Friday, November 13, 2009

My Friend Nadine

Nadine comes from Russia. She is 24 years old. When she came to Australia 10 years ago she didn’t speak any English and she had a big problem trying to talk to people. She was at high school in Russia and she wanted to go back there. Nadine started learning English at a language school. She stayed there for one year. She also learned math and science. She started to have friends. It did not take a long time when Nadine liked staying here. Her father got a job working at a meat factory and her mother started working as a hairdresser.
Nadine went to a high school in Footscray and started to study all her subjects in English. By that time she could speak English well. She also went to the public library and borrowed a lot of books to help her learn more English. After finishing year 12 she went to Melbourne University to study to become a doctor. Now she works at the Royal Women’s Hospital. She goes to Russia once a year but she likes it here in Australia more. She took some driving lessons and bought a new car.
She likes painting in her free time. She drew a picture of herself last week. All her friends liked the picture and someone who has an art gallery said he wanted to buy it for 5000 dollars. Nadine is thinking about selling the painting to the man and get the money. She said she spent only three hours painting it. That is a lot of money for very little work.
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Nadine comes from Russia. She is 24 years old. When she came to ............. 10 years ago she didn’t speak any English and she had a big problem trying to talk to people. She was at high school in Russia and she wanted to go .............. there. Nadine started learning English at a language school. She stayed there for one year. She also learned math and science. She started to have friends. It did not take a long time when Nadine liked staying here. Her father got a job working at a ............. factory and her mother started working as a hairdresser. Nadine went to a high school in Footscray and started to study all her subjects in English. By that time she could ........... English well. She also went to the public library and borrowed a lot of books to help her learn more English. After finishing year 12 she went to Melbourne University to study to become a doctor. Now she works at the Royal Women’s Hospital. She ................ to Russia once a year but she likes it here in Australia more. She took some driving lessons and bought a new car. She likes painting in her ............ time. She drew a picture of herself last week. All her friends liked the picture and someone who has an art gallery said he wanted to buy it for 5000 dollars. Nadine is thinking about ................ the painting to the man and get the money. She said she spent only three hours painting it. That is a lot of money for very little work.
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Nadine comes from Russia. She is 24 years old. When she came to Canada 10 years ago she didn’t speak any English and she had a big problem trying to talk to people. She was at high school in Russia and she wanted to go back there. Nadine started learning English at a language school. She stayed there for one week. She also learned math and science. She started to have friends. It did not take a long time when Nadine liked staying here. Her father got a job working at a meat factory and her uncle started working as a hairdresser. Nadine went to a high school in Footscray and started to study all her subjects in English. By that time she could listen English well. She also went to the public library and borrowed a lot of books to help her learn more English. After finishing year 12 she went to Melbourne University to study to become a doctor. Now she works at the Royal Women’s Hospital. She goes to Russia twice a year but she likes it here in Australia more. She took some driving lessons and bought a new car. She likes painting in her busy time. She drew a picture of herself last week. All her friends liked the picture and someone who has an art gallery said he wanted to buy it for 5000 dollars. Nadine is thinking about selling the painting to the man and get the money. She said she spent only three hours painting it. That is a lot of chocolate for very little work.
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Nadine comes from Ru_sia. She is 24 ye_rs old. When she came to Australia 10 years ago she didn’t speak any English and she had a big probl_m trying to talk to people. She was at high sc_ool in Russia and she w_nted to go back there. Nadine started learning English at a language school. She stayed there for one y_ar. She also learned math and sc_ence. She started to have frien_s. It did not take a long time when Nadine liked staying here. Her father got a job working at a meat fac_ory and her mother started working as a hair_resser. Nadine went to a high school in Footscray and started to study all her sub_ects in English. By that time she could s_eak English well. She also went to the public library and borrowed a lot of books to help her learn more English. After fini_hing year 12 she went to Melbourne Unive_sity to study to become a doctor. Now she wo_ks at the Royal Women’s Hospital. She goes to Russia once a year but she likes it here in Australia more. She took some driv_ng lessons and bought a new car. She likes painting in her free time. She drew a pic_ure of herself last week. All her friends liked the picture and someone who has an art gallery said he wanted to buy it for 5000 dollars. Nadine is thinking about selling the pain_ing to the man and get the money. She said she spent only three hours painting it. That is a lot of money for very lit_le work.