Here is a 2-way student exchange. Fred, 19 , spent last year in Germany with George’s family. In turn, George’s son Mike spent a year in Fred’s home in America.
Fred knew little German when he arrived. But after 2 months of studying, the language became easy for him. School was very different from what he had looked forward to and it was much harder. Students stood up politely when the teacher came into the room. They took 14 subjects while American students usually took 6 in the US.
Family life, too, was different. The father’s word was the law(法律) . All the children had to do their activities with their family. Fred also missed having a car. In Germany, you should walk to go out to have a good time.
At the same time, in America, Mike was forming his own ideas. He says,’ American schools are too easy for our level but I have to say that I like it a lot in Germany , we do nothing except study. Here we take part in many other activities.
| Differences between American school life and German school life |
| Items | American students | German students |
| Class rules | They don’t have to stand up when their teacher come in | They have to ____ up and show respect(尊敬) to their ____ |
| ____ life | They do their own things alone. | They have to listen to their ____ |
| School ____ | They have six and they are very easy for them | They have 14, but the lessons are much more ____ |
| Going out | They can____ cars | They have to ____ all the way |
| School activities | They have ____ other activities | They have to ____ hard all the time.
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