Lesson 5. Be an exchange student!
Getting ready for the task:

- What do you know about an exchange program?
- What is a youth exchange program?

Key words:
youth - the time of life when a person is young
fair - faithful
government - a group of people who are responsible for governing a state
too pass a law - to adopt/accept/admit a law
a scholarship - an amount of money given to smb by an organization to help to pay for their education
a host - a person who invites guests to a meal/aparty, etc. at his/her own place
an exchange program - a program to share and work on with partners
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GW. Read the text paying attention to the sentences with the modal verb "to have to".

In an exchange program, groups of people from different countries visit each other. They go to other countries to spend time there, study the language of the country and make new friends. In 1992 the United States government passed a law. Under this law the US government started to offer scholarships to school students. These students go to the USA and live there for a year. They live with a host family. But they are not guests of the family, they become members of the family, just like the children and the parents of the family. And they do not go there for a holiday, because while they are there they go to high school. They have to learn about the country and speak English very well.

You have to win a competition, then you can become an exchange student in the US. You have to take a test in English, and they choose only those students who are good at English. Your teachers have to give you a recommendation that you are responsible, independent and cooperative. At the same time you must be fair, caring, honest, and you should respect other people. When you come back, you can share what you learned in the USA with all your friends.

Listen and answer the questions! Read Listening Material
Listen to the passage and answer the following questions.

1. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
   The students can become exchange students when they … .
   A) get scholarship
   B) visit other countries
   C) pass the rounds of test
   D) share their experience
   E) study in other countries
2. Which statement is not mentioned about the exchange student?
   An exchange student … .
   A) makes new friends
   B) can get scholarship
   C) must be responsible
   D) can choose the school
   E) must be good at English
3. What is the passage mainly about?
   A) US students
   B) New friends
   C) US government
   D) Experience exchange
   E) A scholarship program
4. 4. Answer the question according to the passage. (no more than three words)
   When did US government pass a law about student exchange program?
5. “to pass the tests” is closest in meaning to the phrase “ … ” in the passage.

In an exchange program, groups of people from different countries visit each other. They go to other countries to study the language of the country and to make new friends. In 1992 the US government passed a law. Under this law the US government started to offer scholarships to school students. Students have to take several tests and be successful in all of them. Then they become an exchange student. They choose only those students who are good at English. The student can become an exchange student when the teacher says that the student is responsible, independent and cooperative. At the end of the program they come back and share what they learned in the USA with all their friends.

1. Complete the sentence according to the passage.
   The students can become exchange students when they … .
   A) get scholarship
   B) visit other countries
   C) pass the rounds of test
   D) share their experience
   E) study in other countries
2. Which statement is not mentioned about the exchange student?
   An exchange student … .
   A) makes new friends
   B) can get scholarship
   C) must be responsible
   D) can choose the school
   E) must be good at English
3. What is the passage mainly about?
   A) US students
   B) New friends
   C) US government
   D) Experience exchange
   E) A scholarship program
4. 4. Answer the question according to the passage. (no more than three words)
   When did US government pass a law about student exchange program?
   Answer: “in 1992”
5. “to pass the tests” is closest in meaning to the phrase “ … ” in the passage.
   Answer: “to have success in the tests”