1.Thefirstthingyouneedtomakesureofbeforeleavingisthatyourpassportisstillvalidandthatyouhaveallyourvisapapersready.Remembertokeeptheminasafeplacealongwithyourairticket.Also,makesureyouhaveenoughmoneyoracreditcardonyou.Thatway,ifyouforgetanything,thenyoucanbuyitoverintheUKwhenyougetthere.

　　2.Therearealotofthingsyou'llprobablywanttotakewithyou,andthere'sonlyonethingtokeepinmindwhenpacking--don'ttrytotakestrange,locally-producedwetgoodsthatwon'tgetthroughcustoms.Beyondthat,youcantryandstuffeverythingyouwantinsidethelargestsuitcaseyoucanfindprovideditdoesn'texceedtheweightlimit--remembertoweighyoursuitcasebeforeyougettotheairportoryoumightenduppayingaheftyfine!Also,packachangeofclothesandyouressentialsinsideyourovernighthand-carrytotakeontotheplane,justincasethereisanaccidentwithyourcheck-inluggage.

　　3.WhenintheUK,don'tgetcarriedawaywithpartyingandneglectyourstudies!SinceEnglishisnotyourfirstlanguage,youwillprobablyhavetoworkdoublyhardtokeepyourselfuptospeedwithalltheclasses.Ifyouhavetroublewithanything,don'thesitatetoaskyourteachersforhelp.YoumightwanttoconsiderbringingaChinese-Englishdictionarywithyoutohelpyouinyourstudies.

　　4.Alwaysremembertobepolitewhenyou'rethere!Afterall,youwanttomakeagoodimpressionforbothyourselfandChina.Haveareadysmileforeveryone,anddon'tforgettothankshopkeepersandwaiterswhentheyserveyou.Whenyoufirstgetthere,dropbyandsayhellotoyourneighbours,andfamiliarizeyourselfwiththearea.Askingaroundisagreatwaytofindoutwherethebestshopsandrestaurantsare.

　　Goodluck,andenjoyyourselfintheUK!