I'menjoying my staying in Canada. It is my first experience of being abroad. and Iam trying to learn as1as possible. Classes here are much morefun and very different from classes in2. In China there are veryfew opportunities to practise3and listening, so althoughmany Chinese students have good4, their speaking is notgood. Studying in English-speaking countries is much more practical. Weactually5the language we are learning. I couldn'tspeak any English at all when I6here. Thankfully afterabout a month, things started getting7and I made friends andstarted to settle in. I am really8to learn English here andFem is a very good language school.

    I havealways wanted to have a sister. In my Canadian host family my dream has9.On the first day when I arrived, my host family welcomed10warmly.All the family members were11and helpful, and they made me feel athome at once.

    My12,Joise, is very kind. She often explains their manners to me. Her motherexplains ordinary things like housework. Together they13meunderstand Canada. Joise told me a14. Last year, she met aChinese student on a plane. She said she felt sorry because she did not say15tothe girl.

    I'm happyto live in Canada. I think it will be an important experience in my life.