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1. According to the first paragraph, Oxford and Cambridge
A are not the same at the beginning of the 21st century.
B still keep ancient traditions.
C are modern universities.
2. The word “university” originally means
A scholarship.
B people joined together to share a house.
C a society of people with a common employment.
3. The constant trouble between the townsfolk of Oxford and the students led them to
A kill the Mayor.
B hang King John.
C move elsewhere.
4. The universities of Oxford and Cambridge provide
A a large number of prominent people.
B Britain with one per cent of population.
C other universities with elite students.
5. There are … women at Oxbridge.
A lots of
B few
C a few
6. Oxbridge is in session only half a year. It is
A a need to harvest the yields.
B a relic from medieval times.
C a students trade union requirement.
7. The most enjoyable sport in Oxbridge is
A football.
B billiards.
C rowing.
Дополните предложения словами из текста.
1. For eight hundred years Oxford and Cambridge … British education. 2. They preserve an antique …of life to keep the … which go … so far! 3. The story of the University of Cambridge … in 1209. 4. several hundred students and … joined together into a …. 5. These students were all … who studied at well-known Oxford … earlier. 6. At Oxford at that time there was constant … between the … and the students so it was hard to live there. 7. One day a student … killed a man of the town. 8. The Mayor … three innocent students, who were put to death by …. 9. In protest, all the students … elsewhere. 10. Some of them came to … and so the new … began. 11. The Oxford and Cambridge universities are called …. 12. Less than one per cent of Britain’s … study there. 13. Women were allowed to enter the universities only in ….. 14. The competition is …. 15. The universities candidates are chosen on the … of the written examination. 16. It’s interesting that Oxbridge is in … only half a year. 17. It is a relic from medieval … when scholars had to … the yields. 18. Each college at Oxbridge has several … to which most of the students …. 19. They enjoy debating or reading a …, playing football or at … with friends. 20. But the most popular kind of sport is, perhaps, ….
Составьте 10 – 15 вопросов по тексту 2b и расспросите своего друга о том, что он узнал о первых университетах Великобритании.
41. Используя вопросы в качестве плана, перескажите текст 2b.
Прочитайте диалоги 2, в которых британцы рассказывают о своих школьных воспоминаниях. Выполните задания к диалогам. Выберите два диалога на выбор и разыграйте их в классе.
Расскажите друг другу о своих собственных воспоминаниях о школе: о друзьях, любимых предметах и учителях, как проходили ваши занятия, носили ли вы школьную форму, какие задания вы выполняли на компьютерах, как была оснащена ваша школа, какие учебные заведения выбрали ваши одноклассники после окончания школы и т.д.
