Penpal letter | LearnEnglish Kids

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

Instructions

Do the preparation activity to help you with words from the text.
Read the text then play the game to check your understanding.
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Preparation

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

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Discussion

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

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Level 3

Hello Penpal,
My name is Efe I am ten years old
İ am from Türkiye İ like playing football and chess İ speak Turkish and English That's all

Hi Efe!
My name is Azzam. I'm ten years old. I'm from Indonesia. I like playing football, and I like playing chess. I can speak Indonesian, Javanese, and English.

Hi Zohaib . I am Maryam I am from Pakistan. I am 8 years old. I have 0 sisters and 2 brother who are all younger than me. I have bunch of parrots. I also like watching movies and reading books( not comic). My favourite subjects are Science, Maths and Urdu. I can speak English and Urdu. I have got black hairs and my eyes are dark brown, I'd be waiting for your reply. Best Wishes, Maryam

The same things that I like are listen to music, music makes me feel happy in bad days or boring days. When I explore some new interesting songs, I always feel so good. My family pet a kitty its name is Sarung. Language I always speak is Thai, It is my native language. English is the language that I have learned for long time but I do not always speak.

Juan likes football, beach volleyball and music, and so do I. I speak English and Vietnamese. I would like to learn Chinese with my teacher Mickey in the future.

Hi everyone, My name is Grace. I am from Malaysia and I am 9 years old. I've got black hair and black eyes. I've got one big sister. I've got no pets. I like playing computer games and watch movies. I usually read comic books in my free time and my favorite subjects are Math and PE. I speak Chinese and English. It's summer in Malaysia now so the weather here is hot and sunny. Please write soon. Best wishes, PurpleSandalCheese

Hi Grace
I am Amelia and I am from Pakistan. I am 12 years old. I have 2 sisters and 1 brother who are all younger than me. Ihave bunch of parrots. I also like watching movies and reading books( not comic). My favourite subjects are Science, Maths and Computer. I can speak English, Urdu and Pashto. I have got black hairs and my eyes are dark brown, I'd be waiting for your reply. Best Wishes, Amelia

Hi! My name is Natalie,i'm from VietNam. I'm 9 years old. I have long hairs and black eyes. I like play badminton. I always play piano, i love music. My favorite subjects is Literature. I like spring. I speak Vitnamese and english. Write soon Best wishes Natalie.

Hi,I am Alisha. How are you guys?I am from bangladesh . I have short black hair and dark brown eyes, I am tall. I am 8 years old . I have a brother ,he is older than me.I wish I would have a fish as my pet.I can speak in bangla (the language which bangladesh people speak in)and english very well.It is late autumn in my country.I like to read books.

Hi guys ! My name is Mia and I'm 8 years old. With my family, I live in Germany but my mom is from China. So I can speak Chinese, German and some English. At the moment I have no pets but we're gonna move to New Zealand or Thailand, and once there my dad will buy me a horse and two Cats! I'm so excited! Bye guys!

Hello everyone I am name is Eva , you can call me Evosh i am 8 years old , i dont have any pets because my dad did not like any animal live in we home . but in near futchr i will have small fish multicolored .. i live with dady and mom and sisters , brothers We in the saudi arabia , i am talk arabic language and i study English now i hope have anuther languge in the future all profesonal

Hello again, I live in Alicante and I am on vacation. Are you on vacation or are you in your city? Do you like the beach? Do you like going to school? I like it because I study new things and I play with my friends. I speak English and Spanish. Do you speak English and another language? I have a dog named Peter. Do you have any pets? I hope to hear from you soon. Best wishes. bye-bye! Patri

Hi, My name is Annie, and I'm from Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam. I'm 10 years old and I'm 1m34. I'm have black hair and brown eyes. I don't have any sister or brother. I have 3 dogs. I like playing hide and seek, playing with my dogs and I like swimming at the beach, too. My favorite subject is Art. I can speak Vietnamese, English and a little bit Chinese. It summer in Vietnam so the weather is hot and sunny. Pls Write Soon Best Wishes Annie

Hi, whoever reads this I AM GAMER! GAMING!!!!!!

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Hi Annie,
I am amelia fro pakistan. I am 12 year old. I have got black hairs and brown eyes like yours. I have 2 sisters and 1 brother. I have bunch of parrots. I like to play Dodgeball and horse riding. My favourite subjects are Maths science and computer. I will be waiting for your reply. Best Wishes, Amelia

Hi everyone, My name is Suzy. I am from Vietnam and I am 9 years old. I am 1m32. I've got black hair and blue eyes. I've got two sisters. I've got no pets. I like playing badminton and basket ball. I usually read comic books in my free time and my favorite subjects are English and Art. I speak Vietnamese and English. It's summer in Vietnam now so the weather here is hot and sunny. Please write soon. Best wishes, SuzyRainbowUnicorn

Hi! My name is CaptainMesozoicVanilla and i am 11 years old. I am from Poland. I have brown hair and brown eyes. I like dinozaurs, football, books, Harry Potter, Star Wars and jumping on trampoline. I speak in polish and english. My favourite pizza is margherita (with sauce and cheese)

Hello guys, How are you? My name is Patricia, I am from Madrid and I am 9 years old. How old are you? I am short, I have long, curly, blond hair. I have only one brother . I've got one dog called Peter. Have you got any pets? I like volleyball and gymnast. what do you like? I speak Spanish. the language in Madrid, and English. What le languages do you speak? It's sunny and hot in Madrid. What's the weather like where you live? Write soon Best wishes Patri

Hi Patricia,

Thanks for your letter!

I’m Evelina. I’m fine and I’m eleven years old. I’ don’t have a pet because our dad doesn’t like animals in the house. I like swimming, playing football and gymnastics. I speak Russian and learn English. The weather is warm here now, but there is a breeze.

What about you? What do you do in your free time?

Write back soon!

Best wishes,
E - RandomJewel8000