Communicating via the web
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Use the web to communicate in English Retour vers le haut de la page

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Penfriends Retour vers le haut de la page

Central Bureau for Educational Visits & Exchanges, London
Pen friend Service
Spring Gardens, 10
London SW1A 2BN
0171/389 4004 - Fax: 0171/389 4426
Applications: any time during the year
Eligibility: young people aged 8 to 18
Programme: overseas requests for pen friends are matched with UK applicants
Costs: free matching service
 
Central Bureau for Educational Visits & Exchanges, Northern Ireland
16 Malone Road
Belfast BT9 5BN
Northern Ireland
01232/664 418 - Fax: 01232/661 275
Eligibility: people aged 10 to 30
Programme: overseas requests for pen friends are matched with UK applicants
Costs: free matching service
Applications: any time during the year
International Pen Friends
Mrs Pamela Walker
PO Box 42
Berwick Upon Tweed
Northumberland TD15 1RU
Great Britain
Eligibility: for all age groups
Programme: privides a worldwide pen friend service catering for all age groups
Costs: to ensure that you will receive a reply you must remember to enclose 2 international reply coupons obtainable from the main post offices
Applications: any time during the year
Friends by Post
43 Chatsworth Road
High Lane
Stockport, Cheshire SK6 8DA
Great Britain
Eligibility: people aged 16 to no limit
Programme: their aim is to establish a pen friendship
Costs: the service is free of charge but they are not able to cover the return postage; to ensure that you will receive a reply you must remember to enclose 2 international reply coupons obtainable from the main post offices
The Penpal List
c/o 221 B Merton Road
Southfields
London SW18 5EE
Great Britain

An international pen friend service providing low-cost lists with free advertisements for individuals. Available lists: (i) the penpal list: a bimonthly list of men and women; (ii) the men's list: a quarterly list for men only; (iii) the women's list: a quarterly list for women only; (iv) music fans: a quarterly list for music lovers

Electronic penfriends Retour vers le haut de la page

 

Here you can find an Internet keypal and practice your English by writing to each other. There are two ways to find a keypal: 1. Read the messages in the list, choose a keypal who interests you, click on the e-mail address and write him or her a message. 2. include your e-mail address, and wait for keypals to contact you. You can send your keypal short messages and read messages from your keypal. Enjoy communicating in English!

A Penpal World

 

Penpal postings broken down into categories. Provide your choice in a form: age, gender, ... You can add yourself to the database, so that people around the world can find you

Search for penpals sites; you can add your own site if you have one. Also provides chatrooms and messageboards.

Ryan's Teenage Pen Pal Page

Search for penpals in several categories, post your own call, chat, ...

Events where you can meet English speakers Retour vers le haut de la page

1 Club-Langue = 1 animateur « native speaker » dynamique  + 6 à 8 participants motivés + 1 lieu de réunion hebdomadaire + 1 bonne dose d’enthousiasme et de convivialité

Clubs de Conversation de la Communauté française
02 / 210 57 33 ou 210 57 81
Un Club de conversation, c'est un animateur native speaker (il parle sa langue maternelle), 7 à 10 participants motivés, 1 heure/semaine pendant 10 semaines et un zeste de convivialité. Organisé en de nombreux endroits (Arlon, Bastogne, Bruxelles, Ciney, Eghezée, Enghien, ...)
Cercle Polyglotte de Bruxelles Tables de conversation
Jardins de Fontenay-sous-Bois
20 rue Général Fivé
1040 Bruxelles
Le mercredi soir àpd 20h: Conversations totalement libres et sans thème imposé - l'occasion de pratique les différentes langues avec des amis dont, au moins pour une partie, c'est la langue maternelle - français, néerlandais, anglais, allemand, espagnol, italien, russe - Frais: première visite: €1, ensuite cotisation de membre pour 12 mois: €18.
The exPATs' community events calendar

Electronic postcards Retour vers le haut de la page

http://www.e-cards.com - http:/www.all-yours.net/postcard/

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