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Band 2.5

Write an email to your friend. In your email, describe where you lived when you were a student at the university recommend the best way for him/her to look for accommodation warn him/her of mistakes students make when choosing accommodation

Hello Sam, I am writing to give you advice on
an
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accommodation where you can live to study at the university. I would like to say a bit about where I lived when I was a student. At that time, I live nearby the university and it took me 10 minutes to come there by
bus
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. You know the
bus
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 stop is just 200 meters far from my house, so I just walk to
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bus
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the bus
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 stop and take a
bus
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 easily and buses come frequently every 5 minutes.
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, I would suggest that you should find a
place
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is
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near the university because it is convenient for you and avoid traffic jam as well as save time
commute
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 to
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school. I think the best method for you
to
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 look for a
place
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 to live on
Facebook
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market
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marketplace
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place
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 and classify news where landlords post
room
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rooms
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 for rent and
description
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descriptions
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 of
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the house
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house
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houses
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, so you can see.
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, when you choose
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accommodation, you may make mistake in your
renting
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 agreement.
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, I warn you
read
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terms
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the terms
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 and conditions of
agreement
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 carefully before you decide to rent. You should aware of
deposit
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the deposit
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 policy or
period ending
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 contract and etc, to protect yourself. I look forward to
see
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 you soon and please let me know if you need any help
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finding a
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. Thanks! Best wishes, Trung Kieu

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    • Sentence 1 - Background statement
    • Sentence 2 - Detailed background statement
    • Sentence 3 - Thesis
    • Sentence 4 - Outline sentence
  • Paragraph 2 - First supporting paragraph
    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
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    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
  • Paragraph 3 - Second supporting paragraph
    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
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    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
  • Paragraph 4 - Conclusion
    • Sentence 1 - Summary
    • Sentence 2 - Restatement of thesis
    • Sentence 3 - Prediction or recommendation

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