Here you can find samples of letters to a friend about vacations,

free-time activities, week-ends, picnics, all kinds of journeys and

hiking trips, and the like. In these letters people share their vivid
impressions and feelings.

Sample letter to a friend in English 1

Dear Michael,
Thank you for your recent letter. It is so wonderful to hear from you! I
am very glad that you had a good vacation.
As for me, I also spent a wonderful vacation. First, I lived with my
parents in the garden. The weather was hot and I swam a lot with my

friends. We played soccer and rode bicycles.

And in August we went to Cyprus with my parents. It is a large

island in the Mediterranean with a wonderful climate. We swam in the sea

and were lying in the shade of huge eucalyptus trees. We traveled along
the mountain paths and played tennis. Anyway, it was a memorable
summer.
How did your academic year begin? Are there newcomers in your class?
Any new subjects?
Im sorry, I have to go to the sports section.
All the best!
Ivan
Sample letter to a friend in English 2
Dear Paul,
Thank you for your letter. I'm so glad to hear from you.
It's great that you're on vacation in Italy.
You ask me how I spent the summer. I rested at a youth camp on the lake
Chebarkul is located in Chelyabinsk region in Russia. I can not say that the
summer was very hot, but at the camp we had fun. We play games, play
sports, go to the disco. As for me, I really liked the large and beautiful
lake. Moreover, I had a lot of new friends!
And you have many friends? Who's best friend? Why are you friends with
him?

Sorry, I must go. I look forward to hearing from you.

Best wishes,
Tanya
Sample letter to a friend in English 3

Dear Paul,

Thank you for your letter. I'm happy to get it.

In your letter you ask me how I spent my summer. I think that most
people spend the summer on the shores of ponds, swimming and
sunbathing. As for me, I spent the summer with his grandmother in the
village. We walked a lot in the woods, picking berries and mushrooms. I've
seen a lot of wild animals and birds. Moreover, we met a large moose with
huge antlers. I did not think that the forest is so interesting!
How did you start out? There are new lessons? You learn in school last
year?
Sorry, I have to go now. Write back soon!
Best wishes,
Alex

Sample letter to a friend in English 4

Dear Ashley,
Thank you for your letter. Its always a pleasure to receive your letters.
You asked me how I spent the summer. Well, it was not the best summer
of my life. First, I caught a cold and was sick for two weeks. Because of
this I could not go to a youth camp and I spent a month in a stuffy city.
Then the weather turned bad and again I had to stay home. Only in
August, I managed to go hiking with friends. We had a lot of fun
and sang songs around the campfire.
How is your new dog? Did it get used to you? What do you feed it?
Well, Ive got to finish. It is now 11:00 pm, its time to sleep.
Take care of yourself,

Anna
Sample letter to a friend in English 5

Dear Amina,
Thanks for you letter. Sorry for I havent written you for so long I
was busy all this time. Well, I am very glad that you have passed
all the exams! Congratulations! My holiday is over. I spent my
holidays very well. I went out with my friends, read a lot of
interesting books, watched tv, played computer games. I spent
few weeks in a summer cottage with my grandparents. I helped
my granny with the garden, watered plants, and gathered fruit
and vegetables. Also I was fishing with my grandfather. I enjoyed
floating by boat, swiming in the river and helping my
grandparents. During my summer holidays I made many new
friends, read a lot of useful things. Now I feel ready to get back to
school. I am happy to meet my friends and teachers. What about
you? How did you spend your holidays? Did you like it? Sorry, I
have to go. I must help my mum.
Best wishes,
Karina
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Hi

Mark,
It's always nice to get your letters! I am really happy that you had a
great holiday. I think I'd enjoy travelling, but I've never travelled abroad.
I usually go to my summer house not far from Moscow. I spend
summers there swimming in a river, playing with my friends and enjoying
the nature. I have a wonderful garden with different flowers. It's usual for
Russians to grow vegetables and fruit at summer houses but I never do it!
You asked about the type of holidays I like. Well, let's say I don't like
lying on a river bank doing nothing. I prefer working in my garden and
hiking.
You mentioned taking French classes. What made you take them? Do
you think French is difficult? When are you going to start?
Write
soon,
Lena
Sample letter to a friend in English 7
Dear Michael,
Thank you for your letter. So wonderful to hear from you.
In your letter you asked me how I spent my summer. I had a great this
summer. First I went to a youth camp, which is located only a short

distance from Kaluga on scenic Lake. We have a lot of sunbathing and

swimming in the lake, playing soccer, dancing in the evening, etc. Ive
made lot of good friends.
Then, the second half of the summer I held a at the grandmother in the
garden. The garden is located near a large forest. We went hiking, picked
mushrooms and berries and bathed in a wide river.
However, I already want to school, I miss my school friends.
Sorry, I must go. I will write to you soon again!
All the best,
Sergei
Sample letter to a friend in English 8
Dear Sarah,
Thank you for your recent letter. It was great to hear from you!
You asked me to tell you how I spent the summer. Well, I spent this
summer very well. Our family was invited to visit our relatives who have a
house in Spain in the suburbs of the city of Barcelona. We spent almost a
month traveling around the country. By the way, I learnt a little Spanish.
We have a lot of sun and swimming in the warm sea. We visited the
Salvador Dali museum and Barcelona Zoo. We watched Singing
Fountain and the botanical garden Gaudi. As for me, I liked the water
park with dolphins.
I must go now, my mother is waiting for me. I will write to you soon
again.
Take care,
Katia
Sample letter to a friend in English 9
Dear Anna,

How are you? Ran out of my summer vacation. I think you would
like to know everything about my holiday. There are many
countries I visited. Here are some of them Poland, Deutchland
Germany and other. My holidays started in June. I visited many
interesting places, different museums, beautiful cities. I saw
Sikstinska Madonna in the Dresden museum . It is the
masterpiece and I would like visit it again.
See you soon!
Alex
Sample letter to a friend in English 10

Dear Sam,
Thank you very much for your letter, it is very nice.

This summer was a memorable one. In June, I went to a school

camp. It was very interesting. There we were getting ready for
the upcoming exams, went to the pool, a library, an exhibition
hall, visited the archive, which stores old letters, newspapers,
magazines, books on the Great Patriotic War.
July was the most memorable month. I spent it in Krasnodar with
relatives. The weather was wonderful. All day long we swam in
the Black Sea, sunbathed, examined the local attractions, visited
the museum, cinema and a huge gift shops. The sea was so good
I did not want to leave it.
August I spent at home. I finally managed to read the book by
Antoine de Saint-Exuperys "Favorites". I also began to learn
Spanish. This language is very beautiful. In the evening, I was
walked with friends, together we are having fun.
Tell us more about your visit to Crete. What was the most
unforgettable? What did you eat in the local restaurants?
I look forward to your next letter.
Lovingly yours,
Svetlana
Sample letter to a friend in English 11

How are you? It is the end of my summer holidays. I think you

would like to know everything about my holiday.
This summer was unforgettable for me. I was in Gelendzhik. In
my opinion, theres nothing like the Russian resorts. There were
different kinds of entertainment there. I liked water scooters the
most. There was nothing to do all day except for taking sunbathes
and swimming. Every day we walked around a town and rode on
an
excursion.
Sample letter to a friend in English 12

Dear Mary,
I was very glad to receive your letter and thank you for it. In my
letter I want to talk about my summer holidays.
This summer I spent much time with family and friends.
Summer was very hot, so I went to the river to bathe and
sunbathe. Every night I went out with friends, we had fun.
July started with the events of the standard Open-2013 which I
visited with friends. At this festival we have listened to good
music, saw a game of beach tennis and took photos with our
idols.

Later Ive spent much time in the country, collecting summer

berries.
During those 3 months I read many interesting books, found new
friends, and just had a good time.
On the 1st of September I came to school and I met my
classmates whom I missed a lot. I started the new school year
with a good attitude and a desire to gain new knowledge.
Your friend, Natasha
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Dear
Alice,
Your letter from London interested me very much. It reminded me of the
time
I was
there several
years
ago.
I spend my all my weekends at the beach. I am getting a nice tan and you
can no longer say I am paler than you. I've been playing volleyball
and swimming.
On the weekdays I work. I got a job at McDonald's coffee shop and I
work there is a manager of the hall. We feed people delicious, and
they happily smiling to us. The pay isn't too great but I love the job.
I think the summer's been going well for you too. Would you like to meet
up
some
time
before
school
starts?
Your
friend,
Alex
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Hi Roger,
How are you? I am writing to tell you about my summer. It has really been
fun. I went to a children's camp on the Black Sea. We are there a lot
of swimming

andsunbathing. We played

lot in

football.

Next week I am going on a trip with his friends. I hope you are having a
fun
summer,
too.
Your
friend,
Peter