UNIVERSITY OF EXETER

VIETNAMESE SOCIETY OF EXETER

CM NANG
SNG V HC TP TI EXETER

2013

Mc lc:
1. Vi nt v thnh ph Exeter....................................................................................... 3
2. VSE-Vietnamese Society of Exeter ............................................................................ 4
3. Nhng iu cn lu trc khi sang UK ............................................................... 5
3.1 Nhng dng cn thit ............................................................................... 5
3.2 Mua v my bay .......................................................................................6
3.3 Th tc xut, nhp cnh.................................................................................. 7
3.4 L trnh t sn bay v Exeter .......................................................................... 8
4. Phng tin i li ......................................................................................................... 9
4.1 Phng tin i li trong UK........................................................................ 9
4.2 Phng tin i li trong Exeter ..................................................................... 10
5. Nh .............................................................................................................................11
5.1 Cc loi hnh k tc x................................................................................. 11
5.2 Thu nh ring .............................................................................................. 12
6. Hc tp ........................................................................................................................15
6.1 Email Exeter................................................................................................... 15
6.2 ELE (Exeter Learning Environment) ............................................................ 15
6.3 Th vin ......................................................................................................... 15
6.4 Thi c ............................................................................................................. 16
7. M ti khon ngn hang ............................................................................................17
7.1 Chn ti khon ngn hang............................................................................. 17
7.2 Cc bc m ti khon ngn hang ................................................................ 17
8. i ch v mua sm ................................................................................................... 19
8.1 H thng cc siu th .................................................................................... 19
8.2 Mua sm .......................................................................................................... 20
9. Nh hng v cc voucher gim gi ...........................................................................21
9.1 Voucher v hng dn s dng ................................................................... 21
9.2 Cc nh hng Exeter .................................................................................... 22

10. Tit kim thng minh ................................................................................................23

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1. Gii thiu v Exeter

Nm pha Ty Nam nc Anh thuc ht Devon, Exeter l mt thnh ph nh vi

din tch gn 50 km2 v dn s c tnh nm 2011 l 118 nghn ngi. Thnh ph
nm bn b sng Exe, c a hnh i ni tng i dc, cch thnh ph Plymouth
60km v pha Ty Nam v cch Bristol 110km v pha ng Bc.

Kh hu nm trong vng m ca nc Anh, ma ng lnh m, ma h m. Nhit

trung bnh ca thng Mt t 2 n 8 , ca thng By t 12 n 21 .

Exeter l mt trong nhng thnh ph lu i nht ca nc Anh vi hn 2000 nm

lch s. Thnh ph c nhng danh lam thng cnh ni ting nh St Peters
Cathedral, the Quayside, cng Topsham, bo
tng Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM),
Northernhay Gardens v Rougemont Gardens.
Ngoi ra thnh ph cn c cc a im gii tr
khc nh Vue Cinema, The Arena nightclub,
Timepiece nightclub, trung tm mua sm
Princesshay v Guildhall, cc nh hng v khch
sn.

i hc Exeter l mt im nhn khng

th thiu ca thnh ph, ng gp vo v p
ca Exeter hai campus ni ting Streatham v
St.Luke

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2. Gii thiu Vietnamese Society of Exeter

Hi sinh vin Vit Nam ti Exeter c thnh lp ngy 16/10/2008 vi tn gi

Vietnamese society of Exeter (VSE).

Vi s thnh vin khi im l 50 sinh

vin, VSE ra mc tiu: kt ni v
gip sinh vin Vit Nam ti trng
i hc Exeter.
Thng 2/2009, VSE chnh thc l
thnh vin ca hi sinh vin trng i
hc Exeter, c cng nhn bi nhng
gi tr v mc tiu vn ha Vit Nam
c mang ti Exeter.
Sau 5 nm i vo hot ng, VSE
c rt nhiu ng gp trong cc chng trnh ln nh: South East Asian night hay
Diversity week v cc chng trnh hng thng nh: Halloween, Chrismas Show, Tt
v ngy 8/3.

Nhim k th 4, nm hc 2011-2012
nh du s pht trin ln trong cng
ng sinh vin Vit Nam ti Exeter, vi s
lng thnh vin tng ln ti con s 215,
ngy cng y mnh qung b hnh nh
Vit Nam ti bn b quc t ti Exeter v
cng ng sinh vin Vit Nam ti Vng
Quc Anh.

Nm 2013, VSE gy n tng

mnh vi video Exeter Ca, ginh gii nh
cuc thi SVUK Inmotion.

S thn thin v vng chc ca

Vietsoc hin gi l thnh qu ng
nhin ca cc thnh vin yu mn ca
VSE, ti chc chn trong tng lai, cc
bn s tip ni v cn y mnh hn
nhng truyn thng tt p ca Vietsoc
Exeter - c V Thu Hng, cn b ph
trch i sng hc sinh ti Vng Quc Anh, i s qun Vit Nam ti Anh cho bit.

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3. Nhng iu lu trc khi sang UK:

3.1 Nhng dng cn thit:
Trc ngy bay, tm trng ai cng ho hc v mt cuc sng mi t lp xa nh, v th
bn nn dnh ra 3-4 ngy (hoc 1 tun) c c s chun b chu o nht cho
chuyn i hc xa ca mnh. Di y l mt s li khuyn, checklist v gi tham kho.
Bn cng c th chn cch sp xp khc ph hp hn vi hon cnh ca mnh.
Checklist nhng giy t quan trng:

H chiu: lu ngy ht hn (expire date), nn xin cp li nu h chiu ca bn s

ht hn trong 6 thng na (thng thng s mt khong 10 ngy c h chiu
mi)
Th thc (visa): kim tra start date, nu lch bay ca bn sm hn so vi ngy th
thc c hiu lc, nhn vin hng bay c quyn t chi bn
Th mi nhp hc (Offer statement, CAS Statement)
V my bay (cn booking number/reference, c th download vo in thoi hoc in
ra phng trng hp Internet sn bay b li khng th ti d liu)
Hp ng ch
IELTS /TOEFL (nu c)
Hnh th

Qun o, giy dp:

Khng nn mang qu nhiu m dy v nng tit kim k cho nhng dng

cn thit khc.
Bn nam nn mang theo mt b suit en, bn n nn mang theo b o di truyn
thng.
Ch nn mang theo 1 o khoc (loi cotton/ hoodie/jacket), 1 o m (coat/trench coat)
Giy v bt cng c th tm mua nhiu ca hng UK, ch nn mang theo 2-3 i

Thc phm:

Nn chun b thc phm cho tun u tin Exeter (v d: thc phm n lin) v c
th bn bu trong vic sp xp ch v cha nhanh chng thch nghi c vi
phng tin i li, ch ba y.
Gia v v thc phm kh khng nn mang qu nhiu v hu ht u c th tm mua
ti shop Chu Exeter.
Nhng thc phm ch bin t tht (ch bng/ruc, lp xng, kh b), sn dy/bt
sn v nhng thc phm c trng nh mm tm/tpc th mang theo nhng
pha An Ninh V sinh an ton thc phm ca Anh c quyn xt v yu cu bn b
li nhng th y, cc bn nn hp tc v chp hnh ng lut. Kinh nghim ca mt
s bn i trc: ch ng gi thc phm c bao b ghi tn dn nhn v cho vo hnh

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l k gi, c th s khng b kim tra. Cc bn c th mang hoc khng mang nhng

thc phm k trn.
dng c nhn v vt dng hng ngy:

cm chuyn 2 chu sang 3 chu

Bn chi v kem nh rng, du gi v sa tm (s dng cho nhng ngy u
Exeter).
Mung/tha, a (1-2 i)
Sn phm chm sc da
Thuc cm cm thng thng (Panadol, Smecta, Decolgen) Nu bn ang s
dng mt loi thuc theo toa ca bc s, nn mang theo toa thuc.
i vi hc sinh University Halls v thu nh ring: cc bn s phi t chun b
dng c nh bp. Cc bn c th mang theo 1-2 con dao (Kiwi/dao Thi) t Vit Nam
(phi b trong hnh l gi) v dao tt Anh kh l t. Ni cm in (c nh: 600800ml) c th mang theo nhng bn vn c t mua Argos vi cht lng va
phi v gi phi chng (di 20). Nhng dng c nh bp khc c th tm mua
Wilkinson hoc nhng siu th Exeter.
i vi hc sinh INTO Duryard Halls: hu ht nhng dng c nh bp c bn (ni
to, nh, cho, chn, da, dao, mung, na ly) u c cung cp, bn khng phi
mua sm nhiu.
Khng nn mang theo bn i (bn l) v s rt cng knh.

Vn phng phm, dng c hc tp:

Khng nn mang theo t in giy

My tnh b ti: sinh vin i hc c pht my min ph, bn nn hi k iu ny
trong nhng ngy mi n. Sinh vin INTO khng c pht nhng bn vn c th
tm mua c Streatham Campus vi gi t 10- 16 ty dng my (nhng my
tnh ny u c thng qua). Bn nn kim tra dng my tnh c php s
dng trong nhng k thi ca University trc khi mua.

3.2 Mua v my bay:

C nhiu hng my bay ln c ng bay sang Vng Quc Anh: bay thng hoc
chuyn tip.
Nu bn mun bay thng, c th t mua ca Vietnam Airlines.
Bay chuyn tip c th t mua ca cc hng: Qatar Airways, Asiana Airlines,
Singapore Airlines, Emirates, Malaysia Air, Korean Air, Cathay Pacific
Hy t v my bay sm nht c th c c v r. V kh hi s gip bn tit
kim rt nhiu. ng thi, kim tra ngy kt thc kha hc v hi thm cc anh
ch/bn cng kha hi chnh xc thi im bn c th v VN khng b nh
hng ti vic hc ca mnh.
Nu t v trn mng, bn c th tham kho nhng trang web ca nhng i l sau
nh: Thien Ha Galaxy, Westeasttravel

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L u :

Ngy khi hnh v ngy th thc (visa) bt u c hiu lc.

Cn nng cho php i vi hnh l gi. V d:
Qatar Airways, Emirates: 30kg k gi, 7kg hnh l xch tay (khng bao gm
laptop, ipad, camera)
Singapore, Cathay Pacific: thng thng 23kg k gi
trnh nhng phin phc trong lc lm th tc check-in, bn nn cn hnh l ca
mnh trc, trnh trng hp tho d ti sn bay.
Nhng vt khng c trong hnh l xch tay:
Chai l cha cht lng (nc hoa, m phm) vt qu 100ml
Nhng vt nhn (dao, ko, com-pa)
Vt d gy chy n (hp qut/bt la)

3.3 Th tc xut/nhp cnh:

y c th l vn m nhiu bn ln u tin ra nc ngoi lo lng, nhng trn thc
t, iu ny khng qu phc tp. Ti sn bay Vit Nam, bn nh mang theo y
nhng giy t quan trng, h chiu v b vo ba l d qun l cng nh tin li khi
cn dng n. Khng nn mang trong ngi nhiu hn 8000 tin mt.
Nu chuyn tip nc th 3,cc bn nn kim tra gi khi hnh ca chuyn bay ti
Anh v tnh xem bn s c bao nhiu thi gian trng di chuyn. Lu gi a
phng-tc l nc th 3. Khi p xung sn bay, hy tm n bng thng tin in t
cp nht chuyn bay tip theo ca mnh. Nu thi gian qu cnh hn hp, bn hy di
chuyn ngay n cng ch v ngh ngi, nu thi gian cho php, bn c th tham quan
sn bay nhng ng qun bo v hnh l, t trang ca mnh. Hy lng nghe nhng
thng bo t nhn vin iu hnh sn bay c nhng cp nht chnh xc nht. Nu c
kh khn, hy ti bn thng tin (Information desk) hoc hi cc nhn vin ti snh bay.
Khi ti sn bay Anh (Heathrow/Gatwick), bn nn chun b nhng giy t cn thit nh
h chiu, th thc visa, giy mi nhp hc (CAS). Nhn vin an ninh sn bay c th
hi bn mt vi cu hi nu bn l sinh vin ln u n UK. Nhng cu hi thng
gp: Programme of studying, which university. Hy bnh tnh tr li.
Tip n, hy nhanh chng kim tra xem hnh l chuyn bay ca bn s c ly
bng chuyn no, thng tin c cp nht trn bng in t. Nu hnh l b tht lc, hy
tm n b phn Lost and Found ti sn bay tm s gip .
Sau khi ly hnh l, kim tra y giy t c nhn, nhanh chng di chuyn ra khi sn
bay, tm n ni t v v Exeter.

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3.4 T sn bay v Exeter:

Bn c th di chuyn bng xe ng di (coach) hay tu (train)
Xe ng di (coach): t Heathrow hoc Gatwick Airport mt khong 4-5 ting s
v n Exeter Bus and Coach station. Tuy thi gian di chuyn kh lu nhng bn s
khng phi lo ngh v hnh l cng knh ca mnh, ch vic ngh ngi trn bus v ch
n trm xung ca mnh. Bn c th mua v coach ca National Express ngay ca
ra ti sn bay. Hy hi nhn vin bn v chuyn i nhanh nht tit kim thi gian.
Tu (train): s ch mt 2 ting v 30 pht l bn s v ti Exeter Central station v
Exeter St.Davids station. Bn cng nn kim tra xem mnh c phi chuyn tu hay
khng v phi t qun l hnh l ca mnh.
Khi n Exeter, bn c th gi taxi v ti x s a bn ti a ch nh ca mnh. Di
y l nhng hng taxi uy tn c th s dng:
Gemini Taxi: 01392 666 666
Capital Taxi: 01392 433 433

Lu : Cc bn c th xem thm chi tit dch v h tr a n Meet and greet ca

trng i hc Exeter. Nu y l ln u bn n Exeter, bn nn t v coach 33
vi trng trong chng trnh Meet and Great, s c ngi n bn ti sn bay ternimal
3,4 v 5. Lch xe v trng ca M&G ch vo ngy 14 v 15/9 t 8am-4pm (heathrow
airport)
Link: http://www.exeter.ac.uk/internationalstudents/prearrival/orientation/meetandgreet/

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4. Phng tin i li
4.1 Phng tin i li trong Anh Quc:
C nhiu hnh thc i li trong nc Anh nh: i xe khch (coach), tu (train), my bay
hoc taxi (cab). Trong , hai hnh thc ph bin nht ca sinh vin l coach v train.
Coach
u im:
Gi v rt r v thng xuyn c khuyn mi nu t v sm hoc theo
ngy nht nh.
Nu thng xuyn i coach cc bn c th mua coachcard (khong 10)
gim 30% tt c v coach. Tm v ca hai hng National Express (hng
xe khch ln nht nc Anh) ti www.nationalexpress.com v Megabus ti
http://uk.megabus.com. Xe khch dng Exeter ti Exeter Bus and Coach
Station.

Nhc im:
Tn nhiu thi gian i li hn so vi tu

Train
u im:
An ton v tit kim thi gian. Hn na, nu i theo nhm bn c th mua
v r theo dng Group save, chi tit xem ti
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/times_fares/46506.aspx
Nu thng xuyn i tu, bn c th mua Railcard loi 16-25 (gi khong
30) c gim 30% cho cc chuyn tu, chi tit xem ti
www.nationalrail.co.uk
Nhc im:
Phi t mua v tu t rt sm mi c th mua c v r.
Vi hnh l cng knh, khng nn i tu v nhiu chuyn phi chuyn tu
t 2-3 ln s rt bt tin cho cc bn, c bit l cc bn n.

L u :

Khi mua v tu theo dng Group save hay Off Peak cn phi lu hng tu bn t
trnh ln nhm tu. Trong trng hp bn ln nhm tu c th s b pht tin ln
n 20 hoc s b bt mua li v cho chuyn tu .

Nu bn thng xuyn i li ti London c th mua Oyster card c gi v thp

nht khi di chuyn bng phng tin cng cng ti London. Ngoi ra, bn c th
mua v trn gi Day Travel Card di chuyn bng phng tin cng cng ti
London trong vng 1 ngy.

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4.2 i li trong Exeter

Xe but (bus): di chuyn bng xe but trong Exeter c th i Stagecoach Bus.

Hai tuyn chnh l tuyn D i qua Streatham Campus, tuyn H i qua St. Davids
Station v trung tm thnh ph. Gi v cho mt chiu (single) dao ng trong khong
1.2 n 2. Nu thng xuyn i li bng xe but c th mua v ngy, tun, thng
hoc c nm vi mc gi sinh vin. Gi v tham kho ti website
http://www.stagecoachbus.com/

Tu (train): Exeter c hai trm tu chnh l Exeter St Davids (gn Streatham

campus) v Exeter Central (gn city centre). T hai trm ny c th di chuyn trong
Exeter hoc sang cc vng khc ca nc Anh.

Taxi: Exeter c th gi Gemini Taxi 01392666666, hoc Capital Taxi

01392433433, trong Gemini thng ph bin hn vi sinh vin. Thng thng
trc khi i cc bn cn gi vo s ca hng gi xe taxi v hn gi n, thay v
vy trn ng. Nu i theo nhm bng xe taxi chi ph s tit kim hn, trong mt s
trng hp s r hn i xe but hoc tu.

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5. Nh
V nh cho sinh vin Exeter, nhn chung bn c hai s la chn l k tc x v thu
nh ring. Trc khi a ra quyt nh, bn nn xem xt nhng yu t sau y:

V tr
Gi c
Tin nghi
Thi hn hp ng

5.1. K tc x
Trng a ra nhiu la chn v ch cho sinh vin v a s cc k tc x u c y
tin nghi nh bo v 24/7, c ngi dn dp, tuyn xe but gn khu vc. Bn c th
tham kho thm v cc dch v v loi hnh phng ti a ch sau:
http://www.exeter.ac.uk/accommodation/index.html
Trng c nhiu khu k tc x cho sinh vin nh sau:
Lafrowda
K tc x vi ni tht mi, trang thit b hin i, c thang my trong to nh. V v tr,
Lafrowda nm gn trng vi 2 pht i b n trng, gn vi Cornwall House ni din
ra nhiu hot ng ca trng. V bn s mt khong 15 pht i xung trung tm
thnh ph.
Rowe House & St German's
Nm cng khu vi Lafrowda nn cng c li th v v tr, tuy nhin khu nh b ngoi
nhn c hn mc d trang tr ni tht trong phng kh ging nhau, khng c thang my
trong to nh. u im ca hai to nh l mt s phng c ging i khc vi
Lafrowda (ton ging n)
Nash Grove:
Nm khu yn tnh, k tc cch trng 10 pht i b. C trm y t gn khu nh. Mi
phng Nash Grove c chia vi 6 sinh vin
Birks Grange Village:
Vi 12 pht i b n trng, bn s i qua ngn i ph y cy xanh. K tc c sn
vui chi rng cho sinh vin v phng hc nhc Kay House cch 5 pht i b.
Duryard:
Duryard nm cnh Birks Grange, cch trng 15 pht i b vi tuyn xe but n
trng nm cnh nh. Hu ht tt c hc sinh INTO u phi ng k Duyard (nu
chn k tc x).

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Holland Hall Studio:

K tc c thit k ring cho sinh vin studio (phng ng kim phng bp v v sinh)
Holland Hall, phng studio c ban cng nhn ra Exe Valley th mng. K tc x ny
cch trng 7 pht i b v 5 pht n gym, sn tennis hay trm y t.
Phng c phn lm 4 loi: standard, catered, self-catered v studio

Standard/Townhouse:

Phng c chia cho 3-12 sinh vin, phng bp v phng khch dng chung. Phng
ring c thit k gn gng vi bn hc, k sch, ging n v t. Bp nhn chung
rng ri y tin nghi nh 2 t lnh, 2 bp vi l nng, 2 l vi sng, bn n, bn
ung nc v ch l/i . Mi tun hai ln s c ngi n dn bp. Ngoi phng bp
chung, nh v sinh (toilet v nh tm) cng s c dng chung vi t l 3:1 (ba ngi
dng chung 1 nh v sinh) Thit k ca townhouse khc vi standard mt cht ch
townhouse l mt ngi nh dnh ring cho 12 sinh vin vi phng bp chung tng mt
v mi tng c 4 phng ring v 2 nh v sinh.

Catered:

Bn s khng lo phi chuyn nu n vi 16 ba 1 tun bao gm n sng v ti ngy i

hc (3 ba vo ngy ngh)
C TV phng sinh hot chung
Hp ng ko di 32 tun
Gi 135-200 / tun tu ni

Self-catered (hay cn gi l Ensuite Studio):

L loi phng ph bin nht trong k tc, phng bp chung c chia vi 8-12 ngi,
mi ngi c phng ring cng phng tm. Bn s c c hi lm quen vi nhiu ngi
nu chn loi phng ny. B rng ri y tin nghi nh 2 t lnh, 2 bp, l vi sng. 2
ln 1 tun s c ngi n dn bp v phng khch.
Khng c TV phng sinh hot chung
Hp ng ko di 40 tun
Gi khong 130/ tun

Studio:

y l loi phng c bp v nh tm ring ngay trong phng. L mt phng l tng cho

bn no cn s yn tnh v t do, thch t tp bn b, khng thch cng ngi l.
Hp ng ko di 40 tun
Gi khong 150/ tun
5.2. Thu nh ring
Thng thng vic tm thu nh ring nn bt u t thng 1-3 v bn c th thng qua
cc trung tm tm nh nh:

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Unite: http://www.unite-students.com/
StarStudents: http://www.starlettings.com/
http://www.exeterstudentpad.co.uk/
http://accommodationforstudents.com/
http://www.collegiate-ac.com
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/

Nh Exeter c gi thu trung bnh khong 110/ tun/ ngi (bao gm y ho

n in nc). Thng thng khi qung co nh, ch nh ch ghi gi thu l 85-100.
Lu , ch l gi cha bao gm in nc v vy cc bn nn tm hiu k thng tin
trc khi quyt nh k hp ng
Cnh gic: Tuyt i khng chuyn tin cho nhng i tng ch lin lc qua email hay
chuyn tin n mt ti khon no qua Western Union.
5.2.1. Nh chung c
Nu bn mun c gn trung tm (cch trng 15-20 i b) tin vic mua sm
v do ph, chung c l s la chn ng n. Gi chung c r hn so vi k tc x
nhng ni tht rt n v tin nghi. Di y l vi chung c c sinh vin u tin:

Molly Hayes, Northernhay House v Exeter Trust House:

Nm ngay v tr trung tm v cch trng khong 15 pht i b, chung c thu ht

nhiu sinh vin vi ni tht v kiu dng gn ging vi k tc x.

PrintWorks:

Nh chung c mi xy dnh ring cho sinh vin vi phng gym min ph, sinh vin c
cm gic nh trong khch sn thu nh. Tuy nhin gi nh cao hn so vi cc loi
chung c khc.
bit thm chi tit, truy cp a ch: http://www.crm-students.com/crmaccommodation/exeter/the-printworks/

Point Exe:

Nh chung c nm cnh ga tu St. Davids thun tin cho vic i li bng tu. i b n
trng khong 15, i b n trung tm thnh ph cng khong 15. Nhn chung, gi
thnh r hn so vi cc loi nh k trn nhng ni tht khng xut sc, phng b v hi
c.
5.2.1 Nh ring
Nu chn nh ring, bn nn dnh nhiu thi gian tm kim v la chn hn k tc x
hay chung c. Bn nn r thm vi ba ngi bn cng tm nh trong cc trang web k
trn. Tuy nhin kiu dng nh v phng c nh thu c th khc vi nhng g bn mong

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i nn chc chn hn bn nn trc tip n xem nh trc khi k hp ng. Sau

, nn kim tra cc dng trong nh y cha.
Sau y l checklist v chn nh ring:

Phng ring ca bn- a s qung thi gian ca bn s trong khong khng gian
nh ny, bn nn tm phng din tch va phi vi y dng nh bn hc, n
hc, gh ngi, ging, t v k sch.
Cn bp y nn c bp nu (tt hn ht l bp t gim nguy c chy), bp
nng, l vi sng, bn ra bt, t lnh cng ngn
Phng khch hoc phng sinh hot chung.
Cc dng gia dng khc: my git, my sy kh qun o, bn i/l, my ht bi
Nu bn t 4 ngi tr ln, nn tm nh c 2-3 phng v sinh trnh s bt tin
nghi gia mi ngi trong nh.

Lu : Bn c th tm mt s nh vi gi va phi nhng vn sch v p trn cc

on ng sau: Bonhay Road, Victoria Road, Richmond Court, Well Street

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6. Hc Tp:
6.1 Email Exeter:

Ti khon ca trng s c dng v d nh: nth201@exeter.ac.uk

Truy cp a ch: https://mysso.exeter.ac.uk/sso/myexeter/login.jsp.
Mi lin lc email lin quan n trng u c thng qua email ny (email t gio
vin, t trng, t accomodation ca trng nu bn c lu tr, t cc societies).

Lu : Hc sinh c ngha v kim tra ti khon ca mnh thng xuyn. Nu c vic

gp hoc quan trng nhng hc sinh cha kp cp nht do khng vo ti khon th nh
trng s khng chu trch nhim v vic ny.
6.2 ELE (Exeter Learning Environment):

Truy cp a ch: http://vle.exeter.ac.uk/. Sau ng nhp vo ti khon c nhn

y l phng tin hu ch hc sinh nhn ti liu hc tp nh: bi ging, ghi m
bi ging, bi tiu lun, ghi ch ca gio vin notes. Cc bn nn s dng, cp
nhp thng xuyn t hiu qu cao hn trong hc tp

6.3 Th vin:
Trng c 2 th vin chnh:
Old Library: Phng v view nhn ra ngoi rt p, nhng ch m ca n 8-9 gi ti.
Forum: Nhiu ch ngi hn, hin i hn, m ca qua m 24/7. Nhng rt hay chy
ch nht l vo bui chiu v gn ngy thi.
Nhng tin ch ca th vin trng i hc Exeter:

Sch rt a dng, phong ph v c sp xp theo tng ch . Khi mn sch, c

cc my dc cc tng ca th vin, trong mi cun sch u c du , bn qut
n cng vi th sinh vin qua my, nh ly receipt bit bn c mn sch bao
lu nh. Tuy nhin, tr sch qu hn s b pht tin.
S dng Library online bng cch nhp vo Tab Library trong My Exeter
Photocopy: C th photo ti trng. Tr bng xu hoc np tin vo th hc sinh
qut khi t dng my
Ch t hc: Ngoi th vin trng c rt nhiu ch cho bn t hc. V d nh: Peter
Chalk, Queen building, Building One
T : Forum, mt bn l th vin th bn i din ln tng 1, st cc bc
tng c nhng hng t chy di, nu khng mun mang sch v nng th bn c
th gi li . Lu dng th sinh vin gia hn li hng ngy, nu khng s b
pht tin. Bn cn c th gia hn trc tuyn bng cch vo MyExeter.

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6.4 Thi c:
Ty vo ngnh hc, mn hc v kha hc (Foundation, International Diploma,
Undergraduate, Pre- master, Master...) m cch thc, thi gian cng nh ni dung thi
c s khc nhau.

Website trng: http://www.exeter.ac.uk/ hoc ELE: http://vle.exeter.ac.uk/ l nhng

a ch hu dng bn tm hiu thng tin k v mi ngnh hc, mn hc v kho hc
u c thi gian, cch thc thi khc nhau.
Kim tra mail thng xuyn, ghi ch li lch, ni quy, a im thi phng trng
hp chm tr thi. Vi phm quy ch thi s b nh ch thi v nh hng n mn thi
ca bn
Khi c thc mc, bn nn hi trc tip gio vin vic hc tp tt hn. Ngoi ra
nhiu mn hc cn c mt din n ring gii p cc thc mc, sinh vin c cu
hi s ng ln v mi ngi ai cng u c th ng gp kin khng ch thy c.
Lun c mock exam (bi thi th) v past exam ( thi c) bn tham kho, nhng
hy xem l mt v d bn lm quen vi dng khi thi ch cng khng nn
hc qu bm st v hc t.
Thi li: Nu trong trng hp bn khng im (di 40%), nh trng s thng
bo cho bn ngy gi, ni thi v l ph thi qua email, bn c th thi ti trng Exeter
hoc Bristish Council ti Vit Nam.
Hon lch thi hoc gia hn thi gian np bi tiu lun: Khi c vn v sc khe
hoc nhng chuyn lm bn khng th n hon thnh bi thi vi l do chnh ng.
Vic u tin bn cn lm l: np bn Mitigation thng bo l do bnh tnh sc kho,
ngy gi mn thi hoc thi hn np. Bn nn nh km cng giy t khm bnh ca
bc s. Trng s lu gi bn Mitigation ca bn a ra xem xt cng hi ng
gio s v a ra quyt nh cui cng v im s vo cui k hoc cui nm hc.

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7. Ti khon ngn hng

Ti khon ngn hng l mt th khng th thiu mt t nc c th thanh ton tt c
mi th bng th nh nc Anh.
7.1. Chn Ngn Hng:
Hc sinh nn m mt ti khon ngn hng c tr s Anh d dng hn trong vic
giao dch hng ngy. HSBC, Barclays, Natwest, Lloyds TSB l nhng ngn hng c tr
s Exeter, v vy s l thun tin hn khi bn c ti khon mt trong cc ngn hng
ny

HSBC: HSBC l mt ngn hng c m bo cao nhng thng t c dng bi

sinh vin do chi ph duy tr ti khon kh cao. (Khong 10/ thng)
Barclays: Barclays l ngn hng u t ca Anh th nn rt t hc sinh s dng th
ca ngn hng ny.
Natwest: Natwest l mt trong 2 ngn hng bn l ln nht Anh, chnh v th nn
s lng hc sinh dng ngn hng ny l rt nhiu. Natwest c chi nhnh ngay ti
th vin ca trng i hc Exeter, cng nh trung tm thnh ph. Thm vo ,
tnh bo mt ca Natwest cng cao hn khi bn giao dch trn mng. Tuy nhin n
c mt nhc im l khi bn chuyn tin qua mng cho mt ti khon khc, bn
cn s dng mt ci u c th (bn c th t ti cc chi nhnh ca Natwest m
khng tn ph, mt khong 3-5 ngy th n s c gi n nh bn).
Lloyds TSB: Lloyds TSB l ngn hng bn l ln cn li Anh, v tt nhin l s
lng ngi dng ca ngn hng ny cng rt ln. Lloyds TSB ch c mt chi nhnh
duy nht trung tm thnh ph Exeter. V bo mt ca Lloyds TSB khng c
tt nh Natwest. Nhng Lloyds TSB thu ht khch hng do dch v giao dch qua
mng rt nhanh v tin li. Ch ln mng, khng mt n 3 pht bn c th
chuyn tin thnh cng.

7.2. Cc bc lm th ngn hng:

Bc 1: Ln trng xin mt giy gii thiu l sinh vin ca trng (University of Exeter:
n Information desk Forum; INTO University of Exeter: n reception).
Bc 2: Mang giy gii thiu + h chiu + visa + th hc sinh n ngn hng bn mun
m ti khon (bn s c hng dn in vo mt ci n, nhn vin ngn hng thn
thin lm, ch no khng bit c hi nhit tnh)
Bc 3: i 2 tun
V nh i khong 1 tun bn s nhn c th ngn hng v thng tin ti khon. Ti
thi im ny bn c th np tin vo th ngn hng nhng bn s cha th s dng
giao dch cho n khi bn nhn c m Pin (thng s mt thm mt tun na
nhn c m pin)

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Bc 4: Sau khi nhn c m Pin, bn c th ng nhp vo ti khon ngn hng

ca bn qua trang web chnh ca ngn hng bn chn thit lp mt khu 1 v 2
ca bn.

L u :

Cn nh s ti khon ngn hng ca bn d dng ng nhp khi cn

M pin cn c hy ngay sau khi bn thy trnh ngi khc bit

Khi giao dch bng th, nn che tay khi n m Pin m bo tnh bo mt ca bn,
v trnh nhng tnh hung khng hay

ng nhn ngi ta n m pin trnh b hiu lm

Cn thn vi security numbers (ba s cui dy s ng sau th)

Nh k vo th

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8. i ch v mua sm:
8.1 H thng cc siu th:
Cc h thng siu th ln ca Anh u c mt Exeter: Tesco, Sainsbury, Mark and
Spencer-M&S, Iceland (city centre), Waitrose (gn St.Luke campus), Morrison. Tesco
Metro cch city centre 30 pht i xe but. Nhng thng thng n, thc ung cng
nh cc yu phm hng ngy bn c th tm mua hu ht nhng siu th trung tm
hay Poundland (everything is 1 pound) hay 99p. Ngoi ra, bn c th t mua hng ti
trang web ca cc siu th ny, h s giao ti tn nh.
Tesco: c xem l ni c gi c mm nht trong h thng cc siu th y, a
dng cc loi rau, c, qu, tht (Ty v ). Nhng cng nn lu v cht lng thc
phm i vi nhng mt hng gi qu r.
Sainsbury: a dng cc mt hng, cao cp hn Tesco, ng nhin gi cng s c
phn nhnh hn nhng khng ng k. Rt nhiu du hc sinh tin tng khi mua sm ti
y. Quy rau c Sainsbury c phn hn ch so vi Tesco nhng tha thch i
ch, bn c th tm ng n Sainsbury Metro (khng nm trong city centre)
Mark and Spencer (M&S): l chui siu th ca John Lewis, cung cp nhng thc
phm cht lng cao, nhng yu phm hng ngy cng thuc dng xa x. Chnh v th
s t hn so vi Sainsbury v Tesco.Nhng bn hon ton yn tm v cht lng.
Waitrose: cng thuc chui siu th ca John Lewis, t hn Tesco v Sainsbury, r
hn M&S. Thc phm cng rt a dng, yn tm v cht lng.
Iceland: siu th ny khng chuyn cung cp thc phm ti sng, nhng thc
phm kh, yu phm hng ngy s c nhiu u i hn. Vi nhng bn khng bit nu
n, c th tm mua Microwave food (ready-made meal) y, Iceland c rt nhiu mt
hng phc v cho nhng i tng ny. Tuy nhin cht lng khng bng cc siu th
k trn

Ngoi nhng siu th k trn, du hc sinh Vit Nam thng tm ti mt s ca hng

khc nh:

Ca hng Malaysia: ca hang nm ngay sau John Lewis (trn High Street) chuyn
v chu nh kh, gia v, cc loi sauce, m tm cc loi. Hng thc phm
ti c rau, u h, kimchiTht c y hu nh u ng lnh.
Ca hng butcher (hng tht ti): ca hng nm ngay trn High Street c cc
loi tht nh trong siu th nhng l sn phm ca local farm (a phng), gi c c
th s mm hn, l tng cho nhng bui n ung ng ngi. Sp rau y cng
by bn cc loi rau, c, tri cy thng dng vi gi phi chng.

Mt li khuyn nh: Bn c th so snh gi c gia cc siu th, ca hng v rt ra

kinh nghim nn mua nhng sn phm g u vi gi c hp l. Tit kim trong chi
tiu l iu nn lm nhng sc khe l vng, hy quan tm hn n ba n hng ngy
ca mnh.

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8.2. Mua sm:

Hai khu trung tm mua sm chnh Exeter l Princesshay v Guidhall shopping
centre. y c hu ht cc ca hng ni ting nh: Zara, Topshop, Topman, H&M,
Gap, Clark, Schuh, Office, Russel Brumley
Bn c th ti nhng khu mua sm phc hp nh Debenham, House of Fraisor, John
Lewis, TK-Max mua sm nhiu sn phm khc (v d: m phm, giy dp, qun o
cao cp)
Ngoi ra, cn c Boots l chui cc gian hng cung cp cc sn phm v chm sc sc
khe, sc p, dc m phm, thuc (c hoc khng theo n, thng th thuc khng
sinh s khng c bn nu khng c n ca bc s)
Nu bn c nhu cu mua sm cao, c th i tu khong 1 ting n thnh ph Bristol,
hay 1 ting 30 pht n Bath. hai thnh ph ny, trung tm mua sm s honh trng
hn so vi Exeter.

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9. Nh hng v cc voucher gim gi.

9.1. Voucher gim gi.

- Cc ng dng trn in thoi nh:
Vouchercodes: http://www.vouchercodes.co.uk/vouchercodes-app.html
Vouchercloud: http://www.vouchercloud.com/how-it-works/smart-phone
HNG DN S DNG:
v Bc 1: Ti ng dng v in thoi (IPHONE, ANDROID PHONE, WINDOWS
PHONE)
v Bc 2: Chn phiu gim gi hin ang c
v Bc 3: Chn thnh ph bn ang
v Bc 4: Sau khi hon thnh cc bc trn, mn hnh in thoi s hin ra m s
(Voucher Code). Bn ly m s ny v a cho nhn vin ti ca hng.
Vi 4 bc n gin, nhanh, gn, nh v tin li bt k u v thi gian no
bn cng c th la chn cho mnh nhng phiu gim gi ca cc nh hng, ca
hng qun o, trang sc... gim t 10%-50%. Nh vy chng mnh va c n
ngon, mc p m li cn r na, rt hp vi ti tin sinh vin.
- Th NUS : Mt trong nhng li ch tuyt vi dnh cho sinh vin quc t khi hc tp ti
Anh Quc l cc chng trnh gim gi cho sinh vin. Th NUS (NUS Extra Card) h
tr nhiu Discount cho sinh vin:
v Sch v v vn phng phm (Ryman 12.5% off...)
v Qun o thi trang v m phm (Accessorize 10% off, ASOS 10% off, Jack Wills
15% off, Superdrug 10% off...)
v Nh hng v ung (nh hng Prezzo 25% off, nh hng ASK Italian 25% off,
nh hng Zizzi 25% off...)
v Du lch ( National Express 25% off, Megabus 10% off...)
Mc gi s hu th NUS l 12 v c thi hn 1 nm
Website: http://www.nus.org.uk/en/nus-extra/
9.2. Nh hng ti Exeter
Ti Exeter c rt nhiu cc nh hng a dng v phong ph, n t nhiu nc nh:
- Nh hng Trung Quc: Shanghai Nights, Buffet City, Tang Shian, All Day 6...
- Nh hng Thi: Jasmine Thai, Thai Orchid...
- Nh hng n : The Gandhi Indian Cuisine...
- Nh hng Nht Bn: Wagamama, Yo!Sushi, Steaks and Sushi...

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Nh hng : Bella Italia, Strada, Ask Italian, Prezzo, Zizzi...

Nh hng Anh: The Imperial, Old Firehouse, Mill on the Exe, Harrys , Bills ...

Cc loi mn n:
- Nh hng Pizza: Old Firehouse, On the Waterfront, Pizza Hut, Domino...
- Nh hng Creamtea: Tea on the Green, Boston Tea Party...
- Tim bnh: Shaul Bakery
bit thm nhiu nh hng ti Exeter v phn hi ca khch hng, cc bn c th vo
trang web sau: http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk

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10. Tit kim thng minh

Mt vi li khuyn di y s gip bn tit kim c mt khon nho nh ngay t khi
vo trng.
1. C hi nhn dng min ph t cc anh ch kho trn:
Vi cc bn tham gia Freshers Week din ra vo 14-22/9, bn c c hi chn la
cc dng min ph t cc anh ch kho trn t xoong ni n sch v. y cng
l gii php cho cc bn mi sang m cha kp sm dng cn thit.
2. Tm vic lm thm:
Khc vi mt s nc lm thm vi sinh vin l tri lut, Anh bn c th tm cho
mnh mt cng vic lm thm khng qu kh. Ngoi cc ca hng n nhanh ph,
trng cng to nhiu iu kin cho sinh vin lm thm nh trong cc nh hng n
ca trng.
3. Mua sch c:
Sch gio khoa Anh rt t, bn nn tm hiu trc v kho hc v sch gio khoa
trc khi nhp hc qua cc anh ch kho trn. Bn nn tm hi mua nhng quyn
sch c dng ri hoc tham kho thm Amazon.
4. Phng tin i li:
Nu ch ca bn khng qu xa trng 15-20 i b, r mt vi ngi bn cng i
b n trng thay v ch xe but. Thi gian i xe but i khi lu hn l i b.
5. Chia s Deal vi bn b:
Mua n chung vi bn. Bn ng thy ngc nhiu vi nu cc ca hng n treo
bin mua 1 tng 1, phiu mua 30 gim 5. ng ngi a ra xut vi bn b
cng i mua n gim chi tiu, d sao i cng nhau cng s vui hn v i khi
bn s hc hi c nhiu b quyt nu n.
6. Kin nhn ch hng SALE OFF:
Vi cc bn yu thch shopping, cc ca hng i khi c cc dp gim gi hoc mua
2 tng 1, kin nhn ch i s gip cc bn tit kim mt vn khng nh.
7. Tit kim vi Young Railcard hoc Coach Card:
Mua Young railcard hoc Coachcard c gim 30% khi i li bng tu hoc
coach. Bn cng s c gim gi nu i theo nhm 4 hoc 8 ngi (railcard s
khng uc p dng) khi i tu. Ngoi ra, bn c th tm v r nu bit lp k hoch
sm, tham kho thm ti http://www.thetrainline.com/farefinder/ v
http://www.nationalexpress.com/coach/Offers/funfare/funfares.cfm

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8. Trao i hng SECOND HAND:

Freecycle http://groups.yahoo.com/group/freecycle-exeter/ l mt trang web kh ph
bin Exeter, l ni mi ngi trao i second hand vi nhau. Ch cn bn chu
kh tm mnh cn, bn s c khng tn mt ng no.
9. Tit kim nh ti khon ngn hng:
Khng nn gi nhiu tin mt m thay vo hy gi vo ti khon ngn hng. v xu
hng cho thy, khi cm nhiu tin mt, kh nng tiu tin s nhiu hn khi dng
th ngn hng.
10. Hc cch qun l chi tiu:
Ngoi vic hc cch tit kim tin, bn cng nn hc cc qun l cc khon 'khng
cnh m bay'.
v Thng xuyn kim tra ti khon ngn hng online chc chn cc dch v
chuyn tin u ng.
v Khi s dng cc dch v ca trng nh mn sch/t th vin, bn nn ch
tht k ngy thng phi tr, nu qu hn m bn cha mun tr th phi ko di thi
gian mn (online) nu khng tin pht s rt t.
v Trnh i chi khuya v mt mnh phng cp git

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