Here is a 2-way student exchange. Fred, 19 , spent last year in Germany with George’s family. In turn, George’s son Mike spent a year in Fred’s home in America.
Fred knew little German when he arrived. But after 2 months of studying, the language became easy for him. School was very different from what he had looked forward to and it was much harder. Students stood up politely when the teacher came into the room. They took 14 subjects while American students usually took 6 in the US.
Family life, too, was different. The father’s word was the law(法律) . All the children had to do their activities with their family. Fred also missed having a car. In Germany, you should walk to go out to have a good time.
At the same time, in America, Mike was forming his own ideas. He says,’ American schools are too easy for our level but I have to say that I like it a lot in Germany , we do nothing except study. Here we take part in many other activities.

Differences between American school life and German school life
Items	American students	German students
Class rules	They don’t have to stand up when their teacher come in	They have to _____ up and show respect(尊敬) to their _____
_______life	They do their own things alone.	They have to listen to their ____
School ______	They have six and they are very easy for them	They have 14, but the lessons are much more ___
Going out	They can ___ cars	They have to ______ all the way
School activities	They have______ other activities	They have to _____ hard all the time.