3. Answer the questions.
What is Oxford?
Why is Stratford-upon-Avon more popular, than Oxford? Who is it famous for?
Can you guess what two European universities are older, than Oxford?
How many colleges does the Oxford University consist of?
How many visitors do come to Oxford every year?
Why is it difficult for the residents of Oxford to live their daily lives?
4. Give the headline to each of the three paragraphs of the text “Oxford”.
5. Put questions to underlined word combinations. You have to set at least 2 questions to each sentence.
1
. Oxford
is the most popular tourist
attraction
in Britain after
London and Stratford-upon-Avon.
2. Oxford
is famous for its university, which is the oldest in
Britain
and the third oldest in
Europe.
3. The
university has thirty-five
separate
colleges.
4. For
many years,
only
five
of these colleges were for women. 5. However,
since
1979
nearly
all the colleges have
accepted both men and women. 6. Oxford
is not only a university city, it is also a market
town,
where ordinary
people
live and work. 7. With
over
one million visitors
a year, it is very difficult nowadays for
the residents of Oxford
to live their daily lives. 8. Sometimes
they
feel
that the
city does
not belong to them.
6. Complete the dialogue between Pablo, who studies in Botswana University, and Clare, who studies at Oxford, with appropriate questions.
Pablo: Hallo, Clare! I haven’t seen you for so long! How are you?
Clare: I’m fine, thanks. I’m already a student!
Pablo: Oh! Congratulations! And where do you study? At Oxford, as you have always dreamt?
Clare: Yeah, I’m a sophomore of Oxford University.
Pablo:______________________________________________________?
Clare: At the faculty of Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences.
Pablo:______________________________________________________?
Clare: Yes, I had to fill in a lot of application forms in order to be accepted to this university.
Pablo:______________________________________________________?
Clare: I’m studying at the Department of Chemistry.
Pablo:______________________________________________________?
Clare: Oxford has one of the leading chemistry research departments in the world with around 80 academic staff carrying out international-level research.
Pablo:______________________________________________________?
Clare: An annual research income of Chemistry Department is around £15 million.
Pablo:______________________________________________________?
Clare: Yes, of course. For example, now the Department is engaged in a number of innovative areas of work including chemistry for measurement, drug discovery, energy, synthesis, atmospheric chemistry, synthetic biology and etc.
Pablo:______________________________________________________?
Clare: Surely. Oxford Chemistry Department occupies three major laboratory buildings.
Pablo:______________________________________________________?
Clare: Certainly! Oxford Chemistry regularly hosts visits and events within the Department and takes part in local and national activities to demonstrate chemistry’s central role in everyday life.
P
ablo:
I see. That’s very interesting. I’m glad that you’ve achieved
what you wanted. Good luck to you, dear!
Clare: Thank you ever so much, Pablo!
Pablo: Good bye!
Clare: Bye, Pablo!
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