Lesson 30

Wang Mei has a new pen pal. Her name is Jessica. She is from Africa. This is Wang Mei’s first e-mail to her.

Dear Jessica,

Let me introduce myself. My name is Wang Mei. I’m twelve years old. I live with my mother and father. I have no brothers or sisters, but I have many friends. I am 1.6 metres tall. I like to play chess. Last year, I won first place in my school. My favourite food is noodles. I can make noodles myself！

Do you study any other languages in school? I am learning English now. I want to have some more English-speaking friends. Learning English opens the world up to me.

In this e-mail, I am trying to use some new words. I will teach you some words in my language. Can you say, “Ni hao”? That means, “Hello”. Try it!

Here is a picture of me. What do you look like? Can you send me a photo of yourself? I’m looking forward to your reply.

Your new Chinese friend,

Wang Mei