Why choose a host family

浙江 江 丽

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When it comes to learning abroad, you may feel uncertain and nervous.Then a sup⁃portive host family can be hugely important in making you feel comfortable in a new coun⁃try and a new culture.Here are some reasons.

Imagine if you could find a warm greeting upon arrival at your chosen travel destina⁃tion.Your homesickness will be cured by the quality time you spend with your host family.Sharing conversations,trying each other's hobbies or enjoying a movie evening together can create bonds and friendships that last a lifetime.

While you live with a local family, you can make the most out of everyday conversations in a relaxed en⁃vironment, which will encourage you to learn new words in new ways that you can't always pick up in the classroom.You will make much faster progress in your learning as you'll be putting your skills to use outside the classroom as well with native speakers.

While you live with your host family,you will eat the local cuisine and get to know the true character of the local culinary（烹饪的）culture.Although each family does it differ⁃ently, this will give you invaluable insights into local life.You may even learn some deli⁃cious family recipes and should also share yours.

While exploring unknown pathways can be exciting, sometimes you just have to be somewhere on time.Living with a host family will teach you how to travel like a local and navigate the London Underground like a pro（老手）and read a train schedule with so much confidence that a native speaker asks you for directions.

Daily life with your host family will teach you so much about the culture and traditions of the country you are living in.It will also teach you to embrace cultural differences.Not only will you return home with new language skills, but you will hopefully also come home with a second family abroad—a true home away from home.

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___________________________________________________________________________________________Why_choose_a_host_family Reason 1 Staying with your host family can 1._______your homesickness and create lasting bonds__Reason 2__Reason 3__Reason 4____________and friendships.You'll make faster progress in your 2. learning.___________________________You can eat the local cuisine and learn the 3._______of local cooking and food culture.__Living with a host family will teach you how to travel like a 4._______.________________Reason 5 Staying with your host family will teach you much about the local culture and traditions____________and help you accept cultural 5. .

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while作连词的常见用法

①while引导时间状语从句，意为“当……时”。

We must strike while the iron is hot.我们必须趁热打铁。

②while引导让步状语从句，意为“虽然……”。

While he loves his students,he is strict with them.虽然他爱他的学生们，但他对他们很严格。

③while引导条件状语从句，意为“只要”。

While there is life,there is hope.只要有生命存在，就有一线希望。

④while作并列连词，表示对比，意为“然而”。

Some people waste food while others don't have enough.有些人浪费粮食，然而有些人却吃不饱。