Tom is a new immigrant in Australia. He originally comes from China. He worked as a civil engineer in China and he speaks English well. Tom came to AMES to improve his English because he wants to get a license to work as a builder in Australia.
A counsellor gave Tom some information about the career he wants to have in the future. The counsellor searched the internet to get this information. She told Tom the following:
To work as a builder in Australia a person must have good communication skills, management and leadership skills and also good organisational skills.
A builder needs to look after many things in his work. He will deal with customers and find out their needs. He will arrange delivery times of materials and keep in touch with the workers at the building site. He must be good at maths because he will need to do a lot of calculations at work. He must learn about the law and prepare payments.
Tom will work hard on improving his English. After that, he will go to TAFE and study there for one year to help him get a license to become a builder. Tom will need money to spend during his study at AMES and at the TAFE. This should not be a problem for Tom as he saved a lot of money while he was working in China.
Listen to your classmate and fill in the gaps:
Tom is a ……………….. immigrant in Australia. He originally comes from China. He ………………… as a civil engineer in China and he speaks English well. Tom ………………….. to AMES to improve his English because he wants to get a license to work as a …………………… in Australia.
A counsellor gave Tom some ………………………………. about the career he wants to have in the future. The counsellor searched ……………….. internet to get this information. She told Tom ………………. following:
To work as a ………………………. in Australia a person must have ……………………. communication skills, management and leadership skills and ………………………. good organisational skills.
A builder needs to look after many ……………….. in his work. He will deal with customers and find out their needs. He will ……………………….. delivery times of materials and keep in touch with the …………………. at the building site. He must be good at …………………………… because he will need to do a lot of calculations at work. He must learn about the law and ………………………………… payments.
Tom will work hard on improving his …………………….. After that, he will go to TAFE and …………………….. there for one year to help him get a license to ……………………….. a builder. Tom will need money to spend during his study at AMES …………………… at the TAFE. This should not be a problem for Tom as he ……………. a lot of money while he was ………………………… in China.
