上海新东方王希老师为同学们带来托福强化班第三四节课的仿写练习：

　　5分范文“The Home-stay Program” 此篇文章

　　语言：准确，地道，丰富(无超纲词汇)

　　结构：总分总，统一渐进连贯

　　举例：中间段由Main point Sentence+Details举例展开

　　字数：440字，高于300字最低要求，字数不够的同学可学习凑字数方法

　　建议同学们仿写。

　　A foreign student who plans to go to the United States must have some definite goals in mind. For the student who wants to improve his English quickly and learn about American family， there may be one two disadvantages to his living arrangement; however， I believe that there are far more advantages.

　　First of all， some minor disadvantages of living with an American family include both a lack of privacy and little opportunity to be independent. For instance，the foreign student may find the family expects him to join them in group activities such as watching television and going on picnics. At times， however， he might enjoy staying in his room to read or write letters to his family or friends. Another drawback to living in an American home involves who his friends will be and where he will go during his leisure time away from home.

　　Even though there may be one or two disadvantages to living with an American family， the advantages far outweigh them.By taking part in a home stay program， the student has an excellent opportunity to learn about American customs. He will find out how to behave in different social situations such as parties and ceremonies and how to dress on these occasions. Also， he will learn about many other aspects of the American way of life， such as the way schools are run in the United States. With a family close by， he can ask questions about attendance rules and school costs. The family will make certain that he becomes acquainted with his new way of life， and soon he will feel at home.

　　Anotheradvantage of living with an American family is that the students are in an ideal environment to improve his English. For example，each time he has a conversation with someone in the family， this native speaker can help him with the pronunciation and grammar. Maybe the younger children in the family can help him with his homework， too. But the most important thing is that he will be surrounded by English most of time during his stay in the United States.

　　Although I agree that there may be a couple of disadvantages to living with an American family， I feel that the advantages are more obvious.In a home-stay program， the student can learn about the American customs in the most native way possible. In addition， he will find himself in an ideal atmosphere in which his English will certainly improve. In my opinion， there are the two important goals for him to consider， and therefore， living with an American family is the best way to achieve them.