Text 1: An email from Hannah

    Hello, Alia! Let me introduce myself. My name is Hannah.

    I know your name from my friend, Caroline. She told me that you sent her an email telling her that you would like to have more pen pals from the US. I'd really like to be your E-pal. You sound really cool!

    I guess I'd better tell you something about myself first. I'm 16 years old and I attend Thomas Edison High School here in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. I have two brothers and two half sisters and I'm the middle child. My father died a few years ago so my mother runs the house and the family business. My father was a barista.

    I have lots of hobbies. I like music - mostly classical music and folk music - but I don't play an instrument. I like sports, especially tennis and basketball. At school I'm in the basketball team and I spend most of my extra-curricular time playing basket ball. I'm into animals very much. My sister and I have three dogs. They need lots of attention as you can imagine. My favorite subjects at school are art and geography. I think I'd like to become a park ranger when I graduate, perhaps work for the National Parks Service.

    I don't like reading but I love drawing and painting. How about you? Please drop me a line, Alia! Can't wait to hear from youl

Hannah

Answer the following questions briefly

1. How does Hannah contact Alia? Is there anybody introducing Hannah to Alia?