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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 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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