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.
You can also print the worksheets for more practice.
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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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Friends

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 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

Dear penpal,
How are you?My name is Manel .I am twelve years old.I am born in Oran Algeria but I came to Montreal in Canada 6years ago . Where are you from?
I’ve got black wavy hair and dark brown eyes and I am very tall.How about you?
I have only one brother.He is nine and he likes to annoy me but that is fine.And you do you have siblings?
Unfortunately I have no pets but I would like to have a cat and à hamster.Do you have some pets?
I hope you enjoy reading my letters.
I’m waiting for your answer with excitements.
Good bye

I am Tara. I am 9 years old. I live in the Netherlands.
My favorite animal is a arctic fox. I have reddish hair and it is straight. My eyes are blue. And I play the violin.

Hi, my name is Medina. I am 9 years old. I have a black curly hair and dark brown eyes, I am wearing glasses. I am from Indonesia. I have a cat named Mpuss, she is a three legged cat because of a car accident. But I still love her. My favorite colors are blue and purple. I love English and Grammar. My hobbies are watching anime, reading books, and traditional dancing.

Write to me soon. Medina

I am Tara. I want to be your pen pal.
I am 9 years old. I play the violin. I live in de Netherlands. I had a dog but he died.
I love cats but a arctic fox is my favorite animal. I love origami.
I take dansclasses. I have reddish hair. And blue eyes. What’s your favorite animal?
And what is your favorite color. My favorite color is green.

Dear Medina ,
Hi, my name is Manhal. I am 10 years old .I have short black hair and dark brown eyes. I am from Pakistan. I have a parrot its name is coco. He can speak few words like Hi My Name is Coco.He is very friendly . My favourite colour is pink and purple. My favourite subject is Maths. I love calculating sums. My hobby is to read books. I love to read books of Roald Dahl additionally. I love to bake different types of brownies , cupcakes and cookies

Hi guys.My name is Iremidealaran.I an ten year old.My hair is black and i an black my eye is black. I am from lagos and my fathen is in the usa
I have no pet.I like football and i like ridingbicycle and God and Jesus

My name's Daniil. I've got 1 brother. I like watching videos.

Hi Daniil, my name's Hafi. I also have 1 brother. I'm into videos and videogames too.

Hi!
I'm Evan, I'm Mexican, I'm 11 years old I live in Mexico City. I'm short and thin. I have brown hair and brown eyes. I like riding a bike on hills fast. I'm into video games and I like WB. I like Mexico because it's a beautiful country.

Hi, Evan, I am from mexico city too i'm Julia and I'm ten years old

Hey,
I am Hafi,I am Pakistani, I'm 10 years old and I have brown eyes and black hair. I live in Rawalpindi. I'm also short too! I like watching the sport Formula 1 and I'm also into videogames. We have a bit of similarities I suppose! I like Pakistan as it's capital is the second most beautiful city. I like Mexico too!

I am Ibrahim from Pakistan and i am also 11 years old. I am average height and have black hair with dark brown eyes. I like playing football and cricket with my friends. By the way, which videogames do you play? I play FC mobile and Brawl stars. I love to enjoy Pakistan's natural beauty and it's friendly and hospitable people. Do let me know about your favourite games.

cheers!

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 see your comentary and now I'm intersted on Vietnam because It's history so I only know about wars but I'd know more.

see you!