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Monday, January 18, 2010
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Story From a Newspaper
I read this story at an Egyptian newspaper a few days ago. It was about a letter sent by a man who worked as an engineer for many years. Now he does not work any more. He retired more than 15 years ago.
The man wrote that he worked hard all his life and went to the war to defend his country. He married a young woman from his village many years ago and had two children. He sent the children to private schools and they got jobs as doctors. His children approached him and asked to get money to buy apartments for themselves to get married. He helped them buy the apartments and in addition to that he bought a flat for his wife.
A few days later his wife moved out of his house to live with one of her children at one of the new apartments. They asked him to find a place for himself to live in. The man was shocked to hear that and the kids refused to let him live with any of them.
Some people read the story at the newspaper and most of them felt sorry for the old man. A woman who was brought up at an orphanage sent a comment on the newspaper web site and she said that her husband also was brought up at an orphanage and they had never had a father. She invited the old man to come and live at her house so that she and her husband could feel what it was like to have a father. The woman put her mobile number on the newspaper web site so that the man could contact her.
Another reader was not happy with what the old man wrote in his letter. He said that the old man must have treated his wife and children badly and that was why they didn't want to have anything to do with him any more.
In Egypt this does not happen ver often. Parents are always treated with great respect especially when they get old.
Fill in the gaps:
The man wrote that he worked hard all his life and went to the war to defend his country. He married a young woman from his village many years ago and had two children. He sent the children to private schools and they got jobs as doctors. His children approached him and asked to get money to buy apartments for themselves to get married. He helped them buy the apartments and in addition to that he bought a flat for his wife.
A few days later his wife moved out of his house to live with one of her children at one of the new apartments. They asked him to find a place for himself to live in. The man was shocked to hear that and the kids refused to let him live with any of them.
Some people read the story at the newspaper and most of them felt sorry for the old man. A woman who was brought up at an orphanage sent a comment on the newspaper web site and she said that her husband also was brought up at an orphanage and they had never had a father. She invited the old man to come and live at her house so that she and her husband could feel what it was like to have a father. The woman put her mobile number on the newspaper web site so that the man could contact her.
Another reader was not happy with what the old man wrote in his letter. He said that the old man must have treated his wife and children badly and that was why they didn't want to have anything to do with him any more.
In Egypt this does not happen ver often. Parents are always treated with great respect especially when they get old.
Fill in the gaps:
moved - woman - respect - read - engineer - what - approached - invited
I read this story at an Egyptian newspaper a few days ago. It was about a letter sent by a man who worked as an .................... for many years. Now he does not work any more. He retired more than 15 years ago. The man wrote that he worked hard all his life and went to the war to defend his country. He married a young ................. from his village many years ago and had two children. He sent the children to private schools and they got jobs as doctors. His children ...................... him and asked to get money to buy apartments for themselves to get married. He helped them buy the apartments and in addition to that he bought a flat for his wife. A few days later his wife .................... out of his house to live with one of her children at one of the new apartments. They asked him to find a place for himself to live in. The man was shocked to hear that and the kids refused to let him live with any of them. Some people ................... the story at the newspaper and most of them felt sorry for the old man. A woman who was brought up at an orphanage sent a comment on the newspaper web site and she said that her husband also was brought up at an orphanage and they had never had a father. She ........................ the old man to come and live at her house so that she and her husband could feel what it was like to have a father. The woman put her mobile number on the newspaper web site so that the man could contact her. Another reader was not happy with ....................... the old man wrote in his letter. He said that the old man must have treated his wife and children badly and that was why they didn't want to have anything to do with him any more. In Egypt this does not happen ver often. Parents are always treated with great ......................... especially when they get old.
Friday, January 15, 2010
Coming to Australia
My name is Lydia and I come from Moldova. I speak Russian and I am 30 years old. When I came to Australia three years ago my English was not good at all. I was embarrassed to answer the phone or talk to people. In Moldova I worked as an accountant at a company that sold plastics. I had many friends at work and we always shared a smile together. I did all my work on a computer and received many email messages every day at work.
One day I did some work for my company with someone who came from Australia and we fell in love after a short time. He asked me to come and live in Australia and I agreed. My English at that time was basic and I knew that I had to work hard. My degree was not recognised in Australia and I could not work as an accountant. I was told that I would have to go back to study at a university to be able to work as an accountant again. That was too much for me.
After some time I had many problems with my husband. He used to drink a lot and he hit me many times. He always used abusive language when he talked to me. I called the police and they gave him a warning the first time they came. After that he hit me again and again. I called the police and left the house. I live now at a women's refuge with other women who experienced domestic violence.
My husband does not know my address and he can hit me no more. I took a detention order against my husband. He is not allowed to come near me any more or try to contact me. This experience shattered my life and what makes it worse is that I have a boy who is two years old. He lives with me at the women's refuge.
All the women at the women's refuge had terrible experiences and were abused by violent men. They feel safe now but their lives are not the same. In Victoria there are 26 women's refuges.
Fill in the gaps:
One day I did some work for my company with someone who came from Australia and we fell in love after a short time. He asked me to come and live in Australia and I agreed. My English at that time was basic and I knew that I had to work hard. My degree was not recognised in Australia and I could not work as an accountant. I was told that I would have to go back to study at a university to be able to work as an accountant again. That was too much for me.
After some time I had many problems with my husband. He used to drink a lot and he hit me many times. He always used abusive language when he talked to me. I called the police and they gave him a warning the first time they came. After that he hit me again and again. I called the police and left the house. I live now at a women's refuge with other women who experienced domestic violence.
My husband does not know my address and he can hit me no more. I took a detention order against my husband. He is not allowed to come near me any more or try to contact me. This experience shattered my life and what makes it worse is that I have a boy who is two years old. He lives with me at the women's refuge.
All the women at the women's refuge had terrible experiences and were abused by violent men. They feel safe now but their lives are not the same. In Victoria there are 26 women's refuges.
Fill in the gaps:
work - police - my - embarrassed - Victoria- accountant - two
My name is Lydia and I come from Moldova. I speak Russian and I am 30 years old. When I came to Australia three years ago my English was not good at all. I was ....................... to answer the phone or talk to people. In Moldova I worked as an accountant at a company that sold plastics. I had many friends at work and we always shared a smile together. I did all ................ work on a computer and received many email messages every day at work.One day I did some work for my company with someone who came from Australia and we fell in love after a short time. He asked me to come and live in Australia and I agreed. My English at that time was basic and I knew that I had to .................. hard. My degree was not recognised in Australia and I could not work as an accountant. I was told that I would have to go back to study at a university to be able to work as an ....................... again. That was too much for me.After some time I had many problems with my husband. He used to drink a lot and he hit me many times. He always used abusive language when he talked to me. I called the police and they gave him a warning the first time they came. After that he hit me again and again. I called the ................... and left the house. I live now at a women's refuge with other women who experienced domestic violence. My husband does not know my address and he can hit me no more. I took a detention order against my husband. He is not allowed to come near me any more or try to contact me. This experience shattered my life and what makes it worse is that I have a boy who is ................. years old. He lives with me at the women's refuge. All the women at the women's refuge had terrible experiences and were abused by violent men. They feel safe now but their lives are not the same. In .................... there are 26 women's refuges.
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