DearTom,

　　I’mverygladthatyou’llcometoChina.Iknowitisn’teasytolearnaforeignlanguage,butIhavesomeideasthatmayhelp.Firstly,it’sveryimportanttolistentotheteachercarefullyinclassandmakesomenotessothatyoucangooveryourlessonslater.Secondly,trytocatcheverychancetopracticespeaking,bothinandoutofclass.Don’tbeafraidofmakingmistakes.ThentrytolistenandreadmoreinChinese.What’smore,you’dbetterplanyourtimewellandstudyitregularlyeveryday.

　　Aboveall,youshouldbeconfidentinyourselfanddon’tgiveupwheneveryoumeetwithdifficulty.I’msureyouwillsucceedthroughyourhardwork.

　　BestwishesandlookingforwardtomeetingyouinChina.

　　Yours,

　　LiMing