compare and contrest living in the city or village

            The town is a place crowded with people and full of buildings and clubs, streets crowded with cars and motorcycles, whereas the village is a quiet place and the houses are convergent, with small shops and cafés. I’m going to discuss the similarities and the differences between towns and villages.

            The first similarity is that both town and village are full of streets so that small cars wouldn’t worry about the roads. A second similarity is that both of them have the same weather, so if there are breezes in the town probably you will find it in the village also. Additionally both of them have the same facilities, like water and electricity. Another one is that both of them have education facilities.

            Although there are several similarities there are many differences. The first difference is that in the town you can see that it’s full of buildings and skyscrapers, whereas in the village you might see small buildings. The second difference is that in the city you can find a lot of schools and colleges in addition to universities, whereas in the village you will find only one or two schools and you might find one college. Additionally in the city there are cinemas and sport clubs, in addition to fun areas,   whereas in the village these things do not exist.

            All in all I prefer to live in a city rather than a village because living there is more fun and interesting; on the other hand it is not bad to  live in a village and that is because it is a quiet place faraway from traffic and the noises.

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Name: Hamed Abdul Aziz

UAE now and in the past

Forty years ago, the UAE was only yellow sand with no trees or streets full of light. Nowadays, the UAE is much more beautiful than ever with these tall buildings, and green trees. I’m going to discuss the similarities and the differences between Abu Dhabi now and before.

There are many similarities, and the first similarity is that both the UAE now and in the past has the same royal family which is called Al Nayan. The second similarity is that there is the same religion and it’s Islam. You can find that the UAE’s weather has never changed. Additionally the UAE in the past and now has the same traditions. In the past people in the UAE spoke Arabic language, and so it is today.

Although there are many similarities, there are several differences, and one of them is that in the past, people used to work in several jobs like fishing and grazing sheep, but nowadays, people can find jobs in many places like a fireman or a banker. Another one is that the UAE in the past had no schools; people used to take their children to the mosques where the Motwa taught them the holy Quran, whereas nowadays, you can find schools and colleges everywhere.

All in all, I prefer to live at this time, where you can find a lot of things than to live in the past where there were no cars and AC around you. However, the only reason I want to live in the past UAE is that there was no air pollution so that of course this is good for health.

Reflection

                I’m going to tell you how to write an essay. As Mr. Hedley taught us, we have to write three paragraphs, and each paragraph has a different name. The first paragraph is called the introduction, and it has to be between 35-40 words and without any mistakes. The second paragraph is called the body, and it’s between 80-95 words, but you can write more than that if you want to. The final paragraph is called the conclusion, and it’s about 20 words and of course without any mistakes. Mr. Hedley told us that the total number of words in the essay is about 150 words, but I usually write about 200 words.