Every year， many foreign students go to America to study English. Some of this will participate in a home-stay program and live with an American family. However， others will take a different decision. They will live with friends from their own country. I believe that if a foreign student looks at both possibilities， he will decided3 to live with an American family. Even though there are one or two backwards4 to home-stay way， there are far more benefits.
In taking his decision about how to live in the United States， the foreign student is smart to consider one or two disadvantages to live with an American family. First of all， he must realise that he is going to feel homesick at first. Living in an American home with people of other language and culture may cause this feeling to increase. Also the American family could become very protective5 of him. They may ask him where he is going when he leaves home and when he will return. Despite these two disadvanges， there is a stronger idea in favor of living with Americans.
By living in an american home， the student has opportunity to become familiar with American customs and culture. For instance6， he will learn how improtant the family closeness is。 He can see how the children communicate with their parents and how the parents educate their children. He will not feel like a stranger because the American family will help him adjusting to a new life.
Inan American home， he can learn English fast. Family members can help him with his homeworks。 When he speaks English， they can pointhis errors. In this way， he can learn English naturally.
Although there are some disadvantage to live in an American family， there are heavier benefits. If the foreign student at first realises the value of learning about a new culture and improving his English at the same time， he will definitely7 choose to experience a home-stay in the United States. With an American family， he will find studying there a very bigexperience
