Always be polite to the people you wish to become friends with.

Do not tell your e-pal everything about you from the start. Leave something for later. They must be looking forward to learning more about you.

Try to write carefully, editing and rephrasing your messages to the best of your ability, before sending them. Use the spell checker facility of your e-mail program following the corrections carefully, always trying to understand the correction. That's how you are going to avoid the same mistakes.

If you are writing to people of other cultures, try to understand what they consider good or bad manners in people's relations and try to avoid writing something that might hurt their feelings or insult them.

If you wish to send a picture of yourself, do so, but not from the start. You can let your friend know that you are going to send a picture later on, so that they may be looking forward to something from you. But do not take a long time; they will be disappointed and they may stop e-mailing messages.

If you have any difficulty with your e-mails before consulting your teacher at school or via e-mail try to use the dictionary links provided. If you still have a problem and you are at home, please contact your teacher via e-mail.

For more information you are requested to visit the following site and do the activities that your teacher will prescribe.