The Gingerbread Man

Tamer's Travels on the Tablet

This is Tamer. He is Egyptian. He is 8 years old. He likes speaking English.

Tamer is talking to his uncle. He wants to speak English to other boys around the world.

Tamer's uncle has an idea. "Tamer, I have a French friend. My friend lives in Paris. He has a son called Leo. Leo speaks English. "

Tamer's uncle makes a video call to his French friend. He gives his tablet to Tamer talks to Leo.

Tamer talks to his mom about Leo. He says, "I like leo. I would like a friend from another country." His mom has an idea. She works at a hotel and she has a friend from China. "My Chinese friend has a son. Her son, Chen, speaks English."

Now Tamer speaks to Chen and Leo every week. They are very good friends.

One day, Tamer asks Leo and Chen "What do you eat for breakfast?" Leo says "I have a croissant and orange juice."

Chen says, " That looks delicious! I have soup and buns for breakfast."

Tamer says, "I want to eat a Chinese breakfast. That looks awesome! I have ful and egg sandwiches and tea with milk. It's yummy."

One day, Tamer asks, " What technology do you use at school?"Chen says "Sometimes I work with my friend on a computer.

We learn how to move a small robot. It's very interesting."

Leo says, "That's great. Sometimes I work on a tablet with my friends. It has a special keyboard. And you, Tamer , what do you use in Egypt?"

Tamer says, "At school we work on computers in the computer lab. We use the internet to do online research on interesting topics. It's awesome."

One day, Chen says, "What monuments do you have in your countries?" Tamer says, "In my country we have many beautiful monuments, for example, the Sphinx and the Great Pyramid. Look at these!"

Chen says, "They are fantastic!"

Leo says, "Wow!"

Leo asks,"Tamer, so you live in Cairo?"

Tamer says,"No, I live in Luxor."

Chen asks, "Is Luxor special? Do you have any monuments?"

Tamer says, "Yes, we do. We have the Valley of the Kings and Kings and Katnak Temple. There are pictures on the walls in the Valley of the Kings. The pictures tell us about life in Ancient Egypt. They are 3,000 years old." Chen says, "That's awesome."

Leo says, "This is the Eiffel Tower. It's in Paris and it's very famous. I Love it."Tamer says, "It's so tall! It's great!"

Chen says, "These are some warrior statues in China. They are over 2,000 years old. Each man's face is different. They are my favorite monument," Leo says," They are very interesting!" Tame says, "I like their faces."

Tamer says, "We all live in amazing countries. We all have delicious food, exciting technology, and beautiful monuments."

Chen says, "Yes, one day we will travel and visit each other's countries. I want to see the Valley of the Kings in Egypt!"

Leo says, "Yes, I want to meet your family,Chen, and see the River Nile with you,Tamer!"

Tamer says, "And I want to eat Chinese buns in China and see the Eiffel Tower in Paris with you two!"