Saturday, 29 October 2011

UFS201 - 5th Vocabulary Entry Give meaning to the following terms. Give an example scene for each terms using a story / movie of your choice.

Exposition 
- Takes place at the beginning of the story, the setting, characters and background information are discussed.

Rising action
- The author discuss the conflict or problem and the character attempt to solve the problem.

Climax
- The problem or conflict is at its worst, and the characters begin to solve the problem.

Falling action
- The characters begin to solve the problem

Resolution 
- The conflict comes to an end, or the problem is solved. This is the story's ending.


The selected movie 
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON

Exposition 
- Hiccup is the main character in the movie, he is son chief of the tribe, Viking's people. He lives at their own village, his mother already pass away. His always bring trouble to the people and their village always attacked by dragon. The dragon steal their pets like sheep. Hiccup was so excited with dragon, until he make something to catch the dragon.

Ricing action
- Hiccup success catch the dragon with he tool created, but no body trust him because they not see what hiccup doing. Then, Hiccup go to the forest near by their village and found the dragon he had caught. First, he want to kill the dragon but he not willing to do that. The dragon become Hiccup pets, he give the dragon name as Toothless.

Climax
- Toothless having problem when he try to fly, because toothless tail wing has no consequences from the accident. Hiccup help the dragon to flying in the air as usual. At the same time Hiccup father want he follow the training to kill the dragon, but Hiccup do the training and not to kill the dragon, he just make the dragon to the gentle animal. He has successfully entered the final of the training to kill the dragon.


Falling action  
Hiccup not kill the dragon, he try to show to the people dragon was a good animal. His father doesn't agree with Hiccup. The chief caught toothless and bring him to the dragon nest, in order to kill all the dragons.

Resolution
- Hiccup and his friend success kill the queen of the dragon, but Hiccup legs was broken because of the fight. Lastly, his father can accept the dragon become their own pets.







UFS201 - 5th Reflection Topic Story Dialogue Choose a scene: A girl telling her housemate not to go 'clubbing' every night. A boss scolding a subordinate for doing a mistake at work. A man trying to sell a magic potion to a young lady. Write a story Dialogue based on the scene. The dialogue should only be in 1 scene.

1) A girl telling telling her housemate not to go 'clubbing' every night.

In the middle of night Jane was watching television, she watch horror movie while eating junk food, and the title of the movie is "The Things", her watch alone in the living room. She also have housemate, her name is Lily. Jane don't know what Lily doing in their room until take a long time to go to the living room watching a movie with Jane. Suddenly, Lily out of the room with a sexy blouse.
 " Hey Lily! where are you going?." Jane ask her while chew the snacks.
 Lily answered, " Why you ask?? its sound like you doesn't know who I am."
 " You want go to club again??. " Jane ask again.
 " Yeah, why?" Lily just smile with her.
 " Okay, you wanna hang out in the club with you devil friend??." Jane reply with sarcastic tone.
 " So what??!! its none of your business..!! " Lily shouted to her then she face turn to red.
 Jane sigh, " Okay listen to me, I know its out of my business, but you my friend and my housemate too I don't want you waste your time with it, I just want you stay at home, study with me or doing something that give advantage to you, not with you devil friend and also not surrounded by alcohol in the club."
  " Huh..!! you talk to much.." Lily shouted, while her wear the high hills.
  " You still want going out..??" Jane talk to her with sad face.
   " Yes..!! for you information club is like paradise for me. Okay, I want go now. You just take care our home, bye...!!" She walk out and laughing.
 " Lily, one day you will be sorry." Jane speak with their own.  

Friday, 28 October 2011

UFS201 - 4th Reflection Topic Think of a time when you bought something because of an advertisement you saw and not because you were actually looking for it. Write about your experience in about 150 words.

Advertisement. So much people love advertisement, specially for women when their want less their weight and get hot body, jewelry,perfume and so on, and my experience about advertisement is when I and partner going to the biggest mall in Sabah is One Borneo for get lunch, after lunch we just round the mall, then suddenly we saw an advertisement for sale and off until 70% at there, so much item their sale like cloth, bag, treasure, cloth for man and women office, necktie, and so on, we don't waste time and choose item we want to buy something. I just buy T-shirt and pajamas. First, I cant believe with the price because the original price for the T-shirt is RM45 then off until RM14, I'm so happy with the price. My partner buy same what I buy and she buy shorts pants for her boyfriend.

UFS201 - 1st Reflection Topic Write your opinion in about 250 words about the meaning of the following idiom. Do you agree with the idiom? If yes, why? If no, also state your argument. "A picture speaks a thousand words"

I agree with the idiom,  because its so true " A picture speaks a thousand words". So much type of picture like picture of nature,human,animal, and so on. From a picture we can explain so much about it, its doesn't what kind of picture. For example a Mickey Mouse cartoon picture, we can describe it, mickey mouse a cute  mouse in cartoon, have a tail, big ears and colored black and white,typically wears red shorts, large yellow shoes,white gloves and his also have girlfriend namely is Minnie Mouse, its the kind a family name with the end was Mouse. Mickey also have pet dog Pluto, his friends Horace Horsecollar, Donald duck with his girlfriend Daisy duck, and Goofy,  but all in all he looks pretty good. Mickey Mouse cartoon also have own company is Disney, he so much fan no matter old or younger, because the cartoon so much fun and will not be boring when looking the show. When looking at the picture we will know the picture describe about joyful life. 

Sunday, 23 October 2011

UFS201 - 3rd Vocabulary Entry


1) Tear 
- Tear down = Destroy 
- Tear up = rip into small pieces 

2) Fall 

- Fall for = be in love with 
- Fall to = Start an activity eagerly 

3) Break 
- Break up = end the relationship 
- Break down = Fail to function 

4) Stand 
- Stand by = Wait 
- Stand out = Be very noticeable 

5) Keep 
-  Keep on = Continue 
- Keep out = prevent from entering 

6) Turn 
- Turn in = Submit 
- Turn around = Change or reserve direction 

7) Pull 
- Pull down = Earn 
- Pull through = Barely survive 

8) Walk 
- Walk in = Enter 

9) Back 
- Back up = give support 
- Back down = Stop defending your opinion in a debate 

10) Take 
- Take off = Remove 
- Take over = Control   

UFS201 - 3rd Reflection Topic 1. Choose a song that you think is relevant with your life. Post the lyrics into your blog. 2. Write a reflection in about 250 words on why it is relevant to your life. 3. Try using as many phrasal verbs as you possibly can.


SONG LYRICS 
MY MOTHER BY YUSUFF ISLAM
Who should I give my love to? 
My respect and my honor to
Who should I pay good mind to?
After Allah
And Rasulullah
Comes your mother
Who next?Your mother
Who next?Your mother
And then your father
Cause who used to hold you 
And clean you and clothes you 
Who used to feed you? 
And always be with you 
When you were sick 
Stay up all night
Holding you tight 
That's right no other 
My mother
Who should I take good care of?
Giving all my love
Who should I think most of?
After Allah
And Rasulullah
Comes your mother
Who next?Your mother
Who next?Your mother
And then your father
Cause who used to hear you 
Before you could talk 
Who used to hold you? 
Before you could walk 
And when you fell who picked you up
Clean your cut
No one but your mother
My mother
Who should I stay right close to?
Listen most to
Never say no to
Afer Allah
And Rasulullah
Comes your mother
Who next?Your mother
Who next?Your mother
And then your father
Cause who used to hug you
And buy you new clothes
Comb 
you hair
And blow your nose
And when you cry 
Who wiped your tears? 
Knows your fears 
Who really cares? 
My mother
Say Alhamdulillah
Thank you Allah
Thank you Allah
For my mother. 

I love this song very much, because its so relevant in my life, my mother is everything for me, everybody also love their mother. Thanks to my mother because gave me birth beautiful, nice, and wonderful world. The song is really express about love to our mother, she feed me, give me education, buy my clothes, she also never let me hungry, I'm so happy because get trusted from her to be a good child to my mother. I know, a child will not be able to repay to all the mother make for us, we must look up to our mother or parents, I love my mother and my father too. Father give me money to buy something that give me advantage, he just like my mother, I also have get along with my parents. My dream is I want to turn-in my parents to Makkah when I have enough money to do it. I will keep away to hurts their feeling, because it can make me so sad, I want look after my parents until the end of their lifetime. 

UFS201 - 2nd Reflection Topic Read the short story - The Magical Forest by Kamal Aiman and imagine yourself as Sara in the story. Continue the story and create an ending in about 250 words.

During sara moving into the the jungle she is very amazed be the situation of thesurrounding forest. Odin as he accompanied her new friends that lived in the forest, theytake a walk and Odin introduces the living things in the the magical forest. in the magicalforest has been brought by Odin to several water streams has its own flavor, such as milk flavor, orange, strawberry and chocolate. then, Sara drink the milk flavor, "oh .. its so good ...!" sarah shouted. Odin trying to cheer sara of the impact of his parents' divorce.in a day they just sing and dance with joy because Odin knows that there is a way to make her happy. a month sara of traveling to magical forest to meet with Odin, Sara express her feelings about his parents divorce to Odin, they enjoy in the magical forest and Odin only has one month to make back the sara a cheerful. Odin has  told Sara that Sara does not need it anymore, because sara has been able to control feelings of sadness from the effects of his parents' divorceSara concede that Odin has talk, because the magical forest that are only for the sad people, and Sara say goodbye to Odin and also in the forest, Sarah sad with that separation, but her was also glad has met with Odin as a good friend. Sara has started a new life with his father without Odin, and the magical forest is still waiting for those who are in need of happiness.

Saturday, 22 October 2011

ADJECTIVES found in the Short Story ( The Magical Forest by Kamal Aiman).

1) Big =  Large in size 
2) Old = Having lived a long time 
3) New = Only just built,made or bought
4) Weak = Not strong 
5) Beautiful = full of beauty, loveliness in appearance
6) Little = Small 
7) Fresh = Newly made 
8) Cool = Slightly cold 
9) Slow = Not fast, not moving quickly, taking a long time 
10) Cold = Low in temperature 
11) Sharp = Having a thin edge that can cut or a point that can pierce 
12) Thick = Having a fairly large distance between opposite sides 
13) Bushy = Thick 
14) Coloured = Having Colour 
15) Uncomfortable = Not comfortable 
16) Quickly = Fast, done in a short time 
17) Clear = Easy to see through 
18) Serene/Serenity = Calm 
19) Long = Measuring a lot from one end to the other 

IDIOMS  



a) Let sleeping dogs lie
Mean: Don't cause problems by doing something when it isn't necessary. 
Example:
 "I know that what Julie said made you angry, but let sleeping dogs lie.
If you say or do anything, you'll only make things worse." 








b) Read someone's mind 
Mean: Know what someone is thinking.
Example: 

A: "I'll be you're thinking of what you're going to have for dinner."
B: "Hey, did you read my mind?"
A: "No. I just know that you're always hungry and lunch was several hours ago!"


c) Run-down
Mean: Not well, weak, fatigued, in poor condition. 
Example: 
"Are you eating regularly and getting enough sleep? You look run-down." 
"This must be a poor neighborhood. All the buildings look really run-down."






d) Raining cats and dogs 
Mean: Rain very hard.
Example: 
"You can't leave just now! It's raining cats and dogs
and you don't have an umbrella or raincoat!" 







e) Make up mind 
Mean: Decide what to do.
Example:
A: Where are you going on your vacation?

B: Maybe Canada, maybe Mexico. I can't make up my mind." 







f) Make a mountain out of a molehill 
Mean: Make something seem much more important than it really is
Example: 
"Calm down. There's really nothing to worry about.
You're making a mountain out of a molehill." 








g) Jump all over someone 
Mean: severely criticize / find fault with someone.
Example:
A: "What's wrong with Joe?"
B: "He's feeling bad because his boss jumped all over him this morning."








h) Nuts 
Mean: Crazy 
Example: 
A: "Stuart says some really strange things sometimes."
B: "Sometimes? All the time! He's nuts!"






i) Keep an eye 
Mean: Check something regularly
Example:
"You're busy, so you'll need to keep an eye on the time.
Remember that we have to leave at 4:30." 







 


 j) A quick study  
Mean: Someone who learns new things quickly and easily.
Example: 
A: "Annie seems to be doing well at her new job."
B: "I'm not surprised. She's a quick study."