WhatisHomestay?Literallyitisahomeforyoutostayatwhenyouarenotathome.Tobespecific,homestayprovidesforeignlanguagestudentswiththeopportunitytospeaknativelanguageoutsidetheclassroomandtheexperienceofbeingpartofaBritishhome.HereiswhatyouwillexperienceinourBritishHome-stayProgram.

WhattoExpect

Thehostwillprovideaccommodationandmeals.Roomswillbecleanedandbedcoverschangedatleastonceaweek.Youwillbegiventhehousekeyandthehostistheretoofferhelpandadviceaswellastotakeaninterestinyourphysicalandmentalhealth.

AccommodationZones

HomestaysarelocatedinLondonmainlyinZones2,3andofthetransportsystem.Mosthostsdonotliveinthetowncentre(Zone1)asmuchofcentralLondoniscommercialandnotresidential(居住的).Zones3and4oftenoffersmalleraccommodationinamorecrowdedarea.ItisveryconvenienttotravelinLondonbyunderground.

MealPlansAvailable

•ContinentalBreakfast

•BreakfastandDinner

•Breakfast,PackedLunchandDinner

It’simportanttonotethatfewEnglishfamiliesstillprovideatraditionalcookedbreakfast.YouraccommodationincludesContinentalBreakfastwhichnormallyconsistsoffruitjuice,cereal(谷物类食品),breadandteaorcoffee.Cheese,fruitandcoldmeatarenotnormallypartofaContinentalBreakfastinEngland.Dinnersusuallyconsistofmeatorfishwithvegetablesfollowedbydesert,fruitandcoffee.

Friends

Ifyouwishtoinviteafriendovertovisit,youmustfirstaskyourhost’spermission.Youhavenorighttoentertainfriendsinafamilyhomeassomefamiliesfeelitisaninvasionoftheirprivacy.

Self-CateringAccommodationinPrivateHomes

Accommodationonaroom-onlybasisincludessharedkitchenandbathroomfacilitiesandoftenamainlivingroom.Thiskindofaccommodationoffersanindependentlifestyleandismoresuitableforthelong-staystudent.However,itdoesnotprovidethesamefamilyatmosphereasanordinaryhomestayandmaynotbenefitthosewhoneedtopractiseEnglishathomequiteasmuch.

小题1:Thepassageisprobablywrittenfor_____.