Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Traffic congestion and parking problems in Abu Dhabi

Problem & solution essay.

Nowadays Abu Dhabi suffers from traffic congestion and parking problems which is a serious problem in Abu Dhabi. In this essay I am going to give some of the causes and solutions of traffic congestion and parking problems.

There are many causes of traffic congestion and parking problems. The first cause is the increasing number of population in the last 10 years because Abu Dhabi has a lot of careers and high salaries. A second cause is that the summer climate in the UAE so that people cannot walk to move from one place to another place. The temperature sometimes reaches 45⁰C to 50⁰C which makes drivers more stressed and nervous. A third cause is tourism which leads to more taxis and buses. The last cause is more female drivers and younger drivers who do not have enough experience of driving.

There are causes of traffic congestion and parking problems and also there are many solutions to traffic congestion and parking problems. One of these solutions is a metro. The metro will decrease the number of cars and the number of accidents. Another solution is making overpasses and underpasses instead of light signals and roundabouts. The last solution is making underground parking or having several floors for parking.

Finally the metro is a good solution but it is expensive. In my opinion I think overpasses and underpasses will be a good solution and will decrease the traffic congestion and parking problems in Abu Dhabi.

244 words

Saturday, March 6, 2010

Seasons/Weather

Winter is the coldest season; In England the winter months are December, January and February.

The summer months in England are June, July and August; these months in the UAE are extremely hot and humid.

Jobs

An architect designs buildings.

A civil servant is a government employee.

A doctor/nurse treats patients in a hospital or clinic.

The students in CJC are all chemical engineers. In Doha, Hedley used to teach chemical, electrical, mechanical and process engineers.

A farmer grows crops and raises animals.

A journalist writes articles for a newspaper.

Lawyers prosecute and defend people on trial in court.

A mechanic repairs vehicles in a garage.

A shop assistant gives you help and advice in a store.

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Age of Marriage

The bar chart shows the women aged 15 to 19 in Arab countries who are married in percentages, while the table shows the age of first marriage of men and women in 14 countries.

The most spectacular feature of the bar chart is the fall in the UAE. The falls in Kuwait, Libya and Tunisia are also spectacular.

The table shows that the highest age of first marriage of men is in Kuwait 29.6 while the highest age of first marriage of women is in Bahrain 25.6. On the other hand the lowest age of first marriage of men is in Iran 24.4 while the lowest age of first marriage of women is in Oman 20.7. The ages of first marriage of men and women in Turkey, Iraq, Palestinian, Syria and Saudi Arabia are almost the same.

Finally, it is important that in all 6 countries the percentage of 15-19 years old brides has fallen over the past 3-4 decades. And compared with ages, the women get married younger than men.

171 words