Elzbieta

=**__//My story.//__**= =//Hi, my name is Elzbieta. I was born in Poland and lived in Poland for fifty four years. I have two sons: Bartosz (34) and Blazej (18).//= =//My oldest son lives in Poland with his wife Maria and small daughter (4 months). Blazej, my youngest son lives with me in Tasmania. He is a student at the Academy (Mount Nelson) and at the Polytechnic studying electrotechnology.//= =//We arrived in Australia in August 2009, because my husband Thomas lived in this country.//= =//First, we lived at the Gold Coast, but it was very hot for me in Winter. We moved to Melbourne and all day we spent in the car. It took too long to get anywhere. We all wanted to move to Tasmania and today we are very happy because we live on the beautiful Island.//= =//In Poland, when I finished University in Torun in 1977 I worked as a teacher with students with mental handicaps. I taught biology, physics, chemistry and mathematics at level 5-8. I liked my job and my students. Sometimes it was very hard for me but when I saw my students improve their education and every day had more and more information about the World, I was very happy and didn't feel tired.//= =__//My autobiography.//__= =//Hello everybody. My name is Elzbieta. I came from Poland to Australia in 2009, because my husband Thomas lives in this country. Before that we lived together in Poland and we meet after 27 years. I would like to write a book about our story.//= =//I have two sons-Bartosz and Blazej, I love them very much. Blazej, my youngest son lives with me and my husband in Australia.//= =//We live in a small house ( two bedrooms) with a small garden in Kingston. This is a very quiet suburb, I like it. We have very friendly neighbours. Every day we speak with them about the weather and gardening.//= =//I speak Polish, Russian and a little bit of German and English. I study English at the Tasmanian Polytechnic on level 2. I love my school, I like my// //English teachers and my mates from the class. On the 15 March I will be starting Work it Out, because I want improve my English and find a job in the future. I hope I enjoy the course and learn many new things about workplace English and culture.//=

= My learning plan. = = My long-term goals are using English every day and speaking clearly. I want to speak without any stress and read books and newspapers without using a dictionary. = = My short-term goal for my English learning is to finish a course “Work it out”. = = I’m good at reading, but I’m not good at speaking and listening. I’ve got some resources to help me to learn English: I have a computer with the internet, a good dictionary and very friendly neighbours. = = I don’t have any barriers which make it hard for me to come to class regularly or study at home. Sometimes I’m sick, but it’s a small barrier. = = I want improve my English. I will speak more, listen and write more at home and talk to more people. = =

= 17/3/11 You are really up with your work. Well done. Suzanne = = =**﻿ //My horrible June School Holidays.//**= =**//This story happened to me in the two week school holiday break in June at my home.//**= =**//When the holiday started I was very happy because I wanted to do many many things in my home and in my garden.//**= =**//I planned what I did first in my garden and I talked with my husband about it.//**= =**//First, on Monday I went to my garden and I planted two plum trees. The day was very sunny so when I worked very hard I was too hot in my jacket and I took off it. Next, I came back to my work and thought that I made a very big work in my garden for first day of my holiday. The sun hid behind the clouds and suddenly it became very cold. I felt cold on my back, but I still worked. I had hoped that the sun will shine soon.//**= =//The dusk fell, it got dark so I returned home with hope that on Tuesday I will finish my work in my garden. On Tuesday morning I felt terrible back pain and I couldn't get out of m**y bed on my own. My husband helped me get up.**//= =**//Further part of my 'wonderful' holidays I spent in the doctor's surgery and in the bed, but the worst was a big pain in my back. I took a lot of pills and after two weeks the pain passed by.//**= =**//These holidays were not pleasant for me because I felt pain all the time and I didn't do anything in my garden. I returned to my school a little bit tired but very happy.//**=