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    When I landed in Vancouver

    When I landed in Vancouver 

    when I landed in vancouver 9 years ago

     

    I feel you. I myself immigrated from Mexico after 9, 11. Back then, I didn’t know English. So, I had to look for work in my own community. What gets me is how some of your own kinds try to take advantage of you, when you are desperate. I have no problems speaking English now. I find it hard to stick to my new year’s resolution too. I wanted to quit smoking last year as my new year’s resolution but I kinna (kind of) gave up on it. It is not easy to kick the habit you know. Once you are hooked, you are hooked for good. If you are a heavy boozer, you won’t be able to wake up and go cold turkey the next day. On the bright side of it, you don’t have to fight off your demons like me. you just have to enrol in an English class, spend time watching more American shows, and speak English more often

     

    When I landed in Vancouver 9 years ago, I found it very hard to adjust to the new country with a different language and culture. I don’t feel quite at home yet, as I have difficulties communicating with people in English. I am a renovator by trade, and I would like to work with different communities and land big contracts. Therefore, I have decided to make learning English my new year’s resolution. I know, I should not have unrealistic expectations, as it would take a long time to learn a new language. But I believe in what my father used to say, “ you can do anything if you put your mind to it.” I have to build new habits that stick with me for a long time

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    when i landed in vancouver 9 years ago

     

     

    Read the Text above and Answer the question

    Which one of these characters is optimistic
    Which one of these characters is more pessimistic
    Which of these characters speaks formally
    Which of these characters speaks informal

    Glossary of when I landed in Vancouver

    Land(ed) in Vancouver: Arrive(d) in Vancouver

    I landed a lucrative contract: I managed to secure a juicy contract

    Feel at home: To feel as if one belongs. To feel accepted

    To adjust to a new country: To change one’s opinion or attitude toward a new country. To get used to something
    It took me a long time to adjust to my new office

    By trade: By professional training. By experience
    Joe is a carpenter by trade but he also gets a lot of side work as an electrician
    How do you make a living? I am a bank teller and I work as a chef on the side

    To communicate: To make oneself understood with someone
    We don’t seem to communicate with each other

    Renovator: Remodeler, someone skilled at restoring a house
    The house on Granville appeared to be so run-down that the Reno guy found it hard to quote a price for remodeling it

    Resolution: Firm decision

    Unrealistic: Unreal, idealistic

    Expectation: Eager anticipation

    Expect: To look forward to, anticipate
    He expects me to work hard
    I expect you to come to work on time

    Stick with me: To stay with me

    I feel you: I feel for you, I feel sympathetic

    Immigrate: To move from one’s native country to another

    Quit smoking: give up smoking

    Kick the habit: quit smoking cigarettes or any drug habits

    Go cold turkey: To suddenly and completely stop a bad habit

    Kind of: To some degree; Sort of, somewhat

    Hook: To addict come one
    He started smoking weed recreationally but ended up being hooked for good
    Are you hooked on Facebook? No, I am not addicted to Facebook

    Booze: hard liquor

    Boozer: A person who drinks alcoholic beverages to excess habitually

    On the bright side: Considering the positive aspects of a situation

    What gets me: What annoys me; what irritates me

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