Your English teacher has found a new penfriend for you. Write a letter to the penfriend and introduce yourself. Tell them what you like doing in your free time. Ask your penfriend to tell you about their hobbies and interests.

Dear Pat, My English teacher has told me you’re looking for a penfriend so

I’m

writing to introduce myself to you.

I’m

24 years old and I live in Hong Kong. I

work

in the tourist industry as a tour guide. I live with my parents on an outlying island and I travel to

work

by ferry every day. I love my job as I get to meet so many interesting people from all over the world, but I don’t like having to

work

on public holidays and at the weekends! As for my hobbies and interests,

I’m

a bit of

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fanatic! I go jogging every morning before I go to

work

, and I always do some yoga before I go to bed. I play badminton twice a week and squash about once a fortnight. I enjoy hiking and try and get out

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country park at least once a month, but I prefer going swimming in the summer because I can’t stand the heat. And I absolutely detest gyms! I hate running on a treadmill that doesn’t go anywhere

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while staring aimlessly into space. Apart from sport, I

also

like dancing, and I often go clubbing with friends at the

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weekend

.

I’m

really keen on R&B , and I can dance for hours. Anyway, enough about me! What about you? What do you like doing in your free time? I hope you’ll write soon and tell me about yourself. Looking forward to hearing from you. Best wishes, Kim