Extended reading john Y, A chinese senior high school student, has spent a year studying in the U. K. Read this article in the school magazine about his school life abroad. School life in the U. K. Last year, I had the chance to study at a british secondary school as an exchange student. I stayed with a lovely host family and went to school with their sun Daniel. We were both in year ten, and we got on, well, he is learning chinese, and we will come to stay with me this year in china, the british school, they commonly begins around nine AM and ends around four P. M. Every secondary school student in the U. K. Must study english, maths and the science subjects, biology, chemistry and physics. In year ten, students usually have to learn nine subjects, and they can also choose to study other subjects such as history, art and business. The classes are different from those in china. Each teacher has their own classroom, and the students move around for every lesson. In most of my classes, there were only about twenty students in the beginning. However, IT was still tough for me to remember everyone's name. I enjoyed most of the classes, but some of them were quite chAllenging. Technology classes were fun. I made a clock to take home. The teacher helped me put the parts together. I like IT so much that I still use IT as my alarm. I found maths quite easy and enjoyable because the material was less advanced in the U. K. Than in china. However, learning in english was a great chAllenge for me. There were a lot of difficult english words, especially in geography, and logy class discussion is very important in the U. K, but I could not make a great contribution, because sometimes I wasn't able to express myself clearly in english. Although there was not as much homework as I was used to, IT was still chAllenging. Fortunately, my teachers and classmates were always helpful and gave me lots of encouragement. My language skills improved over time. During the hour long lunchtime, I ate in the school dining hall. There were lots of options, including bread and butter, chicken pie and puttings, but I still missed my mom's cooking after lunch. I often played on the school's huge sports field with Daniel and his friends. Sometimes we just relaxed under a tree or SAT on the grass. After school, there were many clubs to join. The one that attracted me most was the rugby club we played once a week, and IT was great fun. Also, I enjoyed acting in the theater club. I still have photos of myself acting in William shakespeare amid summer night's am. Joining clubs was a great way to meet british students and make friends with them. I am glad to have the opportunity to experience this different way of life. I met some great people and learn a lot about school life in the U. K. Daniel and his family were fantastic hosts, and his friends were very nice as well. I can't wait for Daniel to visit china.