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Simulated living abroad; Children learning with close attention

Liu Wei Yin/Taiyuan Reporting
"How do you do, County Magistrate! It's a pleasure to travel abroad with you." Taiyuan Chungli Elementary School fifth grade student, Lin Yu Chen, took the same airplane yesterday with County Magistrate, Zhu Li Lun. He also toured the mall and shopped abroad. But all this took place in the International English Village, located at Chungli Elementary School which features English only conversation in every aspect. Chungli International English Village in Taoyuan County is the only and the first English Village in the country. During its inauguration yesterday, Country Magistrate, Zhu Li Lun toured the simulated foreign English village, from taking the airplane,  ordering meals, and to shopping, all under the supervision and support from the overseas teachers, fully immersed in the real atmosphere of studying abroad.
Chungli Elementary School fifth grade student, Lin Yu Chen, expressed that, "Teachers disguised as stewardesses, served drinks, distributed meals to the flyers, and wrote on the whiteboard, of the flight destination, including the time of departure, temperature outside the cabin, flight altitude. It's exactly like my past experience of traveling abroad." Lin Yu Chen was really joyful to be able to fly within the same airplane with the country magistrate, " Teachers brought the real experience of traveling in the cabin to the students, it was such a great experience."
Zhang Ting Yun, the second class of the fifth grade, said that it'll really improve the fluency in English by periodically coming to the International English Village; for example, buying apparel, trying on the garment, paying and inquiring the price, which are taught by the overseas teachers. What I have learned is quite practical, she emphasized that, " I can be my parents' interpreter if I travel abroad in the future."