Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Hello,
Thank you for your letters.
We’ve got your letters. We were very pleased, when we got them. First of all we would like to answer your questions!
We play soccer, we like soccer, we like to watch soccer, we like to play soccer. We play the following sports: volleyball, basketball and handball. We don’t play American football. We know about it only from books and films.
Now the weather in our city is snowy, sunny, and frosty. Sometimes it is windy. Nowadays the temperature in our hometown is 2-5 degrees below zero for Centigrade. When it is very cold we wear furry hats and furry coats.

Kirill- Hi, my name is Kirill. I am 13. I am a boy. I study in 8th class and I go to Gymnasium #12. I go swimming 3 times a week and I like it. My hobbies are playing computer games, watching TV and communicating with my friends. I have a pet. It is a dog - a French bulldog and her nickname is Fenia.
How old are you? What is your second name? Do you go to sports? What sports do you like? Do you like swimming? What are your hobbies? Do you have a pet? If yes, what is it?

Ann- Hi, my name is Ann. I am 13. I am a girl. I study in 8th grade and I attend Gymnasium #12. I visit the dancing club “The Theatre of Modern Dancing” and I like it. My hobbies are playing volleyball, listening to rock music, drawing and reading books.
How old are you? Do you go in for sports? What are your hobbies?

Slava- Hi, my name is Slava. I am 14. I am a boy. I study in 8th class and I go to gymnasium #12. My hobbies are playing computer games, watching TV and playing with my dog and cat.
What and when National and State holidays do you celebrate in your State?
Arevik-Hi, my name is Arevik . I am 15. I am a girl. I study at Gymnasium #12 in 8th grade. I visit dancing, volleyball and basketball clubs.
What is your name, my American pen-pal? What foreign languages do you learn? Do American schoolchildren study the Russian language?
Angelina
Dear pen – pal,
I would like to have a friend in the USA. I am a girl. My name is Angelina. My surname is Petrosian. I am nine. I am from Russia. I live in Rostov – on – Don. Rostov is the name of my hometown. Don is the name of the river. I study at gymnasium №12. I am a student of the fourth form. I have a mother, a father, a brother, a grandmother and a grandfather. In my free time I go to the dancing club. I like to dance very much!
Is your family big? Could you write about your hometown? What is the weather like in the USA now? What do you like to do in your free time? Are you fond of sport?
Best wishes,
Angelina


Fedya

Dear pen- pal,
I would like to have a friend in the USA.
I am a boy.
My name is Fedya.
My surname is Polenov.
I am nine.
I am from Russia.
I live in Rostov-on-Don.
Rostov is the name of my hometown.
Don is the name of the river.
I study at gymnasium #12.
I am a student of the fourth form.
I have a mother and a father.
Is your family big?
I want to have a cat. Have you got any pets?
Could you write about your hometown?
What is the weather like in the USA?
Best wishes,
Fedya





Best wishes from Rostov-na-Donu.
We are waiting for your letters.
Facilitator’s Greetings
Hello Jennifer M.,
My name is Irina (my first name) Anatolyevna (patronymic name=my father’s name) Makarenko (family name or last name). I am a teacher at Gymnasium #12 in the City of Rostov-na-Donu in Rostov Region, Russia. I teach Civics, History and English as a Foreign Language. You can find some more information about me on my two personal websites which were developed by me:
<http://alumni.iubip.ru/Makarenko/><http://alumni.iubip.ru/Makarenko/Students/>
Some of my students want to have pen-pals in the USA.
With best wishes,
Irina Makarenko


P.S.
My name is Elena Molchanova. I am a teacher of Math and IT.