WritingWriting(Taking Notes)(Taking Notes)

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A. Read the stories on (page 8) again and find similarities and differences. Make notes in the chart below. Compare in pairs. Then use your notes to report in class. Remember to write key words only when you make notes.

A. Read the stories on (page 8) again and find similarities and differences. Make notes in the chart below. Compare in pairs. Then use your notes to report in class. Remember to write key words only when you make notes.

To scan means to read quickly to find specific information.

Story Facts that are the same Facts that are different

Rip Van Winkle

Eid Al-Blewi

Jan Grzebski

Egyptian man

Slept 20 years/many years.

woke up in brand-newCountry ( USA).

Slept 5 years / a long time.

woke up in Tabuk Armed forces Hospital.

Slept 19 years/a long time.

woke up in a changedcountry/Poland

Slept 7 months/ little time.

woke up and told the police who had shot him .

Writing Corner

Use capital letters:

1 .when you begin a sentence:Example:

Many people were shopping at the mall .

2 .for the names of people and places, e.g. cities, countries, rivers, lakes, universities, etc.

Jeddah, Oman, the Nile, Como, London UniversityExample :

I go to Abha every year.3 .for the days of the week and months of the year

Tuesday, JanuaryExample:

I go to gym Every Thursday.

1. jack decided to fl y to new york next monday.

Jack decided to fly to New York next Monday.

2. my brother has never been to dubai.

My brother has never been to Dubai.

3. riyadh is the capital of saudi arabia.

Riyadh is the capital of Saudi Arabia.

4. the telephone was invented by graham bell.

The telephone was invented by Graham Bell.

5. africa is an amazing continent.

Africa is an amazing continent.

6. we usually go shopping on thursday evening.

We usually go shopping on Thursday evening.

7. a lot of people go away in august.

A lot of people go away in August.

8. lake van, in central turkey, is one of the largest lakes I have ever seen.

Lake Van, in central Turkey, is one of the largest lakes I have ever seen.

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1.How do most people communicate with nowadays? How do you communicate with

your friends and relatives?

2 .Read the text and make notes in the chart about important facts and changes that

internet has brought on

It all started in 1969 when Kline, one of Professor Kleinrock’s students in LA, tried to log in remotely to a machine in Stanford. In 1990, Tim Berners-Lee and Robert Dailliau introduced the “Worldwide Web”. About 26 years later, 16 million people were online, and email was taking over. Today there are almost two billion users.E-mail, instant messaging, and video calls connect people across the globe. Social networks allow people to communicate with a large number of friends and information is accessible to everyone online. All you need to do is ‘Google’ a few key words and you get numerous sites and documents. E-learning has made it possible for people to attend courses online and obtain academic and professional qualifications.

How the Internet has changed the world

Major Change in Communication

Major Change in Education

Major change in information

Fact that caused or initiate change

Advantages

Disadvantage(your view)

Situation in the pastThe way things were)

1969/Kline /log in remotely to machine/Stanford1990 Worldwide Web

E-learning accessible to all

‘google’ key words/ numerous sites and documents/ saves time

)students’ own ideas( e.g. restrictsface-to-face communication

)students’ own ideas( e.g. too long tocontact someone

Compare between Communication technology in Saudi Arabia in the past and now:

Worksheet

Communication in the past Communication in the present

Your own idea Your own idea

Your own idea Your own idea

People contact with each other by sending paper letters or to send someone.

People contact with each other by using internet e.g

cellphones, WhatsApp, on chat, skype

D. 1. Think about some major changes that happened in Saudi Arabia. Write what you know in the chart.

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Major Change 1

Major Change 2

Major Change 3

Someone whomade the majorchange

Place where the major changehappened

Somethingimportant thatchanged

King Abdul-Aziz Your idea Your idea

The change had took place in The kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Your idea Your idea

Establishing a new modern country, The kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Your idea Your idea

2. Use the information you put in the chart to write about some major changes in Saudi Arabia.

3. Exchange papers and compare. Work in groups and combine all the information. Prepare a poster with your information and pictures or photos.

Prepared by

Khalid Saeed Al shahraniالشهراني سعيد خالد

المعلم اعداد

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