The system of education in great britain
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Student Railcard or Discount coach card) to by: Birmingham (170 km) Edinburgh (660 km) Manchester (270 km) train £15.20 £37.60 £21.80 coach £7.25 £21 £12.50 Air: London has three main airports: Heathrow, the word’s busiest, Gatwick T HE SYSTEM OF EDUCATION IN G REAT B RITAIN 14 and Stansted. All three can be reached within 40 minutes by train from central Lon- don. A forth airport, London City, opened recently on the fringes of the Docklands for European and internal flights, but it is difficult to reach by public transport. Like Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Paris and Bangkok, travelling around London is notoriously difficult. Its streets are congested with traffic, which moves at an average speed of 17 kilometres per hour! One way to avoid the traffic is to go under it. The Underground, known to all as the ‘tube’, is the world’s largest underground passenger train system. Fares are based on the number of zones you cross on your journey. A single trip within Zone 1 (cen- tral London) costs 90p, while a tube from central London to Heathrow airport in Zone 6 costs £2.80. Most regular travellers buy a weekly or monthly season ticket. Londoners have a love/hate relationship with the tube. They will tell you that it is dirty, overcrowded, expensive and inefficient. In truth, you never really have to wait for more than a few minutes for a train, and, although the tube costs more than the buses, it is much, much quicker. Food and drink: If you have the cash, London is food heaven. It has every con- ceivable style of restaurant, although a restaurant meal is usually a once-a-month treat for most students. Our tip to follow the student crowds when you get here! Meals at most student union restaurants and colleges refectories are reasonably priced, so you will be in no danger of starving. Home cooking is one way of econo- mising – London is a melting pot of diverse nationalities, so you should be able to get hold of even the most exotic ingredients for that special budget dinner party. Going out for a drink can be expensive compared with the rest of the country – in central London, it is not unusual to pay £1.70 for a pint of beer and up to £2 for a glass of wine. Download 1.68 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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