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Latest News Update : Radioactive Water Leaking Into Pacific

RIKUZENTAKATA,(BBC News Blog) Japan - Japans prime minister surveyed the injury inside a town gutted by a massive tsunami, as officials stated Saturday that very radioactive water was leaking in to the sea from your nuclear plant stricken by the disaster. The Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear complicated may be spewing radioactivity considering that March 11, whenever a magnitude-9.0 earthquake and ensuing wave knocked out electrical power, disabling cooling techniques and making it possible for radiation to seep out of the overheating reactors.

Reflection: I can improve my pronunciation in english and increase my vocab. By the way, i konw how to speak more clearly when doing the task likes record our own voice then listen. By doing this, i kow where is my weakness and i can improve that day by day to make it more better for the future. As a result, i learn how to cooperate with my group by doing the task done quickly and systematic.

Transcription (ISL week 7) Japan 2011 earthquake 17 nuclear crisis Key points wer lines to cooling systems at the Fukushima nuclear plant and are expected to turn on the electricity on Sunday. Firefighters have continued to spray water in a desperate attempt to avert a meltdown ilk and spinach from prefectures around the nuclear plant say they contain levels of radiation that exceed safety standards - but adds they still pose no serious threat to human health ant from four to five on a seven-point international danger scale for atomic accidents

are listed as missing Branford, Simon Fraser, Clare Lyons and Matthew Davis Reactor 1: Damage to the core from cooling problems. Fresh water is being injected into the core. Highly radioactive water has been detected in reactor. Reactor 2: Cooling problems damaged the core. It is thought radioactive steam is flowing from the core into the reactor housing and leaking through cracks of the water-filled suppression chamber beneath the reactor Reactor 3: Uses more plutonium in its fuel rod mix than the other damaged reactors. Small amounts of plutonium have been found in soil at the plant indicating this reactor may have suffered a partial meltdown. Sea water is being injected into the spent fuel pool and fresh water is being injected to the damaged core. Highly radioactive water has been detected in reactor. Reactor 4: Reactor shut down prior to quake. Fires and explosion in spent fuel pond; water level partly restored

Reactors 5 & 6: Reactors shut down. Temperature of spent fuel pools now lowered after rising high.

Isl week 9 How to improve quality of sport

Sports
SIEMENS RUN 2009: RM120,000 raised in the name of charity! The current world economy is putting a halt to corporate responsibility (CR) commitments for many corporations worldwide, but corporate companies in Malaysia proved that they still have a heart. Pledging their support, 21 companies, 11 of them co-sponsors, reaffirmed their commitments for charity through the 5th Siemens Run at the annual charity run flag-off at Dataran Merdeka on July 19th. The run was further given the stamp of approval by the Datuk Bandar of Kuala Lumpur, Dato Ahmad Fuad bin Ismail, who flagged-off the race. The race has received good support from co-sponsors Crocs, Mentholatum Deep Heating Rub, Hooha.Asia, Mens Health and Shape magazine, Milo, 100 Plus, Nature Valley, Nivea, Prince Court Medical Centre, and Reebok; who are the official sportswear. All were present at the event today. Corporate team buyers Digi, The Royal Bank of Scotland, Prince Court Medical Centre, Plaza Low Yat, Bumi Armada Sdn Bhd, Bayer (M) Sdn Bhd, Airfoil Services Sdn Bhd, Bauer (M) Sdn Bhd, Scomi Engineering and Maxis Broadband Sdn Bhd also joined in the race in their fancy themed outfits. The corporate companies, some who paid up to RM5,000, also enjoyed some quality time with the beneficiaries by organising fun and educational activities for them at their canopies. The funds raised from the run were donated to three charities. They are the SM Pendidikan Khas Cacat Penglihatan in Setapak, the National Autistic Society of Malaysia in Sentul and the Taman Megah Handicapped and Disabled Childrens Home in Petaling Jaya. All homes received RM35,000, with the exception of Taman Megah Handicapped and Disabled Childrens Home receiving RM50,000 to facilitate Baby Sri's operation, who suffers from a cleft palate, hydrocephalus and nose dysmorphism. This year, Siemens Run attracted a total of 5,005 runners in terms of participation about 1,000 more than last year. In times of this softening economy, we need to continue helping the underprivileged as they too are part of this crisis and need everyday Malaysians and corporate companies to help them to survive. Siemens Run is open to all individual and corporate companies alike who would like to share our dream of helping unfortunate children and many many more, said President & CEO Siemens Malaysia Tan Sri Rainer Althoff at the event today. The main categories included the 10km Men and Women Open (18 years & above), Men Junior Veteran (40-49 years), Men Senior Veteran (50 years & above); 7.5km Women Veteran (35 years & above), boys and girls (13 under 18) and the 3.5km Dream Run (open category). Taking centre stage again this year, was the Dream Run, the 3.5km fun run which was a runaway

success with its carnival atmosphere last year. The route shot to stardom as sounds of live percussion, chart topping hits and Siemens cheer teams added camaderie to the event and provided morale support to the runners racing to the finish line. We succeeded in more than 4000 participants overall last year and reached 5,000 runners this year. It is a run designed with everyone in mind. I hope that in coming years more runners will register and be part of this dream to raise money for charity, added Tan Sri Rainer Althoff. Participants of Siemens Run 2009 took home a combined prize money totalling RM27,100. The first five winners in each category received a trophy, while medals were presented to runners who finished 6th to 150th place. All runners who completed the race received a certificate. Siemens staff who were part of the Dream Teams cheer station contest also went home with goodies, with Sector Healthcare taking the top spot with their Green theme, and Sector Energy claiming the runner-up post with their Wild Wild West outfits. Bayer took home the prize for the Best Dressed Corporate Team for the third year. The sixth edition of Siemens Run will be held on Sunday, July 4th next year.

Siemens Run 2008 sees biggest coalition of dreams with largest number of participants Breaking the 4,000 mark, Siemens Malaysias 4th annual charity run, the Siemens Run 2008, What are you running for? attracted the largest number of participants in 2008, all of whom were running to champion their own individual cause. The run, famous for its 10km category, is organised by Siemens Malaysia as part of its annual Corporate Social Responsibility under the Caring Hands Programme, and is held at Dataran Merdeka. All proceeds from the run are channelled 100 per cent towards charity, and this year, the Taman Megah Handicapped and Disabled Childrens Home, Pernim Home for Children with HIV/AIDS, Agathians Shelter for Boys, and the Malaysian Paralympic Council were the chosen beneficiaries. The uniqueness of this years run saw the over 4,000 runners scribble their own personalized Dream right on their t-shirts, in line with the runs theme of in celebration of dreams. The celebration was held at Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman (TAR), where sounds of percussions and music were rippling through the air. There were also cheer stations along Jalan TAR made up of Siemens staff. The prizes offered by Siemens Run also added incentive to runners, with cash prizes totalling up to RM25,000 sponsored by Maybank Berhad for the second year running for the 12 categories.

Siemens Run 2007 The Race that Landed First Place Siemens Run 2007 is the first Merdeka project for the country, said Y.B Datuk G.Palanivel, Deputy Minister, Minister of Women, Family & Community Development whom also flagged off the run together with Datuk Seri Rais Yatim, Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage. The morning of 8th July 2007 was filled with high-spirits and energy with over 3,000 participants flooding Dataran Merdeka. All for a good cause of health and charity and a fun filled time with

friends and family. In its third year, Siemens Run 2007 still carried through the mandate of the run to promote a healthy and happy lifestyle across the community. This year, new categories were introduced like the Paralympics category, made up of wheelchair bound and visually impaired, whereby each of the runners were accompanied by a Siemens volunteer guide. Another highlight was also the Corporate Team Category where the companys prized customers also competed in their fanciest getups. It was a huge success for Siemens Malaysia to rally such a big initiative which was announced as the first Merdeka project for the countrys 50 years of independence. Yet what was more meaningful was the participation from Siemens Malaysias employees, for the monetary contribution and the invaluable time and effort spent in making Siemens Run 2007 a tremendous success in the spirit of Merdeka. Kudos to all staff of Siemens Malaysia and Nokia Siemens Networks!

Siemens Helps 'Make Cricket Fun' Apart from equipping the world's biggest sporting arenas with the latest IT, security, energy and building management systems, Siemens has been a supporter for many sporting teams and events round the world. In the pursuit to improve the quality of life, Siemens believes that sports plays an important role in building stronger communities. In Malaysia, Siemens has been a benefactor for various youth and sporting campaigns and has been a sponsor of the Selangor Cricket Association since 2004. In 2005, the SCA launched a program to help cricket regain its popularity amongst Malaysian children and youth the 'Make Cricket Fun' program. Siemens Malaysia supports this 3-year program through an annual contribution of RM25,000 for the program development and expansion, funding of training ground facilities based in Sultan Abdul Samad Secondary School in Petaling Jaya, coaching fees, district competitions for schools in Petaling Jaya, Klang and Gombak.

In August 2006, SCA's 'Make Cricket Fun' program was honored the Most Outstanding Junior Development Program award for cricket in the country.

Run for fitness, charity and fun Siemens Run 2006 Celebrating Life, held on 15 January 2006 was the second road race organized by Siemens Malaysia as part of its corporate responsibility efforts to reaffirm its commitment to sports and charity. The proceeds of the Siemens Run would be presented to the National Cancer Society of Malaysia where it will be channeled towards improving the wellbeing of children undergoing cancer treatment. A portion of the funds will also be channeled towards the Society's Resource and Wellness Centre which provides cancer information services and awareness campaigns. The run, which drew a massive participation of close to 3,000 participants, was divided into eight categories including a category for fancy dress, The 'Fancy Dress' category, introduced to spice up the run definitely added in the element of fun. Siemens Run is part of Siemens' ongoing corporate citizenship efforts to promote community health and vitality whilst contributing towards charity. http://www.siemens.com.my/About-Us/Corporate-Responsibility/Sports.aspx

Improve sports commentary

SPORTS event reporting and commentary have progressed so much and have become so specialised that TV presenters are usually allowed to act as commentators in events that they are good at or relevant to their field. In fact, many presenters are ex-sportsmen or sportswomen, who can add depth in their commentary. In Asia generally and in Malaysia particularly, viewing live telecast of sports events has become a favourite pastime but we have not seen very high-quality presentation and true professionalism in the presenters approach compared with their Western counterparts. We were served with below par commentary yet again during the live telecasts of the Thomas and Uber cup matches. Close observation reveals some common and recurrent mistakes made by our presenters: Details and excessive description of ongoing action. The presenter does not realise that with so many cameras on site, TV viewers actually have better coverage than he or she at the courts. Of course, certain strokes or shots could be highlighted but it should not be done excessively; Too many comments with no actual meaning or empty talk. As a result, the presenter becomes too verbose when giving the running commentary instead of being more relaxed, focused and precise. Gillian Gowers should be the benchmark for badminton commentary; and Little or no on-court game analysis. Of course, this has something to do with the background of the presenter. A seasoned and knowledgeable one will comment and analyse the game well, so that the viewers can have a better understanding of the ongoing action. Sportsmen are no idiots; they have studied and discussed about their opponents well ahead of the game. A player may play net shots if that offers him a better chance to score points. We should not condemn him straight away when his attempt fails. Players who have misjudged the flight of the shuttle due to the draft or gazing floodlights are certainly not lalai (careless). An avid tennis player once told me his game had actually improved after watching Wimbledon tennis. A good analysis offers more insight into the games and benefits many viewers. Another weakness is the inadequate background knowledge and research on players. It will make the game more interesting if the audience has adequate background knowledge, i.e. the achievements of the team or the players recent form. I am sure the audience would like to hear about this during the interlude or even before the game starts.

Admittedly, Malaysian TV sports presentation has made some progress, albeit slowly. RTM is heading in the right direction when they recently roped in sportsmen and sportswomen to be on the show. One such personality is Razif Sidek during the badminton games and the more polished comments from him was most welcome by TV viewers. Modern sports commentary is ever demanding and challenging. It has to be clear, precise, informative and entertaining. As discerning viewers become more and more sophisticated, sports commentators have no choice but to better equip themselves to do a better job. DR LEE BAN SOON, Butterworth.
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/5/15/focus/6264451&sec=focus

How to improve basketball sport in Malaysia

Submitted by MJ23 on Tue, 11/03/2009 - 16:48

In this topic, the aim is to discuss the effective ways and method to improve basketball sport in Malaysia in order to produce more great players in the future. In my opinion, there are a lot of ways to helps to improve the standard of the basketball sport our country. But our country facing some serious disadvantages and lack of proper basketball knowledge to teach the youngters in our country. There are many issues to to be improved and solved. Nowadays, our kids need a fundamental of the basketball skills, many of primary or high school's coach or teacher whom in charged in basketball game do not have the proper or basic knowledge to teach the students. This issue enabled the students do not have the fundamental skills and knowledges about the basketball game and yet it created bad performance, poor skills, lack of team work, poor quality of physical and mental issue on basketball court and etc. Many of the kids are rely on the extra informations from experienced people from local basketball association or media to gained knowledge and practice according to the informations they received to sharpen their skills. In this case, I think coach or sport teacher has the responsibilities to teach the youngters the basic and fundamental skills not only in basketball but also any other sports in school. Hence, getting people involve in this sport is one of the important issue, in this case, for example, school may be organized school basketball league for students to participate (in other term called after school game). The school basketball league could be formed within the school students each certain day after school classes or each weekend. The game could be categories in different level based on the age level.

Local Independent basketball sport organization also act an important role to promote and produced more quality basketball players. They are one of the source for youngters to learned and gained the fundamental skills of basketball to improved their game. So state basketball association such as SBA and MABA also act important role to help them promoting basketball sport in this country. Local basketball teams, associations, groups, school teams should corporate with each other to promote moreprople involve in this game. So, these are part of my opinions, I hope you all can share your opinions with me and others too. thanks
http://www.malaysia-basketball.com/?q=content/how-improve-basketball-sport-malaysia The writer finds out why Malaysian football is no longer appealing. -NST Sun, Jul 13, 2008 The New Straits Times By SONIA RAMACHANDRAN So Malaysian football rankings improved by three rungs. No big deal as Malaysian fans continue to worship the Ronaldos, Terrys, Torreses and Gerrards. SONIA RAMACHANDRAN, who is no football fan, finds out why Malaysian football is no longer appealing MUHAMAD Muammar Gadaffi Omar was 6 years old when he first saw football legend Mokhtar Dahari in action. It got him hooked on football and until today, he has remained a fan. Not of the national team but of the teams playing in the English, Spanish, German, Italian and even South American leagues. And it's all there on satellite television. Now 33, the government servant remembers the time when Mokhtar's skills on the field had him and thousands of Malaysians enthralled. "I remember reading about how he scored that fantastic goal from the middle of the pitch in the 1-1 draw against England B at Merdeka Stadium in 1978," said Muhammad Muammar. "One of the English coaches (Bobby Robson) commented that the only player in the English team who could score like that was the famous Kevin Keegan. "This showed that Mokhtar's skills were of international standard." And Malaysian football was well respected then. Not any more. Today, Muhammad Muammar dismisses the national team's performance as embarrassing and

irritating, which is one reason why he prefers to watch foreign matches. "If we had players like Mokhtar, Soh Chin Aun, Shukor Salleh and R. Arumugam today, I would definitely watch Malaysian football." What is the difference between the players of Mokhtar's calibre and the players of today? "Attitude. Today's players are professionals but their attitude is contrary to that," he said "Mokhtar was passionate about the game and to him, it was a great honour to represent Malaysia. "I read that he would not venture out of his room the day before a match just to prepare himself physically and mentally. "But now, players have been seen at social haunts the night before a match." Muhammad Muammar said Mokhtar held a 9-to-5 office job and played football after that. "The national players of today only play football and yet they are an embarrassment." He suggests that it may be time for Malaysia to adopt the South American style of play to regain our international standing simply because of the players' physique. "We play the English and European style but the size of our players do not match that of the Europeans. "The South American players compete against the Europeans with skills, not strength. That's what we should emulate." According to workshop owner Chai Khong Ngan, the problem with Malaysian football is the officials are not out to improve the quality of the game. "They are in it for self-gain," said Chai, 59, of Kuala Lumpur. "There are many good players out there who are not chosen to represent the state or the country. "Look at Korea. They were of the same standard as Malaysia in the 1970s. But now they have improved tremendously." What does he think should be done? "It is very simple. If good and honest officials are appointed, then the standard of the game would improve. "This would result in more people turning out to watch the matches, which would mean an increase

in revenue and better pay for players." Amir Hussin Awang, a diehard fan, said the problem afflicting Malaysian football was that the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) was run by those who had agendas that did not concern the sport. He said there were programmes for schoolchildren right up to the national level but the snag was its implementation. "The implementation is half-baked. The funds are there but the people who run it are not doing it wholeheartedly for the game," said Amir, a company director from Petaling Jaya. He said the government should spend money on the development of players at school level and clubs should take over after that. "Sports can be run like a business in the country. The club should be run like a professional outfit which is independent of politics. "It should be run purely like a business so that it is for their interest that they develop the players properly and market them favourably." Former top footballer James Wong, who scored the winning goal in the memorable 2-1 win over South Korea which earned Malaysia a place in the 1980 Moscow Olympics, said a Fifa ranking below 100 would be something to celebrate, not an improvement that still sees us at 166th. "Football is all about hard work, dedication and commitment," said Wong. "This is where we need to step up the leg work, literally. It's no use talking about rankings, potentials, plans or even past achievements. "Focus should be on the field because that is where the game is played, not in boardrooms or meetings or coffeeshops. "When I was a player, we impressed coaches with our work rate both on and off the field. "Based on what I see on television, our players have a long way to go before matching other Asian teams that have improved by leaps and bounds." Former national coach Datuk M. Kuppan said to compare the present and past standards of Malaysian football, the attitude of the present and past officials and players had to be studied. "In those days, passion for football was the order of the day with full commitment, and players were proud to represent the country and were motivated to maintain a high level of fitness. "Centralised training before a major tournament was for a period of 10 days. The players worked on

their own weaknesses before coming in for centralised training and were willing to spend extra time to sharpen their ball skills. "From my observation, this is a rare commodity now." However, Kuppan said the FAM should not be solely held responsible for the present standard of the national team. FAM may have a lot of plans but it doesn't have that many players coming through the assembly line, he said. "The states must take it upon themselves to plan and organise competitive leagues in all towns and districts that will ensure a rich source of talented players."

http://improvemalaysiafootball.blogspot.com/

Isl week 8 News

Race at Japan plant to identify path of radiation leak

The source of the leak was identified as a 20cm (8in) crack in a containment pit at reactor No 2

Workers at Japan's quake-hit nuclear plant are using dye to try to trace the route of highly radioactive water flowing from a reactor into the sea. The source of the leak was identified at the weekend as a 20cm (8in) crack in a concrete pit at reactor 2. Earlier efforts to plug the hole using a highly absorbent polymer failed. Meanwhile, the plant's operator, Tepco, says it has no choice but to dump 11,500 tonnes of much less contaminated water at sea from Tuesday. The move is to free up storage space at the Fukushima Daiichi facility for water with much higher levels of radioactivity. Workers must keep spraying water on the reactors to stop them overheating, but pools are building up at the power plant, says the BBC's Roland Buerk in Tokyo. The water to be released into the sea contains 100 times the legal limit of radiation - a relatively low level, our correspondent says. The government says there will be no effect on human health. Tepco has been been struggling for more than three weeks to regain control at the plant after a huge quake and tsunami knocked out the cooling systems. Japan's top government spokesman said the leak from reactor 2 must be stopped "as soon as possible". The cumulative effects of a possible long-term leak "will have a huge impact on the ocean", Yukio Edano told a news conference on Monday.

Tepco said it would inject the polymer again to try to block the flow of radioactive water as soon as it had identified the path of the leak. As a temporary measure, the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency is considering building embankments of silt near reactor No 2 to stem the leak into the ocean.
Search operations

The official death toll from the 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami which struck north-east Japan on 11 March stands at 12,157, with nearly 15,500 people still unaccounted for. More than 80% of the victims have been identified and their bodies returned to their families. Search operations within the 20km exclusion zone around the Fukushima Daiichi power plant have been suspended because of radiation concerns. More than 161,000 people from quake-ravaged areas are living in evacuation centres, officials say. A three-day joint operation by Japan's Self-Defense Forces and the US military to find the missing recovered 78 bodies. The operation, which ended on Sunday, involved about 25,000 troops, more than 60 ships and 120 aircraft. It covered Pacific coastal areas of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12954664

Talks Situation: Two friends are comparing urban and rural life Aini: hi, Ben! How are you? Ben: hi! Havent seen you in ages. Hows life treating you in the city. Aini: great! In fact, city life suits mevery well. I enjoy the exciting places i can go on to, like the malls, cinemas, recreation centres and restaurants. Ben: but you tend to spend a lot of money in these places. I feel that my time and money is better spent on other things. In my village, we spend time meeting friends at the coffee shops, in the playground or at the youth centre. It may not sound exciting to you but we enjoy others company. I think life in the countryside is simple and less expensive. For example. We can watch a movie for rm 2.50. i hear that in the city, you have to pay RM9. With that kind of money, i can buy many things. Aini: i know you can but you must understand that watching a movie in a cineplex is much better. The seats are comfortamble and the sound system is so good that the sound effects are out of this world.theres so much to do in the city that i dont have time to be bored. I window shop and go to cybercafes when i have time. I must say that life in the city is also full of opportunities. I can look for part time jobs during the holiday and earn extra pocket money. Last year, i worked in a fast food restaurant and was able to make rm1000 a month. Ben: Wow! Thats a lot of money. However i still maintain that life in the village is better. We enjoy simple pleasures like fishing, jungle trekking and camping. Furthermore, the air is cleaner and healthier. In the city, i believe the sky is often hazy. Every day, people get stuck in traffic jams and this can be stressful. In the village, i do not have to rush to work. I can take my own time and maybe, even stop to smell the flowers. I would say that, generally, people live longer in the countryside. Aini: i guess that you are right on that point. For me, however, im so used to living in the city that i think i will be not able to survive in the cuntryside. I cant sit still and wait for things to happen. I need the excitement in the city to keep me going.

Documentaries

THE MAN WHO DESTROYED EVERYTHING

Wednesday 9 April 2003 11pm-midnight; rpt Thursday 17 April 11.30pm-12.30am

In February 2001, artist Michael Landy systematically destroyed everything he owned in the name of art. For his installation artwork, Breakdown, he spent a fortnight in the window of the old C&A shop in London's Oxford Street destroying all his worldly possessions. The Man Who Destroyed Everything examines what inspired Michael Landy to take all his 7,000 possessions, arrange them into eight categories and annihilate them. Printed on wall sized sheets, the inventory of Landy's possessions resembled a makeshift war memorial. The public measured their belongings against his as they questioned whether they could live without their photographs or their address book, their CDs or their credit card. It made people examine their values. He'd touched a rare chord in a consumer dominated society. A graduate of Goldsmiths College of Art, in the early 1990s Michael Landy was even more acclaimed than Damien Hirst. But as he didn't make saleable art, galleries dropped him as soon as they realised that he had no commercial value. How did he feel after the culmination of four years work with nothing left: no identification (passport, birth certificate, driving license were all destroyed) only an overdraft and his cat? Filmed over several months, the film records the artist's 'rehabilitation' back into ordinary life: his struggle with consumerism, his first acquisitions, including a credit card and

his shopping sprees in Oxford Street with his one-time dealer Karsten Schubert. The Man Who Destroyed Everything is an intimate, sometimes comic, portrait of an idealistic, unpretentious artist struggling to evaluate the meaning of his life in commerce as he begins to understand the real meaning of his breakdown. As part of the Brit Art pack, many of whom have made fortunes from their work, does Michael Landy stand out as a brave warrior or is he just making a bid for fame?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/documentaries/features/feature_michael_landy.shtml

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Isl week 10

Exist if we have good feeling for each other

United community always has a sense of sharing and caring

Unity means wealth is evenly distributed

Ways Of Being Unity

Be flexible and generous

No discrimination (no one race or colour that chooses to be wealthier)

Giving and taking are both valuable

INFERENCES 1. To become a united community we can extend the concept of the village economy into our own communities within our country 2. When we cares only for ourself, others will begin to care less abou us. 3. If the community doesnt united frow now on, in future the cou ntry maybe collapsed and gone.

CONCLUSION For all of us to realise that through unity, we become one for after all, we come from the same planet. In a nutshell, peace is possible when you accept that everyones needs are just as important as yours.

Isl week 14 Example 1 Successful business meetings must be planned. Planning involves important elements, in particular, notifying all parties concerned and making known the objectives and agenda. The chairman of a meeting should set a good example by starting the meeting on time. Otherwise, it would encourage tardiness. At the start of the meeting, the chairman needs to explain the objectives. Furthemore, he should keep to the agenda throughout the meeting. Equally important to this is that he should not allow one or two people to monopolize the discussion. As a result, everybody can have the opportunity to participate in the discussion. He should also prevent discussion from going off tangent. The meeting ends when all the objetives have been achieved. Topic sentence: Successful business meetings must be planned Supporting details: 1. The chairman of a meeting should set a good example by starting the meeting on time. 2. At the start of the meeting, the chairman needs to explain the objectives 3. he should keep to the agenda throughout the meeting 4. he should not allow one or two people to monopolize the discussion linking:

in particular Otherwise Furthemore As a result Equally important

Concluding As a result, everybody can have the opportunity to participate in the discussion. He should also prevent discussion from going off tangent. The meeting ends when all the objetives have been achieved.

Example 2 The future will see the innovative one- stop dining and entertainment centre the open kitchen where chefs cook in full view of diners. The open kitchen concept, the answer to good food in a relaxed but exciting atmosphere, encourages greater interaction between the diner and the chef. This open kitchen concept based on the notion that chefs are entertainers at heart. Thus the chefs inherent desire to perform is fulfilled as the open kitchen provides them with an avenue to captivate their audience. Interested guests can talk to the chefs and watch the chefs show off their cooking techniques, especially with the wok. Topic sentence: The future will see the innovative one- stop dining and entertainment centre the open kitchen where chefs cook in full view of diners. Supporting details: 1. This open kitchen concept based on the notion that chefs are entertainers at heart. 2. The answer to good food in a relaxed but exciting atmosphere, encourages greater interaction between the diner and the chef 3. The chefs inherent desire to perform is fulfilled as the open kitchen provides them with an avenue to captivate their audience. Linking: This Thus based on

concluding : Interested guests can talk to the chefs and watch the chefs show off their cooking techniques, especially with the wok.