Thursday, October 29, 2009

Chinese Businessman

My name is Lee. I come from China. I am 45 years old. I live in Australia now. I am married and I have two children. I have one son and one daughter. My wife is an accountant. Her English is very good. She works at a bank in Richmond. She has long black hair. She has black eyes. She is not tall. She is short.
My children go to Balwyn High School. My son is in year 8 and my daughter is in year 10. My son and  daughter speak good English.
We have been in Australia for one year. In China I was a businessman. I had a big factory in Shanghai. I made a lot of money and travelled a lot. I travelled to America and Europe many times.
Now we live in Australia. I want to start a business but my English is still not good enough. I want to improve my English before I start the business. I want to open a big restaurant in the city. I will give many people jobs too. I want to open a Chinese restaurant but for now I have to improve my English first.
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My name is Lee. I come from China. I am 45 years old. I live in Australia now. I am married and I have two children. I have one son and one daughter. My wife is an accountant. Her English is ......... good. She works at a bank in Richmond. She has long black hair. She has ............ eyes. She is not tall. She is short. My children go to Balwyn High School. My son is in year 8 and my daughter is in year 10. My son and daughter speak good English. We have been in Australia for ............. year. In China I was a businessman. I had a big factory in Shanghai. I made a lot of money and travelled a lot. I travelled to America and Europe many times. Now we live in Australia. I want to start a business but my ............. is still not good enough. I want to improve my English before I start the business. I want to ........... a big restaurant in the city. I will give many people jobs too. I want to open a Chinese restaurant but for now I have to improve my English first.
Can you find some mistakes here?

My name is Lee. I come from China. I am 45 years old. I live in America now. I am married and I have two children. I have one son and one daughter. My wife is an accountant. Her English is very good. She works at a bank in Richmond. She has long black hair. She has green eyes. She is not tall. She is short. My children go to Balwyn High School. My mother is in year 8 and my daughter is in room 10. My son and daughter speak good English. We have been in Australia for one year. In China I was a businessman. I had a big factory in Shanghai. I made a lot of friends and travelled a lot. I travelled to America and Europe many times. Now we live in Australia. I want to start a business but my English is still not good enough. I want to improve my English before I start the business. I want to open a big cinema in the city. I will give many people jobs too. I want to open a Chinese restaurant but for now I have to improve my work first.
Read this conversation:
A: What is your name?
L: My name is Lee.
A: Where do you come from?
L: I come from China. I live in Melbourne, Australia now.
A: Are you married, Lee?
L: Yes, I am happily married. I have two children.
A: Do you have two boys?
L: No, I don't have two boys.
A: Do you have two girls?
L: No, I don't have two girls. I have one boy and one girl.
A: What was your job in China?
L: I was a businessman in China. I had a very big factory.
A: Where was your factory? In Hong Kong?
L: No, it was not in Hong Kong. It was in Shanghai.
A: Is Shanghai a small city?
L: No, Shanghai is not a small city. It is a very big city. It is like New York.
A: Do your children go to school in Melbourne?
L: Yes, my children go to school in Melbourne. they go to Balwyn High.
A: Is it a good school?
L: Yes, it is a very good school.
A: Do your children speak good English?
L: Yes, they do. They learned English in China.
A: Do you speak good English?
L: My English is not that good. I need to improve my English.
A: Why do you need to improve your English?
L: Because I want to start a business in Melbourne.
A: What kind of business?
L: I want to open a restaurant in the city.
A: Will your wife work with you?
L: No. She works at a bank and she likes her job.
A: Ok, Lee. Good luck with your English.
L: Thank you very much. Bye.
A: Bye.
What is wrong with these sentences?
Lee comes from Vietnam.
Lee wants to start a new business in Korea.
Lee's children speak bad English at school.
Lee's wife works as a teacher at a bank.
Lee needs to improve his car before starting his business.
Lee had a big English school in China before he came to live in Australia.
The children study at Camberwell High School in Melbourne.
The children studied English in Japan first.
Fill in the missing letters:
My name is Lee. I come fr_m China. I am 45 years old. I live in A_stralia now. I am married and I have two chi_dren. I have one s_n and one daughter. My wife is an accountant. Her English is very g_od. She works at a bank in Ric_mond. She has long black hair. She has bl_ck eyes. She is not tall. She is short. My children go to Balwyn High School. My son is in year 8 and my daug_ter is in year 10. My son and daug_ter speak good English. We have been in Aus_ralia for one year. In China I was a busines_man. I had a big factory in Sha_ghai. I ma_e a lot of money and trav_lled a lot. I travelled to America and Eu_ope many times. Now we live in Australia. I w_nt to start a bus_ness but my English is still not good eno_gh. I want to improve my English before I st_rt the business. I want to op_n a big restaurant in the city. I will give many people jobs too. I want to o_en a Chinese restaurant but for now I have to imp_ove my Engl_sh first.