Hi Jodie,
How's everything with you in England?I'm sorry I haven't(1)
written
written
(write) to you for so long but there's just been so much to do since I left Brazil to come here.
And now here I am in Vancouver.I'm(2)
staying
staying
(stay) with a host family.They are the Johnsons and live in an area called Oakridge.Oakridge is a few (3)
kilometers
kilometers
(kilometer) from the city center but there are buses and trains so it is easy to get there.The Johnsons are very (4)
friendly
friendly
(friend) and they've helped me a lot.They don't have any kids but I've made some friends of (5)
my
my
(I) age around here and I go to the language course three mornings a week and I've friends there too.
Talking of language—well,that's been the difficult things, (6)
especially
especially
(especially) listening,I mean,there's no problem when I'm talking to one person,but in (7)
a
a
big group,it can be hard to follow the conversation.Luckily,it's getting much (8)
easier
easier
(easy) now!
Otherwise(在其他方面),it's all good.I thought a lot of things would be very different here,(9)
but
but
they aren't.One thing,though,is that you have to remember (10)
to leave
to leave
(leave) a tip(小費) in restaurants.It's not like in Brazi.In Brazil,the tip's always added to the bill(賬單).
OK,I have to go.Write and tell me how you are.
Maros