Animals in Australia

1.Platypus

http://australian-animals.net/plat.htm

The Platypus is a marsupial. It looks like a duck and it has a pouch. It’s a very strange animal. It lays eggs and it belongs to the mammal family!

The Platypus is shy and it is found only in eastern Australia, where it lives on the edges of rivers and freshwater lakes.

2.Ehidna

http://australian-animals.net/echidna.htm

Echidnas are eggs laying mammals.

Echidnas aren’t marsupials. They are monotremes, that is, egg-laying mammals. However, during breeding season, the female does develop a rudimentary pouch in which she incubates her egg, but this is really nothing more than a flap of skin.

3 Galah

http://australian-animals.net/galah.htm

A Galah is a bird. The Galah is a grey and pink cockatoo. The Galah is a seed feeding bird.

4 Green tree ant

http://australian-animals.net/ant.htm

The Green tree ant is an insect. Its body is a green or even a pale yellow. They are called weaver ants because they weave a nest together out of leaves. In Australia they are only found in the Northern regions.

5 Sawfish

http://australian-animals.net/sawfish.htm

The Sawfish is an Aquatic mammal. It lives in freshwater or in the river mouths where saltwater mixes with fresh water. It has a flattened body and a long flat toothy mouth(like a sword).

Health Expo

Last Wednesday, 11st May, our class went to a Health Expo in the TAFE grounds.

The Health Expo raised money for charity. There were a lot of information counters and you could enquire about some useful health information from there. Also, AMEP students prepared some healthy delicious food to sell.

I brought egg tarts from the bakery. I thought egg tarts would be welcomed by most people, and in fact, they all went quickly. Students displayed all the food on a long table. It was just like a buffet, you could choose any food you liked, of course, and you had to pay!

I was a volunteer for selling Raffle tickets at the Expo. I bought 3 Raffle tickets for 2 dollars, and I was lucky. I won a prize for 3 months free gym membership.

The Easter show

My friend and I went to the Easter show at Olympic Park on Good Friday, April 22.
The show was so busy. My friend told me because Easter was a big festival and most Australians had already waited for the show for a year!
I thought the Easter show was a children’s paradise. There were a lot of kids’ shows, lovely animals and some interesting competitions.
The show wasn’t big, but included mostly entertainment, local food and traditional shows (woodchop, lumberjack show, sheep shearing and so on).
The Alpaca was the animal I saw first. It had a long neck, soft fur, bright eyes and a lovely face, they looked so cute. Also, I watched a polo competition for the first time. Two teams of six persons rode horses to catch a small ball on the grass. I thought it was very difficult to win the competition.
I was happy on the day. Not only the weather was pretty good, but also there were a lot of new things for me.

complain about the rude treatment

Dear Sir or Madam

I am writing to complain about the rude treatment at reception for counselling in building A in TAFE.
The first time, I made an appointment with a councellor last semester, the receptionist wasn’t good. The second time, I made an appointment again, the receptionist’s attitude was rude, and she made me wait for a long time, because she couldn’t find my file.
Councelling is a service that is meant to help students to solve problems. If the reception service isn’t good, then nobody will make enquiries and it will lose its significance.
So, I am hopeful that the reception service will be improved.
Thanks for your time and consideration of this matter.

Your faithfully
Tammy
May 13, 2011

Looking for a job as a volunteer

March 14
My classmates and I went to the information service in Westfield last Friday. We were going to look for jobs of volunteers.

‘Can I have some information on volunteer work, please?’ I asked a lady at the information service desk.

‘Of cause, wait a minute.’ The lady answered.

After a moment, the lady gave us some brochures about volunteer work, and she said that we would need make an appointment first or fill in the form on line.
Practicing English is important. I think most Chinese lack the opportunity to practice English, so I ‘ve decided to take the opportunity if I get a job as a volunteer.

About Me

i from GZ China.

In my holiday

I am from Guangzhou, China. I have been Sydney for 8 months, and I have already had class for two terms in TAFE.

I have finished three things in last holiday.

First, I moved to a new place. It is a two bed room lovely unit. It's near the train station in Hurstville. It is quiet, but it is close to shopping mall, just 5 minutes walk! Comparing the last place I lived, the new place no swimming pool, no lift, but I like it very much.

Secondly, I found a part time job in bakery. It was interesting. I have learned how to make simply cakes and bread. Although it's only for two mouths, I think it's important experience in my life.

Finally, I got a lot of interview experience in IT job. I think because my English isn't good, so I haven't got the job until now.