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About my family

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About my family

From: kellycali@ainrofilac.eg

To: yoko@idkwyl.ptm

Subject: My family

 

Dear Yoko

Let me tell you about my family. I live with my mum, my dad and my big sister. We live in California. My mum’s name is Carmen. She’s Mexican and she speaks English and Spanish. She’s a Spanish teacher. She’s short and slim, she’s got long, brown hair and brown eyes. My dad’s name is David. He’s American. He’s tall and a little fat! He’s got short brown hair and blue eyes. He works in a bank. My sister Shania is 14 and she loves listening to music. She listens to music all the time! She’s got long brown hair and green eyes, like me. I’ve got long hair too. We’ve got a pet dog, Brandy. He’s black and white and very friendly.

Write soon and tell me about your family.

Love

Kelly

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Submitted by pandharip on Sun, 06/02/2019 - 13:58

hi , My family has 4 members - mom, dad , sister and me. Let me tell you about each member. My mom is tall & beautiful. She is a programmer working for a private firm. She loves to read books & prepare different dishes for us. My dad also a programmer . He is taller than my mom but a bit fatter than mom. He tells us funny stories. He loves to travel . My sister is elder to me. she is studying . She has curly short brown hair that suits her very well. She maintains her hair style. She loves to sing & is a bathroom singer. Now something about me. I am 15. I am shy & generally take long time to talk to new people. I like to read funny things that make me laugh.

Submitted by Balaji_2005 on Tue, 04/02/2019 - 07:26

HELLO I like my family very much .IN my family i and my brother younger than me . I live in Chennai . I like my mother so much because she is always soft and encourages me .I like my father so much because he always soft nature and encourage me . My brother i like very much because he is a good boy and always polite and soft nature . I like my grandmother so much than my mother because she make tasty food and always encourage me and she is soft. 'MY family is small' .

Submitted by Ibnaay on Sun, 03/24/2019 - 18:41

Hi I am Turjo..I am 17 years old.I also live with my family.Our family have four persons.I have a younger brother..My mother is a teacher in a primary school and my father is a govt employee.My brother is a student reading in class 7.We live in Bangladesh.I am also a student.I just passed from my school.

Submitted by kjfdjfkjas on Tue, 03/19/2019 - 01:41

Hi! Let me intruduce my famaiy,first.l live with my dad, my mum and my big sieter. We live in china. My dad's a self-employed man and my mum's a housewife. My sister is twenty years old and works in a bank, now. Fanaily, my name's LiuPeng .Now, l am a student. Best wishes

Submitted by mamadfb66 on Thu, 03/07/2019 - 19:56

No. I've got a small family. I've just got a sister who lives with my parents. My sister has got a long black hair and color of my hair is black too but short. My father is a farmer and my mother is a housewife. I wish they always be live.

Submitted by Focus34 on Sun, 02/24/2019 - 03:50

Let me tell you about my family,I live with my mum and my dad. We live in Banna Nakhon Nayok Thailand. My mum’s name is Joy. She is Thai and she speaks Thai. she helps my dad work. She is short and a bit fat. She has long black hair. My dad’s name is Noy he is a mechanic. He is tall and strong. He has short black hair. I am the only one child in the family. I like to draw pictures in my free time. my mum and my dad love me so much and of cause I love them too!!

Submitted by gazelle on Sat, 03/02/2019 - 12:39

hello I live with my mum,my dad and my big brother. we live in izmir. my mum isnt tall and little fat. she is a housewife. my dad isnt short. he is a security man. my brother is tall and thin. he work in computer programmer. finally I am a cook but I am not working now.

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Submitted by Yula on Tue, 02/12/2019 - 03:59

Hi. My name is Yuliya. I come from a big family. I am am only child, but I've got 3 aunts, 6 cousins and 8 nieces and nephews. My mother is not tall, she has shirt hair and green еуеs. My mother is pharmacist. She is very kind and I very love her. I. miss my mother when we are not together.

Submitted by Madhu on Wed, 02/13/2019 - 11:49

We are 4 members in our family. My mom and dad are Indian and they speaks Tamil. My dad works as computer engineer and my mom is a house wife. I have sister and her name is Sujatha. She is studying B.com. she's got a long hair and brown eyes, like I am. We've got a pet dog, Annie.

Submitted by Rigina on Mon, 02/11/2019 - 18:40

Hello, my name is Rigina I have big family! My Mom, sister and I live in Moscow. Most of my relatives live in Bashkiria. Often we are going to visit them. My Mom name is Natalia, she is retired and helps look after my sister's baby. My Mom not tall and very slender. She has got short hair, oval face with brown eyes and full lips. My sister’s name is Kristina. She is 31. She is interior designer. She is now on maternity leave. My sister not tall and slim too. She has got straight long hair, oval face, expressive grey eyes and thin lips. She is very beautiful. My nephew’s name is Konstantin. He is very fanny kid. I love my family very much. I love spending time with my family.

Submitted by candreabermudez on Sun, 02/10/2019 - 19:56

I'm going to tell you about my family as a family I have a dark-eyed mother that is black with long black hair like my sister my brother just like he has short hair, my father has less hair than all listen to music but everyone has a different taster.

Submitted by carolbermudez on Sun, 02/10/2019 - 17:47

I'm going to tell you how my family is. I have a sister she has black hair and long my mom also just a little long, my dad has it hed and black color like my brother to my brothers and I like to listen to music and my sister and I dance

Submitted by Kou_d5 on Thu, 02/07/2019 - 14:16

Hi my name is Koosha, I'm 13 years old.I have a big family, I live with my mom, dad and my old sister. My mom got short, brown hair and green eyes. I love my mom, she's very kind and understand me. My dad got short black hair and brown eyes. he work's in a company. he's an engineer. he's a good man and loves me. My sister got shoulder-length light brown hair and brown eyes. I love my sister, she cares about me and loves me too!

Submitted by Fatcuppar on Thu, 01/24/2019 - 16:32

My family consist on 4 persons. I have 2 brothers, and my mother.

Submitted by Madhushani on Thu, 01/24/2019 - 05:07

Hello my family is big. i live my mother, my father and my big brother. We live in sri lanka. my mother's name is ariyawathi. she's housewife. she's fat. my father's name is subhasingha. he's got short black hair and brown eyes. he's farmer. my big brother's solder. we've got a dog, patty

Submitted by laki on Fri, 01/18/2019 - 17:56

hello. my name is x. i am 17. i am from belarus, but now i am living and studing in poland. my family is very big. i have a lot of aunts , unkles and cousins. my mum's name is olga. she is an accountant. she is very kind and she understands me. i very love her but i speak it not very often. also i have a little brother. he is 13. his name is lesha. in recent years we got closer. also we have a small red dog. his name is tima. now he is living with my mum and brother. soon i come to them. i very love and miss them)

Submitted by shhouug on Tue, 01/15/2019 - 13:34

i have a big family it contains of my mom and dad , i also have for sisters i'm the eldest one of them , we live in Saudi Arabia. my mother is a teacher she's slim and she's got black hair and eyes. my father is a police man he's a bit fat he's got brown hair and a black eyes
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Submitted by Youjiro on Sun, 01/13/2019 - 06:47

My family consists of my mother ,father ,older sister and younger sister. My mom got short ,black hair black eyes .She work as a part time job in grocery store. She do every household in my house such as cooking ,cleaning.My dad is photographer .He run own business .I got short,black hair . My two of sister like design and painting especially my younger sister like drawing a picture . I'm don't like drawing a picture . I like study science such as math ,chemistry .

Submitted by hlopez on Fri, 12/28/2018 - 06:07

I have a little family. I live with my mum, my dad and my two younger brothers. My mum is Mexican. She´s a housekeeper. She is short and slim. She´s got long, brown hair and brown eyes.. My dad is also Mexican. He´s a truck driver. He´s tall and a little fat. He´s got short, brown hair. My eldest brother is a student. He´s tall and fat. He´s got short, black hair and brown eyes. My youngest brother is a student too. He´s tall and slim. He´sgot short, brown hair and brown eyes. We don´t have any pets.

Submitted by KeremAkif on Tue, 11/13/2018 - 14:46

Hi. I am İremsu. I am thirteen years old. I live in a big house with my father, my mother and my little brothers. My parents are Turkish. Both of them are teachers. I am the eighth grade student. I am tall and slim. I have got short wavy brunette hair and hazel eyes. I am very hardworking. Best Wishes İremsu

Submitted by Samiv on Tue, 10/23/2018 - 10:23

so not very big...I have two brother. Hamid got married last year.Hesam is livinig with my mom and my dad. i'm married too. Hesam got engaged last year.Hamid is older than Hesam and me is middle.My mothe is hoesewife and my father is retired.my husband's name is Peyman.one of his interesting is watching move.he is an engineer and bout me; i'm student in fashion design.
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Submitted by Tina - Coordinator on Tue, 10/23/2018 - 16:50

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Submitted by anhutf on Sun, 10/21/2018 - 09:29

Hello. My name is Nhut. I come from Vietnam. I have a big family. I live with my dad, my mun, older brother and younger brother. I am 16 year old. I am a student. I have tall and slim. I have got short, black hair and brown eyes.

Submitted by Deniz0118 on Tue, 10/09/2018 - 20:19

TO:MEHMET TEACHER SUBJECT:Hİ! Hİ! My name is ILGIN DENİZ.I'm form Ankara.I'm 19 . I'm a student. My depertment Economics.I like swimming and listen to English musics.My favourite subjects are all lessons. I'm good at sports,too.I can swim,listen to English musics,volleyball,basketball,football,badminton and take for a walk... etc. I have middle height and overweight. I have brown eyes and short brown hair. My characteristic features are stayger, covetousness, clever,mature and polite . I have small family. I have a brother. His name is Kıvanç. I named him. He is 12 . My mother's name is Serpil. She is 48. My father's name is Ayhan. He is 52. They are my precious. TAKE CARE ÖF YOURSELF SEE YOU LATER ILGIN DENİZ
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Submitted by HelloRapClick on Fri, 10/05/2018 - 16:36

No,İ dont have a very big family. İ live in Azeirbaijan. İ have sister,mother and father.
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Submitted by Tutor on Mon, 10/01/2018 - 14:51

Dear Habib, Let me introduce about my family first. I live in a small but nice village with my family. In my family, there five members me, my two brothers and parents. My father is a farmer and mother is a housewife. My elder brother works for a company and younger brother is a mechanic of bicycles. And I am a student of a National University and majored in Bengali Literature. Write and tell me soon about your family. Yours ever, Ashraful

Submitted by Abdirahman on Thu, 08/09/2018 - 10:48

I am Abdirahman and I am 17 years old. I live with my family. My Mum, my four younger sister and my older brother. My dad passed away in 2017. My Mum is very slim, she's got long black hair. she works at a bank. My four younger sisters, two are in primary and other two are in intermediate school. My older brother is in the university, he is in the second year. My brother is a bite fat and he's got short black hair and brown eyes. My four sisters are slim, they've got black long hair and with black eyes Love Abdirahman

Submitted by UrbaezEdith on Wed, 07/04/2018 - 14:50

let me introduce about my family. I live with my mum, my dad and my siblings . We live in Dominican Republic. My mum´s name is Argelia. She´s beautifull and speak spanish. She´s stylist. She´s small. She´s short blond hair and brown eyes.

Submitted by fm2k2 on Mon, 07/02/2018 - 15:56

nice exercises
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Submitted by iiLavenderii on Sat, 04/14/2018 - 21:27

yes

Submitted by mimi98 on Fri, 04/06/2018 - 14:10

good
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Submitted by anwar2000 on Thu, 04/05/2018 - 08:06

what's the difference between ( She's got long brown hair ) ( I've got long black hair )
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Submitted by Elsa007 on Thu, 04/05/2018 - 12:49

The colour of her hair is brown; mine is black! Am I answering your question, anwar2000??? ;)

Submitted by omi9 on Wed, 03/28/2018 - 15:13

Hello everyone, My name is omi. This is first time I am writing here. Now I am going to tell you about my family. I have got a family of 5 members. My mom is a school teacher. She is 55 and has been suffering from cancer. My eldest sister is a teacher too. She is divorced and lives with us. My immediate elder sister is a government officer. She is married and blessed with 2 children. I am a software engineer working in a private company. I mainly develop Android Application. My younger sister is at 17 and going to appear Higher Secondary Exam(HSC). My father passed away at 2013 by a sudden heart attack. That's all about us. Eagerly waiting to hear about you all. Love Omi
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Submitted by Tina - Coordinator on Thu, 03/29/2018 - 06:51

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Submitted by mkabid on Sat, 03/24/2018 - 07:01

Let me tell you about my family, I,m Abid.I live in Dhaka capital of Bangladesh,When I was 8years old than I became separate from my parents,My parents live in village. As I,m little son of my parents sons that's way, my parents lot of think about me as well as they have kept touch with me over the phone every night. My father name is Siddiq ali khan,My mother name is Rokeya Bagum,My father is a business man and my mother is a house maker.As we are Asian that's way, we got black hair as well as black eyes,We are two brothers, my elder brother live in abroad to living earn and I have been studding

Submitted by djoweken on Mon, 02/26/2018 - 18:01

hey ereryone, Let me tell you about my family. Firstly, i have very big family. I live with my mum, my dad, my two little sisters and my two little brothers. We live in france. My mum's name is Béatrice. She's camerounian and she speak french and much traditional languages of cameroon. She's saleswoman. She's short an a bit fat, she'is got short, black hair and brown eyes. My dad's name is paul. He's camerounian too. He'is tall and slim! he's got short black hair and green eyes. He's accounting. My first sister kevine is 14 and she has a mental handicap. She loves watch TV. She's watches TV all the time! she's got long black hair and green eyes, i love her particularly. My another sister is 18 months. She's got short black hair and brown eyes. My two little brothers are a twins. They've short brown, hair and brown eyes together. I've short black hair and green eyes, i loves all my family. We don't have any animals. Djouweken

Submitted by mimi98 on Fri, 02/23/2018 - 14:18

dificulltud exercise

Submitted by srios2016 on Tue, 02/20/2018 - 18:10

Hi! My name is Santiago and I live in Quito, Ecuador. My family is small, my dad works in his computer, my mother works on a hardware store and finally my sister goes to school with me.

Submitted by Achiever_P on Sat, 02/17/2018 - 16:36

Hi, My name is Achiever ,my family consist of 5 member including me My mom her name is A she is 50 years old ,she is a house maker and my dad he is 55 year old he is a farmer.my elder brother his name is P he works in health department and my younger brother he is studying in high school 8th standard. we live in India.

Submitted by gvantsa1003 on Fri, 02/16/2018 - 13:10

Hello, I live in Georgia. I have a big family. My mother and father and 4 children. My mother has brown eyes and hair. My father has black hair and brown eyes. I have black hair and brown eyes. my sisters and brother are pupils. We love and take care of each other .

Submitted by can_reader on Tue, 02/13/2018 - 15:08

Hi. I live in turkey.I have small family.My mother's name Nurcan. She's have small, blonde hair and she have brown eyes. she's fat. My father's name Metin.He's have short, black and white hair (like geralt of rivia) He's boss in a bar.My brother's name Berkay. He's have short, black hair.He's work in algida.We had a little bird but it's died :'( but I don't spoil my morale.I missed it.We have a big house in luleburgaz.if you come to luleburgaz. we interest with you. we like strangers.

Submitted by volvo on Fri, 02/09/2018 - 10:10

hello my family is big i have a mon a dad a brother, may dad name is Patrik ond may mom name is Petra.

Submitted by PontusFilipsson2003 on Fri, 02/09/2018 - 10:09

Hello my family is big. i have a mom, dad and a brother. we have 2 dogs and 2 cats to. My dad works with electricity and my mom works at a school.

Submitted by jujjejulle on Fri, 02/09/2018 - 10:06

I live in sweden with my mum, dad and my little sister. my mum is called Ulrika, my dad is called Mikael and my sister is Ida. I have 3 cats, Sixten, Pysen and Doris. Me and my sister go to school and my dad works with starsprings, he make beds and my mum works on gimranäs, she pick upp eggs from hens. Thanks for reading.

Submitted by marygee on Fri, 02/02/2018 - 11:37

Dear Yoko, Let me tell you about my family. I live with my parents, my brother , my bhabi and my beautiful daughter. We live in Islamabad My mum’s name is treeza. She’s Punjabi and speaks Punjabi and urdu. She’s a nurse. She is tall and fat, she’s black hair and black eyes.My dad name is a.javid. he’s also from Pakistan and belong to the proviance of Punjab.He has average hight.he has got short hair and black eyes.He works in a office.My brother also works in a office. He has got black hair and short hight.He listen pop muisic and like action movies.My brother is not like me I m looks like my Aunt and he looks like my dad. We have a pet dog, whiscker. whiscker is brown and white . This was the brief introduction about my family. Write me about your family. Love emaan
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Submitted by LETStudent on Wed, 01/31/2018 - 15:46

Hello, I have a big family but I live with my sister, she's name is Thul she has a long black hair and black eyes. She's tall and slim, she is a tailor. we have two member are live with us. my niece and my nephew they are students. they lives with us for study. My sister has two children. her little son is very smart and her daughter is so cute and she study chines.
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