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My Daily Routine
Dear Marcos,
Hi, my name is Rebecca and I am your new pen pal. I’m ten years old, and
I live in Barcelona, Spain. I go to the 4th grade in Saint Michael Elementary
School. On weekdays, I get up at 6 o’clock. The school starts at 7:30 in the
morning. I have my lunch at the school cafeteria and I usually leave around
3:30 in the afternoon. I am good at math, I also like history and geography but
I my favorite subject is science. I like playing basketball and soccer. I also
play tennis, and I like swimming. On the weekends, I go to the movie theater
with my friends. We like action movies. I usually go to church with my parents
on Sundays.
Please write and tell me about you and your life. What’s your family like? What
do you like doing in your spare time?
I hope to hear from you soon.
Best wishes,
Rebecca
My name is Mark
Hi! Nice to meet you! My name is Mark Smith. I am 18 and a student in college. I go to college in New York. My favourite courses are Geometry, French, and History. English is my hardest course. My professors are very friendly and smart. It’s my first year in college now. I love it!
I live in a big house in New Jersey. It’s near the college campus. I share the house with three other students. Their names are Bill, Tony, and Paul. We help each other with homework. On the weekend, we play football together.
I have a younger brother. He just started high school. He is 14 and lives with my parents. They live in Boston. Sometimes they visit me in Jersey. I am happy when they visit me. My Mom always brings me sweets and candy when they come. I really miss them!
My Beautiful Family
I live in a house near the beach. I have two brothers and one sister, and I am the youngest. My father teaches English, and my mother is a nurse at a big hospital. My brothers are very smart and work hard in school. My sister is a curious girl, but she is very kind. My grandmother also lives with us. She came from Mexico when I was two years old. She is old, but she is still very strong. She cooks the best food!
My family is very important to me. We do lots of things together. My brothers and I like to go on long walks in the mountains. My sister likes to cook with my grandmother. On the weekends we all play board games together. We laugh and always have a good time. I love my family very much.
My best friend Selena
Hi, my name is Tina. I am thirteen years old and today I want to talk about my best friend Selena. She is my classmate and she is thirteen years old too. We attend a very big school near Scotland. We share the same desk and love the same school subjects. Our favorite lessons are Arts and Physical Education. I am very good at tennis and she is very good at volleyball. She plays volleyball at our school team. We both have a busy life. We always get up at a half past six and at seven o’clock her father takes us to school by car. They live next door to us, so after school we always do our homework, walk our dogs and play together. Our classes start at half past seven and finish at 4 p.m. Her mother is a nurse. My mother is a nurse too and they work at the same hospital. Our fathers are both engineers but they work at different companies. On Mondays, Selena has violin class and I have piano class. On Tuesdays and Thursdays she practices volleyball at the school’s gym and I play tennis in our school court. Friday is my favorite day because Selena stays overnight with us. On the weekends, we usually go to the movie theater or have a picnic if the weather is good. I am the only child, I don’t have a sister but she is like a sister to me.
My favourite Place
One of my favorite vacation places is Mexico. I really like the weather there because it never gets cold. The people are very nice too. They never laugh at my bad Spanish. The food is really good. Mexico City is a very interesting place to visit. It has some great museums and lots of fascinating old buildings. The hotels are too expensive to stay but there are more affordable options. For example, you can stay at one of the beach resorts like Acapulco. If you are planning to visit Mexico, you should definitely see the Mayan temples near Merida.
Our Holiday
Every year we go to Florida. We like to go to the beach.
My favorite beach is called Emerson Beach. It is very long, with soft sand and palm trees. It is very beautiful. I like to make sandcastles and watch the sailboats go by. Sometimes there are dolphins and whales in the water!
Every morning we look for shells in the sand. I found fifteen big shells last year. I put them in a special place in my room. This year I want to learn to surf. It is hard to surf, but so much fun! My sister is a good surfer. She says that she can teach me. I hope I can do it!
The Toy Store
Hi, my name is Amy. I am twelve years old. We have a small toy shop in our neighborhood. My father says Fridays are the busiest day in our toy shop. So after school, my mom takes me there to help my dad. That’s another reason why I like Fridays. We allow kids to play with the toys when they are in the store. My father says I am responsible for the toys and that I need to watch and make sure nothing breaks. Many kids from my school and neighborhood also come to the shop to look at our new toys. It is always noisy here. Because it’s full of babies and small children. Little girls tend to go for dolls, boys go for cars. Some just want to play with the toys, some actually want to buy them. It’s a bit tiring for me but I like going to the shop and helping my father.
The Smiths’ House
Mr. and Mrs. Smith have one son and one daughter. The son’s name is John. The daughter’s name is Sarah.
The Smiths live in a house. They have a living room. They watch TV in the living room. The father cooks food in the kitchen. They eat in the dining room. The house has two bedrooms. They sleep in the bedrooms. They keep their clothes in the closet. There is one bathroom. They brush their teeth in the bathroom.
The house has a garden. John and Sarah play in the garden. They have a dog. John and Sarah like to play with the dog.
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