Write a letter to your new English pen-friend Luisa about some big festival you usually celebrate (50-60 words). Include: • the name of the festival, • when you celebrate it, • where you celebrate it, • who you celebrate that festival with, • ask Luisa about her favourite festival, • ask Luisa to write back soon. Dear __________, Thank you for your letter. Best wishes,

Dear Luisa, Thank you for your letter. I'm excited to tell you about Maslenitsa, a big festival we celebrate in Russia. We usually celebrate it at the end of February or in early March before the start of Lent. We celebrate it everywhere – in cities, towns, and villages. We celebrate with our family and friends. We cook and eat lots of pancakes called "blini". We also have fun activities like sledding and making snowmen. People burn an effigy of winter to welcome spring. What is your favorite festival? I hope you write back soon. Best wishes, [Your Name] Moscow, Russia