Reading Practice
Student Accommodation
The College offers five basic accommodation options. Here is some information to help you make
CAMBOURNE HOUSE - self-catering, student residence, located in the town centre
from the main College campus. Up to 499 students live in 6, 7 and 8 bedroom flats, a
A suite shower rooms. Rent is £64 per week, including bills (not telephone). Broadband
connections and telephones, with communal kitchen/dining and lounge areas. Parkin
available, with permits costing £60 per term.
STUDENT VILLAGE - features 3, 4, 5 and 7 bedroom, self-catering shared houses f
B students close to the main College campus. Rent is £60 per week inclusive of bills (e
telephone). Parking is available with permits costing £90 for the academic year.
HANLEY HOUSE - a second, modern, self-catering residence in the town centre for
C Eighteen rooms per floor with communal kitchens, lounges, bathrooms and toilets. R
week including bills (not telephone). There is no space for parking nearby.
GLENCARRICK HOUSE - a privately-owned and managed student residence in the
above a multi-storey car park, close to a major nightclub and housing 120 students.
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allocated by the College Accommodation Service. Rents range from £58.50 to £68.5
en-suite room or larger en-suite room respectively. A small extra charge is made for
HOUSE SHARES - this recent initiative is a range of shared houses for 140 students
to standards set by us to meet all legal safety requirements. A room in a shared hou
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between £45 and £55 per week, exclusive of bills, and will be within a 4-mile radius o
campuses. As with halls of residence, the rent is payable termly.
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Questions 1-7
Look at the accommodation options A-E on the reading passage.
For which options are the following statements true?
Write the correct letter A-E in boxes 1-7 on your answer sheet.
NB You may use any letter more than once.
1..................... This is possibly inconvenient for car owners.
2..................... This is best if you like surfing the Web.
3..................... Of the College residences, this has the fewest students.
4..................... This is a new option offered by the College.
5..................... You have to organise parking a year at a time.
6..................... This accommodation does not belong to the College.
7..................... Here you definitely do not have your own bathroom.
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Solution:
1. C 5. B
2. A 6. D
3. D 7. C
4. E
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