HappyLifeatSchool
CatherineWangarrivedintheUKinJanuary1999.InordertodevelopandextendherEnglishlanguageskills,shespentthefirstfewmonthsatSherborneInternationalCollege.ThenshejoinedAldenhamtotakeatwo-year‘A’levelcourse,whichwillenablehertoenteraBritishuniversity.
CatherinefoundthattheemphasisonmathsandscienceinChinahadequippedherwellfortwoofher“A”levels----mathsandphysics.Tochallenge①herimagination,shechoseartasherthirdsubject.Shesaiditwasquiterewarding②andchallenging.
AlthoughCatherineleftalittle,lonelyatfirst,shesaidshewasverygratefulforthefriendlinessshowntoherbytheteachersatAldenham.
Catherinehasfoundtheinternationalmixofculturesveryrefreshing③.Aswellasmakingfriends,bothboysandgirlsfromanumberofcultures,CatherinefounditcomfortingtomeetotherChinesepupilsattheschool.
Thehousefacilities④includeaseparategirls'sittingroomandtheuseofakitchen,though,shesaidtheschoolfoodwasgood.
SheisahardworkingpupilandvaluestheopportunitytostudyinEngland.Shehopesherresultswillenableherparentstobeproudofherachievements.CatherineplanstostudyataleadinguniversityintheUKbeforereturningtoChinatowork.
Summinguphertimeattheschool,Catherinesaid,“IhavebeenveryhappyatAldenhamandIknowIwillneverforgettheexperience.IhavelearntagreatdealfromtheEnglishcultureandmyEnglishhasimprovedenormously⑤.Theschoolhasbeengoodatrecognizingtheneedsofforeignstudents.Forexample,wewentoutasacrowdlastweektocelebratetheChineseNewYear.Itwasgreat.”
我也是初一的,我可是英语高手!
