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How times have changed. Most Europeans who were on a language exchange to Britain before the 1990s have horror stories to tell. Inferior food served in a separate room to the host family is a quite common tale. So too are icy bedrooms with a ban on heating. But those days, thankfully, are long gone. Paid-for stays in a British home today are all about creating a positive, homely, educational holiday for the visitor. Children from around the world are keen to pay up to £650 a week stay in a British home today.


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British people of all ages are using TEFL, CELTA, TESL and TESOL qualifications to teach English to foreign students who pay to stay in their home. If you’re tired of the slow job market or just want a career change, here’s an idea: why not teach English to foreign students in your own home for up to £650 a week per student?


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Forget the bedroom tax – spare rooms across the UK are being turned into earning opportunities by a new generation of language exchange enthusiasts. Thanks to the web and the world’s need and desire to learn English from an early age, British families are earning up to £650 a week hosting foreign children in their homes for educational visits.