Friday, October 23, 2009

My Neighbours

My name is Tamara and I am Australian. I live in Box Hill in a big house. I have a new Toyota car and I love it. Last month a family came to live next door to my house. They are my neighbours. They come from China. They have two children. All of them speak English very well. The father is a taxi driver. He is 50 years old. He works very hard. The mother is a nurse. She is 45 years old. She has black hair. She has black eyes. She works part time. She works three days a week. There are two boys. they go to Box Hill High School. They study very hard. They want to become doctors when they grow up.
On the weekend they like to go shopping. They go to Box Hill Shopping Centre and buy vegetables. They go to Chinese shops and buy Chinese food there. They also work on their garden on the weekend. They have beautiful flowers in their garden.
I have a chat with them from time to time. They invite me to dinner sometimes. They give me Chinese food to take home. I invite them to dinner in my house sometimes too. I cook nice food for them. They are very nice people.
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My name is Tamara and I am Australian. I live in Box Hill in a big house. I have a new Toyota car and I love it. Last month a family came to live next door to my house. They ......... my neighbours. They come from China. They have two children. All of them speak English very well. The father is a taxi driver. He is 50 ........old. He works very hard. The mother is a nurse. She is 45 years old. She has black hair. She has black eyes. She works part time. She works three days a week. There are ....... boys. they go to Box Hill High School. They study very hard. They want to become doctors when they grow up. On the weekend they like to go shopping. They go to Box Hill Shopping Centre and ............. vegetables. They go to Chinese shops and buy Chinese food there. They also work on their ........ on the weekend. They have beautiful flowers in their garden. I have a chat with them from time to time. They invite me to dinner sometimes. They give me Chinese food to take home. I invite them to dinner in my ........... sometimes too. I cook nice food for them. They are very nice people.
Can you find some mistakes?
My name is Tamara and I am Italian. I live in Box Hill in a big house. I have a new Toyota car and I love it. Last month a family came to live next door to my house. They are my neighbours. They come from China. They have two children. All of them speak English very well. The boy is a taxi driver. He is 50 years old. He works very hard. The mother is a nurse. She is 45 years old. She has black hair. She has black eyes. She works part time. She works three days a week. There are two boys. they go to Box Hill High Office. They study very hard. They want to become doctors when they grow up. On the weekend they like to go shopping. They go to Box Hill Shopping Centre and buy vegetables. They go to Chinese rooms and buy Chinese food there. They also work on their garden on the weekend. They have beautiful flowers in their garden. I have a chat with them from time to time. They invite me to breakfast sometimes. They give me Chinese food to take home. I invite them to dinner in my house sometimes too. I cook nice food for them. They are very old people.
What is wrong with these sentences?
The new neighbours come from Canada.
Tamara does not speak English.
Tamara does not like her new neighbours.
The new family has three children.
Tamara lives in a small house.
The neighbours go to Doncaster Shopping Centre on the weekend.
The children want to become teachers when they grow up.
Tamara does not have dinner with the new neighbours.
Tamara cooks bad food for the neighbours.
Tamara has an old BMW and she doesn't like it.
Answer These Questions:
Where does the family come from?
What is the father's job?
How old is the mother?
Where do the boys study?
What do the boys want to become when they finish their education?
What shops do they buy their food from?
Do they have a beautiful garden?
Fill in the missing gaps:
My na_e is Tamara and I am Aus_ralian. I live in Box Hill in a big ho_se. I have a new Toyota car and I love it. Last m_nth a family came to live next door to my house. They are my nei_hbours. They come from China. They have two chil_ren. All of them speak English very well. The father is a taxi dri_er. He is 50 years old. He works very hard. The mot_er is a nurse. She is 45 years old. She has bl_ck hair. She has black eyes. She works part time. She works three days a week. Th_re are two boys. they go to Box Hill High School. They study very hard. They want to become doctors when th_y grow up. On the we_kend they like to go sh_pping. They go to Box Hill Shopping Centre and buy vegetables. They go to Chinese shops and buy Chinese food there. They also work on their garden on the weekend. They have beautiful flow_rs in their garden. I have a chat with th_m from time to time. They invite me to dinner somet_mes. They give me Chi_ese food to take home. I invite th_m to dinner in my house so_etimes too. I cook nice food for them. They are very nice pe_ple.