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| 1) leavers are employed | a) показатель отчисленных студентов |
| 2) undergraduates | b) благородство, дворянство |
| 3) applications | c) произойти от чего-либо |
| 4) to originate | d) выпускники трудоустраиваются |
| 5) to light a fire | e) заявления |
| 6) nobility | f) после поступления в университет |
| 7) drop-out rate | g) вдохновение |
| 8) postgraduates | h) зажечь огонь |
| 9) the inspiration | i) произносить клятву, клясться |
| 10) to swear an oath | j) аспиранты |
| 11) upon joining the University | k) студенты старших курсов |
8. Read the text ‘Facts about Oxford University that You Probably Don’t Know’ and get ready to make a speech on the most interesting, surprising, striking and respected facts. Follow the suggested structure of the speech:
ü Good morning (afternoon, evening), ladies and gentlemen!
ü The aim of my talk today is to present you…
ü I’d like to begin with the most interesting information…
ü The fact(s) that…surprise(s) me greatly.
ü To my mind the most striking fact(s) is/are…
ü To finish with I want to mention the most respected facts...
Facts about Oxford University that You Probably Don’t Know
1. There are over 22,000 students at Oxford, including 11,772 undergraduates and 9,850 postgraduates.
2. Every member of Oxford University upon joining the University swears an oath stating that they will not light a fire inside the world-famous Bodleian Library. Today, this oath is still taken by all students.
3. In Oxford colleges the professors eat in the college dining halls at a long table 6 inches above the students. This is called 'High Table'. All students must remain seated while the professors are eating at high table so that the students are always below the professors.
4. The Great Tudor Hall of Christ Church was the inspiration for Hogwarts Hall and the staircase to the Hall is used in the Harry Potter films (with a little added computer magic).
5. Oxford has one of the lowest drop-out rates in the UK - 1.6% compared with the national average of 8.6.
6. The word ‘snob’ originates in Oxford as an abbreviated form of the Latin phrase “sine nobilitate”, meaning 'without nobility’.
7. 41% of the academic staff is citizens of foreign countries.
8. Oxford is very competitive. That means that Oxford receives, on average, around five applications for each available place.
9. Oxford scholars founded the University of Cambridge in 1209.
10. 94% of Oxford leavers are employed in further six months after graduating.
9. Read the text “15 Facts about Cambridge University that You Probably Don’t Know” once more and get ready to ask your comates about the most interesting, surprising, striking and respected facts. Follow the suggested structure of the speech:
ü Good morning (afternoon, evening), ladies and gentlemen!
ü I’d like to ask you about the most …
ü So, what is the most interesting, surprising … fact about Cambridge University?
ü What fact strikes you as unusual?
ü What is the most impressive fact?
