Last week I visited my grandparents on their farm. It was a wonderful weekend spent with my family outdoors. I saw real wild ducks and their ducklings in the
pond next to our cottage. On the farm, there were many domestic animals. In
the morning I went to the chicken coop and collected the eggs that my
grandmother fried for breakfast. Then I went to a barn. There were cows and
horses. My grandma milked a cow and made delicious sour cream and cottage
cheese. There was a huge haystack next to the barn. My grandpa fed cows with
hay and gave them some water. After lunch, we drove to the field to see the
horses that grazed there. They ate grass and drank water from the river. When
we came back from the field, we saw that 12 chicks hatched from eggs. They
were so fluffy and yellow. We spent a wonderful weekend there.
It was a wonderful weekend spent
indoors.
No, we went to the field after
lunch
In the morning I went to the field
to see horses.
No, we spent most of the time
outside.
When we returned from the field,
we saw 12 ducklings hatched from
their eggs.
No, we saw 12 chicks hatched from
eggs.
Dear Ann,
Thank you for your kind letter. I was so glad to receive it.
You ask me to tell you a few things about my summer holidays.Well. In June I was in Moscow with my mum. My aunt lives there. I would like to write that Moscow is a very beautiful and big city. I went for a walk with my friends, went on weekends with my family. We enjoyed Gorki Park, went on a picnic, and took a lot of photos. We also went to the cinema and watched a fantastic film. I had a good time! As for July I spent it in a summer camp. Those were the best weeks of the summer. I met new friends. We went to the forest, sang songs, and went in for sports, swam. During my summer holidays I made many new friends, read a lot of interesting books, knew a lot of useful things. Now I feel ready to get back to school. I am happy to meet my friends and teachers. Please, write me would you like to spend you holidays in Moscow?
This is the end of my letter.
Write back soon.
Best wishes,
Alina.
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