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A Letter to My Future Self

Fifteen-year-old Camila writes a letter to herself at twenty-five about her family, her big plans and the things she hopes will never change.

  • A2 level
  • 238 words
  • about 3 min
  • 5 questions

Dear Camila, hello from the ! This is you, ten years ago. Today our English teacher, Mr. Bauer, asked us to write letters to at twenty-five. He is going to keep them for ten years and then send them to us. I hope this one on your birthday!

Right now, I live in a small apartment with Mom, my little brother and our cat, Biscuit. My bedroom walls are purple, and there are everywhere. My best friend is Noor. We walk to school together every morning, and we talk about everything.

I have big plans for us. Last month, my drawing of Biscuit won a at school, and now I know what I want to do. After , I'm going to study art. Then I'm going to draw pictures for children's books. Is that your life now?

Maybe you will read this and laugh. Maybe your plans are different now, and that's OK. People , and you know a lot of things that I don't know yet.

But I hope some things will never change. I hope you draw every day, even when you are busy. I hope you and Noor are still best friends. And I hope you still call Mom every Sunday.

Please do one thing for me: write a letter to yourself at thirty-five. I you will be happy to read it. Love from the past, Camila

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  • pastnoun

    the time before now

  • ourselvespronoun

    us; here, every student writes a letter to himself or herself

  • arrivesverb

    comes to a place; here, comes to you in the mail

  • lazyadjective

    not liking to work or move very much

  • drawingsnoun

    pictures that you make with a pencil or a pen

  • prizenoun

    something that you get when you win or do something very well

  • high schoolnoun

    a school for students from about 14 to 18 years old

  • changeverb

    become different

  • stilladverb

    now, the same as before

  • promiseverb

    say that you are sure something will happen or is true

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  1. 1.Why is Camila writing this letter?
  2. 2.What is Camila going to study after high school?
  3. 3.What does Camila think about her plans changing?
  4. 4.Which of these things does Camila hope will never change?
  5. 5.What does Camila ask her future self to do?
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