Tom Lost His Job

Tom Harrison has been working for a big company for the past twenty years. Last week he was told by his boss that he was retrenched. He lost his job and he didn’t know why. The company decided to lay off about one hundred workers because it was not making profits any more. The work will be done overseas. The company decided to have its products made in China because labour there is not expensive. This will help the company make some money and compete against other companies that make similar products.

Tom is not happy about what happened to him and to other workers. He said that he always did his best at work and came with good ideas. He is annoyed because the CEO of the company gets nearly one million dollars a year and she still kept her job. Other big managers get a lot of money too and they are not going to lose their jobs.

The company sent Tom a letter to tell him officially that his services were no longer required. They gave him some money because they retrenched him. Tom says that he has a big mortgage and his wife works only part time. This will make it harder especially that Christmas is coming soon. If Tom does not pay off his mortgage, the bank will take his house. Tom worked hard for many years to be able to buy a house and a car for his family. He also sends his children to a secondary school and pays a lot of money on their education. If Tom decided to sell his car, he would lose a lot of money. Tom thinks it is a matter of time until his company closes down due to bad management. He said the workers worked very hard and it was not fair for them to lose their jobs.

Some people from the workers’ union had a meeting with the managers at the company to see what could be done to save all these jobs but the CEO had already decided to get rid of the workers.

Tom is greatly concerned because he is over fifty-five years old. He says it is very hard to compete with young people applying for jobs because of his age. He also finds it hard to study again to do a different job. He thinks he is too old to start learning again or going to TAFE. Learning new skills requires some time and applying for jobs is not easy. Employers ask if a job candidate has experience before hiring him or her. He will go to TAFE to meet with an educational councillor to see what courses he can do to make sure he gets a job again.
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Tom Harrison has been working for a big company for the past twenty years. Last week he was told by his boss that he was retrenched. He lost his ................ and he didn’t know why. The company decided to lay off about one hundred workers because it was not making profits any ................. . The work will be done overseas. The company decided to have its products made in China because labour there is ............ expensive. This will help the company make some money and compete against other companies that make similar products. Tom is not happy about what happened to ............. and to other workers. He said that he always did his best at work and came with good ideas. He is annoyed because the CEO of the ................. gets nearly one million dollars a year and she still kept her job. Other big managers get a lot of money too and they are not going to lose their jobs. The company sent Tom a letter to tell him officially that his services were no longer required. They gave him some money because they retrenched him. Tom says that he has a big mortgage and his wife works only part time. This will make it harder especially that Christmas is ......................... soon. If Tom does not pay off his mortgage, the bank will take his house. Tom worked hard for many years to be able to buy a house and a car for his family. He also sends his children to a secondary school and pays a lot of money on their education. If Tom decided to sell his car, he would lose a lot of money. Tom thinks it is a matter of time ..................his company closes down due to bad management. He said the workers worked very hard and it was not fair for them to lose their jobs. Some people from the workers’ union had a meeting with the managers at the company to see what could be done to save all these jobs but the CEO had already .............. to get rid of the workers. Tom is greatly concerned because he is over fifty-five years old. He says it is very hard to compete with young people applying for jobs because of his age. He also finds it hard to study again to do a different job. He thinks he is too old to start learning again or going to TAFE. Learning new skills requires some time and ...................... for jobs is not easy. Employers ask if a job candidate has experience before hiring him or her. He will go to TAFE to meet with an educational councillor to see what courses he can do to .................. sure he gets a job again.
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Tom Harrison has been working for a big bank for the past twenty years. Last week he was told by his boss that he was retrenched. He lost his job and he didn’t know why. The company decided to lay off about one hundred workers because it was not making profits any more. The work will be done locally. The company decided to have its products made in Palestine because labour there is not expensive. This will help the company make some money and compete against other companies that make similar products. Tom is not happy about what happened to him and to other teachers. He said that he always did his best at work and came with good ideas. He is annoyed because the CEO of the company gets nearly one million cents a year and she still kept her job. Other big managers get a lot of money too and they are not going to lose their jobs. The company sent Tom a letter to tell him officially that his services were no longer required. They gave him some money because they retrenched him. Tom says that he has a big mortgage and his mother works only part time. This will make it harder especially that Christmas is coming soon. If Tom does not pay off his mortgage, the bank will take his house. Tom worked hard for many years to be able to buy a house and a car for his family. He also sends his children to a secondary university and pays a lot of money on their education. If Tom decided to sell his house, he would lose a lot of money. Tom thinks it is a matter of time until his company closes down due to bad management. He said the students worked very hard and it was not fair for them to lose their jobs. Some women from the workers’ union had a meeting with the managers at the company to see what could be done to help all these jobs but the CEO had already decided to get rid of the workers. Tom is greatly concerned because he is over fifty-five years old. He says it is very hard to compete with young people applying for jobs because of his age. He also finds it hard to study again to do a different job. He thinks he is too old to start learning again or going to TAFE. Learning new skills requires some time and applying for jobs is not hard. Employers ask if a job candidate has experience before hiring him or her. He will go to TAFE to meet with an educational councillor to see what courses he can do to make sure he gets a chocolate again.

Letter to Michael

Dear Michael,
How are you? I live now in Melbourne, Australia. Next week I will go on holiday to Sydney. I will travel by car. It will take me 10 hours to go there. We will start driving early in the morning. I will take my husband with me and my kids. We hope to see the Opera House in Sydney. We will stay at a hotel. The hotel is in the city centre. It will cost us a lot of money but we work very hard and the kids want to see Sydney. They have never been there before. All their friends went there and they tell them nice stories about Sydney. I will visit many places in Sydney and take many pictures. I will also meet my friend Hong who lives in Sydney. We worked together for one year and now she lives there. I heard that Sydney is a very big city and there are many people there. I am sure there are many Chinese people there too. I will go to a nice restaurant and have dinner with my family. We will go inside the Opera House and it will cost us 24 dollars for one ticket. I hope to have a lot of fun there. I will write to you when I come back. Talk to you soon.

Yours,
Chen Baozhu

We Went to the Zoo

Last week I took my family and went to the zoo. We went there by car. It took us about 40 minutes to drive there. It was not easy to park the car outside the zoo because there were so many cars there. We went inside and saw some monkeys. We saw some elephants. They were very big animals. They are very strong too. We saw four lions and many butterflies. I took some pictures of the animals. There were three people who played music there. They were very nice people and we talked to them. We had some sandwiches because we were hungry. We saw some kangaroos. The kangaroos jumped when they moved. We also saw three African men playing music. They played African music and some people danced. We took a video of them dancing and playing music. Everyone was having fun. Inside the zoo there were a lot of visitors. They enjoyed looking at different animals. Some of the animals at the zoo come from Africa. Others come from Asia. Still others come from Australia. When it was dark we left the zoo and went home. Other people went home too after visiting the zoo.
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Last week I took my family and went to the zoo. We went there by car. It took us about 40 minutes to drive there. It was not easy to park the car outside the zoo because there ..................... so many cars there. We went inside and saw some monkeys. We saw some elephants. They were very big animals. They are very strong too. We saw four lions and ................... butterflies. I took some pictures of the animals. There were three people who played music there. They were very nice people and we talked to them. We had some sandwiches because we were hungry. We saw some kangaroos. The kangaroos jumped when they moved. We also saw ...................... African men playing music. They played African music and some people danced. We took a video of them dancing and playing .................... Everyone was having fun. Inside the zoo there were a lot of visitors. They enjoyed looking at different animals. Some of the animals at the ..................... come from Africa. Others come from Asia. Still others ..................... from Australia. When it was dark we left the zoo and went home. Other people went home too after visiting the zoo.
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Last week I took my family and went to the school. We went there by car. It took us about 40 minutes to drive there. It was not easy to park the car outside the zoo because there were so many trams there. We went inside and saw some monkeys. We saw some elephants. They were very big animals. They are very strong too. We saw four lions and many butterflies. I took some food of the animals. There were three people who played music there. They were very nice people and we talked to them. We had some sandwiches because we were hungry. We saw some kangaroos. The kangaroos jumped when they slept. We also saw three African men playing music. They played African music and some people danced. We took a video of them dancing and playing music. Everyone was having dinner. Inside the zoo there were a lot of visitors. They enjoyed looking at different animals. Some of the animals at the zoo come from Africa. Others come from Asia. Still others come from Vietnam. When it was dark we left the zoo and went home. Other people went home too before visiting the zoo.
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Last week I took my family and w_nt to the zoo. We went there by car. It took us about 40 minutes to drive th_re. It was not easy to park the car outside the z_o because there were so many cars there. We went in_ide and saw some monkeys. We saw some elephants. They were very big animals. They are very st_ong too. We saw four lions and many but_erflies. I took some pictures of the animals. There were three peo_le who played music there. They w_re very nice people and we talked to them. We had some sandwiches because we were hungry. We saw some ka_garoos. The kangaroos jumped when they moved. We also saw th_ee African men playing music. They pl_yed African music and some people danced. We took a video of them dancing and playing music. Ev_ryone was having fun. Inside the zoo there were a l_t of visitors. They enjoyed looking at different ani_als. Some of the anim_ls at the zoo come from Africa. Others come from Asia. Still others come from Aus_ralia. When it was da_k we left the zoo and went home. Other people went home too after v_siting the zoo.

The Weather Forecast

Here is the weather forecast for Melbourne for this week from radio 123 FM. On Monday it will be sunny. We will have a maximum temperature of 28 degrees and a minumum of 11. On Tuesday it will be foggy early in the morning so be careful if you are driving. During the day it will be cloudy and we will have a shower or two in the afternoon. OnWednesday we will also have a shower or two. The maximum temperature is expected to be 22 degrees and the minimum 9.  On Thursday we will have a lot of rain and some storms. It will also be windy. The wind will be up to 35 km/h. The maximum temperature will be 21 and the minumum 10. On Friday it will be partly cloudy with a late change in temperature in the afternoon. On Saturday it will be mostly fine during the day. The maximum temperature will be 25 and the minimum 14. Now let's have a look at the national forecast for tomorrow across the country. In Adelaide it will be mainly fine. In Brisbane there will be a chance for rain. In Darwin there will be showers and storms early in the morning. In Hobart it will be cloudy. In Perth it will be mostly sunny. In Sydney there will be a few showers and in Alice Springs it will be sunny.
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Here is the weather forecast for Melbourne for this week from ................ 123 FM. On Monday it will be sunny. We will have a maximum temperature of 28 ................ and a minumum of 11. On Tuesday it will be foggy early in the morning so be careful if you are driving. During the day it will be cloudy and we will have a shower or two in the ................. . OnWednesday we will also have a shower or two. The maximum temperature is expected to be 22 degrees and the minimum 9. On Thursday we will have a lot of rain and some storms. It will also be windy. The wind will be up to 35 km/h. The maximum temperature will be 21 and the minumum 10. On Friday it will ................ partly cloudy with a late change in temperature in the afternoon. On Saturday it will be mostly fine ................ the day. The maximum temperature will be 25 and the minimum 14. Now let's have a look at the national forecast for tomorrow across the country. In Adelaide ............. will be mainly fine. In Brisbane there will be a chance for rain. In Darwin there will be showers and storms early in the morning. In Hobart it will be ................. . In Perth it will be mostly sunny. In Sydney there will be a few showers and in Alice Springs it will be sunny.

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Here is the weather forecast for Tokyo for this week from radio 123 FM. On Monday it will be sunny. We will have a maximum temperature of 28 degrees and a minumum of 11. On Tuesday it will be foggy early in the morning so be careful if you are eating. During the day it will be cloudy and we will have a shower or two in the afternoon. OnWednesday we will also have a shower or three. The maximum temperature is expected to be 200 degrees and the minimum 9. On Thursday we will have a lot of rain and some storms. It will also be windy. The wind will be up to 35 km/h. The maximum temperature will be 21 and the minumum 10. On Friday it will be partly cloudy with a late change in temperature in the afternoon. On Saturday it will be mostly fine during the day. The maximum temperature will be 25 and the minimum 14. Now let's have a look at the national forecast for yesterday across the country. In Adelaide it will be mainly fine. In Brisbane there will be a chance for rain. In Darwin there will be showers and storms early in the morning. In Hobart it will be cloudy. In Perth it will be mostly funny. In Sydney there will be a few showers and in Alice Springs it will be sunny.