34. Read the text once again and say why it is title “Happy to be in Leeds”. Happy to be in Leeds

It is already February and I have been in Leeds for more than four months! WOW! Being an exchange student, so far away from home and having to care for myself, is quite a stress sometimes but it is certainly one of the best experiences of my life.

Letizia is an exchange student at Leeds University. She is from Italy and she is studying Communication in Leeds. Her main interests are journalism and politics.

I like how University is organised here in England. I think that seminars are really really useful to have the chance to tell your opinion and moreover to read and know more about the subject you are studying.

In Italy we usually have oral exams at the end of term, no essays. It has been really difficult to write an essay for the first time, and especially in a foreign language: English! But it will be really useful for the future, as I reckon that most of the academic papers are essays... and that English is the international language.

However, despite the high competence of the lecturers, the level of teaching is different in Italy. Maybe this is because we have a really strong basic general knowledge that we learn in high school. Therefore in University we tend to have more specific courses and a higher level of teaching in general.

On the other hand, University of Leeds has better lecture theatre, scientific laboratories and computer clusters. The resources that every student can use inside the university, for research, study, leisure are amazing! Students should be aware of the great infrastructure that they have and that they can actually use.

Finally, the best part of studying at University of Leeds is the Student Union. All the societies, the newspaper, the radio and the sport clubs are a great opportunity to make friends and enjoy life better!

I am really happy to be in Leeds as a student for an entire year. How sad it will be to go back home in June… and leave all the friends that I made and this great city!

PS. Obviously there are also the difficulties of everyday life… but I will leave those bits for the next time! :-)

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