Easter Holiday

The Easter holiday is a religious day or a Christian celebration. The people celebrate Easter on March 23rd because it is Christ's birthday. Christians celebrate Easter Sunday because Jesus rose from death. Jesus Christ is one of the fundamental principles, and beliefs of christianity, and a well documented historical fact. Jesus died for their sins on the cross on Good Friday.
There some symbols of Easter are eggs, red, candle, the crown of thorns, and palm branches. Some people buy plastic eggs, and fill them up with candy, and some people buy bars of chocolate, some people eat with family, friends, and some people send Easter greeting cards.

My Social Life

I do for fun after school and on weekends go to shopping and visit some places. I spend my time outside of school with my friends. I enjoy my time away from school in Canada. The special places I have visited in Canada are Aberdeen Mall and Cinema. I do not do any special activities in Canada. I made a new friends in Canada. There are some socail life in Canada differences than social life in my country. For example, in my country I always sleep late, but here I never sleep late. I like my social life here because it is more activity.

My University Life

I study at TRU . I go to TRU at 7.00 A.M. I get to university by bus with my friend. I take English language {ESAL}. My teachers at university are Mr.Jason Brown, Mr.Michael Sansome, Ms.Jine Steigor, and Ms.Xudin Lin. My friends at university are Kevin, Leo, Kin, Fahad, Aziz, Abdullah, Eddie, Mohammed, and Faisal . I stay at the university for about 8 hours. Every day I eat university hamburger at Heroes or Old Main. There are many differences between my university now and university in my country. For example, in my university the people speaks Arabic,but here the people speaks English; also, the boys study alone, and the girls study alone. I love my university because they are friendly.

My Home Life

I live with a homestay in upper Sahali in Carmel Court. I live with Canadian family (husband name is Dave, wife name is Louise, and two boys Carth and Scott). I usually go to TRU at 7:00 A.M. . When I finish my classes, I go back to home. I go to my room and change my clothes. After that, I check my E-mail. When the dinner ready, I eat it. After that, I do my homework. At 9.00 P.M. I take shower and play computer games. At 11.00 P.M. I go to my bed. I love my family because they are very kind with me; also, I hope still with them until when I finish my education.

Activity In Class:
1-Fahad, who is Saudi Arabian, is a student.
2-Eddie, who is 20 years old, likes Chinese food.
3-Jag, who went to the super store this morning, likes Indian and Italian food.
4-Abdullah, who is 29 years old, likes Saudi food.
5-Eddie, who does the homework well, sleeps 6 hours a day.

Activity 13,p.154
2- Michael likes to play soccer, hockey, and footbal.
3- My friend Rick is tall, strong, and handsome.
4- John, Robert, and Theo want to go the movies.
5- I am going to bring sunglasses, a towel, a cold drink, and a book to the beach tomorrow.
6- At the dance we ate food, danced, and played games.
7- In Moscow, Candice is going to visit the Kremlin, St.Basil's Cathedral, and go to Gorky Park.
8- Ron, Harry, and Elizabeth rode the Ferris wheel at the fair.

Activity 12,p.152
2-Soccer is apopular sport because it is international sport.
3-Fast food is popular in the United States because it is cheap.
4-My hobby is swimming. I like it because it is healthy.
5-Some people like to drive fast because it is danderous.
6-I am using this book because it is the curriculum.
7-I write letter to my family because I miss him.
8-Some people eat breakfast in the morning because it is healthy.
9-Children learn to print before they learn cursive writing because the print is base.
10-Hip-hop music is popular because it is wonderful music.

My Partner

Her name is Cathy. She is 23 years old. She from China. She doesn't speak English because all her life is in China and she never try to speak English. Before she comes to TRU she washes her face ,wearing clothes, and eats her breakfast. After she finishes class she goes to her home because she is tire. If she has break she eats fish or China food because she loves these. She goes to bed at 11 o'clock. She goes to home when she finishes her classes.

Activity 2,p.138
2-Michael is going to meeting with Mr.Green on Monday.
3-Michael will going to have dinner with Andrea on Friday.
4-Michael will going to take dog to the Veterinarian on Tuesday.
5-Michael is going to buy groceries on Thursday.
6-Michael is going to play soccer at six o'clock on Saturday.
7-Michael is going to give Mr.Simms business report due on Wednesday.

Activity 3, p.139

Michael's Busy Schedule

Michael is going to be a very busy man next week! First, he is going to meet his mom and dad for lunch on Sunday . Second ,he is going to meeting with Mr.Green on Monday. Third, he will going to take dog to the Veterinarian on Tuesday. Fourth, he is going to give Mr.Simms business report due on Wednesday. Fifth, he is going to buy groceries on Thursday. Sixth, he will going to have dinner with Andrea on Friday.Finally, he is going to play soccer game six oُ clock p.m on Saturday . Michael is the busiest man I know!

BRAINSTORMING-INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

1- What is your name ?
2- How old are you ?
3- Where are you from ?
4- Why you do not speak English ?
5- What did usually do before you come to TRU ? why ?
6- What do you do after you finish class ? why ?
7- What you eat if you have break ? why ?
8- What time do you go to bed at night ? why ?
9- When you go to home ?
10- What is your favourite movie ? why ?
11- What is your favourite sports ? why ?
12- Who is your favourite teacher ? why ?
13- Who is your favourite movie star ? why ?

Writing Complex Sentences With "Because"

2- My favourite food is Saudian food because it is better than Canadian food.
3- I study English because I want to speak English.
4- I would like visit Vancouver because it is a beautiful City.
5- I want go to information center in my country because it has apromising future.

Writing Complex Sentences With "Before"

2- I was in Riyadh before I came to Kamloops.
3- I was eat breakfast before I came to class today.
4- I went to bathroom before I go to bed at night.
5- I was study one years before I came to TRU.

Activity 22, p.91

My Best Friend

My best friend is Abdulaziz Al-Masoud. He lives with me in kamloops. I know him since three years. The things that makes our friendship special is we are brothers, and he know me verey well like.

Activity 7, p.76

1. There is a picture on the wall.
2. There are many books on the left side in the room.
3. There is a dog on the rug.
4. There is a person sitting on the chair.
5. There is wafer on the desk.
6. There is a photo on the wall.
7. There is a TV on the right side in the room.

Activity 4, p.72

One Family's Morning Routine

The Lee family is very busy on weekday mornings. Every morning Susan Lee, the youngest daughter, wakes up and makes breakfast for her parents and siblings. She loves to cook! When breakfast is ready, the rest of the family sit down eats breakfast. The kinds eat breakfast quickly. After they eat, Susan’s father and mother read a newspaper. At 8:00 A.M., Mr. Lee takes the lunch boxes. Then he and the kids ware goodbye to Mrs. Lee. Mr. Lee and the kids get into the minivan so that he can take them to school. Mrs. Lee washes dishes. A few minutes later, she goes to work.

Activity 3 p.70

Jim and Billy's Daily Routine

Jim and Billy are very busy student. There're studiy engineering at City Collge. Every day they wake up at 7:00 in the morring, take a shower, and then rushe off to school. They go to school for six hours. After school, they go to the locai mall where they work in a sporting goods store. After this part-time job, they go home, eat a quick dinner, studys, and do they homework. They know that this life style stressful. They also know that it will end soon, and they will get a professional job.

Activity8, p.124

1-The woman wants to thin, so she is running.
2-The man wants to help, so he is colling the police.
3-The dog wants the food, so it is howling.
4-The movie is not good, so they want to sleeping.
5-The computer is fatal error, so the boy is nerving.
6-The man wants eat, so he is cooking.

My Last Weekend

The beginning of my vacation when I started joind in the jym of the university. Model spend three hours of the day in the jym with my friends. The rest of my time with my friends speak districts ,shopping , visiting some places ,or reviewing some lessone. I was happy last weekend.

King Abdulaziz

King Abdulaziz united all people for on flag. He was born in Riyadh. He was king of Saudi Arabia. He saw some people are diffrent religions. Then he united all them for one religion. some people liked what he did, but some people did not like what he did. I chose King Abdulaziz because his wisdom and strength to control people .

Activity 1, p.94

2-Mary and Natalie played with many animals.
3-They laughed at the animals.
4-Natalie yeallyed herself.
5-She liked the chickens best.
6-Natalie watched them play all morning.
7-They played with the baby goats.
8-Finally, they returned home.

Activity 2, p.95

2-He was born in China, and he lived in the Hurlan province.
3-He worked as a court librarian.
4-He agreed to write the book Tao Te Ching.
5-It was the beginning of the philosophy of the philosopy of Taoism.

Activity 3, p.96

He was king abdulaziz. He was born in Riyadh. He was king of Saudi Arabia. Because he was wisdom and strength to control people.

Activity 4, p.97

The Top of the Class
In 1992, Marcia was a student at the University of North Carolina. She studied in the criminology department. She encelled in her study. In class, she answered all of her instructor's questions. Her test grad beat the other students, and her class projects received excellt marks. When she graduated in 1996, she finished at the top of the class. All of the teachers were very proud of Marcia.

Activity 5, p.98

2-She was from America.
3-She was born healthy.
4-When she was two years old, she became very ill.
5-The teacher's name was Annie Sullivan.
6-When she was seven years old, a teacher taught her how to communicate.
7-When she was twenty years old, she started college.
8-After her graduation, she wrote thirteen books and traveled around the world.

Activity 3, p.5

1-Most kids like spaghetti.
2-They enjoy the taste of spaghetti.
3-They love the smell of spaghettis.
4-Some kids put tomato sauce on their spaghetti.
5-Other kids like cheese on their spaghetti.
6-Most kid is very poular with spaghetti.

Activity 4, p.5

1-Most kids like ice cream.
2-They enjoy the taste of ice cream.
3-They love the smell of ice cream.
4-Some kids put chocolate on their ice cream.
5-Other kids like sugar on their ice cream.
6-Most kid is very poular with ice cream.

Activity 7, p.10

Banks in a small Town

It is surprising that Nelson has seven banks. Nelson is a small town in California. There are only about 36000 people in this town. However, there are three banks, and each has at least two branches. The banks are National, first California, and Trust. National Bank has hranches at 60 Green Street and at Hanks Avenue. First California Bank has braches on Princeton Street and on Lee Road. Trust Bank has branches on Temple Street, on Whispering Street, and at 445 Orange Avenue. No one understands why the seven banks in a small town like Nelson, California.

Jim and Billy's Daily Routine

Jim and Billy are very busy students. They study engineering at City Colleg. Every day they wake up at 7:00 in the morning , then they take showers, and then rushes off to school. They go to school for six hours . After school they go to the local mall, where they work in a sporting goods store. After their part-time job. They go home, eat a quick dinner, study , and do their home work. They know that their lifestyle is stressful. They also know that it will end soon, and they will get a professional job.

Who Am I ?

My name is Abdulaziz Al-Omran. I am a student. I am twenty-one years old. I am from Saudi Arabia. I was born in Riyadh. I am friendly. I live in Kamloops. My birthday is August 25, 1986. There are seven people in my family. I like swimming, and design programs, and I like the color blue. I have visited Egypt and Qatar.

My brother

My sister's son

*CANADA*
-Canada is in North America.
-I like snow in Canada.
-The capital city in Canada is Ottawa.
-Canada is a big country.
-The mother languages in Canada are English and French.


*KAMLOOPS*
-Kamloops is in Canada.
-Kamloops is a small city.
-Kamloops is quiet.
-Kamloops is very cool.
-In Kamloops homes are beautiful and hotels are wonderful .


*MY FAMILY*
-I love my father ,and I love my mother.
-I have two sisters ,and two brohters.
-My family is from Saudi Arabia , so I am Saudi.
-I live in Kamloops , but my family lives in Riyadh.
-My father is businessman , and my mother is homemaker.