My best friend

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girl

My best friend is Maria. She's ten years old. She's got long, black hair and brown eyes. Maria lives near me. We both like playing video games and listening to music. I like Maria because she's kind and clever. 


boy

My best friend's name is Faisal. He's eight. He's in my class at school. We're good friends because we like the same things. We both love football and playing with Lego. Faisal is very funny, and we laugh all the time!

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  1. You can write My best friend is Maria or My best friend's name is Maria.
  2. You can describe your friend: She's got long hair / He's very funny.
  3. You can write about what you both like: We both love football.
  4. You can write why they are your friend: I like Maria because she's kind.

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Discussion

Who is your best friend? Can you describe him or her? What do you both like? Why is he or she your best friend?

Average: 3.8 (16 votes)

Submitted by SingingRockMegabyte on Mon, 21/10/2024 - 14:30

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We like climbing together and watching together movies.

Submitted by FrozenPearl1 on Mon, 10/06/2024 - 14:29

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My best friend is Elena.
She is 9 years old.
Elena has got brown hair and eyes.
She is my best friend because we are always playing together and we like the same things.

Submitted by FrozenPearl1 on Fri, 07/06/2024 - 14:10

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My best friend's name is Vera. She has got short brown hair and brown eyes. I like her because she is very nice with me. I enjoy playing UNO with her.

Submitted by WonderfulCrystal1 on Wed, 27/03/2024 - 13:55

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Asser his hair black and his eyes is brown. we Like football love hem.

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