A University Phrase Book

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2. At the student's office

At the student's office

2.1 First contacts 2.2 Getting your student card 2.3 Academic issues 2.4 Information about how to register 2.5 Grants, marks and certificates 2.6 Problems 2.7 Cultural and leisure activities

deadline (for registration)

economical, cheap

further (to) (studies)

have amt. paid intoone's bank account (to) pay by direct debit (to)

school, faculty

self-study language centre

trip/ excursion

First contacts

My name is
- Maria
- Joan

I come from
- France
- Greece

I have just arrived from
- the airport
- the station

I would like
- to talk to my mentor
- to talk to my mentor

My contact's name is...

Please, could you help me?

Getting your student card

I would like to have my student card

What are the advantages of having a card?

I would like to have the card in order to be able to
- practise sports
- go to the library
- buy in the university shop
- do a Catalan course
- go to the dining halls
- register at the Language School
- go to the Self-Study Language Centre
- practise computing

What do I need in order to get my card?

Do I have to bring a photograph?

I have lost my student card

My student card has been stolen

Could you please make a copy of my student card?

How much is it?

Academic issues

I would like to talk to
- my coordinator
- my tutor

What time does my tutor see
- his students?
- her students?

I would like to know the time-table of the school secretariat

I have changed my address. Now I live in...

And my telephone number is...

I would like to extend my stay at the university

I would like to stay for another term. What do I have to do?

Could you please give me your phone number?

I will phone you tomorrow

Whom should I ask for?

Information about how to register

Is there anybody at the secretariat who could help me to register?

Where can I buy the registration forms?

When is the deadline for registration?

When is the last day for registration?

I would like to register and I need help

Where can I find a faculty guide?

I would like to have a university subject guide

Can I choose both morning subjects and evening subjects?

I want to change my group. The timetable doesn't suit me

Grants, marks and certificates

Could you please fill in my grant form?

I need a duplicate of my student record for the grant

I would like to increase my grant

I would like you to send me my marks

Could you send my marks to my home address?

My address is...

My telephone number is...

I need a certificate

I would like to have
- an attendance certificate of assistance for the first term
- a certificate of my stay

Could you send the certificate to my country?

When can I come to fetch the course certificate for my university?

Problems

I have lost my documents

My documents have been stolen

I want to go to the police station to make a formal complaint

I want to report a robbery

I have lost my luggage

I have left
- my umbrella
at the classroom
in the metro
on the bus
on the train
- my bag
at the classroom
in the metro
on the bus
on the train
- my briefcase
at the classroom
in the metro
on the bus
on the train
- my folder
at the classroom
in the metro
on the bus
on the train

Where can I go to make a claim?

Is there a Lost Property Office?

What are the opening hours of the Lost Property Office?

Can I phone the Lost Property Office?

Cultural and leisure activities

What kind of cultural activities are being organized?

I want to take
- an excursion
- a guided tour of the city

Where can I buy
- an entertainment guide?
- a museum guide?
- a tourist guide?

I would like to do sport

I want to study foreign languages

I would like to do a conversation exchanges

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