任务型阅读。 British towns and cities have ri

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任务型阅读。

     British towns and cities have rich experience in providing accommodation (膳宿) for students and there

are many cheap, comfortable and safe places to live.

     You should always try to arrange your long-term accommodation before leaving home. Your school

should be able to help you with it. When you are accepted by a school, you will usually receive a package of

information including accommodation information. Complete the accommodation application form and return

it before the deadline (最后期限). If the school accommodation is not available, the accommodation advisory

(顾问的) office of your school can help you find private accommodation.

     If you're coming to the UK for the first time, accommodation provided by your school might be the most

suitable choice. This is a choice taken by more than half of the international students. There are plenty of

advantages of living in accommodation provided by the school: you can live close to where you are studying;

you will get to know other students easily; and most importantly, you will be living in a safer environment.

This kind of accommodation is also affordable: a room in a self-catering (自己做饭的) student apartment

usually costs from 180 to 360 pounds per month. To live in a place where meals are included you are expected

to pay from 320 to 400 pounds per month.

     If you choose to rent accommodation in private houses, the choices are lodgings, private hostels (招待所)

and bedsits (卧室兼起居室). In a lodging, your landlord/landlady lives in the same house, possibly with his /

her family, and prepares meals for you. For hostel accommodation and lodgings where meals are included,

you can expect to pay from 300 to 400 pounds per month. For bedsit, you would pay from 200 to 380 pounds

per month.