation, however, were far less productive. Sudan and Libya produce less than 200,000 tonnes.
Overall, Egypt and Iran have the lion’s share in the graph whilst Sudan and Libya have the minority in production and the rest of the other countries are ranging between 0.8 million and 0.2 million.
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Egypt hit the highest record by producing over one million tonnes and Iran comes in the second place as shown in the graph with 0.9 million. The U.A.E and Saudi Arabia are rivalling each other with about 740,000 tonnes each; following them come Pakistan and Iraq which had almost the same production of 600,000 tons. Algeria is supply is not that much, it produces around 400,000 tonnes; also Oman produces 300,00 tonnes; The rest of the nation, however, were far less productive. Sudan and Libya produce less than 200,000 tonnes.
Overall, Egypt and Iran have the lion’s share in the graph whilst Sudan and Libya have the minority in production and the rest of the other countries are ranging between 0.8 million and 0.2 million.
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