Chinese

Lifestyles: sample reading & responding answers

The writer's friend moved to the country two years ago.
When Mary first arrived, she did not like living in the country because she was bored. There were not any new movies nor the latest things to buy at the shops. Also, her place in the country is far from the city, so very inconvenient.
The students are all good friends. It's very interesting that many classmates have pets at home.
Mary asked the writer to visit her home when the writer has an opportunity to go there.

In your answer you should:

use letter format
indicate whether or not you go and dine at a restaurant often
indicate whether or not you like Chinese cuisine, and whether you have tasted Peking duck
write about the different types of restaurants in Australia
indicate whether or not you like going to dine at a restaurant.

(Year 12) students in China are stressed from studying and preparing for their examination. They are under a great deal of pressure.
All day long, these students stay in the classroom to study and do their homework. They also need to study and do their homework for five hours at night. In addition, quite often, they have to go to tutoring on the weekends.
Their parents believe that these students at this age, should concentrate on their studies so that they can enter a good and well-known university as this will help them to find very good jobs in the future.

In your answer, you should: