My name is Mary. I’m a student in Chongqing Foreign Language School. Cindy is my English teacher. I like     1     and I like English very much. I’ll go to England (英国). I want to study (学习) English in England. I don’t want to know England only from books. I want to see new things (新事物).     2     I can’t be with my parents in England. I can’t play     3     my good friends. What can I     4    ?

Mary

It’s great to study English in England. You like     5     very much. You can speak it well,     6    . So I think it will not be difficult but     7     for you to study English. You can call or email your     8     and good friends when you miss (思念) them. And you will have new friends in England. It is great, isn’t it?

Ms. Brown

I’m having a great time in Hong Kong, although I have to be honest and say that I     1     (更喜欢) Shanghai. Still, it’s a great place to visit and I’m lucky to be here for my six-month English     2     (课程). I live with an English family. They are friendly to me. We are getting on     3     (好) with each other. By the way, my host family will take me to an Indian film festival next     4     (周末).

There are so many exciting things to see and to do here. Every day I have many     5     (活动) which take place after class. I can take trips to the beaches, Disneyland and so on. I can also go to different shopping     6     (中心), cinemas and concerts.

There are different kinds of food here. Last night I went for Italian food before the concert. Do you like it? I don’t know what to try next.

Recently I have made great     7     (进步) with my speaking and listening     8     (技能). My host family also teaches me something about English     9     (文化).

In short, I enjoy myself very much and don’t feel lonely, but I still     10     (想念) you a lot.

Thanks for your message. Yes, I’m having a great time on my exchange program in France. I was a bit nervous before I     1     (arrive) here, but there was no reason to be. My host family is really nice.

They go out of their way     2     (make) me feel at home. The grandmother has a teenage granddaughter about my age     3     is really kind She always talks to me in French to help me practice. And you wouldn’t believe how quickly my French has     4     (improve)! I’m very comfortable speaking French now.     5     I still make lots of mistakes, it doesn’t worry me as it used to.

My biggest challenge is leaning how to     6     (behavior) at the dinner table. As you can imagine, things are     7     (real) different from be way they are at home. For example, you shouldn’t put your bread on your plate. You are supposed to put it on the table! I thought that was pretty strange at first, but now I’m used to it. You shouldn’t eat with your hands except bread, not even fruit. You have to cut it up and eat it with     8     fork. Another thing is that it is very     9     (polite) to say you are full. If you don’t want any more food, you should just say, “It was delicious.” Also, you shouldn’t put your elbows on the table. I have to say that I find     10     difficult to remember everything, but I’m slowly getting used to it. I don’t find French customs so strange any more.

Dear Laura, I’ll write again soon and tell you more about my life in France. Hope you are having a good school year.

Yours,

Lin Yue