半个月就考了,今天才 第一次写作文,还请各位高手狠拍啊, 先谢过了
Topic: some intensive English program in the United States offer a foreign student the option of living with an American family while he or she is studying abroad. Many students feel that such a home-stay program is a valuable part of their total learning experience. However, others may feel that such a plan offers little value. In a short essay, discuss one or two advantages of living with an American family and then state one or two disadvantages. Tell whether you are in favor of or opposed to the idea of home-stay. Give examples to support your opinions (My tedious work A home-stay program has different impacts on students with various background 、attitude and preference. So ,some of them appreciate it, considering it an useful experience in their study , while others may consider it restricting or time-wasting. Just as the old saying tells us : “ Every coin has two sides.”, a home-stay program definitely has its own advantages and disadvantages. And in my points of view, its advantages mainly consists of the opportunity to learn a culture more conveniently and the value brought by good nutrition and rest circumstances . Compared to the disadvantages such as waste of time, I believe its advantages are definitely overwhelming.
One of the major advantages a home-stay program can bring , is that you can get in touch with the vivid American culture by living with native speakers. For example, if you starts learning in UC Berkley, you undoubtedly need to learn all the courses set by your school, but that’s far from what's enough. You also need to study the entire culture, which plays an important role in your understanding in classes and also in socializing with your classmates,professors and many other people. For instance, there’re many idioms used between students as a convenience tool . If you lack of the background knowledge about the culture , you may feel quite difficult to catch up with others’ meanings . Living with native-speakers , you won’t worry about that any more, for you can acquire help conveniently from your landlords.
Another major advantages of a home-stay program may come from the food with high quality nutrition and accommodation in a tranquil environment. Definitely , all these two aspects lead to a good condition of health, which is the foundation of all your study and activities. Scientist have pointed out that good nutrition not only benefit one’s muscles but also one’s brain. It can help the process of memorizing and analyzing, making them more efficient and fruitful .
On the other hand , a home-stay program has its disadvantage too . Most students may feel it is a little bit time-wasting. If your resident place located 15 miles away from campus ,and will take about 30 minutes by bus , you have to spend nealy an hour on the road. Such an amount of time is obviously precious for most students. That’s why some students tend to live on campus, rather than in a landlord’s house. For them , every thing’s so convenient if they choose to live at school.
All in all , I prefer living in a native-speaker’s house, rather than in campus. For me , health and the opportunity to communicate in depth with experienced native-speakers are what I cherish most. And once I choose a house that’s not far from school , I will enjoy the advantages a home-stay program brings me and avoid its major disadvantages. Why not?
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