Lesson 01
Dear Natsu,
Thank you for your first message. My comments and corrections follow.
Sincerely,
Prof. Sue Garreis
Dear Professor Garreis,
Hello! Nice to meet you.
My name is Natsumi Morita. Please call me Natsu.
I’m a girl.
>Thank you for telling me you are a girl.
>I have a hard time knowing which are girls' names and which are boys' names.
I’m twenty years old.
I live in Ibaraki.
My birthday is September 8th.
>My birthday is August 16.
I like sweets: chocolate cookies, cake, etc.
>Oh, boy! I like sweets, too.
>My favorite dessert is pecan pie.
>Here is a picture and recipe for American style pecan pie:
http://karosyrup.com/recipe_details.asp?id=485
>Do you like to bake desserts?
I have five cats!
My family likes cats.
>Wow! Your family certainly does like cats!
>I like cats, too.
>Although I have four now, I usually have only two.
>My daughter's two cats are staying with me temporarily.
Thank you for reading my email.
Sincerely yours,
Natsu.