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Nurul Syifa' Othman Mahallah Maryam, Centre For Foundation Studies, International Islamic University Malaysia, 53100, Gombak, Selangor

The Officer-in-Charge IIUM Management, International Islamic University Malaysia, 53100,Gombak, Selangor.

26 FEBRUARY 2012

Dear Sir/Madam,

__Poor Maintenance of Mahallah Maryam __ I am Nurul Syifa' Othman writing this letter on behalf of the residents of Mahallah Maryam, I wish to submit the following complaints and suggestions which I hope will receive your kind attention. This is regarding to the safety of the residents of Mahallah Maryam.

2 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">. This is due to motorcycle parking at Mahallah Maryam. The parking lots are too narrow for both male & female students to park their motor vehicles at the same place. I would suggest that female students' motorcycles should be parked between the Mahallah Maryam café and Halimatus Sa'adiah cafe. This will help them to park their motor vehicles and bicycles conveniently. They also do not need to fight for the parking with the male students at the brother's parking lot (nearby block F). Moreover, male students will have an enough place to park their own motor vehicles. Lastly, the female parking lots much nearer with the post-guard so that it will be much safer.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">3. Secondly, there is no cyber café and gymnasium in Mahallah Maryam unlike the other Mahallah. I would suggest that we should have gymnasium and cyber café here. This is because the photocopy centre is far from our Mahallah. We need to print and photocopy for accomplish our assignment. So, if there is cyber café here, it easy to us and no need to go to photocopy centre for printing. I think if there is gymnasium here, it will encourage students to exercise and keep their fitness.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">4. I hope you would consider my suggestion so that this area would be a better and convenient for everyone.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Thank you.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Yours faithfully, <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">(NURUL SYIFA' OTHMAN) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Resident <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Mahallah Maryam <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">International Islamic University Malaysia


 * 1) ** WHAT DO YOU THINK CAUSED THE ACCIDENT? **
 * I think the accident caused by driving excessive speed. **


 * 1) ** WERE THERE ANY CASUALTIES? **
 * Yes, there were. **


 * 1) ** DID THE VICTIMS RECEIVE ANY HELP FROM THE RELEVANT AUTHORITIES (POLiCE, FIRE FIGHTERS, PARAMEDICS? **
 * Yes, the victims did. **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">SPEEDING – Speeding will bring to death if there were over limit. Therefore, the drivers must follow the road’s law and not over speed. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">DRUNK DRIVING – Driving when drunk is so dangerous because it cannot control the vehicles well and unconscious. So, those who have consumed alcohol and drugs should also abstain from driving as well. TEXTING WHILE DRIVING – Texters will not able to focus on driving and have tendency to involved in accidents. They should avoid texting while driving or stop for a while if they want to texting or make a call. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">IGNORING RED LIGHT – It will effect other drivers that come from other side and it will be crash. All drivers should follow the traffic light like red light, they need to stop. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">IGNORING SAFE DISTANCE – If the drivers ignore the factor of safe distance, it will be crash with someone's bumper car. Thus, the drivers should make sure that they have safe distance between their car and others. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">ROAD RAGE – <span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Road rage can lead to altercations, assaults, and collisions which result in injuries and even deaths. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> It can be advised that all drivers not too emotional and patient when driving
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">2 **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">. HOW DANGEROUS AND HOW TO REDUCE THESE PROBLEMS :
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">BEFORE READING **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">1. TRUE / FALSE: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">a. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Drivers think they are better than people who do not drive. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> T ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">b. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">People had to answer questions and take a driving test. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> T ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">c. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Some of the drivers had a race with each other. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> T ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">d. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Men were those who had most confidence in their ability to drive. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> T ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">e. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">A researcher thought his research could be dangerous. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> F ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">f. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">The researcher said confidence behind the wheel can be a bad thing. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> F ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">g. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">People who have the most accidents are not young females. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> T ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">h. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">The article suggested governments need more rules. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> T ||


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">2. SYNONYM MATCH: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Match the following synonyms from the article.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">1. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">E ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">2 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">H ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">3. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">G ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">4. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">A ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">5. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">C ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">6. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">J ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">7. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">D ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">8. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">I ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">9. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">F ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">10. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">B ||


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">3. PHRASE MATCH: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">1. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">better than others behind (F) ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">2 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">400 motorists of ( H) ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">3. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">how they react in different ( B) ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">4. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">across all age ( C) ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">5. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">their ability to ( A) ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">6. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">the attitudes found ( I) ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">7. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">it often has dangerous ( J) ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">8. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">do not pay as much. ( E) ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">9. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">government road ( G) ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">10. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">More regulation ( D)

|| <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Lead researcher Sylvain Gagnon believes the //attitudes// found in his survey could be dangerous. Mr Gagnon said that //although// confidence can be a good thing, it often has dangerous consequences. He //stated//: “If you think that you are a better driver, then perhaps you start behaving differently behind the wheel and do not //pay// as much attention as you should. This might explain why young men //tend// to have more accidents on the roads than other drivers.” It is time for government road safety departments to start taking research such as this more //seriously//. Traffic accidents are a huge killer throughout the world. Very few drivers really think about how //deadly// their car can be in an accident. More //regulation// is needed as people buy more and more cars.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">WHILE READING **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">GAP FILL: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Put the words into the gaps in the text. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Canadian researchers have found that most drivers think they are better than others //behind// the wheel. The team from Ottawa University interviewed nearly 400 //motorists// of all ages. They all had to answer questions about what they thought of their own driving skills. The question //ability// included how they react in different driving conditions, including //terrible// weather and congested roads. They then had to rate the skills of others on the road. The //topics// were very similar across all age ranges – almost all of those interviewed believed their driving //results// was better than that of other drivers. Older drivers in the poll were more //confident// in their ability than younger ones. Unsurprisingly, perhaps, males had the most confidence in their ability to //handle// a car. ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">AFTER READING **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">1. WORD SEARCH: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Look in your dictionary / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words ‘road’ and ‘safety’.
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Road- A hard surface built for vehicles to travel on **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Synonyms- street, thoroughfare, highway ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Safety- the state of being safe, not being dangerous or in danger **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Synonyms- protection, security, shelter, sanctuary, refuge ** ||

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Congested-so full of something that nothing can move <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Poll-away of finding out public opinion by asking a number of people their views on something
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">2. VOCABULARY: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.

|| || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">3. TEST EACH OTHER: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall how they were used in the text:
 * * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Better than others //behind// the wheel
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">answer questions
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">topics were very similar
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">terrible weather
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">across all age ranges
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">handle a car || * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">attitudes found in his survey
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">dangerous consequences
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">pay as much attention as you should
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">tend to have more accidents
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">huge killer
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">needed as people buy more and more cars || ||  ||