A detailed explanation of the advantages and disadvantages of three accommodation methods for studying in Britain

Accommodation is one of the important problems to be solved when studying in Britain. Many students are only children at home, so accommodation is actually a difficult problem. Generally speaking, there are three types of accommodation in Britain. Family boarding, school dormitory, renting a house by yourself. Each accommodation method has its own advantages and disadvantages, and students can choose according to their own situation. Let's compare the advantages and disadvantages of three accommodation methods for studying in the UK.

1. Study accommodation in the UK: host families.

If you want to experience the daily life style of the British people and make your spoken English advance by leaps and bounds in a short time, staying with a local British family is definitely the best choice. You will have a room of your own, usually with simple furniture such as bed, wardrobe and writing desk. If you are lucky, you may get a TV set. But the bathroom must be used with the owner. Some families will allow you to use their washing machines, while others will not allow or ask you to pay. In the latter case, you can choose to wash clothes in the nearby self-service laundry room, which takes about 3-4 kg from washing to drying. The host will usually provide you with breakfast and dinner, and three meals on weekends. If you want to cook for yourself in the kitchen, you need to get permission from the host first.

Advantages: you can directly experience the cultural life and daily language of the British; Through English families, you can meet more British people, such as neighbors, and expand your social contacts.

Disadvantages: It is a painful thing for people who are not used to English food. And the rent is much more expensive than renting your own house.

2. Studying in the UK: renting your own house.

Compared with family boarding, renting a house by yourself will be much cheaper, and you can also cook your favorite dishes. The degree of freedom will also be greatly improved. The channels of renting a house in Britain are roughly the same as those in China, mainly through friends' introduction or viewing the advertisements issued by the housing rental agency. The only difference from China is that you can also get a lot of rental information through the church in Britain, and the price will be more favorable. Usually you will share an apartment with others. There will be simple furniture in the room. Kitchen, bathroom appliances, etc. Need to share with other tenants. The rent in local cities is about 30-40 pounds for a room for two people and 40-50 pounds for a single room per week. The cost of living is about 10- 15 per person per week. There may be various extra expenses, such as utilities, so be sure to make it clear when renting a house.

Advantages: low cost; You can cook what you like; You can choose the rental area at will; High degree of freedom.

Disadvantages: students from China are often shared, and their spoken English has not improved; Easy to breed inertia.

3. Study abroad accommodation in the UK: school accommodation

This is a common choice of accommodation for China students studying in the UK. It is also the most expensive way. Living in the dormitory provided by the school, getting along with many foreign students day and night, oral English can also be improved quickly.

Advantages: Living with many foreign students, the English usage rate is high; Save time and transportation costs.

Disadvantages: high cost. Usually more than 70% of family accommodation.

Generally speaking, what kind of accommodation to choose needs to be considered according to your own situation. If you want to get familiar with British culture as soon as possible in a short time and plan to stay in the UK for development after graduation, experts suggest that you choose a host family. If your financial conditions are not very good, I suggest you rent your own house. If you want to improve your spoken English quickly, and plan to go back to China for development after graduation, and you need to make more friends with similar ages and backgrounds, then school accommodation will be your best choice.

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