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When people travel abroad(國外), they sometimes stay in the homes of the local people. This is a homestay.

I am living with an old English couple, in the west of London. They have a clean four-bedroom house. This is a new house. It has two bathrooms and a garden with many beautiful flowers. I have a bedroom of my own.

There are some shopping centres and a restaurant next to the house, and the house is close to an underground station. It takes about 30 minutes to take an underground to the centre of London.

I think a homestay may be a good choice for you if it is your first time to visit abroad. The local people are friendly and ready to help. If you want to celebrate the holidays with them, you will get to know more about their culture and customs.

What a homestay is

When people travel in another 1. . people stay in the homes of the local people.

Where my homestay is

I live with an old couple in the 2. part of London.

It is a house with four 3. and two 4. .

There is a garden with many beautiful 5. in it.

The house is new and 6. .

There are some shopping centres and a restaurant 7. the house.

It takes about half an hour to get to the city centre by 8. .

What the local people are like

They are friendly and 9. .

10. a homestay is good

It is a good choice to learn about culture and customs in the west if you go abroad

for the first time.

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