an e-mail from New Zealand

hi anny,
Nice to meet you. My name is Jack. I was born in Taiwan but moved to New Zealand since i was 3 years old. I hardly speak any chinese but i will try my best to understand your english. I am 17 years old and currently study at Auckland Grammar School, one of the best high schools in New Zealand. I enjoy watching movies, reading, playing the piano and going out with friends. Do you play any musical instruments?
Haha, i hope you can understand my english. Your letter was very good, just need a bit more practice. If you want, we can talk on skype to improve your speaking.



yours sincerely,



Jack

Japan 露草みちこ

Thank you very much for your e-mail! and your information.
My name is Michiko Tsuyukusa. I'm responsible for the homestay at Taiwan this year.
I also wanted to send you the lists and details of homestay students of our school( Tokyo Kokusai Gakuen) and Sakura kokusai high school.
But you wrote me that you will send me your information first, so I will wait for your materials .
I will send you back the materials soon after I will pair the name list of your students and our students.

I have a question for you today.
Could you tell me the person who is responsible for the $B8rN.2q!J#I!!(Bcan't find a suitable English word! The friendship party at your school) We have some information about the friendship party.
I'm looking foward to hearing from you soon.

Best regards,
Michiko Tsuyukusa
Tokyo kokusai Gakuen

reply from New Zealand

Dear Tina

Nice to hear from you. Your written English is good. Can you tell me more
about your family? I live in NZ. Do you know any thing about NZ? I hope
you can keep learning English and one day you can come to visit NZ.

Regards
Shin-Ling

Hello from New Zealand

Hello, Michelle, nice to receive your letter.



You really like watching TV, don’t you? Me too. The TV shows here are quite interesting. Sometimes I saw programs about Taiwan and Asia. It seems really crowded there. We have much quieter live down here.



Which superstar is your favorite? A singer or an actor? My favorite actor is Morgan Freeman. He is really old. : ) But he acts super good. He won lots of Oscar. I like he acted as God in Bruce Almighty and Evan Almighty.



Regards,

Fran

Wesley's suggestion for three students

1.
Anny, you did a great job writing this out! I have a couple of suggestions for you, and you'll find them below in RED.

Keep studying that English!

-wes

Dear friends,

My name is Anny, and I'm fourteen years old. I am not so beautiful, but I am kind and cute. I like to study books, do lots of exercise, surf the Net, and watch TV in my free time. Doing these things helps me to feel happy. My favorite subject is English. English is an important language in the world. Everyone uses English to talk with others, so I will continue to study it. I want to be a teacher and teach in another country in the future. It can make a lot of money, and it also can help me know more about different cultures.


Well done, Michelle. I do have a few suggestions for you, and you'll find them below in RED

Thanks for letting me look over it!

-wes

2.

Dear friends,

My name is Michelle. I like to watch TV in my free time since there are so many shows in Taiwan.
My favorite subject is English because learning English is interesting. I like to play with my younger sister because we have many of the same hobbies. The train station is too far away from my house, so I go to school by bus. I don't like to study science because it's too hard for me. I would like to be a super star in the future because it can make a lot of money.

3.
Good job, Tina. You'll find my corrections in RED...Your English seems terrific!

Iris, will this be a speech, or are people going to read it? I will edit all of these just in case they will be read.

-wes


Dear friends ,

My name is Tina, and I am fourteen years old. I go to school by car every day because my school is so far away from my home. My favorite subject is English because it is easy for me. Learning English is fun, just like playing a computer. I also like to listen to music. Whenever I can listen to music, I feel so relaxed. My hobby is going shopping; I can buy many clothes and shoes in the department store. I dislike being alone. I feel bad if no one will talk with me. So obviously, I like to make many friends. I want to be a model because it can make a lot of money, and then I can go abroad for my further studies.

A mail from Jill Jack (Katikati College)

Hi shinling
I have replied to quite a few of the students as a standard letter below:


(Hello,I am very pleased to hear from you. My name is Mrs Jill Jack and I
visited your school last year. I am so delighted that you can email to me in
such good English, so don't be nervous as you practise more you will
improve. Your village at school is very special and such a unique way to
learn, you are very lucky. When you go to a real airport lounge, supermarket
or bank, I am sure you will be able to use your English easily. Keep up the
good work and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. I hope to visit
again too.)

regards
Jill Jack
Katikati College
International student Manager

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Jill Jack
International Student manager
Katikati College

A web mail come from Japan Tokyo

寄件者: 日本東京國際學園
> 寄件日期: Wed, 25 Mar 2009 09:36:03 +0800
> 收件者: "Nanei Ava" 本校陳采瀕老師
> [ava317@pchome.com.tw]
> 主旨: I'm so sorry!
> Dear Ava!First of all ,I need to apologize for the
> delay of my answer to your e-mail.I thought I answered you last
> week soon after I got your e-mail with the pictures of
> drums. Later we had a national holiday, and I got a 5days
> off. I was really happy to hear that you have same
> kinds of drums as we have at our school . Your drums wil be
> perfect for us.Two drums will be necessary when we'll go to
> your school .We are planning to dance to the accompaniment of
> drums. At this moment, we don't have anything else
> that we need to ask you to prepare. Thank you very much
> for your kindness.I wll keep contact with you until
> we'll meet you in Taiwan. Best
> regards,Michiko TsuyukusaTokyo kokusai
> gakuen