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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 anhxloori on Mon, 10/25/2021 - 07:04

I live in a big family. My extended family has 10 people: my grandparents, my three uncles and his wife, my cousins (two brothers and one little sister); but my immediate family only has two people. It’s just my Mum and me. My Mum is nearly 40 years old. She’s got short black hair and big brown eye. Especially for her smile, it’s bright and beautiful, which I wish I could have. Her job is a journalist. She is kind and supportive and always gives me very good advice. She is always there for me. More than that, she is an excellent cook and she loves to create new delicious food. I’m crazy about her dishes. My mom and dad had divorced when I was little. That’s why I don’t live with him. My grandparents are farmers. My nanny is 60 years old but she is so sprightly and energetic, she cherishes her children a lot. She loves feeding her animals and taking care of them. She also enjoys working in a garden. I used to spend my summer in her garden listening to her fairy tale stories. My grandpa is over 65 years old. He is pretty quiet and hardworking. He wakes up very early every morning day and goes to work. He is super patient, informal, and easy-going. He really likes people but doesn’t love talking to them all the time. He is definitely the introvert of the family. What all this means he likes working alone all the time. My all uncles married and have lovely children, except one person. My second uncle is still alone now. He is waiting to a right woman just suit for him. My cousins and I get along with each other, sometimes we have fights and arguments but we make up very soon afterward. I love my little cousin. She is a cutie, and she is growing fast. She will talk your arm off. She has such a big vocabulary for such a small person. I love my family. I so happy to have the wonderful family. Is my text okey?

Submitted by Assiar on Wed, 10/06/2021 - 17:58

Hello everyone! My name is Raissa and i live with my mom, my little sister and my cat. We live in Portugal. My mom´s name is Cristina, she´s Brazilian. She´s short and slim, she´s got medium, blond hair and black eyes. My sister´s name is Fabricia, she´s eight and is short and slim. She´s got long, brown hair and brown eyes, like me. My cat is black and white and very sleeper. Raissa

Submitted by DungXisHaiyan on Mon, 10/04/2021 - 14:15

Hi everybody Now, I'll talk about my family with you. I'm from VietNam and so is my family . I live in a small city with my Mum, my Dad and my big brother's family. I'm 21 year old and now I study at Post and Telecommunications Institute of Technology (PTiT) so I'm living away from home. In my freetime, I always listen to music because I love it. I can play a lot of musical instrument such as the guitar, Cajon, Flute, Piano,.... Sometime I write a few a song and sing it. My Mum is the best. She's 43 and she is a farmer. My Mum name is Xuan. Her name have a meaning "Spring". She usually take care me, she always call me before the dinner and talk with me. My Dad name's Dao and he very wonderful. He is very kind and everyone around him always loves him. He always give me a smile when he see me. I'm living far from home so he very miss me. Time is running and my Dad is 50 year old. I see he is growing older with the time, and I will sad because it. My name big brother's Tuan Anh, he is 29. He is a engineer in a foreign company. He have a small family with his wife and two Children. He is friendly. If you read a my story, please reply. Have a good day!
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Submitted by Tina - Coordinator on Tue, 10/05/2021 - 07:45

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Submitted by Fenic on Wed, 09/29/2021 - 07:40

No, I don't have a big family.

Submitted by Hadeel911 on Tue, 09/07/2021 - 09:11

Dear Kelly God save you and your family. Let me tell you about mine. I have a small family, that just my father, my mum , my big sister Haifa. We live in Dubai for three years. My father works there as a manager for large company and my mum has her own business, a small gift shop. Sometimes when I finished my school I go to work with her. My sister haifa works in a bank and she has good experience in finance management. Regards, Hind

Submitted by Maikol on Mon, 09/06/2021 - 15:09

ok

Submitted by Chit on Tue, 08/24/2021 - 09:22

Yes, I have a big family. My grandma, my mom, my dad, my aunt, my little three brothers.

Submitted by ledai0102 on Thu, 08/19/2021 - 10:00

I have very big family. i live in a small flat near the sea with my mum, dad and my older sister. We live in Dominicano. My dad is ingeneer and he works in a big company. my mum is business woman, she has a bakery. My older sister and I are pupils. We study at the school near the sea, and some of our lessons take place at the beach. We also have 2 dogs, one cat and red parrot. I like to talk with him and listen to him. I really love my big family and i like to live in Dominicano.

Submitted by Ammar on Sat, 07/24/2021 - 10:23

Yes, I live with my mum, father, and three brothers, my mother is Egyptian, she speaks Arabic, she is housewife, she is tall and a little fat!, she's got long black hair and black eyes, my father is Egyptian, he speaks Arabic, he is medium tall and slim, he's got short black hair and brown eyes, he is Tax Accountant, my brother Bakr is an English instructor, he speaks Arabic and English, he is short and a little fat, he's got short black hair and black eyes.
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Submitted by FlowerQueen on Tue, 07/20/2021 - 14:36

Yes, I have a big family. I live with my mother, father and my little brother in Germany, near Stuttgart. The other members of my family live in South Korea. I have ten cousins, six aunts and six uncles. (And two grandmothers and two grandfathers.) There is a daughter from my cousin too, and the three wives of my cousins. My mother has got dark, wavy hair and she has brown eyes. She is not too big and she is slim. My father has got dark, short hair and brown eyes too. He is also not too big and a little fat. My little brother likes Lego. He has got short dark hair and brown eyes. He is a little shorter than me and he is very slim. I have dark, long, straight hair and brown eyes, I like meeting friends.

Submitted by Rock123 on Thu, 06/17/2021 - 22:59

Hello! My name is Angel, I am from Mexico City, I live with my father and grandfather, My dad works as head of security, I have no brothers but I have a dog Goodbye

Submitted by Blue_Calamar on Wed, 05/12/2021 - 22:09

Hi! My name is Ana I live in Quito-Ecuador, I live with my mom, my two sisters and my brother. My mom works in a bank, my sister is 10 years old, my other sister works in a multinacional company, she is tall, inteligente, my brother is music. Bye

Submitted by kookykhaira17 on Fri, 05/28/2021 - 03:38

Hi! My name is Khaira.I live in Malaysia.I live with my mum,dad and my younger sister.My mom works in a bank.My dad works at a car dealership.My younger sister is 11 years old and currently at a primary school that I use to study.My sister is very funny and can be annoying sometimes.

Submitted by Boundlessocean2005 on Tue, 05/04/2021 - 11:23

My name is paliz I live in Iran. My mam's name is shabnam she's so beautiful and kind . My dad's name is behnam esmaily he is kind too.

Submitted by Mari771 on Thu, 04/01/2021 - 14:47

I’ll tell you about my family, I live in a house with my parents and my big brother. My mom will be a teacher of kids, she loves kids. My father is short but very cute. My brother work’s with my cousin. And I’m a student. bye!!!

Submitted by nea_06 on Tue, 03/23/2021 - 08:43

hi! I have a family not so big its me and my dad, my mom and my littel sister.I also have a cat she is black and the nicest cat I ever seen.I also have a rabbit she had a littel brother but he died for 5 years ago. Thank you! Have a nice day!

Submitted by ThamaraFaz on Sun, 03/14/2021 - 04:28

In my familiy we are 4 my dad my mom my brother and me my house is a small

Submitted by britisha2021 on Tue, 03/09/2021 - 20:14

My name is Bara'a ,Im 15 years old . I live with my family .

Submitted by osfesa on Mon, 03/01/2021 - 17:01

Hello everyone! I have read your emails recently, and you guys have a very interesting life! Now, I’m going to talk about me and my family. My name’s Óscar. I’m fifteen, now I’m in the fourth year of secondary school. I live with my two big brothers and my parents in a small town of “Valencia”, in Spain. My brothers’ names are César like my father’s name and Borja, they both have short black hair. My parents’ names are Inma and César. My mom has long wavy blond hair. She works as a physiotherapist. My dad has short black hair. He works in a farm. In my free time, I like to do exercise or practice basketball and do karate. I hope you guys like it. I’m waiting for knowing more about you. See you!

Submitted by Valbj on Mon, 03/01/2021 - 11:35

Hi mates! How've you been? I going to introduce myself. My names Valerie, I'm 15 years old and I'm from Spain. I'm study at the highchool in La Linea. I live with my mum, dad, sister in a flat. My mother's name is Lola, she's 50 years old, she's works as a housekeeper. My father's name is Sebastian, he's 55 yearsold and his works as a sales assistant in a foodshop. My sister's name is Raquel and she's 23 years old, she's works as a secretary. We're a small family but very closer, we usually have meals toguetter every at the weekend, I really enjoy to spend time with then, family is very important, so keep in touch with your family guys. See you soon, Valerie.

Submitted by huongvu on Mon, 03/01/2021 - 05:58

Dear Kelly, I'm so happy to hear from you again. Well, my family used to be a nuclear family with my parents, me and my older brother. Now that my older brother got married and had a baby, we sort of become an extended family. We live in a lovely two-storey house in a peaceful village in the countryside of Vietnam. I love the atmosphere, the people and the scenery here in my hometown very much. If you have a chance, take a visit to my house and I will show you around. There are lots of things waiting for you here. Let's get back to my family. My family are all tall and thin. My mum is 49 years old and my dad is five years older than my mum, which means he's 54. My mom has got white skin, smooth long black hair and an oval face. Right now, she is a primary teacher teaching Math and Literature in grade 2. My mom is a caring, loving woman who can do everything to make us kids safe and happy. My dad is a retired navy. He is tall, thin and has light brown skin. He is very good at cooking and he is responsible for doing most of the heavy lifting in my house. One unpleasant thing about him, I have to say, is his short temper. Except for that point, he's a good dad. I also have a big brother who is now 26. He followed in my dad's footsteps and now he works as a professional navy. I'm very proud of him. We gets quite along with each other. My sister-in-law is at the same age as my bro, and she is a lawyer. She is short and slim. They have married and had a girl baby. My niece is 4 months now and she is so adorable. Her nickname is "apple", which reminds me of many sayings "An apple for a day keeps the doctor away", or "You are the apple of my eyes". The name says it all. We love and adore her a lot. My apple has a round, cute face with 2 sparkling eyes and lovely nose and a heart- melting smile. She must become a pretty and smart girl when growing up. I love my family very much. Thank you for your time and I hope that we will meet up one day. Best regards, Your friend.

Submitted by VovaNovo on Tue, 02/23/2021 - 11:25

My name is Vova. I have a family. We live in Novorossiysk. My mum’s name is Olga. She is a tutor. She is short and slim; she’s got long straight brown hair and brown eyes. My dad’s name is Igor. He is tall and slim. He’s got short brown hair and brown eyes. He is a seaman. I love my family. We like spending time together. We like walking outdoors, riding bikes and watching TV together. Actually, I take after my dad, but I am close to my mum because I spend a lot of time with her. I love my family.

Submitted by Takeang_TK on Tue, 02/16/2021 - 17:46

Hello everyone My name is Takeang. I live in Thailand , My family it's Chinese . It's my mum my dad and my big sister. My mum name is yao, she's speak Thai, Chinese and English She's got long back hair and brown eyes. My dad is Chinese, he's tell and strong . My big sister study at the University in Thailand and me study school in UK .
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Submitted by zsmirghasmy on Wed, 02/03/2021 - 16:58

Hi guys I`m Zeinab. I and my family live in Tehran in Iran. They are Muslim. I don`t have very big family. Me and a big brother and dad our mom. My brother have 21 years old. his name is Abbas. Hi is so kind and clever. Hi is programmer. My home not big our not small. my home have 3 rooms. one for me, one for Abbas and one for my father and mother. My father and my mother are principle of school. They are a bit serious. I love my family

Submitted by PurpleBluebell on Sun, 02/21/2021 - 22:36

Hey there, you did a good job :D I have corrected the very small mistakes you made below, you didn't make many mistakes though so well done!
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Submitted by Aida_2007 on Mon, 01/25/2021 - 14:25

hi!! im aida and 13 yo .so i have a medium family not too big not too short . i live with my mum dad and my twin brother ( some times i hate him but i love him ) we live in iran. we have a small home . my home have only 2 rooms 1 bath room and 1 shower room and a kitchen !!! me and my brother grade 8 in high school im billie eilish and ariana grande and one-d super fan . :)

Submitted by ar45xf on Wed, 01/13/2021 - 23:40

Dear friend, I am going to tell you about my family, my family is very big, I currently live with my grandmother and my father, we live well, we are supe fun every day in my house that is in Mexico, I enjoy it a lot every day, your daughters and sons come to visit some of their children ... I am always in the care of my grandmother and the security the house I together with my father help hi in the house to maintain a good environment and orderly cleanliness. You should come to know me more and my cousins who are a disaster and you will have a great time I'll wait for you in CDMX
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Submitted by RosenSindSchwarz29 on Mon, 01/11/2021 - 14:32

Hallo everyone! I'm new here now. My name's Rose. I'm 14 and I come from Germany. My mother’s French and my father’s German, so I’m bilingual. But we mostly speak German at home. Let’s tell something about my family. I’ve got mother, father and a (younger) twin sister. I’m medium high and slim. I’ve got long blond wavy hair with fair sun highlights. I’ve got olive green eyes with small eyebrows. I’ve got small upturned nose, full lips and healthy teeth. I have freckles and a beauty spot. Somebody call me Lotte, because that’s my cat’s name and they want joke. She's black with white paws and green eyes. Even black is my favourite colour. My twin sister Gwen is as such as me, only that he also wears a dental orthodontic appliance. She’s friendly and a little less shy than I. My mom Laura is 46 years old. She’s medium high and slim too. She’s got blond wavy hair shoulder length. She also has light green eyes and charming smile. She’s great mom. My dad Marshall is 48 years old. He’s tall and slender. He’s got dark brown curly hair and sea blue eyes. He likes to joke. Write soon as possible. Nice to meet all of you. Would any of you be my friend? Best wishes, Rose =)

Submitted by PurpleBluebell on Sun, 02/21/2021 - 22:40

Wow, well done! That is a better desription than i could have done and my first language is English xD.
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Submitted by FlowerQueen on Tue, 07/20/2021 - 14:45

Hi Rose! I live in Germany too. It’s cool, to meet someone German in this website. Bye!
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Submitted by Kostantinus on Fri, 01/08/2021 - 09:38

I have a big family. I live with my mother and my younger sister. My mother's name is Luba. She is neither tall no short. She has curly brown hair and brown eyes. She is Ukrainian and speaks Ukrainian, Russian and Surjik. My mum works in the factory as planer. She is a good worker, her collegues and her boss respect her a lot. My sister's name is Natasha. She is a beautiful short girl with long curly brown hair and brown eyes. I love my younger sister, because she is a very kind cute girl. We don't have any grandfathers, but we have two grandmas. They are very old woman and love us very much. One of them lives in our city in her own house with a garden. We meet with her a fer times a week. Another one lives in the countryside. We visit her every month, sometimes more often. Every summer holidays we go to see her. She is very happy to see us. She lives alone with two female goat, chickens, a dog and a few cats. The goats' names are Marta and Kosulia. The are very funny and friendly. Sometimes the have baby goats. We adore to play with them. By the way, my family has a pet dog. Her name is Milka. She is small dog with long silver and gold hair. She likes to play a ball. All members of my family love each other.

Submitted by Letife on Thu, 12/31/2020 - 12:43

Hello! my name is Latifa and l am from Azeribajion . l am 11 years old .Let me tell you about my big family . there are seven person my family .Mother ,Father ,grandmother, grandfather, sister, brother and me .My mother's name is gunel she english teacher .My father 's name is Nail and his a driver. My granmother's name is Mahluqe and she a nurse .My grandfather 's name is Bahman and he does't work. My sister's name is Mahluqe and she is sturdent . My brother 's name is Nariman and he a sturdent too.
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Submitted by rafaelyeshua on Sat, 12/12/2020 - 16:24

No, we are 4 in my family, my mum, she's venezolan, she's divorced with my dad, she's fat and a teacher, my dad's venezolan, she's tall and fat, she's sport teacher, my brother is tall, he lives in peru with my two aunts, i am a little bit fat, i am student, and i live with my mum

Submitted by Ajms03 on Thu, 11/12/2020 - 01:36

Hallo everyone, my name is Anjeli, my family is small,we are only 5 members : mom,dad,sister,brother and i. My dad is farmer,my mom is homework,my sister already married and have two children, my brother is just got married and i is college student.

Submitted by Rambya on Fri, 11/06/2020 - 01:18

Hello everyone, my name is Rizky and i'm 17 years old. I live with my parent in a big house. We live in indonesia. My mom is from Panu'ut she is tall, she has a long hair and black eyes. My father is from Muara untu and he is low and gray, he worked as a farmer. I have big 4 brothers; Nanang, Ludin, Mahfuz, and M. Na'im, but they are all in Panu'ut and are married.

Submitted by KH on Thu, 11/05/2020 - 16:18

Hi, I'm Khusnul, I'm 17 years old. I'm going to tell you about my family. There are six people in my family, my father, my mother, my older sister, my younger sister, my younger brother and I. My father is 46 years old and he works in private employees. My mother is 46 years old and a housewife. She's very good at cooking and sewing clothes. In her free time, she usually sews simple clothes for me and my sister. My older sister is 21 years old and she's a university student. She rarely stays home because she's very busy with her classes. My younger sister is 16 years old. She is a student in grade 1 high school. She really like reading. Finally, my younger brother is 8 years old. He is a 4th grade students of elementary school. He really likes foodball and playing badminton.

Submitted by Sentia12345 on Thu, 11/05/2020 - 10:53

Hello all my name is pasla I live in Indonesia I live with my parents they have 5 children i have 1 sister now she's 4 semesters, and I have 3 brothers they are still small. My father is 40 years old and works as a farmer while my mother is 36 years old and she only works as a housewife. I come from a simple family but I am very grateful to have really great parents they were able to send my siblings and me to school although in the midst of a deprived economy they don't want our children to miss education they are trying to send us to school moderate temperature

Submitted by Wulan on Thu, 11/05/2020 - 09:07

Hello! my name is Wulandari, i'm 17 years old and i am from indonesia.let me tell you about my little family. my family has got six members. my father's name is Misraniala . he is tell and thin . my mother's is Yatniwatie. he is tall and fat. brother name Riska, Risna, and Rava. we've got a pet cat, oren. he's cute and very spoiled. in free time we like go to a tourist spit.

Submitted by milkyway12 on Thu, 11/05/2020 - 08:21

Hello, my name is Ayu, I live in Palangkaraya with my mom, and my dad and my little sister. My mom's name is Yuspariya she's an Indonesian and she only speaks Indonesian. She's short and fat, she's got short black hair and black eyes and she is a housemaid. My dad's name is Hendra. He's Indonesian too. He's not too tall, but stocky. His work is a builder. I have one little sister that I love so much her name is Dhea she's 15 years old, unfortunately she's got disability since she born, she can't walk and talking properly in her age. She's got really short brown hair and beautiful brown eyes. Different from me who's got long black curly hair. I think that's all about my little family, cheers.

Submitted by SetiaAnifaRiadelano on Thu, 11/05/2020 - 08:10

Let me indrocuse my self and my family my name is Setia. I live in Nihan village. I live with my mum's dad and my sister. My mum's name is Asmiati. She's Nihan and she speaks Indonesia. My dad name is Nonan. He's talk and a little thin. Ye work in a garden. My sister Ajeng is 13 and she loves listening to music. She's got long hair too. "I love my family"

Submitted by Adimalardy on Thu, 11/05/2020 - 08:08

Hello everyone. My name is Adim, let me tell about my little family. I Live in a small family with my mother and my older brother. We live in Indonesia. My mom's name is Etty. She is a kindergarten teacher. She is short and wears a hijab and has brown eyes and I have an older brother's name is Adam. He is currently pursuing his master's degree at Universitas Airlangga. He is shy and smart.

Submitted by Sikkasaptasindi on Thu, 11/05/2020 - 07:59

Hi everyone! My name is Sikka. I want to tell you about my family. I live with my mum, my dad, and my three younger sisters. We live in Indonesia. My mum's name is Dadae. She's a teacher. She's short and a little fat. She's got long black hair and brown eyes. My mum loves to cook. My dad's name is Sihel. He's tall and slim. He's got short black hair and brown eyes. He's a teacher. He's also a business man. My dad likes playing musical instruments as guitar, keyboard, piano, and pianica. My three sister name are Yaya, Dea, and Nadine. Yaya likes dancing. She's got long black hair and brown eyes, like me. She's bodygoals model. Dea loves listening to music and drawing, and Nadine likes playing games on android. We have got two pet dogs, doggy and dogsyie. Every holiday, my family always spends time together.

Submitted by Gryshelda_Nabila on Thu, 11/05/2020 - 07:58

Hello everyone! Let me tell you about me and my family. My name is Gryshelda. Everyone calls me Shelda. I’m from Kuala Pembuang, the District of Seruyan, Central Kalimantan. I am a student. I am short and have straight hair. I live with my parents, and my little brother. My father’s name is Edy. He’s 44 years old. He’s Javanese. He’s a civil servant. He is medium tall and black hair. My mother’s name is Yeni. She’s 46 years old. She’s Banjarese. She is a housewife. She is medium tall too, and has curly hair. My brother is Ragiel. He is 9 years old and he is a student in elementary school. He is so big, tall, and also beautiful eyes. We love to spend a lot of time together. I think that’s about me and my family. Keep the spirit, Thank you!

Submitted by Reskita on Thu, 11/05/2020 - 07:57

Hi, my name is Debby. I'm 17 years old. I from indonesia. I have mother,father, 2 brothers and 1 sister. My mother has 55 years old, my father has 58 years old, my first brother has 32 years old, my second brother has 30 years old and my sister has 25 years old. My mother and my father is a farmer. Now, i live with my mother, my father and my sister. My first brother got married. He have 2 child. I am the youngest in our family.
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