Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Leila Writes About Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan is a huge country!




In Kazakhstan there are four seasons. It’s very cold during winter; sometimes the temperature is minus forty ( - 40 degrees Celcius) , and in summertime, it  is above forty .




Kazakhstan has many mineral resources , like oil, gas, coal, gold, minerals and almost table of Mendeleev.



My country has a long  history with many historical places.



Our food is very delicious. We like to eat horse meat, it’s really very nice!



Monday, October 12, 2009

Khaled on Palestine

My country (Palestine)



1- Palestine has two parts, the first one called 'The Gaza Strip' and it's located between Israel and Egypt on the Mediterranean coast. And the second one called 'the West Bank' and it's located to the east of Israel and the west of Jordan.



2- The President of Palestine is Mahmoud Abbas.




3- The population in Palestine, West Bank: 2,535,927, Gaza Strip: 1,482,405.



4- Al-Quds (Jerusalem) is the capital of Palestine.



5- Al-Shekel is the currency of Palestine.



6- Palestine lies in The Middle East, west of Jordan


7- In Palestine, temperature and precipitation vary with altitude, warm to hot summers, cool to mild winters.


Abby introduces Herself

Nurhaslianah Hasan is my full name and I'm Abby for short.I am 22 years old and I come from Kota Kinabalu in Sabah, Malaysia.I was born in Sandakan and grew up in Kota Kinabalu. I have four siblings,two boys and two girls.I have one brother who is the eldest,one sister,one younger brother and I am the third child.


I wish to  improve my English skills because I intend to continue my study in  the law course in January.
As usual, people have their own hobbies; I love cars very much and I  wish I could have my own dream car AUDI...I also like swimming,  shopping, travelling  and  reading. I am a friendly person,generous,dependable and affectionate.I always laugh even though I may be  upset because I don't want people to worry about me. I'll just keep my feelings inside.
I also wish to have my own firm when I turn 30 and have a lot of great  employees. I always dream that I can  build my own building for all suffering children or people who need any help and I' ll try my best to help all of my effort to help them.
I love my family,friends who always be with me in no matter what i am,and all my lecturers who never get tired teaching me.All the best with all of you and wish me luck in whatever I do to achieve all my dreams. May GOD always blessings all of us with all HIS graces.

Anousha Introduces Sagal


I want to introduce my friend, Sagal who is from Somalia. She is Muslim. She never lies to anyone and because of that, everyone trusts her. She is honest. She is an affectionate person because she loves everyone. She cares about her friends and her family and she likes to show her feelings to other people.

She isn't a quick-tempered person she can always control her templer and she never gets angry fast. She likes people who are self-reliant because they always have their own way and they depend on themselves. She doesn't like someone who is moody. Finally, she is enjoying her life a lot.


Sunday, October 11, 2009

Salim Introduces Mahmoud


My Friend Mahmoud  is affectionate towards his family and he’s the most generous one of all my friends, because he likes to help the poor people and he doesn’t like  people who are quick tempered.

Moha is restless whenever  he's driving his car. He likes to be calm when he's reading and he is the most dependable member in his family .

Jun Il Writes About Korea

Korea lies between China, Russia and Japan. For a long time Korea was the victim of armed aggression. For example, Japan captured Korea in 1905.The Japanese army occupation of Korea lasted for 46 years but the Korean people didn't give up their dream of independence. At last, Koreans got back their independence in 1945.

Lorena's Home - The Philippines


About the Philippines


Philippines has many world famous spots.  I am going to describe the five mo famous places in my country. First, Mayon Volcano is an active volcano. It is located in Albay, Legaspi City. It is the most beautiful of all the volcanic cones.
Second, Boracay Island’s location is in the Northwest corner of Panay Island. It has a total land area of 10.3 square kilometers.
Third, Baywalk is a place where you can see the sunset and sunrise. It is located in Manila Bay along Roxas Boulevard.
Fourth, Banaue Rice Terraces’ location is in Tubbataha, Palawan. It is  man-made like a giant stairway leading to the sky. It is in the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1995.
Fifth, Chocolate Hills consists of 1,268 small hills. Most of the hills are similar shape with an average between 30 to 50 meters in height.
All I can say that my country has so many beautiful places you can explore and have an exciting adventure.

Maryam Writes About Iran


Iran is located between many big countries in the Middle East.





It is surrounded by  two seas - in the north with the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf in the south.
Farsi language is spoken with many different accents.



Iran has 24 main cities .
The kind of foods which are cooked and eaten in Iran depend on the city.

Mahmoud Talks About Yemen


There are twenty two states in the country. T he population of Yemen is more then 24 million.


Sana’a is the capital of Yemen. All Yemenis speak Arabic.
Some of the wealth of the country comes from tourism and exports.
 of Yemeni heritage to buy in their country as body of old building and some of old things, and most of them come to tour.

The monetary unit of the country is Royal Yemeni and is written as RY.



Thursday, October 8, 2009

Great Sand Art



Someone who knows Russian, please translate the final words on the sand art and the lyrics in the song!