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I want to talk about my life in (the) UK. I went to study in the UK a few years ago. The most exciting experience is that I went to a host family for my Christmas holiday in December. I went there alone … on a train. It took me about one or two hours to get there, to York, and then I stayed there for one week. This was the first time that I spent time with a UK family, which I learned a lot from them. They treat (treated) me like a family member, they took me out to eat, to play and to see all the different interesting culture of their region. On Christmas Day, they even bought me some presents to celebrate the Christmas (celebrate Christmas).
When I went back to Oxford, which was the place that I stayed for that year, I had the chance to teach in a Chinese school every Sunday. The kids are (were) about 14 years old and I taught them Chinese. They were very cute but they all speak (spoke) in English. I spent lots of time to encourage (encouraging) them to speak in Cantonese.
During my study (studies) in the UK, I lived with (a) few other students from different countries. They are very nice and we used to cook on our own, just like a big family. Every day we will go to … every day we went to supermarkets to buy food and drinks and desserts. We cooked every day. I was not a good cook – normally I just put everything into (the) oven. And I've tried (I tried) to bake a cake before but failed and they all laughed at me. And every time when I bake(d) a cake, they never taste(d) it. We share(d) a flat together – we share(d) kitchen, bathrooms but we do (did) have our own sink and bedroom. The life (Life) in the UK is quite relaxing besides study because you can explore more and do different activities at school or even some other extracurricular activities.
After I come (came) back (to) Hong Kong, I still keep in touch with all my friends in the UK, from different countries like Italy, Malaysia, Japan, UK and other countries. Sometimes we even send email(s) to each other, sometimes they may come to Hong Kong to visit and we will meet each other again.
I really enjoy (enjoyed) the time in the UK. I hope you will also have the chance to explore more in other different countries in the future.
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I've never studied in Britain et i'll never do it. I'm eighty years old, so older to go to an english college and, even more, in an elementary school. But I learn english once a week in a city in the North of France, no to travel abroad, but to keep my neurones in activity. In the same way, I read some news in English and I, recenttly, discovered this site. I'm happy for that.
No, I haven't. I did all my studies in my country. But I wish I had this experience.
I wish I had done some studies abroad, so that I had the opportunity to come into close contact with students from all over the world.
I haven't studied abroad, but I really want to.
I just had the opportunity to made the program of WORK AND TRAVEL. It was a great experience, I learned a lot.
I met people from my country and also from the USA, also I improved my English skills. Sometimes I was in a lot of pressure at work and didn't understand them when they talked to me, but I faced that with patience.
Have you ever studied abroad?
I have n't studied aboard, but I traveled to Germany in 2010 to train to the navigation aids systems for my work in Egypt.
I stayed her for a month, this period was very nice & interesting . I spent this time in learning, walking in the streets to meet people from different countries & cultures, in addition talking in English more & more.
in fact, the journey was fantastic & I enjoyed & was impressed with I saw in the Germany, the streets was green & clean, the people was organized, kindly & well educated.
In this period the FIFA world cup was lunched, & I was watching the international German team's matches in the street & after each match the Germans was celebrating. they were wonderful & happy.
I have never studied abroad, but I think it is very important for me and, I hope that before long I can study in another country.
No, I haven't studied abroad. But I hope that I will visit a lot of different country in the future either for a job or for a pleasure.
Hi, very good!
The only thing is - a lot of different countries.
I hope you will visit a lot of interesting countries.
Yes. Currently i'm studying medicine in Egypt. Egypt arabic accent is not much different than my homeland's accent so fortunately i'm not facing quite a trouble.
For me , I have never been studied abord. Now I am trying english more fluent and one day I must go outside country and study abord.