Wednesday, December 23, 2009

How olive oil is made



To produce olive oil is fairly long and difficult process, so if you follow the steps you could make pure and good oil which everybody likes.

Firstly, the olives are harvested between September and December by hand or with sticks and rakes. Next, they are collected on nets beneath the trees. After that, leaves and small stones are removed and the olives are run through a washer to remove any impurities before crushing. Then, within 24-36 hours of picking, the olives are crushed by granite millstones. The olive paste obtained is layered on mats which are put under pressure from a screw or hydraulic press. The liquid produced is collected and put through a centrifugal separator to separate the water and impurities from the oil. Finally, after centrifugation, the oil is obtained.

To sum up, I would like to say that some people like the quality and some of them like the quantity, so if you like the quality you have to follow these steps and I’m sure that you will be successful.

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Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Compare & Contrast



There are so many differences and similarities between all countries in the world. So now in this essay I’m going to compare and contrast Brunei and the UAE.

Firstly, I’m going to write about the similarities. Both are Islamic countries and both have hereditary monarchies. In addition to that, both countries are very rich because of large-scale natural resources of oil and gas. Furthermore, both countries have national airlines, modern airports and well-developed infrastructures.

However, there are a number of differences. The first and most obvious is the geographical location. The UAE is in the Middle East whereas Brunei is a tropical country in the Far East. Another difference is the climate. The UAE has winter and summer, but in Brunei the weather is largely the same all year round. It also rains a lot more in Brunei and, as a result, the tradition is to build houses on stilts. Another difference is the currency, as dirhams are in the UAE and ringgits in Brunei. Furthermore, people drive on the right in the UAE but on the left in Brunei. Secondary education is single-sex in the UAE but co-educational in Brunei. A final difference is dress; people in Brunei do not wear dishdashas or ubayas.



To sum up, I would like to say that many countries have different traditions and cultures and I like to read about countries' cultures and my real pleasure is to travel, so I hope to visit Brunei next summer to see more about their culture and to enjoy the weather over there.

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Sunday, December 13, 2009

Reflection 4

My teacher taught us how we can write the compare & contrast essay.
1. A brief introduction about what you are going to write saying what two things you are going to compare (similarities) & contrast (differences) in 3 to 4 sentences.
2. In the second paragraph we have to write about the similarities of this two things and it has to be 3 to 4 sentences.
3. In the third paragraph we have also to write about 3 to 4 sentences about the differences and it has to be about 60 words.
4. In the last paragraph which is the conclusion we have to write between 30 – 40 words and you have not to express an opinion.

Reflection 3

In the process essays, I learned from my teacher that I could use the passive voice.
1. I learned that with some verbs the simple past & past participle are the same, but with other verbs there are 2 separate forms, e.g. go, went & gone.

2. The process essays and the procedure essays are almost the same,
• Words we can use in both essays e.g. first, second, next etc
• The introduction of both essays contains 30 – 50 word, and the body contains about 120 words and the conclusion contains 30-50 words.