Exercise 1. Match the beginning and the end of the sentence. 1. The largest groups of international students
1. The largest groups of international students …
2. Oxford is one of the leading centres for the study of globalisation, … .
3. In China alone, 14 million school children use Oxford books every year, … .
4. Oxford University Press (OUP), … .
a) … through the Oxford Martin School, the Programme on Global Economic Governance, the Oxford Department of International Development (which created the world’s first refugee studies programme), and our global health programmes.
b) … and internationally around 16 million children use Oxford ELT materials to learn English.
c) … publisher of the famous dictionaries and a department of the University, is the world’s largest university press.
d) … come from the USA (1,549), China and Hong Kong (742), Germany (718), Canada (404), India (363), Australia (249), Italy (236), Ireland (218), France (206), and Greece (179).
Exercise 2. Are the statements true or false?
1. Forty per cent of our academic staff are citizens of our countries.
2. Our academic staff come from almost 40 different countries and territories.
3. Oxford has more than a dozen centres and institutes specialising in the study of specific countries and regions.
4. Oxford’s Centre for Tropical Medicine conducts cutting edge research at its laboratories in India, China and Indonesia.
5. Oxford boasts one of the most extensive global alumni networks in the world, with more than 190 groups in over 70 countries.
Exercise 3. Complete the sentences from the text.
1. The largest groups of international academic staff are from … .
2. Over a third of our total student body … .
3. Oxford is the leading centre for the study of China in Europe and … .
4. … is the world’s largest university press.
5. The University has offices in … .
Exercise 4. Fill in the gap.
1. Students come to Oxford from … countries and territories.
2. Oxford’s Centre for … conducts cutting edge research at its laboratories in Kenya, Vietnam and Thailand.
3. Oxford boasts one of the most extensive global alumni networks in the world, with more than … groups in over … countries.
4. It has offices in more than … countries, and more than … employees worldwide.
Exercise 5. Open the brackets using the necessary tense.
1. What you (to do) when I (to come) in? 2. When I (to come) to his house, they (to tell) me that he (to leave) an hour before. 3. On checking up his answers he (to find) out that he (to make) several mistakes. 4. When I (to leave) home, the snow already (to stop), but a strong wind (to blow). 5. You (to read) this book? — Yes, I (to read) it. I (to think) it (to be) very interesting. 6. What the children (to do) now? — Oh, they (to play) the new table game which I (to buy) for them the day before yesterday. 7. They (to reach) the corner of the street by now and (to stand) at the bus stop. 8. After we (to walk) about two hours, we arrived at a picturesque glade covered with fresh grass. 9. We could not go out because it (to rain) hard since early morning. 10. She (to teach) at our school for twenty years now. 11. Ring me up as soon as you (to come) home. 12. He (to begin) to write his composition at three o'clock. It is already eleven, and he still (to write) it. He says he (to finish) it by twelve. 13. We (to help) our librarian to put the books in the right order for already three days, but we (to arrange) only half the books.
Text C
OXFORD COLLEGES
The University has 38 independent and self-governing colleges, and 6 permanent private halls.
The collegiate system is at the heart of the University’s success, giving students and academics the benefits of belonging to both a large, internationally renowned institution and to a small, interdisciplinary academic community.
Colleges bring together leading academics and students across subjects and year groups, and from different cultures and countries.
The relatively small number of students at each college allows for close and supportive personal attention to be given to the induction, academic development and welfare of individual students.
Colleges invest heavily in facilities including extensive library and IT provision, accommodation and welfare support, and sports and social facilities.
Thirty colleges and five halls admit students for both graduate and undergraduate degrees. Green Templeton, Linacre, Nuffield, St Antony’s, St Cross and Wolfson Colleges admit only graduate students, as does Kellogg College, which supports the lifelong learning work of the University for adult, part-time, and professional development students. All Souls is unique among Oxford colleges because it has no junior members: all are Fellows (except the Warden).
All colleges accept both men and women.
The University’s oldest colleges are University College, Balliol College, and Merton College, all of which were established by the 13th century.
Green Templeton College, which came into existence in October 2008 following the merger of Green College and Templeton College, is the University’s newest college.
St Catherine’s College, which takes both undergraduate and graduate students, currently has the largest number of students (788), while some of the permanent private halls have fewer than a hundred student members.
Vocabulary
A college - колледж
A hall - общежитие
A community - община
An induction - введение
Merger – объединение, слияние
IT - информационные технологии
Part-time – с неполной нагрузкой
Self-governing - автономный
Interdisciplinary - междисциплинарный
Renowned - известный
Private - частный