Name: ______________________ Class: _____ Class no.: _____ Group: _____ What is a year exchange program?
a year exchange program? Go to the websites and answer the following questions:
Watch the following video (~13mins) and answer the following questions. https://www.afs.hk/en/study-abroad/#afs-nav-year-exchange-program
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5OAzlzuNHY
How much time does an exchange student spend on the program?
Culture shock in Hong Kong ______________________
Where are the speakers from and how long have they been in Hong Kong? What do exchange students do on an exchange program?
Speaker Valentin Jey Irene Till Melissa - ____________________________________________________________
Country Switzerland
Time in HK ____ years ____ years ____ years ____ years every - ____________________________________________________________
summer
- ____________________________________________________________
What special Hong Kong experiences did the speakers talk about in the video?
e.g. taking red minibuses
- ____________________________________________________________ What is the age requirement for students who want to join the exchange program?
______________________
- ____________________________________________________________
https://www.afs.hk/en/yp/pricing/
- ____________________________________________________________ How much is the program?
__________________________________________________________________________
- ____________________________________________________________
What’s included in the program fee? Put a tick in the boxes.
- ____________________________________________________________ transport
a place to live
souvenirs and gifts
Do you think the speakers have a positive or negative attitude towards Hong Kong? Give one food
example to support your answer. medical insurance
activity fees
__________________________________________________________________________ visa
__________________________________________________________________________ What are the pros and cons of joining a one-year exchange programme? Write at least 3
points on each side.
What did Irene learn after coming to Hong Kong? Pros Cons
- -
__________________________________________________________________________
- -
Would you like to live in a foreign country for a year?
- -
Some vocabulary and expressions:
(n.) assumption, preconception, discrimination, bias, misunderstanding, memories, growth
(v.) assume, discriminate, misunderstand, rely/depend on, grow up
(adj.) unforgettable, memorable, independent, eye-opening, homesick, mature, foreign
culture (n.) shock (n.)
cultural (adj.) exchange (n.)
mutual (adj.) understanding (n.)
step (v.) out of / stay (v.) in our comfort zone
widen (v.) our horizons (n.)
It isn’t all roses and sunshine.
expand (v) your social circle
boost (v) your communication skills
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Name: ______________________ Class: _____ Class no.: _____ Group: _____ What is a year exchange program? Go to the websites and answer the following questions:
(Key) https://www.afs.hk/en/study-abroad/#afs-nav-year-exchange-program
Watch the following video (~13mins) and answer the following questions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5OAzlzuNHY How much time does an exchange student spend on the program?
Culture shock in Hong Kong 9-10 months
Where are the speakers from and how long have they been in Hong Kong? 0.00-0.50
Speaker Valentin Jey Irene Till Melissa What do exchange students do on an exchange program?
Country France Singapore Indonesia Germany Switzerland - immerse in a foreign language environment
Time in HK 4 years 7 years 6 years 9 years every - study at a local secondary school
summer - live with a host family
What special Hong Kong experiences did the speakers talk about in the video?
e.g. taking red minibuses 0.50-1.30 What is the age requirement for students who want to join the exchange program?
- dining/ordering/being scolded at cha chaan teng 15-18.5 years old
- living in very small space/rooms/flats (subdivided flat)
- fast-paced lifestyle https://www.afs.hk/en/yp/pricing/
- walking on escalators How much is the program?
- taking the lift/having the ‘close door’ button in lifts • Canada, United States HK$190,000
Do you think the speakers have a positive or negative attitude towards Hong Kong? Give one • Other countries HK$149,000
example to support your answer.
positive What’s included in the program fee? Put a tick in the boxes.
Till -is used to ordering fast, getting scolded but food comes fast. transport
-likes that minibuses are so fast that he feels like he is being taken care of and he a place to live (accommodation)
will arrive home really fast. It reminds him of home. souvenirs and gifts
-likes that everything is so fast in Hong Kong. food (meals)
-loves that when he presses the ‘close’ button in the lift, the doors close medical insurance
immediately. activity fees
Jey -enjoys being scolded by the locals as it reminds him of family/it has a family feel
What are the pros and cons of joining a one-year exchange programme? Write at least 3
to that.
points on each side.
Valentin -likes the efficiency in Hong Kong / felt frustrated when he was back in France
Pros Cons
where everything was much slower.
- -
Irene -feels that Hong Kong is better than what she thought
-will stay in Hong Kong for longer than she expected and explore a little more
- -
What did Irene learn after coming to Hong Kong?
Hong Kong is so different from what is portrayed in the media and movies. - -
Would you like to live in a foreign country for a year?
Some vocabulary and expressions:
(n.) assumption, preconception, discrimination, bias, misunderstanding, memories, growth
(v.) assume, discriminate, misunderstand, rely/depend on, grow up
(adj.) unforgettable, memorable, independent, eye-opening, homesick, mature, foreign
culture (n.) shock (n.)
cultural (adj.) exchange (n.)
mutual (adj.) understanding (n.)
step (v.) out of / stay (v.) in our comfort zone
widen (v.) our horizons (n.)
It isn’t all roses and sunshine.
expand (v) your social circle
boost (v) your communication skills
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Name: ______________________ Class: _____ Class no.: _____ Group: _____(Key) What is a ‘year exchange program’? Go to the websites and answer the following questions:
Watch the following video (~13mins) and answer the following questions. https://www.afs.hk/en/study-abroad/#afs-nav-year-exchange-program
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5OAzlzuNHY
Culture shock in Hong Kong How much time does an exchange student spend on the program?
Where are the speakers from and how long have they been in Hong Kong? 9-10 months
Speaker Valentin Jey Irene Till Melissa
Country France Singapore Indonesia Germany Switzerland What do exchange students do on an exchange program?
Time in HK 4 years 7 years 6 years 9 years every - immerse 沉浸 in a foreign language 外語 environment
summer - study at a local secondary school
What special Hong Kong experiences did the speakers talk about in the video? - live with a host family 接待家庭
e.g. taking red minibuses
- dining/ordering/being scolded 責罵 at cha chaan teng What is the age requirement 要求 for students who want to join the exchange program?
- living in very small space/rooms/flats (subdivided flat 劏房) 15-18.5 years old
- fast-paced lifestyle
- walking on escalators 扶手電梯 https://www.afs.hk/en/yp/pricing/
- taking the lift/having the ‘close door’ button in lifts How much is the program?
Do you think the speakers have a positive or negative attitude towards Hong Kong? Give one • Canada, United States HK$190,000
example to support your answer. • Other countries HK$149,000
positive
Till -is used to ordering fast, getting scolded but food comes fast. What’s included in the program fee? Put a tick in the boxes.
-likes that minibuses are so fast that he feels like he is being taken care of and he transport 交通
will arrive home really fast. It reminds him of home. a place to live (accommodation 住宿)
-likes that everything is so fast in Hong Kong. souvenirs and gifts
-loves that when he presses the ‘close’ button in the lift, the doors close food (meals)
immediately. medical insurance 醫療保險
Jey -enjoys being scolded by the locals as it reminds him of family/it has a family feel activity fees
to that. visa 簽證
Valentin -likes the efficiency 效率 in Hong Kong / felt frustrated 沮喪的 when he was back
in France where everything was much slower. What are the pros and cons of joining a one-year exchange programme? Write at least 3
Irene -feels that Hong Kong is better than what she thought points on each side.
-will stay in Hong Kong for longer than she expected and explore a little more Pros Cons
What did Irene learn after coming to Hong Kong? - -
Hong Kong is so different from what is portrayed in the media and movies.
刻畫/塑造 媒體 - -
Would you like to live in a foreign country for a year?
Some vocabulary and expressions: - -
(n.) assumption 既定印象/假設, preconception 先入為主的印象, discrimination 歧視, bias
偏見, misunderstanding 誤解, memories 記憶, growth 成長
(v.) assume 假設, discriminate 歧視, misunderstand 誤解, rely/depend on 依賴, grow up 成長
(adj.) unforgettable, memorable, independent 獨立的, eye-opening 開眼界, homesick 思鄉的,
mature 成熟的, foreign 外國的
culture (n.) shock (n.) 文化衝擊
cultural (adj.) exchange (n.) 文化交流
mutual (adj.) understanding (n.) 互相理解
step (v.) out of / stay (v.) in our comfort zone 走出/留在舒適區
widen (v.) our horizons (n.) 拓闊視野
It isn’t all roses and sunshine. 世事並非都是美好的
expand (v) your social circle
boost (v) your communication skills
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Watch the video and find the pros and cons of going on an exchange programme.
AFS student Chloe’s Japan Diary (7m27s)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9_qdV8UctU
Watch the video (1m32s) and answer the following question.
Takeaway
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIb3mhSdjys&t=92s
What did the exchange students learn?
- confident and bold
- make new friends from around the world
- be more independent/solve problems on their own
- know how to communicate and maintain relationships
- learn a new language
- learn about the importance of family
Would you like to join such a programme?
