高中三年级英语(人教版)全一册 Unit 8 Integrating Skills 1

　　A year in a foreign country is not just about learning a language. It is true that exchange students usually become fluent in the new language, but most of them would probably tell you that they also learn many other things that are even more important. Being an exchange student helps you make friends with people from different backgrounds and understand another culture. One year is not enough to learn all about a country or a culturel of course, but it is enough to broaden your horizons and improve your understanding of the world. What is perhaps the most valuable is what you learn about yourself and your own culture. When you are at home, you seldom stop to think what kind of person you are and what your culture is really like. As an exchange student, you have to learn to depend on yourself and you will often be asked to explain your country and culture to others. It may seem strange, but many returning exchange students say that their year abroad made them understand their own country and culture for the first time.