Description: A short article about work in Malaysia
Instructions: Read the short article and answer the questions
In Malaysia I was a builder for ten years in Applied Trades Work
In Malaysia I was a builder for ten years. I used to build all kinds of houses and I worked on a construction site in Kuala Lumpur for two years.
I came to this country with my wife and four children. My wife is a trained nurse, but she can’t work in this country until she does some training here. I think that is a little unfair.
I know that I do not know all the building rules here in this country, but I was determined to find work as a builder. That is what I know I can do well and I want to work doing that.
I answered many ads in newspapers. Then I visited the Employment Service and they had several building jobs on their boards. I rang three of them up and two of them asked me to go for a interview. I had one interview in the morning and another in the afternoon.
I didn’t like the first man in the morning but it didn’t matter as he never rang me back. The second person offered me a job starting the next week and said that he put me on trial for four weeks. If I was good after that then he would put me on a higher wage and keep me on. That sounded good to me, so I started work there.
I have now been there for two years and I am still happy. I am saving for a house and the children are all happy in their schools.