Coming to Manchester

I remember last week we were in the museum
I like to speak English because we are in England
I remember when I came I saw many white people
I remember when I saw the homeless people and I was afraid

A, Ethiopia

1. When I came to Manchester the first thing I noticed
Was Piccadilly gardens, shops and the very big train station.
2. When I came to Manchester the funniest thing I noticed was the sex shops.
3. When I came to Manchester the person who was kindest to me
was my friend because I was new.
4. When I came to Manchester the strangest thing I noticed was the homeless people.
5. When I came to Manchester the most beautiful thing I noticed was First buses.
6. When I came to Manchester I liked go to college.
7. When I came to Manchester I hated the cold.
8. When I came to Manchester the thing I was afraid of was the police car.
9. When I came to Manchester the thing that made me happy was Trafford centre.
10. When I came to Manchester the thing that made me sad was I was alone here for the first time.

A, Congo

click to read this poem translated into french
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When I came to Manchester the first I noticed was weather.
When I came to Manchester the funniest thing I noticed was nothing.
When I came to Manchester the person who was kindest to me was Jim because he help
When I came to Manchester the strangest thing I noticed was when they ask me to leave a nice house.
When I came to Manchester the most beautiful thing I noticed was nothing.
When I came to Manchester I liked nothing.
When I came to Manchester I hated everything.
When I came to Manchester the thing I was afraid of was a lonely stay.
When I came to Manchester the thing that made me happy was nothing.
When I came to Manchester the thing that made me sad was the condition that I live.

S, Ethiopia

when I came to Manchester the first thing I noticed was Piccadilly gardens
when I came to Manchester the funniest thing I noticed was double decker buses
when I came to Manchester the person who was kindest to me was a man because I asked him to explain the map
when I came to Manchester the strangest thing I noticed was the weather
when I came to Manchester the most beautiful thing that I noticed was the big wheel and the Arndale centre
when I came to Manchester I like the city and the shops
when I came to Manchester I hated cold and rain
when I came to Manchester the thing I was afraid of was the traffic
when I came to Manchester the thing that made me happy was transport at any time
when I came to Manchester the thing that made me sad was the cold and because I left my kids

T, Congo

click to read this poem translated into french

When I came to Manchester the first thing I noticed was the fountain
When I came to Manchester the funniest thing I noticed was nothing
When I came to Manchester the person who was kindest to me was Rosette because she shares her house with me
When I came to Manchester the strangest thing I noticed was lots of white people
When came to Manchester I liked shops
When I came to Manchester I hated walking in the cold
When I came to Manchester I was afraid of was the drug addicts
When I came Manchester the thing that made me happy
Was people in the city -they were beautiful
When I came to Manchester the thing that made me sad was to be far away from my family.

V, Congo

L, Congo