What is student accommodation like in Great Britain?

Generally British students live in “Halls of Residence.” These are often newly constructed buildings with a large number of individual “study-bedrooms,” consisting of a bed, a table, a chair, bookshelves, cupboards and with sometimes a washbasin. Students usually have a single room but sometimes they have to share for one year with another person. There is a bathroom, a kitchen and a laundry on each floor for communal use. There is also a “common room” (a room where students can meet), a TV room and a game room. Breakfast, lunch and evening meals are usually provided for the students in a self-service cafeteria, within the Hall. The student pays for his residence at the beginning of each academic term. Prices vary quite a lot from university to university.

These “Halls of Residence” are for “Red Bricks” (Victorian) universities, such as Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, and Liverpool or more modern universities, such as Warwick.

The ancient, traditional universities, such as Oxford, Cambridge, Durham and London, have a “collegiate system”. In many ways they are similar to Halls of Residence, but there are a few differences. In the first place, the student lives in a college. The buildings are usually very old, some dating from the Middle Ages. Colleges are more traditional than Halls of Residence. For example, many college students have to wear black gowns during the evening meal! Such a collegiate student has a tutor who acts as a “moral” and “academic” adviser. Perhaps the greatest difference is that students in these traditional universities have fewer accommodation difficulties than students in newer universities: one is guaranteed accommodation in college for 3 (or 4) years, if one so wishes, although many students choose to “live out” rather than “live in” as they feel that they have more independence. It must be added that many British students experience accommodation difficulties during their studies.

Usually the students study in the University Reading-Room, but those who want to prolong their working hours can work in their study-bedrooms or in specially appointed study rooms. The Halls provide a homely atmosphere conducive to studying.

Speaking

What is student accomodation like in Ukraine? Is it the same as in Great Britain? Speak about the way Ukrainian students live.

PART IV

HOUSEKEEPING

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