Homestay provides English language students with the opportunity to speak English outside the classroom and the experience of being part of a British home.

What to Expect

The host will provide accommodation and meals. Rooms will be cleaned and bedcovers changed at least once a week.You will be given the house key and the host is there to offer help and advice as well as to take an interest in your physical and mental health.

Accommodation Zones

Homestays are located in London mainly in Zones 2, 3 and 4 of the transport system.Most hosts do not live in the town centre as much of central London is commercial and not residential(居住的). Zones 3 and 4 often offer larger accommodation in a less crowded area. It is very convenient to travel in London by Underground.

Meal Plans Available

◇　Continental Breakfast

◇　Breakfast and Dinner

◇　Breakfast, Packed Lunch and Dinner

It's important to note that few English families still provide a traditional cooked breakfast.Your accommodation includes Continental Breakfast which normally consists of fruit juice, cereal (谷物类食品), bread and tea or coffee. Cheese, fruit and cold meat are not normally part of a Continental Breakfast in England. Dinners usually consist of meat or fish with vegetables followed by dessert, fruit and coffee.

Friends

If you wish to invite a friend over to visit, you must first ask your host's permission.You have no right to entertain friends in a family home as some families feel it is an invasion of their privacy.

Self­Catering Accommodation in Private Homes

Accommodation on a room­only basis includes shared kitchen and bathroom facilities and often a main living room. This kind of accommodation offers an independent lifestyle and is more suitable for the long­stay student. However, it does not provide the same family atmosphere as an ordinary homestay and may not benefit those who need to practise English at home quite as much.

Music

Royal Albert Hall：

Eric Clapton returns to the Royal Albert Hall next May, marking his only UK shows in 2021．

Clapton’s career as a professional musician has seen him create an abundance of records with numerous bands．

Time：May to July—the first Tuesday and the first Sunday per month．

Starts：7：30 pm

There is a ticket limit of six tickets per household．

Call 472-556 for more information．

http：//www.Royalalberthall.com

Concertgebouw Hall：

It goes without saying that the Concertgebouw and jazz and pop music make a perfect combination．The stages of both the Main Hall and the Recital Hall have borne witness to nearly the whole of jazz history．

Note：Concerts until December 31, 2020 do not have assigned seating due to our corona measures．Staff members will show you to your seats．For the Main Hall you can choose in which section you would like to sit：balcony, stage or orchestra．

A free schedule of events is available by calling the box office at 488-576 for more information．

http：//www.cortcertgebouw.com

Boston Symphony Orchestra：

The Boston Symphony Orchestra is pleased to present Encore BSO Recitals, a colorful and eclectic online concert series spotlighting 50 musicians of the Boston Symphony Orchestra．It will give viewers a rare opportunity to experience the individual attraction of many of the musicians who make up the world-known ensemble(乐团)．

Video streams begin on Thursdays at noon Eastern Time．

A donation of$25 or more will give you access to all nine videos in the series．

http：//www.boston.com

Carnegie Hall：

Pianist Jonathan Biss’s 2021 master class focuses on the late solo works of Beethoven．

Brahms, and Schubert—a fascinating journey for the six young pianists who participate．Biss hosts this program—which also includes an interaction between performers and audience．Students with I．D．cards can attend the events for free．

Phone：654-112．

http：//www.carnegie.com

Pastime is a bi-monthly magazine for curious young minds. Many of the topics we write about won't be covered in the classroom. All the articles are written in a lively style, and each one is paired with drawings by some of the country's most talented artists.

◇ History focuses on archaeological(考古的) sites around the world where archaeologists work to unearth important finds.

◇ World includes stories about daily life, folk tales, and culture and traditions of the people and places.

◇ Sport includes nutrition tips, information about up and coming young athletes, and sports events.

◇ Art stimulates a child's cultural life, from film to theatre through to writing and music.

On top of all that, Pastime is packed with items to stimulate a youngster's imagination, including pages of puzzles and a step-by-step guide to creating their own impressive-looking drawings.

In every issue, we review the latest books top authors write for this age group. There are short works of fiction written especially for Pastime by some of our best writers.

We know that children at this age are dealing with many emotions and sometimes difficult feelings, we have a personal advice page to reply to questions dealing with personal and moral questions.

Unlike many of today's throwaway comics, Pastime is written and designed to be kept and treasured. We know children love going online---but we also know how much they enjoy holding a printed magazine in their hands, and the excitement they get when each new issue drops through the letterbox personally addressed to them.

Subscription

• Pastime is published six times a year. An annual subscription costs just ￡20 and makes a great gift for any child aged eight to twelve.

• To order by phone: Dial 1-800-821-0156 and use Offer Code WEBSAVE86 for print-only subscriptions.

• You can cancel at any time for magazines that haven't shipped yet.