A letter to my pen-friend

1. Complete sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets. Use Present
Simple.
Dear Lucy,
My name …………(be) Barbara and …………(be) from Lublin in Poland. I …………(be) twelve
years old. I …………(have got) your e-mail address form my teacher. She …………(say) that
you …………(want) to …………(have) a foreign pen pal. I …………(know) that Poland
…………………..(not be) too far from England, but I still…………(want) to …………(be) your
friend.
In this e-mail I …………(want) to …………(tell) you a few things about myself. I ………(think)
that my family …………(be) huge. I …………(have got) three older brothers and
three younger sisters. Their names …………(be): Jake, John, Jack, Jill, Jessica
and Julia. These …………(be) the English translations of their names. There
…………(be) two pairs of twins: Jake and John …………(be) one and Jessica with
Julia …………(be) the other. We all …………(go) to schools. The older twins…………(be) in high school,
Jack …………(be) in gymnasium, Jill and I …………(be) in primary school and the younger twins
…………(attend) kindergarten. My parents’ names …………(be) Mark and Maria. They …………(work)
in local factory, My father …………(be) one of the directors and my mum …………(work) as a
secretary. We …………(be) a loving and hard-working family.
Every day we …………(get up) at six o’clock. My parents …………(prepare) breakfast and we
…………(make) our beds. Jack …………(always help) Jessica and Julia with the beds. We
…………(eat) together and after the breakfast Jill …………(wash) the dishes. Our father
…………(give) us a ride to school. The school buildings …………(be) situated on the same
street so the father …………(leave) us at the beginning of the street a our places. I …………
(usually go) with the youngest to …………(help) them with changing their clothes.
We …………(stay) at schools till four o’clock. We …………(eat) dinner there, and we …………(go) to all
types of additional classes. Our father …………(say) that since we …………(have) so many opportunities
to …………(learn), we should use them. We all…………(attend) English classes, my brothers …………
(prefer) sport classes while and we …………(walk) to Jill…………(want) to …………(go) to art
classes. Since we …………(not understand) Maths, father …………(force) us to …………
(go) to Maths classes. Jessica and Julia …………(have got) additional gymnastic and
English classes. After the lessons we …………(meet) at the bus stop and we …………
(catch) the bus that …………(go) home. At home we …………(study). I …………(not know)
why, but we …………(always have) a lot of homework to…………(do). When our
parents …………(arrive) at seven o’clock, dad …………(take) Jack and John shopping and we …………
(start) preparing supper. I …………(love) cooking. I …………(always create) new recipes. My mum
…………(be) also a good cook, she …………(say) that she …………(cook) with love and that …………(be)
why her dishes …………(be) so tasty. After the supper we …………(clean) the house. My brothers …………
(make) the washing and ironing upstairs. My sisters and I …………(sweep) the floors, …………
(vacuum) the carpets and …………(polish) the furniture. My parents finally …………(have) time to
…………(rest). My mum …………(love) the flowers and she …………(always water) them on Mondays and
Thursdays. When we …………(finish) our work we …………(surf) the Internet and …………(read) some
books. My brothers …………(sometimes go out) with their friends, but they …………(always be) home
before ten o’clock. We …………(wash) ourselves and …………(go) to bed before twelve o’clock. Only
weekends …………(be) different. Then we …………(stay) all days at home and …………(help) mum with
her duties. We…………(sometimes go) for picnics or …………(visit) our grandparents on Sundays. We
…………(have got) many friends, who …………(often visit) us on Saturdays.

That …………(be) all about me. In my next e-mail I will write about my pets. I …………(have got) three
marvellous pets.
Can you…………(tell) me something about yourself? I only…………(know) that you …………(be) thirteen
years old and you …………(come) from England. I …………(want) to …………(know) some details.
………………you……………(have) a big family? What…………you…………(do)? What ………you…………(like)
doing? I am looking forward to hearing from you,
Best wishes,
Barbara
 2. Answer the questions about the text.
1. How old is Barbara? _________________________
2. How many brothers does she have? _________________________
3. What is the name of Barbara’s father? _________________________
4. What does she love doing? _________________________
5. When do they go for picnics? _________________________
6. What is the father’s job? _________________________
7. Who does the shopping? _________________________
8. What is the most difficult school subject for them? _________________________
9. Who likes sport classes? _________________________
10. What time do they go to bed? _________________________
11. How do they get back home? _________________________
12. What time do the parents come home? _________________________
13. How many pets does she have? _________________________
14. Who likes watering the flowers? _________________________
15. Does she like her family? _________________________

3. Who does what? Look at the pictures and write the names of family members
under the correct action.

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 4. Barbara promised Lucy to write about her pets. Look at the pictures and
write short descriptions of the pets. Write also about their typical days.

a) This is my dog Fiddo. He’s five years old. He’s got

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b) This is my kitty. Her name is Laura. She’s two years old. She’s
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c) This is my duck. His name is Duffy. He’s three years old. He’s tall and slim.
He’s
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