noun · informal
homestay
UK/ˈhəʊmsteɪ/US/ˈhoʊmsteɪ/HOME·stay
Band 7+speakingtask2
a stay in the home of a local family instead of a hotel
Examples
“I chose a homestay to practise my Spanish with native speakers.”
“The homestay included breakfast and two family meals per week.”
“Many students prefer homestays for the cultural immersion.”
Band 8 sentence
“Choosing a homestay gave me daily insights into local customs that no hotel could offer.”
Collocations
- book a homestay
- homestay family
Word family
homestay nounhomestays noun (plural)
Common mistakes
I will stay at home while studying abroad.→I will do a homestay while studying abroad.
Say it for a higher band
5stay at a local family→6stay with a host family→7+homestay
Synonyms
stay with a host family
Easily confused
guesthouse
“I booked a homestay to practise my language skills.”
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