Culture corner 7, exercise 1, page 131.0:00
Uni life life as a student is all about sitting through endless boring lectures, working all night to meet essay deadlines and of course, scraping by on your meager student loan.0:13
But it can also be a lot of fun.0:49
We asked some first year students to give us the lowdown on student life in the uk.0:52
Matthew Springer, University of Leeds.0:59
BA History and Political Science One of the best things about the first year is freshers week.1:02
You hardly sleep all week.1:10
There are so many parties, concerts and other events.1:12
And then there's the clubs and Societies bazaar, where you get the chance to join any kind of club or society you can imagine.1:16
It's difficult not to get carried away.1:25
I signed up for the university newspaper and the drama and canoeing clubs.1:28
Sylvie Lagrange, Swansea University, Wales BSc Biological Sciences I'm an overseas student from France.1:34
In my country, a lot of students live at home while studying, but here almost everyone goes to university in another town.1:46
This year I got a place in halls with most of the other first year students.1:54
It's so much fun hanging out in each other's rooms, drinking tea and ordering pizza at 2:00 in the morning.1:59
Next year I'm going to rent a student house just off campus with four of my friends.2:07
Sarah Miles, Keble College, Oxford.2:13
BA English and Modern Languages I only have about 10 hours of formal lectures every week, but I have to spend quite a few hours in the library doing research for essays.2:17
I also have to prepare for seminars, which are smaller interactive classes, and a weekly tutorial which is basically a one on one discussion with my tutorial.2:31
Oxford is a lot more traditional than most other UK universities.2:43
We still have to wear a black academic gown when we do exams and when we attend formal dinners in the college dining hall.2:47
Stephen Howard, University of Bradford.2:56
BA Media Studies University is hard work and I'm always skint, but the social life is storming.3:00
My favourite hangout is the student union.3:11
There's always something going on there, like a big band playing or some kind of special theme night.3:14
After a big night out, my mates and I always stop off for a kebab or a curry on the way home.3:20
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