Sunday, October 25, 2009

Sam's Story in Australia

My name is Sam. I come from China. I am 50 years old. I am married and I have three children. I came to Australia 30 years ago. I was 20 years old. When I came to Australia I didn't speak good English. I went to English classes at AMES in Box Hill. I didn't have a car and life was not easy. I didn't have a job. My wife didn't have a job.
After I finished my English classes at AMES I got a job as a cleaner. I worked at a shopping centre for three years. After that I learned to drive a car and I got a license. I bought a used car. I started to work at a factory in Richmond. I saved money and bought a small house.
My wife started to work too. She got a job at a supermarket. We sent out children to school and they spoke good English.
After 5 years we bought a bigger house. We started to have money. We went back to China for a visit after 7 years.
Now we go to China for a visit every year. My children work full time in the city. They have good jobs. They don't work as cleaners. Life was not easy when I came here but now I am very happy to live in Australia.
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classes - China - saved - to - have - job
My name is Sam. I come from China. I am 50 years old. I am married and I have three children. I came to Australia 30 years ago. I was 20 years old. When I came ........... Australia I didn't speak good English. I went to English classes at AMES in Box Hill. I didn't have a car and life was not easy. I didn't have a job. My wife didn't have a job. After I finished my English ................ at AMES I got a job as a cleaner. I worked at a shopping centre for three years. After that I learned to drive a car and I got a license. I bought a used car. I started to work at a factory in Richmond. I .............. money and bought a small house. My wife started to work too. She got a ............ at a supermarket. We sent out children to school and they spoke good English. After 5 years we bought a bigger house. We started to ........... money. We went back to China for a visit after 7 years. Now we go to ........... for a visit every year. My children work full time in the city. They have good jobs. They don't work as cleaners. Life was not easy when I came here but now I am very happy to live in Australia.
Can you find some mistakes? 
My name is Sam. I come from China. I am 50 days old. I am married and I have three children. I came to Australia 30 years ago. I was 20 years old. When I came to Japan I didn't speak good English. I went to English classes at AMES in Box Hill. I didn't have a car and life was not easy. I didn't have a job. My wife didn't have a job. After I finished my English classes at AMES I got a job as a nurse. I worked at a shopping centre for three years. After that I learned to drive a car and I got a license. I bought a used car. I started to work at a factory in Richmond. I saved money and bought a small house. My wife liked to work too. She got a job at a supermarket. We sent out children to school and they spoke good English. After 5 years we bought a bigger house. We started to have money. We went back to China for a visit after 7 years. Now we go to China for a visit every week. My children work full time in the city. They have good jobs. They don't work as cleaners. Life was not easy when I came here but now I am very annoyed to live in Australia.
What is wrong withe these sentences?
Sam is 20 years old now.
Sam visits Australia every year with his wife.
Sam has 7 children and they work part time.
When Sam came to Australia his English was very good.
Sam visited China for the first time after 8 years.
Sam got a job and worked as a doctor when he finished his English classes at AMES.
His wife got a job and worked at Box Hill Hospital.
His children are still at school today.
Fill in the missing letters:
My name is Sam. I come f_om China. I am 50 years old. I am m_rried and I have three children. I came to Australia 30 years ago. I was 20 years old. Wh_n I came to Au_tralia I didn't speak good English. I went to English classes at AMES in Box Hill. I didn't ha_e a car and life was not e_sy. I didn't ha_e a job. My wife didn't have a job. After I finished my E_glish clas_es at AMES I got a job as a clea_er. I wor_ed at a shopp_ng centre for th_ee years. After that I learned to dr_ve a car and I got a license. I b_ught a used car. I start_d to work at a factory in Rich_ond. I sav_d m_ney and bought a s_all house. My wife started to work too. She got a job at a supe_market. We sent out child_en to school and they spoke good En_lish. After 5 years we bought a bigger house. We star_ed to have money. We went back to China for a visit after 7 years. Now we go to China for a vis_t every year. My child_en work full ti_e in the city. They have go_d jobs. They don't work as cle_ners. Life was not easy when I came h_re but now I am very h_ppy to live in Au_tralia.