HomestayprovidesEnglishlanguagestudentswiththeopportunitytospeakEnglishoutsidetheclassroomandtheexperienceofbeingpartofaBritishhome.

WhattoExpect

Thehostwillprovideaccommodationandmeals.Roomswillbecleanedandbedcoverschangedatleastonceaweek.Youwillbegiventhehousekeyandthehostistheretoofferhelpandadviceaswellastotakeaninterestinyourphysicalandmentalhealth.

AccommodationZones

HomestaysarelocatedinLondonmainlyinZones23andofthetransportsystem.MosthostsdonotliveinthetowncentreasmuchofcentralLondoniscommercialandnotresidential(居住的).Zones3and4oftenofferlargeraccommodationinalesscrowdedarea.ItisveryconvenienttotravelinLondonbyUnderground.

MealPlansAvailable

♢ContinentalBreakfast

♢BreakfastandDinner

♢BreakfastPackedLunchandDinner

It’simportanttonotethatfewEnglishfamiliesstillprovideatraditionalcookedbreakfast.YouraccommodationincludesContinentalBreakfastwhichnormallyconsistsoffruitjuicecereal（谷物类食品），breadandteaorcoffee.CheesefruitandcoldmeatarenotnormallypartofaContinentalBreakfastinEngland.Dinnersusuallyconsistofmeatorfishwithvegetablesfollowedbydesertfruitandcoffee.

Friends

Ifyouwishtoinviteafriendovertovisityoumustfirstaskyourhost’spermission.Youhavenorighttoentertainfriendsinafamilyhomeassomefamiliesfeelitisaninvasionoftheirprivacy.

Self-CateringAccommodationinPrivateHomes

Accommodationonaroom-onlybasisincludessharedkitchenandbathroomfacilitiesandoftenamainlivingroom.Thiskindofaccommodationoffersanindependentlifestyleandismoresuitableforthelong-staystudent.HoweveritdoesnotprovidethesamefamilyatmosphereasanordinaryhomestayandmaynotbenefitthosewhoneedtopractiseEnglishathomequiteasmuch.

74.Thepassageisprobablywrittenfor_________.

A.hostwillingtoreceiveforeignstudents

B.foreignershopingtobuildBritishculture

C.travellersplanningtovisitfamiliesinLondon

D.EnglishlearnersapplyingtolikeinEnglishhome