A Letter to Naraneti

What if a girl from a Zulu tribe actually wrote to you? How would you describe your daily routine?  A reply to Naraneti's letter from our Think Teen Students' Book (Grade 2 -Beginners - Unit 1) 

A LETTER TO NARANETI

Dear Naraneti,

     Thank you for your letter. It was very interesting to learn things about your life in the forest.

     I live in the city of Athens in a house with a small garden. Like you, I also help my mother with the housework but because I go to school, I don’t have a lot of spare time.

     We don’t have forests in Greece. In some areas, we have woods but we live very far from them. We live in cities with apartment blocks and roads full of cars.

     I have a younger brother. He goes to school too. He has a lot of spare time and plays games. My father doesn’t belong to a “tribe”. He works in an office. My mother collects food from the supermarket! It is all in packages!

     It was nice meeting you Naraneti. I hope to hear from you again very soon!

Best wishes,

   Ioannis

“Writing to Naraneti”

Dear Penpal,

  My name is Dimitra, I’m 13 years old and I live in Athens, the capital city of Greece. I live in a block of flats, which is built of cement. I don’t help my mum do all the housework, but I tidy my room and I sometimes go to the supermarket.       

  See, I haven’t got enough time, because I go to school every day. I have to be there at 8.00 am, so I wake up at 6.15 am. At school we learn lots of things, like Maths, English, Geography, History, Physic and more. Also, they give us some work to do at home. I leave school at 2 pm and I reach home at 2.30 pm. When I reach home, I have lunch. There are several things to eat for lunch. For example, today we ate pasta, and yesterday we had fish. My favorite foods are pizza, an Italian food, souvlaki, which is greek and cheese pie. After lunch, I usually study my homework. Each Monday and Wednesday I have English lessons and next Thursday I will start German lessons too. At these lessons they give us homework too. So, in the end, I have so much homework to do, and I have no time to help with the housework.  Thank god, at the weekends I have no school. I spend my day going out with friends, playing on the computer and doing what I like. But I also have violin lessons and I prepare my homework for next Monday.

  I have a smaller brother. His name is Nassos and he is 11 years old. He goes to school too, but I go at a high school while he goes at a primary school. He also plays the cello.

   Now, a few things about my father. He doesn’t go to hunt because we buy all the food we need from the supermarket. Instead of going hunting, he goes to work each morning, except for weekends. He works in a company called Nokia, and he uses a computer for his work. He returns home at 6.00 or 7.00 pm. He likes jogging, and he plays in a small blues band called “BBTBB”, as he plays the bass.

   My mother is a teacher at a music high-school. She teaches the children theory, singing and playing the piano. When she comes home, she prepares what she will teach them the next day. In addition, she cooks and goes to the supermarket. She likes going to the shops, going to concerts and attending seminars about music, choirs and other things like these.

  Please write back soon and tell me more things about your life. I’m already waiting for your next letter.

Best wishes,

Dimitra Kokkoni (B2)