Dina+2009

Hi my name is. Dina..........) I was born in (place, countryMadeira......I have been in Australia for.6 years....(years/ months). I came to Australia for (give reason/ purpose).to be with the family When I first arrived I was (confused / amused / frightened)surprise by several things (give examples).to a very different way of life I had never seen (sky scrapers/ kangaroos/ the bush)..... before. I had never eaten (meat pies, BBQ, chiko roll/ lamington/ pavlova)life in Australia is very easy.....before. I miss the food from my country, I especially miss (give example)yes I miss my Portuguese food. The weather in my country is also hot in Sumer and cold in winter(weather conditions eg very hot/ very cold/ just like Perth) The country side is (more crowded/ greener/ has more trees/ has more farms.) The city i lived in OR the nearest city (name) was (much bigger/ smaller) than Perth. My city has (more/ less) (shops/ places to eat/ parks/ buildings/ people). The population is about (number) The unemployment is (good/not good). It is (easy/ not easy) to get a good education and it is (easy/ not easy) to get a good job. It is also (easy/ not easy) to find a place to live. The main export of (your country) is (list eg gas,minerals, wool, cotton...)

My country is a great place to holiday, i recomend you go to (name 4 places). It is (cheap expensive) compared to Australia. It is ( easy difficult) to fly there. When you go you must visit (name place) to (see/ experience) ....(eg Inlay lake and take a tour of the lakes to visit the floating villages). Another important (famous/cultural/ historical/ pretty) place to visit is (name place) here you can see (describe what is there to see) A place I have heard about but have not been to is (name place) it is an important (famous/cultural/ historical/ pretty) place because (give reason).

Since I have been here I have visited a few places (give examples) ...... I/ we decided to for a (holiday/ weekend/ day trip/ tour). We (drove/ took the bus/ train/ went with friends) to (place). We stayed in a (caravan park/ an hotel/ bed & breakfast/ chalet/ town house/ with friends). We visted many places (give examples). I would/ would not recomend (place) for a holiday, there was (lots/ not much) to do.

Now to tell you a little about me. There are (number)....(people/ children) in my family. My family live (here/ in my country). The members of my family include: ( position,name age eg my son, David 12,) .....

I have had several jobs in (my country/ in Australia) after school I worked ( position and company function eg as a sales person in a department store) or after school i studied (area of study) at (name of college/ university) for ( number of years) ....

(if too many jobs to list then) My favorite job was (position/ function)....it was great because I (list reasons why it was good)......My worst job was......because......

My hobbies are (list 3 hobbies 1,2, and 3) (state how often you do these hobbies and why eg cost, the weather....)

On the week ends I usualy (eg do some gardening, go for a meal with friends, walk the dog....). But what I really would like to do on the week ends is (eg get away more, be more constructive around the house, finish a number of projects, have more dinner parties, be more active.....)

The best holiday I have had was to.... (country/ place). It was very enjoyable because I/we..... If I win lotto I would like to go to (place, country) with (friends/ family). I would like to go for (period of time). I especially want to go to (place, country) becasues i think it would be (fun/ interesting) when I am there i would like to see (name of famous places).....

At TAFE I would like to learn (skills/ knowledge) to be able to (function/ purpose) .....After this course I hope to (do other studies in .../ return to work/ find a better job in.../ do a hobby course in.../ start my own buisness in...) I enjoy learning about (eg other cultures/ people/ history/ ) ..... I prefer to study (on my own/ in groups/ in pairs) and i like to learn through (discussion/ practice/ work sheets/)

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