Each year, thousands of Chinese middle school students go to study in foreign countries.
"Chinese children hope to study abroad (到国外) to 1 a wider view (视野) of the world." said a Chinese writer called Chen Yi. Chen told the parents and their children that life in foreign countries can be hard for young people. "They have to meet a 2 shock (冲击) and language problems. "
However, these are not the most difficult things. To most children looking after 3 when studying alone in a foreign country is a big challenge (挑战) .
Zhang Jia began to study in a high school in Australia last October. To his surprise, his teachers there didn't 4students to study. And 5there wasn't homework. "With these education (教育) systems, we have more 6 time and more space for thinking." said Zhang. "But if you don't know how to 7 your time and money, you will not have an easy time."
"Studying abroad at a young age can help students learn foreign language 8 and broaden (拓宽) their minds, but students and parents should know about the challenges, " Chen said.
9 you want to study abroad, try to talk to someone with 10 in foreign countries. Make sure that you are ready for it.
It was a nice winter day. After dinner, Ms. Lee checked (查看) her e-mails as usual. One e-mail caught her eye. It was from Mary, a girl who sat at the back of the classroom. She answered questions a lot in class.
Ms. Lee,
I love you and your classes. They are always interesting and full of surprises. Wish you a good holiday! Well, Steve, Ella and I want to improve our English during the holidays. We've no idea what to do. Any good advice?
Mary
Stopping here, Ms. Lee began to think carefully. "Steve spends lots of time remembering words, but always forgets most of them quickly! Ella didn't do well in the final exam. She has to go over her lessons a lot. Mary will go to a writing competition. She needs to read more and improve her writing in a short time. "
Just then, her phone rang. It was a message from her best friend, an English teacher in another middle school. Her friend suggested a trip to Hong Kong. Ms. Lee told her she was available, but she didn't feel like going because she still had no idea how to help her students. Her friend laughed and soon sent her a picture with a QR code (二维码) in it. "It's all you want," her friend said. Ms. Lee scanned (扫描) the code and found it was an English homework project (项目) for the coming winter holidays from English Weekly. As she read it, there appeared a big smile on her face.
Everyone has a hobby. My hobby is keeping a diary (日记) in English.
When I was nine years old, I began to keep a diary in English. At first it was hard for me, but now it is easy. I know it's possible to learn English well. After school I often go to the school library to read English stories or articles (文章). Sometimes my English teacher introduces (介绍) some interesting things to me. I collect information for my diary by doing these.
After I finish my diary every day, I always try to correct mistakes with the help of the dictionary. Now my English is very good.
I love my hobby. Keeping a diary is one of the best ways to learn English well. It helps me a lot.
Students in many countries are learning English. Some of these students are small children. Others are teenagers (青少年). Many are adults (成年人). Some learn at school, others by themselves. A few learn English by hearing the language over the radio, on TV, or in films. One must work hard to learn another language.
Why do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer this question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects required (需要) for study. They study their own language, Maths and English. Some people learn it because it is useful (有用的) for their work, Many people learn English for their higher studies, because at college or university some of their books are in English. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers, magazines in English.
Have you ever heard of tandem? The word itself means a bicycle built with saddles (车座) for two riders who are sitting one behind the other. The same thing is, when we learn a foreign language, we can find a native speaker who wishes to learn our languages. So we both get a chance to practice. This is the tandem exchange.
For example, I'm a native English speaker but I want to learn French. So I go to a tandem meeting. There I can find a native French speaker who wants to improve his or her English. Then we become "tandem" partners. I speak English with my French tandem partner for about an hour and help him or her with some English problems. After that, we speak French for an hour, too.
The idea of this language exchange is great because we can learn something about a language that we may not learn in class. This is the main reason why we can choose the tandem exchange as a way to learn a new language.
In the tandem exchange, we can also read passages with our partner. This way we can not only practice our pronunciation but also understand the meaning of difficult words in other languages. We can then have conversations about the passages in order to practice our speaking and listening.
So I advise you to participate in the tandem exchange. If there's no foreigner around you, online tandem exchange is also a good choice. Join in the tandem exchange and enjoy the chance of learning new languages and understanding the cultures of other countries!
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