Dear Jenny.
I came to see you this afternoon but you weren’t at home.
Do you want to go to the cinema tonight? The film starts at eight, so Peter and I will meet at my house at seven. Jane can’t come because it’s her father’s birthday today and they are going to a restaurant for dinner. After the film we can go to The Coffee house . There’s a new group playing there tonight.
I’ll see you at my house at seven. Don’t be late.
Love,
Mike
1st Mai
Dear Peter.
How are you? Guess what? If I pass my English exam this year, I can go to Blackpool. Can I stay at your house? You can show me Blackpool. Oh, I’m so happy and excited. Please write soon!
Lots of love,
Anne
15th May
Dear Anne,
Oh no!!! Guess what? If I pass my Catalan exam, I’m going to Barcelona. But don’t worry! Catalan is my worst subject. Perhaps I can show you Blackpool after all. And yes, you can stay at my house.
Love,
Peter
E-mails
New York, 20 October
Dear Pen Friend,
My name is Albert. What is your name? I am ten years old, and you? It is nine o’clock in New York. What time is it in Barcelona?
Write soon,
Albert
Barcelona, 3 December
Dear Albert,
Thank you for your letter. My name is Victoria. This is me and my pet snake, Hilda. I am eleven years old and Hilda is two years old. Do you have a pet? Oh, It’s nine o’clock in Barcelona. Three o’clock in New York, right?
Love,
Victoria
14 April
Dear Victoria,
This is my school, Robert Burns School It is in Scotland. I like my school. We have a good snack bar, a big playground and 24 classrooms. I have two teachers: Mrs. Barthes and Mr. Chips. Mrs. Barthes is from France and she is only twenty years old! She is always very nice.
Mr. Chips is English, from London. He likes animals; he has a dog and a big, white cat, Tabby. I like Mr. Chips a lot. Write soon,
Your pen friend,
Michael
14 June
Dear Mum and Dad,
How are you? I am very happy here. This summer camp is fantastic, Here is a photograph of my new friends. Xavi is fifteen. He is French. Betty is ten. She is from Tortosa.
We always get up at seven and go to bed at ten. The food is very nice and we have a television.
Love,
Peter
P.S. Please telephone soon. The number is 763-1054. Can I have some money, please? I don’t have any.
Atlantic City, 10 August
Dear Victoria,
How are you? I am very happy because it is summer and I am in Atlantic City (my mother is from here). I don’t like the winter in New York because it always snows and it is very cold.
This is a photograph of my brother Peter and my friend Jim at the beach in Atlantic City. Peter is on the right and Jim is on the left. Do you like Peter’s new bike? It is the orange one. Do you have a bike?
By the way, who do you like best: Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney or Olivia Newton John? I have a lot of Michael Jackson Cds, he is my favourite.
Write soon, love
Albert
Barcelona 10 April
Dear Albert,
Thank you for the letter and photographs. I love the one of Michael Jackson. It is my brother’s birthday tomorrow and we are going to go to the zoo in the morning and to the circus in the afternoon.
On Saturday we are going to go on holiday to Marseille. It is a very nice city and we have a house near the beach there. When are you going to visit Barcelona?
Lots of love,
Victoria
P.S. I have a bike too. It is red and green.
Edinburgh Saturday 18 March
Dear Mum and Dad,
We are in Edinburgh today. Tomorrow we are going to Loch Ness. It is sunny here, buy I wear a coat in the evening because it is cold.
This is a photograph of my friends; on the left is Mr. O’Donnell, He is Scottish and very nice. He has a brown dog, Harry. He is wearing a skirt. Patrick is the small one. He is from Ireland, On the right is Pip. He is fantastic. Do you like Pip’s skirt? I’m going home in April.
Lots of love
Rita
