Monday, October 26, 2009

Mark from Vietnam


My name is Mark. I come from Vietnam. I am 30 years old. I am married and I have one daughter. I work as a taxi driver in Melbourne. I work at night. I don't work in the morning. My wife doesn't work. She is a housewife. Her English is not good. She goes to AMES in Box Hill and studies English there. She is doing certificate one in English. She has good teachers at AMES.
My daughter does not go to school. She goes to a childcare centre in Box Hill.
At 9 o'clock last night an old woman wanted to go from the city to her house. She lives in Doncaster. I took her in my taxi. She thanked me and paid the fair.
After that I drove my taxi. I found a black bag. The woman left the bag in the taxi. She forgot her bag. I opened the bag and found the woman's healthcare card. It had her address. I also found her medicare card. I also found 1000 dollars cash.
I drove back to the address. I knocked at the door. The woman opened the door. I gave her the bag. She thanked me and gave me 100 dollars. I was happy to get 100 dollars.
Fill in the gaps:
thanked - one - night - door - opened  - work
My name is Mark. I come from Vietnam. I am 30 years old. I am married and I have one daughter. I work as a taxi driver in Melbourne. I ............ at night. I don't work in the morning. My wife doesn't work. She is a housewife. Her English is not good. She goes to AMES in Box Hill and studies English there. She is doing certificate ............... in English. She has good teachers at AMES. My daughter does not go to school. She goes to a childcare centre in Box Hill. At 9 o'clock last ................ an old woman wanted to go from the city to her house. She lives in Doncaster. I took her in my taxi. She thanked me and paid the fair. After that I drove my taxi. I found a black bag. The woman left the bag in the taxi. She forgot her bag. I ............ the bag and found the woman's healthcare card. It had her address. I also found her medicare card. I also found 1000 dollars cash. I drove back to the address. I knocked at the ........... . The woman opened the door. I gave her the bag. She .............. me and gave me 100 dollars. I was happy to get 100 dollars.
Can you find some mistakes?
My name is Mark. I come from Vietnam. I am 30 years old. I am single and I have one daughter. I work as a taxi driver in Melbourne. I work at night. I don't work in the morning. My wife doesn't work. She is a housewife. Her Chinese is not good. She goes to AMES in Box Hill and studies English there. She is doing certificate one in English. She has good teachers at AMES. My teacher does not go to school. She goes to a childcare centre in Box Hill. At 9 o'clock last night an old woman wanted to go from the city to her house. She lives in Doncaster. I took her in my house. She thanked me and paid the fair. After that I drove my taxi. I found a black bag. The woman left the bag in the taxi. She forgot her bag. I opened the bag and found the woman's healthcare card. It had her address. I also found her medicare card. I also found 1000 dollars cash. I drove back to the address. I knocked at the door. The man opened the door. I gave her the bag. She thanked me and gave me 100 dollars. I was happy to get 1000 dollars.
What is wrong withe these sentences?
Mark works as a teacher at AMES.
Mark has one son.
Mark took an old man from the city to Doncaster at 9 o'clock.
Mark found 10 dollars in the woman's bag.
His wife teaches English at AMES in Box Hill.
The woman left her student card in the bag.
Mark drives his taxi in the morning only.
Mark was very unhappy to get the 100 dollars from the woman.
When Mark went back to the address in Doncaster a man opened the door.
Read this conversation:
A: What is your name?
M: My name is Mark.
A: Where do you come from?
M: I come from Vietnam but I live in Australia now.
A: Do you speak good English?
M: Yes, I speak good English but my wife doesn't.
A: Does your wife go to English classes?
M: Yes, she goes to AMES in Box Hill. She learns English there. She is doing certificate one in English.
A: What is your job?
M: I am a taxi driver. I work at night.
A: What happened last night.
M: An old woman left her bag in my taxi.
A: What was inside the bag?
M: A healthcare card, a medicare card and some money.
A: How much money was inside the bag.
M: 1000 dollars.
A: Did you take the money?
M: Of course not. I didn't take the money. I took the bag back to the old woman's house.
A: Did she give you any thing?
M: She gave me 100 dollars.
A: Why did she give you the 100 dollars?
M: Because I was honest. I didn't take her money.
A: How did you feel when you got the 100 dollars?
M: I felt very happy.
A: Ok. Nice talking to you, Mark. Bye.
M: Nice talking to you too. Bye.
Fill in the missing letters:
My name is Mark. I come from Vietn_m. I am 30 years old. I am ma_ried and I have one daughter. I work as a taxi driver in Melbou_ne. I work at night. I d_n't work in the morning. My wife doesn't work. She is a ho_sewife. Her English is not good. She goes to AMES in Box Hill and studies E_glish there. She is doing certifi_ate one in English. She has good teac_ers at AMES. My da_ghter does not go to school. She goes to a childcare centre in Box Hill. At 9 o'clock last night an old wo_an wanted to go from the city to her house. She lives in Don_aster. I took her in my taxi. She thanked me and paid the fa_r. After that I drove my taxi. I fo_nd a black bag. The wo_an left the bag in the taxi. She f_rgot her bag. I opened the bag and fou_d the woman's he_lth_are card. It had her add_ess. I also found her medicare card. I also fou_d 1000 dollars cash. I drove back to the address. I knocked at the d_or. The wom_n opened the door. I gave her the bag. She tha_ked me and ga_e me 100 dollars. I was happy to get 100 dollars.