Pedro



My Learning Plan

My name is Pedro. I'm from Chile. I am 34 years old. I came to Australia on August 2008. I lived for one month in Melbourne and I arrived in Hobart on September 2008. My parents are dead. I have two sisters and two brothers. They are in Chile. I don't have a wife and I don't have any children, but I have a beautiful dog, her name is Luna. She is from Chile too. My partner has a casual job, but he would like to get a part-time job.

When I was twenty five years old I finished my study at University. I am a Commercial Engineer and I have a Bachelor of Science in Administration. I can work in Business Administration, at a bank, State-Owned Company, Private Company and as an Advisory. In my country I worked for five years at a big Company that mined Copper as an Engineer Supply Contractor of general services (for example: contruction services, industrial maintenance services, transport services, leasing of vehicles services). I loved my job but I decided to come to Australia and actually I need to study English to be able to work in Australia.

Now I hope to learn more and improve my English. I need to study hard to work in Australia. Here the life is very expensive. I need to work to get money and to go to University. I would like to study a MBA (Master of Business Administration) at a University in Australia, too. One day I would like to get a full-time job.

Currently I'm learning English at the Tasmanian Polytechnic. My teachers were Ian, Laura, Suzanne, Katheryn, Gina, Gayle and Helen. They were very nice. Now this year my new teacher is Suzanne. She is very nice too.This year I hope to complete a good qualification with my English class.

Last year I was in the program Work it Out. It was a wonderfull experience because I had work experience in Australia as a Contract Officer at Hydro Tasmania. This job was the same that I had in my country but work conditions in Australia are better them Chile. As I have excellent skills for work as a Contract Officer this job wasn't difficult for me. I can do it in Australia but I need more English. The Work it Out program was very good for me because I learnt more English, more technical vocabulary and job search techniques.

My **short-term goals** are learning more English and working in Hobart. I know that actually I can't work in my profession because I need to speak and write very well in English, but I could find work in hospitality. I would have money and Australian people to talk to. I hope to do gain a job in hospitality this year.

My **long-term goals** are working in my profession and studying at University. I would like to work as a Contract Officer because I have experience in this area, but also I would like to work in Human Resources. I don't have experience in this area, but I would like to study an MBA specialising in Human Resources or Finance. I hope someday to work in a good company in Australia.

7/3/10 Hi Pedro, Please read the story and look at the changes I have made. We are completing our stories today so try to answer the following questions and write a few sentences as a conclusion to your story. How did the job interview go? What was the interview for? What are your short-term and long-term goals? What are the barriers to achieving your goals? Thanks, Suzanne

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There are four seasons in most of the country: summer (December to February), autumn (March to May), winter (June to August), and spring (September to November).
 * CHILE** The population of Chile was estimated at 16 million at the beginning of 2003. The Geography of Chile is: The northem Atacama Desert is one of the driest places on Earth but contains great mineral wealth, primarily copper and nitrates. The relatively small Central Valley, which includes Santiago, dominates the country in terms of population and agricultural resources. This area also is the historical center from which Chile expanded in the late nineteenth century, when it integrated the northern and southern regions. Southern Chile is rich in forests, grazing lands, and features a string of volcanoes and lakes. The Andes Mountains are located on the eastern border. Chile is the longest north-south country in the world, and also claims 1,250,000 km2 (480,000 sq mi) of Antarctica as part of its territory.======

Photos

Atacama Desert



Central Valley Santiago City



South Chile



Hi Pedro, I'm Placide,I red your story.It is very interesting. Would you like to read the mine? Let God bless you.