Your friend has been offered a place on a course at the university where you studied. He/she would like your advice about finding a place to live. Write an email to your friend. In your email 1)Describe where you lived when you were a student at the university 2) Recommend the best way for him/her to look for accommodation 3) Warn him/her of mistakes students make when choosing accommodation

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Dear Pooja, Thanks for asking about my wellness, I am doing good. Hope you are doing well.
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, congratulations on receiving
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the offer
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offer
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from the
university
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. I believe you will cope
up
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well with
the
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academics and get
a good scores
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a good score
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. Don’t worry about the
accommodation
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part as there are plenty of options available and
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you will find
university
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hostels available
initially
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for 1 year where you can opt for it. If you didn’t find any good place
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. I didn’t
faced
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much
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issues in getting
an good
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good accommodation facilities
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accommodation
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facilities as there was my brother who had contacts of his own which helped me in getting a
descent
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place. I lived nearby around 2kms away from the
university
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. The residence was completely filled with basic necessities like groceries, hospitals, theatres, parks, gyms and
what not
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. Everything was available within a radius of 3kms. But to bring you notice amount the cost it was pretty expensive compare to the
accommodation
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present at 7kms away from the
university
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. Which could be suited
under
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to
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your budget. The best way to search is
through
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offline
,
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because you will be able to evaluate the facilities given by the owner and
also
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you can
have
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negotiation directly with the landlord.
Other part
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would be looking over the post present in the
university
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portal under
student
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the student
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section or social media
post
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posts
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like FB,
Instagram
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and Instagram
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. Most
of
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Folks
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would be posting for a roommate to bear the rent amount.
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, you need to be careful if you are looking for
accommodation
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through
agency
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an agency
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in
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apply
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online. I heard most of them would be
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a scam
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scam
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just to extract money from your end. Sometimes they post just
room
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a room
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image and pin the location which doesn’t
exists
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only or else it would be just
room
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without any kind of facilities present. Without visiting the site by yourself or
ask
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asking
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your friends who already reside near
to
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apply
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the place like me to
check-in
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check in
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for the site and validate. Most of them would be using fake agency accounts, numbers where we cannot track them. Once we pay them. But do let me know if you need any help in
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cases, I would love to be there don’t think as a burden for me. Will be looking forward to
meet
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meeting
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you soon at the alumni function.
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Your
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Yours
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best friend, Vivek.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • dormitories
  • rental agreements
  • house-hunting
  • budgeting
  • commute
  • utilities
  • security deposit
  • lease
  • proximity
  • amenities
  • landlord
  • tenant rights
  • real estate agent
  • furnished/unfurnished
  • flatmates
  • on-campus/off-campus living
  • viewings
  • public transportation
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