[00:00.00]Unit 8 Meet the home-stay family
[00:05.20]1.listen,read and act.
[00:10.84]LiMeng and Xiaohong have gone through all the procedures at the airport
[00:16.80]and now they are out looking for the-stay family
[00:21.66]who are supposed to be meeting them there.
[00:25.73]LiMeng:Here.I've got Mr.and Mrs.Daveis'photo in my satchel.Let's see...
[00:32.29]Xiaohong:There's no need.I remember both of them have short hair.
[00:38.35]Mrs.Davis has got brown hair and Mr.Davis dark hair.
[00:43.91]He's also got glasses on.
[00:47.57]LiMeng:I know.Just keep your eyes open and look hard.
[00:52.85](A man walks up to them.Behingd him are a woman and a teenage boy.)
[00:59.51]Mr.Davis:I suppoe you must be LiMeng and this little girl must be Xiaohong.
[01:06.35]Xiaohong:Yes,we are.Are you,um,Mr....?
[01:11.21]Mr.Davis:Mr.Davis.And this is my wife,Mrs.Davis.
[01:16.98]LiMeng:Hello!Mrs.Davis.Nice to meet you at last.
[01:21.95]Xiaohong:Nice to meet you,Mrs.Davis.
[01:25.79]Mrs.Davis:Nice to meet you,kids.
[01:29.63]We've been looking forward to seeing you for so long and now at last,here you are.
[01:36.26]Mr.Davis:And kids,this is our son,Daniel.
[01:40.70]He is the same age as you,LiMeng.Both of you are 14.
[01:46.55]You two are going to have a lot of fun together.
[01:50.99]Daniel:Hi!LiMeng.
[01:53.95]LiMeng:Hi!I didn't expect you to be so big.
[01:58.70]Daniel:And you look bigger than I thought.And you must be Xiaohong.
[02:04.26]Xiaohong:Hello.
[02:07.32]Mr.Davis:Now,let me find a luggage cart
[02:11.16]and we can push your luggage to our van over there in the car park.
[02:16.72]You folks have come a long way and must be exhausted now.Come on,let's go.
[02:23.28]3.Listen and fill in the blanks.
[02:28.56]Jet Lag
[02:31.43]Wang Ming:I'm_____ ______after the long flight.I need to sleep for a while.
[02:37.36]LiHong:Me too,but I won't go to bed yet.It's____ _______.
[02:42.69]WangMing:Aren't you__________?
[02:45.56]LiHong:I am,but I'll______ ___________too early if I go to sleep now.
[02:50.92]WangMing:Yes,the_________is different here.
[02:54.58]LiHong:It's evening now in Beijing,so your______tells you to go to bed.
[03:00.22]WangMing:Then what shall I do?
[03:03.69]WangMing:OK then,I won't go to bed until it's_________.
[03:10.96]4.Listen and practice in pairs.
[03:16.41]LiMeng,Xiaohong and the home-stay family get into van and head towards home.
[03:23.96]LiMeng and Daniel sit next to each other and start to talk.
[03:30.13]Daniel:Dad told me you like soccer.Is that true?
[03:34.39]LiMeng:Yeah.It's exciting.All the goals.I'm a forward in the team back in China.
[03:41.94]Daniel:Oh,great!I'msure our coach will be glad to hear that.
[03:47.29]LiMeng:Coach?What's that?
[03:50.84]Daniel:A coach,you know,is just like a teacher
[03:55.28]but he tells you how to play soccer.
[03:59.05]LiMeng:Oh,I see.Right.The coach is an important man.What's his name?
[04:05.50]Daniel:Mr.Hudson.He is good but strict.
[04:10.17]He always talks about discipline and fair play.
[04:14.72]LiMeng:What do you mean?
[04:17.59]Daniel:I mean he always wants us to follow the rules in the game.
[04:22.64]LiMeng:Sounds reasonable.
[04:25.48]6.Listen and read.
[04:30.24]Home-stay families
[04:33.89]Arriving in a new country is an exciting but challenging experience.
[04:40.24]International students arriving in Australia
[04:44.97]should learn about the Australian culture,
[04:49.36]which is often very different from their own.
[04:54.22]To help students cope with the new environment,
[04:59.18]many Australian home-stay families provide the new comers with a warm,
[05:05.84]caring,friendly and interesting home.
[05:10.70]Home-stays are good for any student who wants to learn English,
[05:16.55]but they are especially good for younger strdents.
[05:21.28]In a home-stay sitration,students'English will improve quickly.
[05:27.47]Living with an English speaking family is noe of the best ways
[05:32.62]to learn everyday English vocabulary.
[05:37.06]Students also learn about Australian family life and culture.
[05:42.91]Learning about culture is a big part of language learning.
[05:48.47]A home-stay sitration involves students directly in the home environment
[05:55.03]and gives them a realistic understanding of Australian lifestyle and language.
[06:02.00]Howevr,not every family can be a home-stay family.
[06:07.57]They must be carefully selected.
[06:11.51]All host families are asked to provide the following:
[06:16.56]* Aprivate,single bedroom for the strdent
[06:21.00]* Laundry facilities that are not coin operated
[06:26.77]* A well-lit study area
[06:30.61]* 3 meals a day
[06:33.95]Meanwhile,the following considerations are also very important
[06:39.60]for the home-stay families:
[06:43.07]* Cleanliness of the home
[06:46.41]* Warmth and care shown by the family
[06:50.85]* The closeness of the home to the school
[06:55.40]* Easy and convenient transportation
[06:59.84]* English is the only language spoken at home.
[07:05.12]9.Liaten,read and act.
[07:10.47]Mrs.Davis is talking with Xiaohong about Australian family structure
[07:16.95]while they're on their way home.
[07:20.48]Mrs.Davis:Did you have a good flight?
[07:23.72]Xiaohong:It was fine.I slept quite a lot and saw an interesting movie.
[07:29.67]Mrs.Davis:Good.Wait till we get home,you can give your mum
[07:35.24]and dad a call so they will stop worrying.
[07:39.68]Xiaohong:Oh,thank you,Mrs.Davis.
[07:43.44]Mrs.Davis:Call me mum,if you like.
[07:46.91]I'm about the same age as your mum
[07:50.99]and I'll take care of you two just like your mum.
[07:55.35]Xiaohong:Ok,Mum.It's good to be in a family.
[08:00.21]It will help me to stop getting homesick.Are there just five of us in the family?
[08:06.97]Mrs.Davis:Well,yes,if we don't include grandma.She lives not far from us.
[08:13.45]You see,usually in a family there are just parents and children.
[08:19.20]I guess it's the same back in China.Right?
[08:23.35]Xiaohong:Yes,usually.But some people also live together with their grandparents.
