NEWS · B2 Level - Part 5

A pen pal program in Minnesota

Bright young whippers snappers, wise and witty elders and their pens. A pen pal program connecting some of Minnesota's youngest scribes with the state's wisest.

Level: B2 · 18 sentences

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1. Bright young whippers snappers, wise and witty elders and their pens.
2. A pen pal program connecting some of Minnesota's youngest scribes with the state's wisest.
3. Third graders at Crooked Lake Elementary spent the entire school year exchanging letters with senior citizens at nearby retirement communities.
4. They traded questions, they shared ideas and created meaningful friendships,
5. all without meeting face to face until now.
6. I've looked forward to this all year because I think that their letters have been absolutely wonderful.
7. It was really fun to learn about her story and just...
8. I couldn't wait to meet her and now it finally came.
9. It was like kind of getting like a Christmas present,
10. I've never had a pen pal before... so, this is my first time having a pen pal.
11. When you're older, you don't have as many contacts,
12. so it's good to receive greetings from pen pals.
13. In their final week of school, students got to meet their pen pals.
14. They showed them around their school, they ate lunch together.
15. Their teacher, Miss Norton, said the year-long project was invaluable, and she hopes to keep it going.
16. Really great opportunity for the kids to practice their writing skills, you know...
17. organizing their thoughts in letters, editing, publishing, revising.
18. Great opportunity for them to connect in the community with somebody that they wouldn't normally connect with.