Exercise 9
请阅读下面文字及图片，并按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。
Mr Duman, 29-year-old, lives at the Humanitas care home in Deventer,
in central Holland. His housemates’ average age is over 85. He has been
there for three years, along with five other students from nearby universities and around 150 elderly residents. They are part of a project starting in 2012 that provides them with free housing in exchange for 30 hours per month of
their time living as a “good neighbour”. Only one activity is compulsory: preparing and serving a meal on weekday evenings.
Such projects could help fight loneliness, an increasing problem across the world. The very old, migrants, the sick or disabled, and singletons are most at risk of feeling lonely. It goes hand in hand with social isolation. Creating a space for the elderly to mix with youngsters can lift spirits—and help youngsters without enough money.
【写作内容】
1. 用约30个单词概括上述信息的主要内容； 2. 用约120个单词发表你的观点，内容包括：
（1）简要分析年轻人住进养老院这一现象的原因；
（2）你对这种新型陪伴方式持什么观点？说明你的理由（至少两点）。
【写作要求】
1. 写作过程中不能直接引用原文语句；
2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；
3. 不必写标题。
概要
论述
Exercise 9
【概要】The proportion of older people is steadily increasing in recent years in China. Meanwhile, a project in Holland, where young people live together with the elderly, benefits both sides.
【论述】There are some reasons accounting for the phenomenon. As population ages, elderly people are becoming lonelier, which is harmful physically and mentally, so they applaud the presence of young people. Faced with huge economic pressure, young people are willing to live in nursing homes to ease the burden.
From where I stand, I am supportive of this new way of companionship. For the elderly, they will be less lonely and learn lots of new things from the young. Besides, staying with young people, they feel the vitality of life again. For young people, they become more patient and know how to care for others. Moreover, they can gain valuable life advice from the elderly. Companion is the longest confession, so the project really deserves credit.
请阅读下面文字及图片，并按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。
Mr Duman, 29-year-old, lives at the Humanitas care home in Deventer,
in central Holland. His housemates’ average age is over 85. He has been
there for three years, along with five other students from nearby universities and around 150 elderly residents. They are part of a project starting in 2012 that provides them with free housing in exchange for 30 hours per month of
their time living as a “good neighbour”. Only one activity is compulsory: preparing and serving a meal on weekday evenings.
Such projects could help fight loneliness, an increasing problem across the world. The very old, migrants, the sick or disabled, and singletons are most at risk of feeling lonely. It goes hand in hand with social isolation. Creating a space for the elderly to mix with youngsters can lift spirits—and help youngsters without enough money.
【写作内容】
1. 用约30个单词概括上述信息的主要内容； 2. 用约120个单词发表你的观点，内容包括：
（1）简要分析年轻人住进养老院这一现象的原因；
（2）你对这种新型陪伴方式持什么观点？说明你的理由（至少两点）。
【写作要求】
1. 写作过程中不能直接引用原文语句；
2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；
3. 不必写标题。
概要
论述
Exercise 9
【概要】The proportion of older people is steadily increasing in recent years in China. Meanwhile, a project in Holland, where young people live together with the elderly, benefits both sides.
【论述】There are some reasons accounting for the phenomenon. As population ages, elderly people are becoming lonelier, which is harmful physically and mentally, so they applaud the presence of young people. Faced with huge economic pressure, young people are willing to live in nursing homes to ease the burden.
From where I stand, I am supportive of this new way of companionship. For the elderly, they will be less lonely and learn lots of new things from the young. Besides, staying with young people, they feel the vitality of life again. For young people, they become more patient and know how to care for others. Moreover, they can gain valuable life advice from the elderly. Companion is the longest confession, so the project really deserves credit.
