Penpal letter

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Read the penpal letter, then do the exercise and write a comment to practise writing in English.

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Reading text

Hi Liam,

How are you? My name's Juan and I'm from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. I'm eleven years old. How old are you?

I'm tall, I've got black hair and brown eyes. I've got one sister and two brothers.

I've got a dog called Pedro. Have you got any pets? I like football, beach volleyball and music. What do you like?

I speak Portuguese (the language in Brazil) and English. What languages do you speak?

It's sunny and hot in Rio. What's the weather like where you live in Canada?

Please write soon.

Best wishes,
Juan

Discussion

Do you like the same things as Juan? What languages do you speak?

Average: 3.8 (20 votes)

Submitted by PrincessBrownFirefly on Tue, 24/03/2020 - 11:08

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Hi I'm sadie I am 9 years old I Ike play outside

Submitted by CaptainVolleyb… on Thu, 19/03/2020 - 11:35

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Hi Juan, How are you.My name is Sten i am from Estonia. I am 11 years old and im not very tall,i have brown eyes and brown hair and i am a boy. I can speak estonian and english. My favorite sport is football (soccer in american). I do not have any animals, but i have a little brother, mom and dad.

Submitted by MissPianoDJ on Mon, 17/02/2020 - 09:26

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hi. I'm Dhivi I am living in Malaysia i like to play piano

Submitted by KingBrown5000 on Sun, 08/09/2019 - 18:16

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I speak english ,cantonese and chinese

Submitted by IndigoVelocira… on Tue, 13/08/2019 - 15:01

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The penpal letter was nice and beautiful.

Submitted by QueenFairyDrum on Thu, 11/07/2019 - 09:12

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Yes I like the same things as Juan. I can speak Urdu and English.

Submitted by DJPoloFlute on Mon, 08/07/2019 - 21:51

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Hi guys, My name is Ramon. I am from Mexico, but my parents are from South Korea. I am tall. I have 11 years old, my birthday is on Oct. 1st. I like investigating thing from internet, reading books and playing sports.

Submitted by DJDinosaurViolet on Fri, 05/04/2019 - 08:44

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hi my name is lin. I am nine years old..i am tall .I have brown eyes.I am from Singapore.In Singapore there are a lot of rain.

Submitted by AluminiumEnvir… on Sat, 30/03/2019 - 19:26

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hi guys, My name is Rahul. I am from Mumbai in India. I'm tall. I am 7 years old. I like cricket, football. I also, like reading books. I HAVE GOT A PET. HIS NAME is Bruno. he is a dog

Submitted by BronzeGoodbyeGhost on Mon, 17/09/2018 - 12:20

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I like football and music and playing games. I can speak english and polish.

Submitted by KingWaterSport on Tue, 24/07/2018 - 21:21

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Hi DoctorScience800 i am Léonard i am 10 years an i live in France. I like football (i am goal keeper) an i like play games ,an you wot doo you like ? I speak English an French ,an you what do you speak?

Submitted by HiViolinFlame on Tue, 19/06/2018 - 18:07

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Hi Gaia . How are you? My name's Diba. I'm 12 and I'm from Iran.How old are you? I'm tall,have a brown, short hair and black eyes. I have two parrots that called Lumpy and Layka. I love swimming,Tae wan dou,music and watch cartoons. Weather in Iran is very good.

Submitted by PrincessMusicOrchid on Wed, 11/04/2018 - 20:41

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hiiii! I am gaia. I live in a town near the sea .(in italy) have got blonde hair and big brown eyes. I have got one brother called martin,he likes very mutch dinosaurs. the is 5 years old. have you brothers or sisters? i like very mutch animals!

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