Hi, Ben!I'm having a great time in Los Angeles. We (arried/went/has arrived) here on Friday and we (have don/ has done/was) so much since then.
On Saturday, we(arrived/ went/were) to Disneyland.
It was brilliant, but actually, I (enjoyed/did/ate) Studios more
because the rides were so good.
We(has eaten/have enjoyed/ have eaten) lots of different types
of food since we got here, but the Chinese meal we had yesterday was definitely my favourite.
Hope the weather( did/ were/ has been) good in England!
See you soon!
Finlay​.

i have a very good friend. his (her) name is friends are very important in our life. i think one cannot live without friends. the most important thing for being good friends, to my mind, is to be ready to help one another in any situation, nevertheless how difficult it is, to support one another and to solve all the problems together. and never mind, that the friends may have different interests and hobbies, different likes and dislikes. they say that the friend in need is a friend indeed. i think it is really so.   my friend and i always do our best to help one another. we discuss all our troubles and try to find the best decision in any situation. my friend is a very good, kind and clever boy (girl). we often spend our free time together. it is not very easy now, because both of us are very busy — we are going to enter institutes and have a lot of work to do.   my friend is going to become a doctor (a teacher, an engineer, a lawyer). our future professions are different (the same) and the subjects we have to study are different (the same) too, but (and) we like to work together and to help one another in our study.   when we have some free time, we go for walks, read and discuss books, watch films, go to discos or play computer games. playing computer games is our hobby. both of us are fond of sport. we go in for swimming (tennis) and often go to the swimming pool (tennis court) together. we are football fans and we like to watch and discuss football matches on tv or to go to the stadium. i love my friend very much. i think he (she) is a true friend. our friendship is very dear to me and i try to do my best to be a good friend too.

My name is Anastasia. I’m fourteen years old. I’m fond of reading. Books take an important place in my life. I was taught to like and take care of books from the childhood. I find out much new, useful and interesting information from books. They teach me to take right decisions and apprehend school subjects better. I can find an answer to any interesting question in books. I get knowledge from them. I like to read books about the Middle Ages and also I like historical and fantastic works. I plunge into another world at once. Also I like scientific stories about animals and plants. The book is a medicine for soul. When I finish reading of a good book I always feel upset because of its fast end. One famous writer said that books are our friends. I completely agree with him. It seems to me that books take an important place in our life and they are necessary for everybody . Перевод Меня зовут Анастасия. Мне 14 лет. Я очень люблю читать. Книги в моей жизни имеют большое значение. Любить и беречь книги родители научили меня с детства. Из книг я узнаю много нового, полезного и интересного. Они учат меня принимать правильные решения и лучше воспринимать школьные предметы. В книгах я могу найти ответ на любой интересующий меня вопрос. Из них я черпаю новые знания. Люблю читать про средневековье, исторические и фантастические произведения. Я сразу окунаюсь в другой мир. Ещё мне нравятся научные рассказы о животных и растениях. Книга – лекарство души. Заканчивая читать хорошую книгу, я всегда жалею, что она так быстро закончилась. Один известный писатель сказал, что книги – это друзья. Я полностью с ним согласна. Мне кажется, что книги играют важную роль в жизни и необходимы каждому человеку.