Tuesday, 4 December 2012

UFS 211 - TASK 10


Folklore Story
THE HUNGRY TRAVELLER

SCRIPT/DIALOGE
Narrator:
Once upon a time, there came the story of three travellers, Jovera, Daviki and Katlin on their journey. They bring food supplies such as rice, meat, milk and fruits. When tired they stopped walking and cooking food. If they meet the village, they will stop buying food to be food for the next journey. One day, they arrived in the thick forest. They do not meet the hamlet or village. They stop and rest under the shady fig tree. The food supply has run out. The three friends are very hungry. So they start thought and thinking of food. They start complaining and dreaming to enjoy an abundance of food and will consume it.

Jovera: Hey, if there have ten plates of rice, I will eat them alone. I don’t want to     share with anybody. (Sad)
Daviki: That right. If there have ten pieces of grilled chicken, I will eat them by myself. (Sad)
Katlin: You two very greedy and bragging about. I was hungry too. For me, if there is one plate of rice, it is enough. (Relax)
Jovera & Daviki: (Laugh together)
Jovera: With one plate of rice, how can it be satisfied?
Katlin: Whatever.
Narrator:
The old woman felt sorry and discharge each of the three traveller demands. The travellers was surprised and happy when saw all what their want appear in front them. So they start eat the food that they wish.
Old women: The poor traveller. I will make your wish come true. (Drop ten plates of rice, ten pieces of grilled chicken and a plate of rice)
Jovera: Uh no, ten plates of rice. (Happy)
Daviki: Chicken grilled ten heads! Wow, how nice. (Happy)
Katlin: (She saw a plate of rice that mix with vegetable. She ate quietly.)

After eating.
Jovera: Urgh, I’m very full now but there still three plates left. I’m not able to finish the rice. (Threw the rice into the bush)
Rice: Why did not you finish us? (Suddenly ask)
Jovera: I’m already full. (Relax)
Rice: But, you promised to eat us until finish. (Start angry)
Jovera: Don’t you hear me? I’m already full. (Relax)
Rice: How dare you? (Suddenly gathered together and chase Jovera)
Jovera: (Shouted and screamed)
After eating
Daviki: Urgh, I’m full now but not able to finish the other seven pieces of grilled chicken. (Threw the chicken into the bush)
Chicken: Why did not you finish us?
Daviki: I’m full enough. Eat three grilled chicken was enough for my stomach.
Chicken: (Angry and start pecking Daviki body)
Daviki: (Shouted and screamed)

Narrator:
Jovera and Daviki eventually die. So Katlin was alone. She continued her journey. Before leaving, Katlin took the plate was clean. Not even a grain of rice left on the plate.

Katlin: This plate will remind me so do not be arrogant and greedy. Let eat sparingly and do not waste it.


UFS 211 - TASK 9


LIE DETECTOR
A new form of lie detector that works by voice analysis and which can be used without a subject's knowledge has been introduced in Britain.  Dektor claims that the muscle tightening occurs very quickly, and can change from one word to the next, so that it is possible to pick out a word or phrase that caused stress. Three steps are suggested to overcome this difficulty. First, the subject is supposed to see a full list of the question in advance. Second, there are 'neutral' questions and one to which the subject is specifically asked to lie. Third, if an individual shows stress on a vital question, then additional question must be asked to ensure that this does not reflect n earlier theft or the subject's knowledge of someone else responsibe. In the US, the device is used for pre-employment interviews. The potential application of the PSE in Britain is extremely disquieting, especially as there seems no law to prevent its use. The mostserious problem is that its primary application will be in situation where people may not object- such as pre-employment interviews. But, it can also be used to probe a whole range of personal issues totally unrelated job- union and political affiliations, for example. Finally, the device is not foolproof but depends on the skill of the investigator, who receives only a one week course from Dektor. 

UFS 211 - TASK 8

CAST AWAY

The movie was about a man who got stranded because the flight he rode was crashed. It happened because the plane was experiencing turbulence due to bad weather which was heavy rain with storm and thunder. During the crashed in the Pacific Ocean, he was safe because he got floating boat and finally he landed on a lonely island alone. Other crews were dead. He scanned the island and tries to look for somebody. But unfortunately, the island was inhabited. He tried to find a way on how to get help. He carved the word "HELP" on the sand but the next day, it faded away. So he decided to collect enough woods to make the word "HELP" from it. Done arranged everything, he tried to look for something that he could drink and eat. He found a coconut and he splits open the coconut with a stone and drink the juice. As he tried to search for other things, he walked round the island and climbed the hill. While he was up at the hill, he found a dead body in the water and he rushed running down the hill. The dead body was one of the crew. He took him on the island and he took off the shoes and the flash light from him. Then he buried the dead man and wrote him an epitath. He also found a cave on the other side of the island. Each time when it was raining, he hid in the cave. He made a friend named Wilson from a ball that he got from a FEDEX packages that he picked at the seashore. After four years later, he has been used to live his life there. He could catch a fish and a crab with a spear he made by himself. He always tried to go away from the island, but the wave of the ocean was too strong and always took him back to the island. Lastly, he collected as many woods as he could and made his own raft. As the wind direction was perfect, he started to sail through the ocean. He succeeds passed by the big wave and sailed miles away from the island. Once he was in the middle of the sea, rain poured heavily with the storm and thunder. But luckily that his raft was not broke down very bad. Not so long after that, while he was in such an unconscious condition in his raft, a big ship carried container passed by him. He begged for help from them and finally he could go back to his original place; his hometown.


If I as a main character in this movie, I do not want to live very long time on the island alone. I will try my best to get out from the island. I do not want to eat the raw food such as fish, and crabs. I will not pretend to climb the cave that nearby a sea, because I was afraid to be in high places. I will try to make the raft as soon as possible. I will not hurt myself and try my best to protect myself from the rain storm.

UFS 211 - TASK 7



My Unforgettable Childhood Memory
Topic : My Unforgettable Childhood Memory

Topic Sentences : There are so many memories that I cannot forget my childhood time. Neither, the memories of the happy or sad it will make an impact in our lives. 

Supporting Details :
(1)On my birthday 6 years old I am very happy because it welcomed with much fanfare by. There have family, friends and outsiders coming to the event. I am very happy to see everyone having fun time.
(2) The word DIVORCE out of the mouths of my parents.
(3)My grandpa died. My paternal grandfather died a week after the divorce of my parents. Meanwhile, my maternal grandfather also died four days difference with my paternal grandfather.
Conclusion : However, I've promised myself. That I will get through all the things that will happen in my life.

Linkers/Sequence Connectors used : 
(1)Neither
(2)However
(3)But


Paragraph

UNFORGETTABLE CHILDHOOD MEMORIES

There are so many memories that I cannot forget my childhood time. Neither, the memories of the happy or sad it will make an impact in our lives. Our memories buried in my heart there is always its own purpose. Like me, have one memory that I cannot forget in my life.
Here I will tell the memories. On my birthday 6 years old I am very happy because it welcomed with much fanfare by. There have family, friends and outsiders coming to the event. I am very happy to see everyone having fun time. However, the joy was halted because of the things that shocked us.
I get gifts from my parent gifts that I remember until this day. They called me and hugged me tightly. I can only smile because I was in their embrace. But, they reveal something that makes my smile to a halt. Then, flowing tears fall into the cheek. When, hearing the word DIVORCE out of the mouths of my parents. News that they tell me it is very annoying. In age like that, what understood by a little girl like me? But, it is still embedded on my heart. My parents are determined by their decision. No one can prevent their decision. I can only weep at the time of grief.
After the incident, I get beaten again by the news. My grandpa died. My paternal grandfather died a week after the divorce of my parents. Meanwhile, my maternal grandfather also died four days difference with my paternal grandfather. I lose the grandfathers and I feel very sad. Due to some miscommunication in our family that make they fight. My mother's and my father's family quarrel until they decide and giving disconnect their fraternity. After, various occurrences befall my family. I really feel sad and confused with these problems. These incidents, leaving are impact in my life. If I remember all entire incident only tears will flow out of my eyes.
After my parents divorced I lived with my mother till today. My father was not even there and giving me news about him. 7 years did not meet with my father make me extremely sad because I miss him. Sometimes due to yearn for my father, I feel jealous to see me friends close to their father. Only god knows the agony me bear yearn for my father. However, I've promised myself. That I will get through all the things that will happen in my life.
My advice for my friends, appreciate your parents while they were still be there for you.

UFS 211 - TASK 6


PROBLEM IN WRITING
In writing I always have some mistake and I always do the same mistake. That mistake I always make is I combine past tense and present tense. That mistake make me get low mark in exam or test. I don't agree writing in English is difficult. Because, we must learn something even it difficult. It can make we have more information. I'm not good enough writing in English, but I try my best to write in English. Instead, I writing something I can learn something that I don't know before this. So, why not we try to write in English. Beside that, I always have some problem when I start writing. My problem is I can't make topic sentences because if I don't have any idea. I will stuck at there and I will write nonsense thing. My suggestion about my problem is I will make some like mind map for my writing. I will include at there topic, topic sentences, supporting details and concluding sentences. If I had this complete "mind map" it will make me easy do my writing. That my suggestion for myself.

UFS 211 - TASK 5


Water pollution is a major global problem which requires ongoing evaluation and revision of water resource policy at all levels (international down to individual aquifers and wells). It has been suggested that it is the leading worldwide cause of deaths and diseases, and that it accounts for the deaths of more than 14,000 people daily. An estimated 700 million Indians have no access to a proper toilet, and 1,000 Indian children die of diarrheal sickness every day. Some 90% of China's cities suffer from some degree of water pollution, and nearly 500 million people lack access to safe drinking water. In addition to the acute problems of water pollution in developing countries, developed countries continue to struggle with pollution problems as well. In the most recent national report on water quality in the United States, 45 percent of assessed stream miles, 47 percent of assessed lake acres, and 32 percent of assessed bays and estuarine square miles were classified as polluted. Water is typically referred to as polluted when it is impaired by anthropogenic contaminants and either does not support a human use, such as drinking water, and/or undergoes a marked shift in its ability to support its constituent biotic communities, such as fish. Natural phenomena such as volcanoes, algae blooms, storms, and earthquakes also cause major changes in water quality and the ecological status of water.


Topic : Water Pollution
Topic Sentence : Water pollution is a major global problem which requires ongoing evaluation and revision of water resource policy at all levels (international down to individual aquifers and wells).
Supporting Details : (1) An estimated 700 million Indians have no access to a proper toilet,        and 1,000 Indian children die of diarrheal sickness every day. Some 90% of China's cities suffer from some degree of water pollution, and nearly 500 million people lack access to safe drinking water.
(2)water pollution in developing countries, developed countries continue to struggle with pollution problems as well. 
(3)  Water is typically referred to as polluted when it is impaired by anthropogenic contaminants.
Conclusion :  Natural phenomena such as volcanoes, algae blooms, storms, and earthquakes also cause major changes in water quality and the ecological status of water.

Linkers/Sequence Connectors used : (1) In addition.
                                                         (2) In the most.

UFS 211 - TASK 4


WRITING PROCESS

When we need writing a paragraph but, we don't have any idea for what we going to write. Make sure, you know about stages of "Writing Process" that can make you easy. Because, you can see and looking for idea what you will write at Topic Sentences, Supporting Sentences and Concluding Sentences. When you write at topic sentences about your Unforgettable Childhood Memory make sure at supporting sentences you write something that can support your topic sentences and it must connect each other. You can't write at topic sentences about your Unforgettable Childhood Memory but, at you supporting sentences you write about Regrettable Childhood Memory. It didn't support you topic sentences. That can make people who read it don't understand. After that, you will make your concluding sentences. It will looks nice and it can make people easy to understand your story.

UFS 211 - TASK 3


Whether you know it or not, there’s a process to writing – which many writers follow naturally. If you’re just getting started as a writer, though, or if you always find it a struggle to produce an essay, short story or blog, following the writing process will help.
I’m going to explain what each stage of the writing process involves, and I’ll offer some tips for each section that will help out if you’re still feeling stuck!
1. Prewriting

Have you ever sat staring at a blank piece of paper or a blank document on your computer screen? You might have skipped the vital first stage of the writing process: prewriting. This covers everything you do before starting your rough draft. As a minimum, prewriting means coming up with an idea!
2. Writing
Sit down with your plan beside you, and start your first draft (also known as the rough draft or rough copy). At this stage, don’t think about word-count, grammar, spelling and punctuation. Don’t worry if you’ve gone off-topic, or if some sections of your plan don’t fit too well. Just keep writing!
3. Revising
Revising your work is about making “big picture” changes. You might remove whole sections, rewrite entire paragraphs, and add in information which you’ve realized the reader will need. Everyone needs to revise – even talented writers.
4. Editing
The editing stage is distinct from revision, and needs to be done after revising. Editing involves the close-up view of individual sentences and words. It needs to be done after you’ve made revisions on a big scale: or else you could agonize over a perfect sentence, only to end up cutting that whole paragraph from your piece.
5. Publishing
The final step of the writing process is publishing. This means different things depending on the piece you’re working on.

UFS 211 - TASK 2

SENTENCE STRUCTURE
Simple Sentence : 
(1)My little brother was playing football.
(2) Shafie and Ahmad like to jogging every evening.

Compound Sentences :
(1)I try to learn speak Spanish, but my friend tried to speak English 
(2)I hate them because they make me down, so I will never talk with them anymore.

Complex Sentences :
(1)After we finish shopping, Ridzwan and Hafiz go to gym.
(2)I grow up at Sandakan.

Compound-complex Sentences : 
(1)Although I like to playing badminton, I haven't have much time to play it, and I will not playing badminton for this moment.
(2)I decide that the ghost story was great, but my friend who like romance story, didn't agree with me.

UFS 211 - TASK 1


     WHAT IS LOVE

   What is love? Maybe love is action. Love is learning your partner's language and then expressing love in a way that they can receive. Love is giving. Love is receiving. Love is plodding through the slow eddies of a relationship without jumping ship into another's churning rapids. Love is recognizing that it's not your partner job to make you feel alive, fulfilled, or complete that's your job and it's only when you learn to become the source of your own aliveness and are living your life connected to the spark of genius that is everyone's birthright can you fully love another. Love also cannot be turned on as a reward. It cannot be turned off as a punishment. Only something else pretending to be love can be used as a lure, hook, bait. switch imitated, and insinuated. But, the real deal can never be delivered if it doesn't spring freely from the HEART.

Saturday, 28 July 2012

UFS201 - 5th VOCABULARY ENTRY


1. Passive:  Expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb.
Ø  But Afghanistan could force the new government to rethink its passive approach to the rest of the world.
2. Omitted: Leave undone or leave out.
Ø  It has also omitted its stock dividend for the first time in 71 years.
3. Doer:  A person who acts and gets things done.
Ø  On the whole, though, he was a doer.
4. Fewer: Comparative of `few' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number.
Ø  They work only because there are things computers can't do, and there are fewer and fewer of those things all the time.
5. Clause: A separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will).
Ø  Federrer make a legal passport for make him easy to go anywhere.
6. Similar: Having the same or similar characteristics.
Ø  A convenient, non-threatening way to connect to other people who share similar interests and live nearby.
7. Correlative:  Mutually related.
Ø  He was instrumental in starting a correlative agency in Canada.
8. Manner: A way of acting or behaving.
Ø  A manner makes a difference at the White House.
9. Subordinate: Make subordinate, dependent, or subservient.
Ø  The General asked his subordinate commanders to put into practice all that was assimilated during training.
10. Pair: A set of two similar things considered as a unit.
Ø  The final tally on Imelda's shoes was 1,060 pairs, less than the 3,000 originally reported.

UFS201 - 5th REFLECTION


ABOUT MY DAY
v Classes delayed today. I do not know that today's class postponed. I went to college thinking today we have a class and we will present about crazy commercial. But, unfortunately is class postponed. Next week we will present commercial crazy and we will do a role play Twisted Fairy Tale Musical Comedy. My group and I had discuss and talk about the role play and we are making a good preparations in terms of props and costume. I and my group members hope that we will do our best to role play in next week. Good luck for my team! J

UFS201 - 4th VOCABULARY ENTRY


1. Preposition: A function word that combines with a noun or pronoun or noun phrase to form a prepositional phrase that can have an adverbial or adjectival relation to some other word.
Ø  I hesitate to add that 'about' in this case is used as a preposition.
2. Separate:  Separate into parts or portions.
Ø  About $500 billion resides in separate accounts.
3. Frequently:  Many times at short intervals.
Ø  Again, that's in people who are eating fish very frequently and eating fish that are generally high in mercury.
4. Native: Belonging to one by birth.
Ø  A native named Akva came stumbling into the military post at Ponthierville.
5. Idiomatic: Of or relating to or conforming to idiom.
Ø  PTI denies any ribald intention in translating Pliny's phrase as it did holds that idiomatic sense is more sacred than a literal translation, and a damn sight less harmful.
6. Colloquial: Characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation.
Ø  John's colloquial style of writing has won him many admirers.
7. Involve: Connect closely and often incriminatingly.
Ø  If needed, such a process could involve subpoena powers and even the authority to obtain immunity from prosecution in order to get to the whole truth.
8. Combination: The act of combining things to form a new whole.
Ø  We combine the chicken into the soup.
9. Insulting: Expressing extreme contempt.
Ø  Never mind insulting someone else; in the land of hara-kiri, it's even more devastating when you use such language to insult yourself.
10. Consistent: The same throughout in structure or composition
Ø  Mike always consistent in his exam result.


UFS201 - 4th REFLECTION


MAKE AN ESSAY
v Create an essay with an easy way. It is a lecturer is teaching us today. I really like the way that it taught. Because it is very simple and easy. We are given a piece of paper to perform an essay. The first step we have to write a few words. After that, we will combine all the words so that it becomes an interesting essay.
On that day, we all tell about the party on our birthday. For me                                                                                 I write about the worst birthday party on my birthday. It is quite hurt and makes me always remember that incident. But, I want to share my bitter story. I was state that story as an essay that will be sent to the lecturer.

UFS201 - 3rd VOCABULARY ENTRY


1. Stranded: Cut off or left behind.
v  Some spotted stranded motorists, who had survived miraculously far from towns.
2. Context: The set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event.
v  The back-and-forth of this establishes a context.
3. Interrupted: Discontinued temporarily.
v  During a July 2006 taping of the show, Leno's interview with Colin Farrell was interrupted when an audience member stormed on stage.
4. Auxiliary:  Someone who acts as assistant.
v  The Handley Page wing contains a long narrow auxiliary wing set in its forward edge.
5. Required: Required by rule.
v  Both she and her mother are required to wear scarves over their hair.
6. Occur: Come to pass.
v  A comparable eclipse will not occur again until the year 2150.
7. Common:  Being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language.
v  Jack always speak their own language at home.
8. Refer:  Seek information from other source.
v  His campaign staffers even refer to their operation as McCain 2.
9. Main:  Most important element.
v  The past never seems to give up on the state of Maine.
10. References: The act of referring or consulting.
v  It is a reference, of course, to the white-bearded Ayatullah Khomeini, who is respectfully called Imam Khomeini.

UFS201 - 3rd REFLECTION


Ghost Story
v Ghost stories that we will presentation for today. This is the group’s working my team already have a frightening ghost story. On that day, all groups will tell about their ghost stories. All the stories of fear of the ghosts are quite right. I feel happy because all the team give their commit the best at that time for make our class presentation success. Our lecturers also told us. That we have a good commit in our work. Some groups are not satisfied with their achievement sand some group are also satisfied. For me and my team members. We have tried to commit the best.

UFS201 - 2nd VOCABULARY ENTRY


1. Either: After a negative statement used as an intensive meaning something like
`likewise' or `also.
v  I don't deny my Muslim roots, but I don't vilify Europe either.
2. Whimpering: A complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way.
v  Championed by Woodrow Wilson to foster world peace after World War I, Geneva's League of Nations was steamrollered by war, and died with barely a whimper in 1946.
3. Anxious: Causing or fraught with or showing anxiety.
v  But we live in a particularly anxious age.
4. Riddle: A difficult problem.
v  None of the group can solve the riddle, but each has a fine musical time working it over.
5. Neither: Not one or the other.
v  Most of us are neither pilots nor astronauts.
6. Sprint: Usually for a short distance.
v  Since 1999, he has won the sprint world title twice.
7. Pattern: A decorative or artistic work.
v  More than the patterns have changed at Rosenthal.
8. Tricky: Not to be trusted.
v  The task is a tricky one, but Rubin remains bullish.
9. Athlete: A person trained to compete in sports.
v  So athletes who depend on the drugs are usually careful to stop using them before that time.
10. Contraction: A word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds.
v  Stomach contractions are generally unmistakable hunger signals to the stomach's owner.

UFS201 - 2nd REFLECTION


Make Song.
v Today we are in the task of making songs. I am with my group to discuss how to make songs. We become dizzy as this first time we create songs. However, the song must be in accordance with the existing melody. We are in for a chance to choose the melody to our songs. So I and my team members choose the melody song and that song is Someone Like You by Adele. One of my team members Rechey were singing the songs that we create. Our lecturer quite satisfied with our work.

UFS201 - 1st VOCABULARY ENTRY


1. Indicate: Be a signal for or a symptom of.
Ø  Get ready for its quirks and foibles to dominate the airwaves Tuesday if the election stays as close as the polls indicate.
2. Conjugate: Inflections showing person, number, gender, tense, aspect, etc.
Ø  Joined together especially in a pair or pairs.
3. Notice: An announcement containing information about an event.
Ø  Most accident insurance policies contain a provision requiring that notice of the injury be given to the company within a certain time generally 30 days after the accident.
4. Habit: An automatic pattern of behaviour in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition.
Ø  Sleep is just a bad habit.
5. Stammer: A speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds.
Ø  Sometimes, when crossed in an argument, he will seem to fumble for words, with a disarming, apologetic smile, a brown-eyed stare, and an Oh-gosh stammer.
6. Verb: A content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence
Ø  Verbs in English come in two flavours.
7. Statement: A message that is stated or declared, a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc.
Ø  The girl makes a statement about herself.
8. Regular:  A regular patron.
Ø  We are inaugurating a regular history section, which will put today's news in the context of relevant historical events.
9. Strange: Being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected, slightly odd or even a bit weird.
Ø  The strange smell, like dead things, in his house.
10.  Spelling: Forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage.
Ø  The Cat Stevens incident has its origins in a spelling mistake.

UFS201 - 1st REFLECTION


First Day in English Specific Purpose
v My feelings on the first day in class I'm very happy because it is teaching the class is Madam Atee Stanley. I really hope I can pass in this subject. I want to take attention in class. Although, if I did not come to class. I will check all my work. I will ensure that I pass the exam. Thanks to Madam Atee Stanley for providing guidance and often help if I do not understand in an any chapter.

Wednesday, 2 May 2012

UFS111-10th REFLECTION

The worst luck that I have experienced is that I lost someone very significant in my life, my cousin. She died at a young age. She does not have any disease, but she died just like that. I was very sad when I received the news. I was shocked and did not believe that I have lost her. She is very meaningful in my life. Only she understand my attitude. I consider she as my sister. She always advises or criticize me if I make a mistakes. She is always there beside me when I need someone to say all my problem. But, she already gone and i can't accept the fact even now she has leave me for 4 years. No one can replace her position in my heart. I always remember her and our memories when we are together. Although, many of our promises we can not do together. I will fulfill the promises we've ever dreamed. I hope she is always happy and be blessed at there. I love you Noor Azizah Rusman. Al-Fatihah.

UFS111- 10th VOCABULARY ENTRY

1. BELIEFS 
MEANING: The mental act, condition, or habit of placing trust or confidence in another. 


2. CONTRARY
MEANING: Opposed, as in character or purpose. Opposite in direction or position. 


3. INCIDENTS 
MEANING: Is something that happens, possibly as a result of something else.


4. THEFT
MEANING: The act or an instance of stealing.


5. REDUCTION
MEANING: Areduction is a decrease or a lessening in amount, or the amount by which something decreases or goes down.


6. CAUTIOUS 
MEANING: Cautious describes being aware, being careful or being alert to danger.


7. SIGNIFICANT 
MEANING: Having meaning, influence or importance.


8. ASSOCIATIONAL
MEANING: The act of associating the state of being associated.


9. SUPERSTITIONS
MEANING: Is a belief based on fear or ignorance and not on the laws of science. 


10. INAUSPICIOUS
MEANING: Describes something that is an omen of bad things to come or an unlucky beginning.