Hello, everybody!
-Hello, Katharine! I'm happy to see you!
-Me too, Mermaid.
Tell, what do you have in your bag?
-It's a surprise!
I've found something in the postbox,
and I put it in my postbag
because today I'm a postwoman.
I have a letter for you!
-A letter!
How exciting!
I love getting letters.
Thank you!
Your friend from England sent it to you.
-My friend from England?
-Yes, look at the stamp.
The stamp us from England.
Then it says:
"Katharine. Avenida del Océano, 23.
Madrid, España".
That's you, the recipient.
And on the back, it says:
"Mary. 15 Read Road. London, England".
That's the sender.
-So, this is the envelope.
And this is the stamp.
On the front, you see the name of the recipient,
in this case: me,
and my address.
And on the back,
you see the name of the sender, Mary,
and her address.
So, I'm the recipient
and Mary is the sender.
I've opened the letter, how exciting!
-Can I read it with you?
-OK, you can start.
-"Dear Katharine,
how are you?
I hope you are well".
-I'll read the next bit.
"This summer, I'm coming to Spain.
Let's visit the beach together.
Shall I come in July or August?
What's better?".
-"I look forward to hearing from you.
Lots of love, Mary".
You see?
On the top of the letter, you have de date.
Then, the greeting. Then, the message.
Then, the final greeting and the signature: "Mary".
-How wonderful.
I want to answer that letter right now.
I have an idea, Katharine.
Why don't you send an e-mail instead of a letter?
It's like a letter,
but you can send it from your phone or your computer.
-Great idea, Mermaid.
"Dear Mary,
I'm so happy to hear from you.
What a surprise!
I'm working in July,
so let's go to the beach in August.
Hugs and kisses, Katharine".
Send.
-It's quicker to send an e-mail,
but I prefer to write letters.
You can keep this one in a special box
with all your favourite letters.
-You are right, Mermaid. I'll do that.
Look, I put it in my special box
with all my favourite letters,
so I can read it again and again.
Now, we are going to see
if you know more things about letters.
If you want to send a letter,
what do you stick on the envelope?
-A nice sticker? A flower? Or a stamp?
That's right, the stamp.
-And, if you want to post a letter,
where do you post it?
In the supermarket?
In the park? Or in the postbox?
-In the postbox, of course.
-That's right. Well done, everybody.
Now, why don't you write a letter
and send it to somebody?
-I love learning English with you.
-It's fun, isn't it?
See you soon, bye!