Issue 12 FD JAN2019 OnlineEd

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FP Chronicle Issue 12, Jan 2019

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

Kahoot 

ART 

ARTICLES 

REviews 

Oprah Winfrey 20 

Oman National Day 8 

Manga Art 5,6 

Sultan Qabous Portrait 7 

World 

FP Ope 

Peer Tu 

The FP Chronicle Team wishes you a wonderful, pl 

going through the pages of our new issue. 

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REPORTS 

Puzzles 

POETRY 

3,4 

Diabetes Day 13,14 

n Day 9,10 

toring Meeting 19,20 

Math Puzzle 23 

English 21,22 

easant time 

Lamp & Candle 15,16 

White Peace, Good Forever 

17, 18 

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A Review 

Manal 

by 

Bakhit 

Samar 

Salim 

Ali 

AL_Awaid 

Shash 

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Kahoot! is an educational technology game you can play in classrooms. 

Anyone, like teachers, can create quizzes for their students to play. 

Asma Said Al Darei 

Once the teacher creates the Kahoot! quiz, there are three steps for players 

to set up Kahoot! to play. First, players pick up their phone to get connected. 

Second, they download Kahoot! from App store/ Google play. Finally, they 

put a PIN number and their name to start the game. To start playing, the 

questions get on the screen with the answers in different colors. Finally, 

players quickly choose the correct answer. 

The first time I played Kahoot! was with my classmates and teacher Megan. 

Before I played Kahoot!, I thought its boring and difficult to understand, 

but after I played I changed my opinion. It's very exciting and enjoyable. 

Kahoot! is one of the best ways for learning. It is an easy way to learn new 

things and memorize vocabulary and grammar. Also it’s easy to understand 

the rules of the game. My classmates really love the game and wanted to 

play it again. My friend Fatima won the game and got a bag of candies and 

shared with us. 

The second time we played was on the Open Day. It was fun and enjoyable. 

All level two students from different sections gathered together and played. 

It was more challenging and fun. 

The best thing about Kahoot! is that you play with your friends and have fun 

with them. I suggest that everyone tries Kahoot! 


Illustrated by Nada 

Shaban Ramadhan Bait 

Baraka, a talented Manga 

artist at DU 

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Illustrated byWaad Mubarak Abdullah AlAmri 


Illutrated by 

Waad Mubarak Abdullah AlAmri 

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Oman 

National 

Day 

It is on 18 November . On This day, all people are 

happy and Omanis celebrate it by going on to the streets and 

doing some traditional dances like braah and Haboot. On this 

day, men wear traditional form of deshdashas and caps. The 

traditional foods are Halwa ,coffee , tea and sweets . The houses 

are decorated by flowers and pictures of the Sultan. I invite 

you to come and enjoy the national day in my country. 

Marwan Mohammed Ahmed Muqaibal 

Extracted from the best midterm exam writing answer of level two (edited) 


It The Hall was packed with teachers and a large number of students. 

was a day that started with great expectations. At 8:30 in the 

morning, students assembled in the Hall for the Opening Ceremony. 

The FP Director, Mr. Faisal welcomed the gathering and the Deputy 

Director, Mr. David engaged the students with a game of Kahoot. The 

quiz was about Oman. It was very competitive and enjoyable. After this, 

students went to various venues for other competitions and activities. 

The students of Level 2 and 3 had another game of Kahoot which seemed 

much easier than the one on Oman. There were games in the IT section. 

It was very interesting. There was a Bake sale that was organized in the 

courtyard. This sale was meant to raise money for charity. Students helped 

the teachers in selling food. The collection from this sale was given to 

the Autism Centre. There was a speaking competition for students of 

Levels 2 and 3. There were puzzles and riddles in Math and a game of 

Jeopardy for Level 1 students. There were some fun games conducted by 

the English Club in the courtyard. It was amusing to see students blindfolded 

and trying to tail a camel. There was a game for teachers, too. 

It was good to see the sportive side of teachers. They played a game of 

popping balloons tied to the ankles. It was fun to see them running around 

to save themselves from getting picked. There was a workshop organized 

by the Students at Risk Committee that was much appreciated. Finally, 

there was a closing ceremony where prize winners from the competitions 

were honoured with certificates of merit. All in all, it was a memorable 

fun –filled day. 

Duaa Al Balushi & Sara Said Al Salhi 

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FP 

students’ visit 

to Salalah Mills in 

pictures 

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World Diabe 

A group of 

organized an event on 

educate people about the dan 

a lot of interesting Corners and 

corner that gave an introduction ab 

and coffee to the guests. The second c 

was an interesting corner were you cou 

answered. There was also a booth organi 

diabetes and how to treat it .Other corner 

Evil Sugar cubes challenge for not eating 

was a Crossword Puzzle, but the most in 

the guest tried to order proportion of s 

Those who won this competition rec 

participation from Badr Al-Samma 

free stress testing and diabetes sc 

was participation from Juice 

types of special juice 

learn about 

REPORT AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY M 

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tes Day, 14 Nov 

CAAS girls 

World Diabetes Day to 

gers of diabetes . There were 

booths. There was the reception 

out the event and also served dates 

orner was the When? Why? What?. it 

ld have all your questions about diabetes 

zed by Sultan Qaboos Hospital explaining 

s of the events were competitions like the 

sugar for 21 days . Another competition 

teresting was the cup competition, where 

ugar cups from top to bottom in 30 sec. 

eived a reward.. Finally, there was a 

Hospital in the event. They offered 

reening for attendees. Also, there 

Time. They offered different 

s. What a fun way to 

diabetes!!! 

ithaq Sabeit Al Mamari 


Lamp and Candle 

by Moneera Saif Al-Kalbaniya 

I am a lamp, 

You see me in different colors. 

You see me every day, 

When you study and cook, 

When you eat and drink. 

Without me your life is bad. 

You must have me, 

No one can do my job. 

Sorry, lamp 

I am a candle, 

I can do your job, 

And I am cheaper than you. 

You cannot work without electricity, 

But I can. 

So, please, my dear, take me, 

And forget the lamp. 

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My friends, lamp and candle, 

Please be quiet. 

I use both of you, 

Lamp with electricity, 

And candle without it. 

I cannot live my life without you both. 


Two Beautiful 

Stanzas by 

Noor Ahmed Hassan Kashoub 

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Good Forever 

The good conserves ... 

No matter.. 

In heart's intentions..... 

No matter.. 

And bad dissipates.... 

No matter... 

With raven’s wing.. 

White Peace 

Life is a peaceful white dove ... 

that flies from moon to earth .... 

spreads hope and warm to an aster maid... 


Peer Tutors Meeting 

A Report by 

Thamna Kashoub 

''Congratulations! You are the teachers of the future, '' Mr. Mohammed 

Al Achamsi, one of the DUFP English Language instructors said at the 

beginning of the meeting of SRC Students at Risk Committee with the 

students selected as peer tutors for their relevant English classes. Then 

we all tried to work out a definition to the term- Peer tutoring in Arabic 

and English and what a tutor is expected to do. 

Next, Ms. Rashida Khan told us with more details about peer tutors and 

the importance of voluntary work among students. Ms. Rashida also 

talked about how this type of work can be rewarding as well. Students 

now know that certificates of participation, in recognition of peer tutors 

will be issued at the end of the semester. Terms and conditions of such 

certificates issuance were stated. 

Finally, Mr. Faisal, the DUFP Director talked about the importance of 

voluntary work and that students should have the spirit of healing one 

another in academic context. He also added that communication is a 

fundamental skill that university students should develop. Moreover, 

he stressed that collaborative learning is an effective strategy that can 

foster cooperation and enhance learning. A note of thanks for the 

initiative was given by the Director to conclude the meeting. 

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Everyone has a role model in life. Nowadays, many people have 

become famous for unusual things. However, there are also many 

of them who have become famous for their good work. My living role 

model is Oprah Winfrey. It would be a great opportunity to meet her. 

She came from a poor family but changed her life to become one of 

the richest people in the world today. Like everyone, she had dreams 

but she didn’t give up and didn’t stop dreaming. She has helped a lot 

of poor people and people with disabilities. She also fought for animal 

rights. She has won a lot of national prizes. I would like to meet her as 

she has greatly influenced me. I have become a better person because 

of her. She has a huge impact on society and has tried to make it a 

better place. I used to watch her famous TV show. I can never forget 

the words she said- ‘You can’t begin to love yourself unless you know 

who you are’. And– ‘You deserve the best version of yourself. Do not 

stop dreaming’. I completely agree with her. We need to start working 

to make our dreams come true. And if you don’t have a dream, create 

one. So, nothing is impossible and I really 

Oprah 

wish I could meet her one 

day. Oprah is a role model for the present generation of young people. 

Nadia Ali Saeed Al 

Amri 

English Club Writing 

competition Winner 


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Puzzle 

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Put the numbers 

1,2,3,4,5,6 and 7 

in the circles so that each straight line of three numbers 

adds to the same total 

@mathsphere.com.uk 

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Speed Game 

English 

Try to locate 

the words in 

less than two 

minutes 


FP Chronicle seeks to give DU students a voice by involving 

them in journal writing and reporting in an appealing and 

fun format. 

Editorial Team: Ebaa Momani (Chief Editor & Designer), 

Sucharitha RajaGopalan, Chinta BhagyaLatha, Carmel Hankins, 

& Wesam Al Karadsheh 

Contributing Editors: Adnann Eteiwi 

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