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Cambridge University is the second oldest university in the United Kingdom. It is next to the Oxford University. Globally, it is the 7th oldest university. Here are some of the most historic and interesting facts about the University of Cambridge – one of the prides of the United Kingdom.
1. The University of Cambridge was founded in 1209. Today, it is a system of 31 independent colleges.
2. The colleges provide their students with lodgings and meals; assign tutors and offer social, cultural and athletic activities.
3. The university’s academic year is divided into 3 terms of about 8 weeks each. The 3 terms are named Michaelmas (autumn - October to December), Lent (late winter- January to March) and Easter (spring - April to June).
4. In 1318, Pope John XXII recognized Cambridge as a place of study – a “university”.
5. The statesman Oliver Cromwell and the popular poet John Milton were graduates of the University of Cambridge, in addition, the naturalist Charles Darwin and the economist John Maynard Keynes both graduated from Cambridge.
6. John Harvard, the founder of Harvard University in the US – the oldest university in the country, was a graduate of Cambridge.
7. Charles - the Prince of Wales, graduated from Trinity College.
8. The man who was responsible for the first cloning of a mammal with “Dolly the Sheep” in 1996 – Sir Ian Wilmut, was a graduate student at Darwin College.
9. The Cambridge University student union was established in 1922 with the main purpose of providing care for students and their welfare.
10. Cambridge University has 114 libraries in which the Cambridge University Library is the central research library. It holds more than 8 million volumes and receives around 80,000 books annually excluding the books donated to the library.
10. Match the words on the left with their meanings on the right:
| 1) research citations | a) займы для оплаты обучения |
| 2) to rank 2nd in the world | b) ученые и работодатели |
| 3) academics and employers | c) студенты Великобритании и зарубежные студенты |
| 4) arts & humanities | d) естественные науки |
| 5) natural sciences | e) индекс цитирования |
| 6) social sciences and management | f) живопись и гуманитарные дисциплины |
| 7) wide range of scholarships and grants, tuition fee loans | g) занимать 2 место в мировом рейтинге |
| 8) tuition fee loans | h) огромный выбор стипендий и грантов |
| 9) domestic and overseas students | i) социальные науки и управление |
UNIT 6
Transportation
1. Work in pairs. One student asks questions, the other answers. Make a summary of your friend’s answers:
Pair 1
1) Do you have a bicycle?
a. If so, when did you get it?
b. How much did it cost?
c. How often do you ride it?
d. What color is it?
2) Do you ride a bicycle more than once a week?
3) Can you ride a motorcycle?
4) At what age does the average person obtain a driver's license?
5) Do you often use public transportation?
6) Do you often ride public transportation during rush hour?
7) Have you ever ridden a horse?
8) Have you ever missed your last train or bus home? If so, how did you get home that night?
9) Have you every carpooled?
10) How do you get to the University?
a. How long does it take?
b. How much is the bus fare?
