Abu Dhabi & Baniyas

The UAE consists of seven emirates, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Um Al Quwain, RAK, Al Fujairah and the capital is the city of Abu Dhabi. Abu Dhabi has many suburbs like Al Shahamah and Baniyas. In this essay, I would like to write about the similarities and the differences between Abu Dhabi and Baniyas.

There are many important similarities between Abu Dhabi and Baniyas. The first distinct similarity is that both are in the UAE. Another obvious similarity is that both of them share the same government and take the same orders. Yet another important similarity is that they have the same system of healthcare and education. A final significant similarity is that they are in the emirate of Abu Dhabi which is the capital of the UAE.

Although there are many similarities between Abu Dhabi and Baniyas, also there are several important differences. The first obvious difference is that Abu Dhabi has more high-rise buildings than Baniyas which has a lot of small houses. Another significant difference is that Abu Dhabi is the capital city and has more people than Baniyas. Yet another distinct difference is that in Abu Dhabi there is more noise and traffic than Baniyas which is very quiet. A further important difference is that Abu Dhabi has malls, cinemas and sea which are not available in Baniyas. A final obvious difference is that in Abu Dhabi there are a lot of traffic lights compared to Baniyas, which hasn’t any at all.

Overall, the differences outweigh the similarities. Although there are no malls and palces for entertainment in Baniyas, I prefer living in it because it’s very quiet and there is no noise and traffic jam and this is the most important.

How to make an orange juice

Most people in the world drink orange juice because it’s healthy and has a good taste. Making orange juice is not easy and you have to follow several steps to produce good and high-quality orange juice.

First, the fruit is delivered from the farms and unloaded from the trucks. Then, it is graded, washed and sized. After that, the juice is extracted and the waste is sent as animal feed. Next, the juice is evaporated at high temperature for a short time, producing concentrate. Then, the concentrate juice is stored in refrigerators to make it cold. After that, the juice is canned and shipped to its destination. There in the country where the juice will be sold, finally, water is added to make a little change in the concentration and this is how the juice is made.

As you can see from the steps above, making orange juice is not easy. It takes time and there are a lot of steps you have to follow to produce fresh orange juice with high-quality.

Reflection 1

I found procedure essays easy because they are mechanical. Introduction, main paragraph, conclusion: 25+100+25= 150 words. Use the imperative like: do this, do that, don't do this/that. Avoid the -ing form as in the flow charts. No imagination or creativity is needed.

Reflection 2

I found narrative story more difficult than procedure essay because you have to use your imagination to be able to write it. There are 3 tenses used in a narrative essay which are:
Simple past (they went, I said, he pointed..etc) and past perfect (he had taken, he had written...etc) and past continuous (I was going, he was thinking, they were talking... etc). You have to concentrate on the tenses, when you use them and where. Also the actions should be a series of events to get the reader excited when he reads the story.

Bad Day

Last year my friends and I went to the Marina Mall and it was the weekend in the evening. We decided to have a dinner first then go to the cinema. When we got to the Burger King to order one of my friends sat at the table and he told us that he will wait for us at the table.

When we returned to the table we found that our friend was arguing and shouting with another man. We headed to our friend and we asked him what happened. He told us that the man reserved the table before we came and he just went to the toilet for a few minutes. We couldn’t find another table because the patio was full and the man was insistent. We tried to explain to him that no table was empty but he refused to hear us. My other friends started to get angry because the man didn’t respect us and they started shouting. The man called the security of the mall and the party just started. The security man came and asked about this argument. The man lied to him and told him that we forced him to empty the table for him and we said to him bad words. The security man asked us to solve the problem without shouting or he would call the police. The man kept his voice loud and the security called the police after he warned us three times. The policeman came and asked what happened; the man lied to the police as he lied to the security before. The policeman didn’t hear what we said and he just heard what the man said. The police man sought to continue the scenario in the police station. In the police station the officer told the man to talk first. The man told more lies than before and when we wanted to explain, the officer requested us to be silent. After the man finished the officer took my friend to the temporary jail without giving a chance for my friend to talk. We tried to tell the officer but he just ignored us till we thought that the officer and the man knew each other. One of my friend's brother's was working in the police. My friend called him and he came. We were lucky that he knows the officer and he talked with him. The officer released my friend and we found the man outside the station laughing at us.

At last, everybody went home and we didn’t continue our evening because of the man. My friends hated that evening and really it was an awful day that I will never forget.