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Hello my name is Stafania Santinello,
I’m from Venezuela. |
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Hello I’m Naoki,
I’m 24 years old, I’m from Japan. |
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I think Seattle is a really
good city to study |
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because Seattle is like a small town
in a big city. |
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There must be something special
about this place. |
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Nivana comes from Seattle,
Jimi Hendrix, Starbucks, I love it. |
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I think that all the staff here in Kaplan
is so friendly. |
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Always they will help you
when you want to ask something. |
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We have a great staff here at
Kaplan International Centre Seattle. |
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Many have worked here for 10 years or longer,
so we have a very experienced staff. |
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They like to keep things fun
and we always treat students |
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like they were part of our family here. |
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We have two buildings within a block
of each other here in Seattle, |
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so you’re going to get your exercise
going up and down the street. |
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We have great facilities, |
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we have lounges where students can have lunch
and hang out with each other. |
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We have a computer lab for test practise. |
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This location I think is the best one
in Seattle to study. |
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Everything around here is for students. |
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University way is full of restaurants
and bars. |
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Seattle is full of coffee, |
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there are a lot of coffee shops
where you can go and study |
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because all the coffee shops have free wifi. |
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Opposite Kaplan is Solsticks,
my favourite coffee shop. |
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It is very comfortable
and the coffee is very delicious. |
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We have so many wonderful activities
here in Seattle. |
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One of our activities is called
the Amazing Race, |
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where students form teams of 4 to 5 people |
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and they go around the city of Seattle
looking for clues that we give them. |
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The team that is able to complete
all of these tasks first |
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and come back to our centre
will receive a prize. |
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It’s really fun because you run
around the city taking photos |
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and it’s a really good way to know Seattle. |
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We have different accommodation
options here in Seattle. |
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One of the options is a homestay
with a native family. |
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One of the benefits of living with a homestay
is that students are able to communicate |
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and practice their English with a family |
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and also to learn the culture
here in America. |
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Another option that we have in Seattle
is a studio apartment building |
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that is right next to our school. |
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I’m living in an apartment here, |
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it’s really comfortable place,
really clean, |
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the kitchen is full of all the stuff
that you need, |
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you have everything. |
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I’m so happy here because my English
is sounding better now, |
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it’s a great place to study and learn. |
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Before I come here actually
I couldn’t speak English very much |
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but my English is getting better
and better, I hope! |
