Thursday, October 28, 2010

The Special food and drink in Iraq

Iraqi food is rich and diverse and there are many different dishes and drinks. Iraqi people prefer lamb, beef, goat, mutton and poultry meat as Muslims do not eat pork or pork products. As in other Middle Eastern countries, Iraqi meat dishes are often combined with vegetables and rice. Iraqi people cook many of different dishes such as “dolmas, tabcy they use in tabcy “eggplant, potato, tomato and meat. Also they cook many different kind of rice they sometimes cook the rice with lentils, peas, vermicelli or corn. The special dish in Iraq is the dolmaand it has been used for a long time. Also eggplant, zucchini, onion, capsicum, tomato, celery, rice and meat are used Iraqi people drink a lot of tea and coffee

Arabic coffee is famous for its strong flavour. In Iraq, people brew their coffee thick and bitter, and serve it black. Tea is usually served in small glasses and drunk sweetened, without milk. Fruit juices and soft drinks are also popular. Muslims are officially forbidden to consume alcohol. Government help families with food items such as wheat flour, rice, sugar, tea and cooking oil. Those with children under a year old can also get milk-powder, when available.

Thursday, August 26, 2010

I think Australia is a good place to live in and many people would agree with me. After all hundreds of people come here to start a new life. People like Australia because it is a fantastic country and it is very interesting. There are a lot of beautiful places to visit. You could travel around for a year and still not see everything. When I came to Australia for the first time I went to the city and I saw beautiful places like the Aquarium whwre I saw some beautiful fish. Then I caught a ferry to the Opera House and I saw very nice views. I was surprised! I took a lot of pictures. In the afternoon I went to eat some food in a restaurant and I saw nice and beautiful people. I enjoyed everything just for the first time. After I went to another places and I saw many spectacular views. Life in Australia is easier then in other countries, I think, because in Australia if you have a job you are paid enough to live on. If you don't, the government puts you on training program or gives you unemployment benefits. You could also study in ACL, TAFE or any where you like depends how old you are and what level of English can you speak or write. Finally Australia has many people from different countries and different cultures. When you come to Australia you can find people who speak your language and understand your tradition. You can also learn about the traditions of people from other cultures. It is interesting when you know many people from different countries and cultures. For all these reasons, I wouldn't want to live any where else in the world.


Thursday, August 12, 2010

Introduction

Hi,my name is Sura and I come from Iraq to Australia two years ago.I speak Arabic.I live in Granville.I have many hobbies I like reading stories ,birds watching,surfing on the Internet, travelling around the world and fishing.I am studying English now because i want to improve my English.My main ambition is to do an interpreting course.I finished high school in my country but i could not finish because the war so i am happy in Australia because i have got big chance to study.