The people us a nickname because the names are very long . The meaning of my second name, Nuria, is virgen of the church. I have 1 dog, a she-dog and her name is Dixie and I have 4 cats, their names are : Lia, Felipe ,Junior and Luismi .11-I like pop music music to dance and I can dance Folk music, too My favorite pop singer is Emma of the Spice Girls and the meaning of the group is: "chicas picantes "

PAMELA NURIA LESCANO
BRIDGES

The most popular name in my family is Juan Carlos because my granfa and my father are called like that. In my school it's Florencia because lot of people like that name. In my country, it's Paula and for a boy Juan because the girls like that name because it's comic. I would change my name to Maria de los Angeles because I like it .

I have a nickname because my name is long. It's Maga. The meaning of my name is Perla. Names can tell nationalities, for example Peter is from the USA and Ashish is from India. We use the father's surname. I have a dog. It's Camilo I put his name because I like it. The most popular name for a dog is Boby and for a cat Benji and Murri. For birds Azul and Mencho. I like pop music and my favourite group is the SPICE GIRLS.

MAGALI ARROYO

The most popular name in my family is Julieta , because my uncle and my sister are called like that. In my class it's Soledad, because there are 2 girls with this name. The most popular name in my country is Maria for girls and Juan for boys.

I would choose Victoria because it is my favorite name . My nickname is Maruja and the meaning of my name is Maria Isabel. A name can tell us something about the person's nationality. Yuseppe is Italian We use the fater's surname. I have cat called Nick and bird called Tweety. For a dog the most popular name is Boby , for a cat Mish and for abird : PIPI I like pop music and my favorite group are "SPICEGIRLS"

MARIBEL ANDRADA
BRIDGES

Hi everybody!

Thank you for your kind messages! The children will write back next week. They have their English exam tomorrow and they are working hard. An examiner is coming from England and they'll have a 10-minute conversation about a topic they have chosen. So they are practising, practising, practising and practising.......

Kisses,
Maria Herminia
BRIDGES

Maria and kids,

We hope you all did well on your English exam! Your messages to us are excellent. I am sure you scored high marks. Perhaps one day you can teach us some words in your language. ;-)

Abrazos y besos,
Patti

Dear kids:

We are Maribel and Magali .We are 11 years old. In our exam Mari talked about 'KOALAS' and I about 'WHALES'. Our mark was :83 {Maga} and 96 {Mari}.

Bye..
MARIBEL AND MAGALI
BRIDGES

Hello Paty,

I like Axel because many people in the world use it . My parents didn't choose this name because of the meaning. They chose it because it's beautiful , for them of course.

BYE BYE
Matias

Dear Vanesa and kids:

Hello! I'm Martin thank you because I like your E -mail . Your nickname is funny. In English we had a Trinity exam , and I got 82. The examinator was a very good person, she had blond hair.

Bye...Martin

Now, some words in Spanish:

cat / gato
Hello / hola
dog / perro
lion / leon

FLORENCIA

Dear Laurie:

Thanks for your E-MAIL, it's very nice!! Dear kids: Last Friday we had the Trinity Exam, we were very nervous. We got high marks and now we are very happy. We want to teach you Spanish, of course some words. Example: lunes is Monday , te quiero is I love you . Now all we have to say is: Good Bye!! Adios!!

Rocio and Anabella
BRIDGES Language and Educational Technology Centre Buenos Aires - Argentina