Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Zhang From China

My name is Zhang and I come from Shanghai, China. I am 45 years old and I am a businessman. I came to Australia 4 months ago on a business visa. I think it is good for my children to live here. I want them to learn to speak English and get good jobs when they grow up.
We rent a house in Oxford Street in Box Hill. We pay 2000 dollars a month to rent it. It is a nice house and my wife and children like it a lot. It is also sunny and has a beautiful garden. I like it because it is near the shopping centre. It is also close to public transport.
At the moment, I learn English at AMES in Box Hill. I go there four hours a day. In China I used to sell cars to customers. I want to do the same here but my English is not that good. I still have to spend a lot of time learning English. My teacher and classmates are very friendly. I think I am too old to learn a new language now but I will do my best.
My children speak English better than me. They always go on the internet and visit English web sites. They always help me with my English.
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nice - my - good - very - have - always - shopping 
My name is Zhang and I come from Shanghai, China. I am 45 years old and I am a businessman. I came to Australia 4 months ago on a business visa. I think it is ................ for my children to live here. I want them to learn to speak English and get good jobs when they grow up. We rent a house in Oxford Street in Box Hill. We pay 2000 dollars a month to rent it. It is a ................ house and my wife and children like it a lot. It is also sunny and has a beautiful garden. I like it because it is near the ..................... centre. It is also close to public transport. At the moment, I learn English at AMES in Box Hill. I go there four hours a day. In china I used to sell cars to customers. I want to do the same here but my English is not that good. I still ................. to spend a lot of time learning English. My teacher and classmates are .................. friendly. I think I am too old to learn a new language now but I will do my best. My children speak English better than me. They ................... go on the internet and visit English web sites. They always help me with .................. English.
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My name is Zhang and I come from Shanghai, Pakistan. I am 45 years old and I am a businessman. I came to Australia 4 months ago on a business card. I think it is good for my children to live here. I want them to learn to speak English and get bad jobs when they grow up. We rent a house in Oxford Street in Box Hill. We pay 2000 dollars a month to rent it. It is a nice house and my wife and children like it a lot. It is also sunny and has a beautiful garden. I like it because it is near the shopping centre. It is also new to public transport. At the moment, I learn English at AMES in Box Hill. I go there four hours a day. In china I used to sell cars to customers. I want to do the same here but my English is not that good. I still have to spend a lot of time learning English. My teacher and classmates are very friendly. I think I am too old to learn a new country now but I will do my best. My children speak English better than me. They always go on the internet and visit English web sites. They always ignore me with my English.
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My name is Zhang and I come from Shanghai, China. I am 45 ...........old and I am a businessman. I came to Australia 4 months ago ...............a business visa. I think it is good for my children to live here. I want them to learn to speak English and get good ...............when they grow up. We rent a house in Oxford Street in Box Hill. We pay 2000 dollars a month to rent it. It is a nice house and my ................and children like it a lot. It is also sunny and has a beautiful garden. I like it because it is near the shopping centre. It is also close to public transport. At the moment, I learn English at AMES in Box Hill. I go there four hours a .............. In China I used to sell cars to customers. I want to do the same here but my English is .............that good. I still have to spend a lot of time learning English. My teacher and classmates are very friendly. I think I am too old to learn a new language now but I will do my best. My ................speak English better than me. They always go on the internet and visit English web sites. They always help me with my ...............