ReadingUnit

5EducationalExchangesThinkandsayWouldyouliketostudyabroad?Whyorwhynot?Tolearnanewlanguage.Tomakenewfriends.Tolearnmoreaboutforeignculturesandcustoms.Tobecomemoreindependentandlearnhowtolookafterourselves.Tohelpusappreciatewhatwehave.Toenjoydifferentkindsoffood.Tolearnstudyskills.…My__________areveryfriendly.hostfamilyImadesome__________.newfriendsWelearnaboutChinese

__________.cultureIt’sdifficulttouse___________.chopsticksWearefromBritain,andwearestudyinginShenzhen.Theyare__________students.exchangeSkimmingWhichcountryarethestudentsfrom?Wheredotheystudyduringtheirexchangevisit?Whoaretheexchangestudents?ReadtheparagraphaboutSarahandanswer

thefollowingquestionsHowdidSarahfeelatfirst?Howwasherhostfamily?Whatdidshethinkofbeingaguest?WhatdoesSarahlearnfromherhostfamily?Whatwillshedoaftershereturnshome?Sarahwasnervousatfirst.Herhostfamilywasfriendly.Shewasgladtobeaguest.ShelearnttousechopsticksandalittleChinese.Shewillkeepintouchwithherfriends.ThestudentsspendtheweekdaysstudyingwithChinesestudents.Attheweekend,theytouraroundBeijingandvisitplacesofinterestwiththeirhostfamilies.Findoutthekeywords!“It’sbeenafantasticexperiencesofar,”saysEric.“I’velearntabitoft’aichi,andIreallyenjoyit.We’vealreadylearntalotaboutChinesecultureandhistory.TheteachershaveintroducedustoChinesepaintingaswell.We’vealsotriedtopaintsomepicturesourselves!Ihaven’thadmuchsuccessyet,butI’llkeeptrying.”Findoutthekeywords!DrawamindmapaboutthestudentsandEric.aneducationalexchangelearntousechopsticksstudyCninesetouraroundBeijingvisitplacesofinterestlearntabitoft'aichilearntChinesecultureandhistorypaintedpicturesmadenewfriendsDrawamindmapaboutthestudentsandEric.YouareafriendofEricinBritain.YouaretalkingaboutChinawithEricinFaceTime.Whatquestions

doyouwanttoaskEric?What……?How……?Who……?Where……?SarahandErichavereturnedhometoBritain,andtheyaresharingtheirexperienceswithherfamily.

IfyouareSarahorEric,whatwillyoutellyourparents?Useyourmindmaptohelpyou.IloveChina.Ihadafantasticexperience.Myhostfamilyarefriendly.I