letter 1  

  • Contents: name, age, appearance, personality, family, background, school.
  • Vocabulary:
   
appearance
personality
background 
 school
black   
blond   
brown      curly   
straight   
 		 hair
blue   
brown   
big           round   
 		 eyes
thin   
fat   
well-built
 
easy-going   
difficult   
quiet   
spontaneous   

hard working   
lazy   

crazy   
moody   
boring   
untidy   
lively
   
   
   
 		    
crowded   
peaceful     town   
polluted   
 
flat   
apartment detached house semi-detached house   
terraced house cottage
tiny   
charming   
neat   
pleasant   
undersized spacious   
large
 
Natural environment  
Art and crafts  
Chemistry   
Computers   
Drawing   
English/Italian   
Mathematics   
Physics   
Social science Technology
 
strict boring          interesting cool teacher
talkative   
pleasant   
funny   
peaceful		 form/   
class
 
  
phrases:   "to be... years old" e.g.: "I am 16 years old"
  
  

  

 
About myself
   

 In this first letter you will talk about yourself and your world, that is, your family, friends, house and school . Some vocabulary is provided for you on the table above.   

 As this is your first letter it is nearly done for you. The only thing you have to do is to choose the correct word or sentence. Make sure you know all these words. If not, check your dictionary. Of course you can add all the information you like. Good luck!!   
   
   

Letter 1                                                                          (town and country)   
From:   
To:   

Dear .....................   

       In this first letter I will introduce myself and tell you about the world around me.   

       My name is ................................... and I am a................... year old boy / girl. My hair is blond / black / brown and long / short / curly / straight. I have got blue / brown / green and big / small / round eyes. I am a bit / quite / very  short / tall and thin /  fat / well-built. I am a/an easy-going / difficult / quiet / spontaneous person, very hard working / lazy and a bit crazy, boring, moody, untidy.   

        I live in ..........................  near ............................. It is a small / little / big / huge town / city, a bit / quite / very crowded / peaceful / polluted. I live in a flat / apartment / detached house / semi-detached house /  terraced house / cottage. It is tiny / small / large, but / and charming / neat / pleasant. It has got ................. rooms. I live with my brothers / sisters and with my father / mother / parents. I am the only child.   

         I go to “.....................................”  Secondary School. I am in the first / second / third form.  It is a private / public school, and it has got about ............................. students. I like / love / hate / dislike it, because ... . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
My favourite subjects are......................., ................................, and ............................, but I can't stand .............................. The teachers are strict / boring / interesting / cool, and they say my class is very talkative/ pleasant / funny / peaceful. My best friend's name is...........   

        Well, this is all for today. I hope you understand it. I am looking forward to hearing from you.   

Bye for now,   

your new friend,   

 
  
   
   

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