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N. 1
Dear Julie,
my name is Simona and I'm Italian. I live in Cervia, which is a little town in the north of Italy.
[se abitate in una grande città non mettete little. Se abitate al sud/centro --->in the south/center of
Italy]
I'm 14 years old and I've got a brother [sister], Andrea, who is younger [older] than me. [oppure--->I've
got a brother who is 10 years old]
I'm quite tall [se non siete molto alti--->I'm not very tall] for my age and I've got long brown hair.
I'm enclosing a photograph of myself so that you can see what I look like.
I like animals a lot and I've got 2 beautiful cats called Matisse and Mirò.
I study at school near my home and I like Maths, Music and Art, but I'm not very good at English.
Which subjects do you prefer at school?
In my free time I like to play volleyball: my team is called CerviaVolley and we train 3 times a week.
I also like to play on my computer and surf on Facebook. Have you got a facebook account? Maybe we
could chat together sometimes!
That's all for now.
Write soon and tell me everthing about you and your family.
Hugs and kisses,
Simona.
Domande che potete fare
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Do you like sports? [ti piacciono gli sport]
Which class are you attending? [che classe fai?]
What do you do in your free time? [cosa ti piace fare nel tempo libero?]
Have you got any brothers or sisters? [hai fratelli o sorelle?]
Do you have any pets? [hai degli animali domestici?]
Cose che potete aggiungere di voi
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I always got a lot of homework [ho sempre un sacco di compiti]
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My mum is an housewife/lawyer/teacher and my father is an electrician/barman/clerk [mia
mamma è una casalinga/un avvocato/un'insegnante e mio padre è un elettricista/un barman/un
impiegato]
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I can't wait to receive your answer [non vedo l'ora di ricevere la tua risposta]
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I love pizza and McDonald's hamburgers! [adoro la pizza e gli hamburgers di mcdonald]
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I love pop music and my favourite singer is Justin Bieber [mi piace la musica pop e il mio
cantante preferito è Justin Bieber]
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We have a dog/cat called Balù and a lovely, tiny hamster called Pif. [Abbiamo un cane/un gatto
di nome Balù e un dolcissimo, piccolo criceto che si chiama Pif]
N. 2
February 2005 14th June 2005
Parma
Dear Kathleen, Hello! How are you? ( or I'm fine, and you? I hope that you fell like me) My first
name is Laura and my surname is Schiavo. I'm thirteen years old and I'm a student. I live in a
beautiful large house with my parents on the outskirts of Parma, a pretty Italian city in EmiliaRomagna between Piacenza e Reggio-Emilia. I'm an only child. . Dad is called Angelo and he's
forty-four years old. He's the director of a pharmacological firm in Firenze and that's why he's
never at home: his work ties him down every day. Mum's name is Luana and she's…oh, I can't say
her age because she could kill me….never say the age of a woman…that is what is being said! A
few years ago, she worked at the Power of attorney; then she has stopped to work on medicals
grounds and now she's a housewife. I'm quite a bit plump.. or at least I'm like this in my opinion
,but my friends say that I'm really thin (Where I don't know)! I'm dark-haired, fair-skinner and I've
got brown eyes as Whitesnow. I'm very ambitious, jealous, lovely, sweet, kind, daydramer, nice
and… a big, big, big swot! My house has four floors, including the basement recreation room and
the garage- cellar. Outside ,there's a green garden covered by hedges and flowers ( naturally in
the spring!). On the first floor of the house, there are a kitchen ( furnished with blue furniture: my
parents have a really strange taste!), a bathroom and a dining-room; then, upstairs they follow my
room, that of Mum and Dad and another loo. At the end, there's a big attic with the guest room.
When I'm growing I'm going to move there and I'm going to prepare a little loft for me. How I'm
dreaming that moment! I go to “Don Cavalli Junior High School” in the centre of Parma. It's not too
far from my home, but every morning I must put up with a trip which always goes on twenty or
twenty-five minutes and it seems to be everlasting! Apart from that, I'm lucky because I can sleep
again a little more! In Italy, we start Junior school when we're 11 or 12 years old. We could leave
the school on sixteen years old until last year but now, with the new Moratti's reform, the Minister
of Education, we must remain on the desks beyond eighteen years old. We go to school from
Monday to Saturday. In our Institute lessons start at eight o'clock and finish at half past one.
During the morning we normally have a break at five to eleven and we return again to study ten
minutes later. We have a lot of subjects in a week: Italian, Maths, English, French, Art, Music,
Religion, Technique, Science, Gym… the subjects which I prefer are Italian and Art of course: Oh, I
love painting and drawing and I like very much reading and writing in the same mode ( or alike )
but I think it's right to privilege this last passion. I'm going to secondary school with an emphasis
on humanities. The most prestigious in Parma is Romagnosi School. I have already enrolled
myself..……………………………………….
N. 3
3, corso Magenta
Genoa, IT 16125
Monday, 25th June 2013
Dear John,
I'm happy to find out you're my new pen friend. I hope we'll get on well with each other.
My name's Marco and I'm thirteen years old. I live in Genoa, a smart and interesting city in northern Italy,
located near the sea. My family's made up of my father, Paolo, who's a businessman, my mother, Paola,
who's an architect, and my two siblings, Enrico and Luisa. Enrico's eighteen and he's in 12th grade. Instead,
Luisa's 20 and she's studying medicine at university. I love doing sport, and my favourite one's surely tennis.
In fact, I play tennis twice a week. Also, to keep fit, I do athletics once a week. My favourite music genre's
pop, and my favourite singer's Lady Gaga. During my free time, I enjoy carrying out different kinds of
activities. For example, I like listening to music, but I have fun while surfing on the Internet, too. I often go out
with either my family, or my friends. My best friend's name's Giovanni. He's very nice!
Today, I went to school from 8:00am to 15:15pm. Then, I got back home and I did my homework, that was a
lot. Afterwards, I had a little snack (I can't help myself from such stuff) and now, I'm writing to you. Tomorrow,
I think I'll get on the bus, that leaves at 7:30am, to go to school. After courses, I'll probably go home and
relax a bit. Unfortunately, I don't think I am going to play tennis, because my knee hurts a lot. Also, at 4:00pm
I'm seeing the dentist. What a drag!
I'm looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Love,
Mark