Thanks for your message．Yes，I'm having a great time on my student exchange（交流）programme in France．I was a bit______before I arrived here，but there was no need to be．My host family is really nice．

They try to make me______at home．The grandmother knows that I miss Chinese food a lot．So she actually learned how to______Chinese food！She also has a teenage granddaughter about my age who is really______．She always talks to me in French to help me practise．You wouldn't______how quickly my French has improved．______I still make lots of mistakes，it doesn't worry me as it used to．

My biggest______is learning how to act at the dinner table．As you can imagine，things are very different from the way they are at home．For example，you shouldn't put your elbows（胳膊肘）on the table．______，I thought that was pretty strange，but now I'm used to（习惯于）it．Another example is that you shouldn't eat anything with your______except bread，not even fruit．You have to cut it up and eat it with a fork．Another thing is that it's impolite to say you're full．If you don't want any more _______，you should just say，"That was delicious．"I have to say that I find it difficult to _______everything，but I'm gradually（逐渐地）getting used to it．I don't find French customs so_______any more．

I'll write again soon and tell you more about my life in France． |Hope you're having a good school year．

Yours

Lin Yue