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IEL TS Reading Formula
(MAXIMISER)
� TEST 5
SECTION 1
You are advised to spend
20
minutes on Questions 1-14.
Find
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ng student accommodation
On campus or oft the right des-res in your first year needs to be chosen with extra care. Fred
Redwood reports.
It can be a difficult task trying to find suitable accommodation if you're going to university far
from home but don't be tempted to make a quick decision. Dr Susan Goddard, the
accommodation officer at the University of Reading says: "If you take accommodation in an
expensive area or if you move into a flat I where you have nothing in common with the other
people, you might find you want to move again after a few months. So choose carefully."
How should you go about finding good accommodation? If places in halls of residence are
available then it's probably wise to take up one of them. The number of rooms available varies.
Reading, which has average provision, gives 48 per cent of students and nearly all first-years
the chance of living in hall. A single room with three meals a day should cost about £5,400 for
the academic year. It may seem costly, but you will also have an early opportunity to meet
other students. However, if you go through clearing all places in hall may be taken, in which
case your first stop should be the accommodation officer.
Dr Goddard says: 'Don't give up hope of a room in hall if there isn't one immediately available.
Consider living with a host family for a time so you can move quickly if a place becomes free.
It will be more difficult to leave a shared flat, where you have to sign a contract and pay a few
months' rent in advance.'
Another main concern should be convenience. Student accommodation is rarely located in the
most central parts of university towns and cities. But you don't want to travel for an hour
every day on the bus to get to class.
Ask the accommodation officer which areas are popular with Students. and which are the best
value for money. It is also a good idea to visit an area at different times of day and in the
evening. Is it noisy or quiet? Are there regular buses? Are there good facilities nearby such as
shops, a park, or a sports centre?
Think also about your own ability to make noise. You are likely to have parties and, probably.
your music collection doesn't contain much in the way of piano sonatas. Find out if the people
on the next floor seem likely to appreciate your taste in music and don't live next to an old
people's home where people like their peace and quiet.
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