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12 Places That Help Your First Week in Oxford Make Sense

Introduction Arriving in Oxford as a new student is very different from visiting as a tourist. The city moves at its own pace — ancient in its stone and traditions, modern in its daily life — and it only starts to feel manageable once you begin moving through it regularly. In your first week, understanding

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Functional English at CIE – Speak with Confidence from Day One

When you arrive in Oxford, it’s exciting but can also be overwhelming. Every sign, every conversation, every café order is suddenly in English. You’ve studied grammar. You know vocabulary. But how do you ask where the bus stop is? How do you explain that you’re new? How do you join a conversation without feeling unsure?

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