Lesson 1
Dear Taku,
Thank you so much for your first message. My comments follow.
Sincerely,
Prof. Sue Garreis
I'm really sorry for being late.
>No worries. I am sorry that I could not receive the message as you first sent it. I received this message twice. Once from your school address and once from your home address. Please send from both addresses. I will reply to both addresses.
Dear Professor M. Susan Garreis,
Hello.
This is the first time for me to write e-mail in English.
My name is Takumi Satou. Please call me Taku.
I’m 20 years old.
>I am seventy years old.
My birthday is September 21st, 1994.
>My birthday is August 16, 1945.
I’m from Saitama, I’m living in Kawaguchi.
>I'm from the state of Maryland. But right now I am in the state of Delaware with my daughter.
My family has six members: mother, father, older sister, younger sister, grandmother, and me. We also have five dogs.
>Wow! How nice to have your grandmother living with you. She can teach you a lot.
Five dogs! What kind of dogs are they? How old are they?
I like food is pasta.
>My favorite food is spaghetti with meatballs. However, it is summer now. In the summer my favorite food is ice cream!
Thank you for reading my e-mail.
I’m waiting for your last reply.
Sincerely,
Takumi Satou,