This week we have been talking about education. As I have told you in class I am a huge fan of Oxford and Cambridge and that's why I have chosen this extra listening activity for you.
Watch this BBC video and answer the following questions:
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/britain-great/knowledge-great-part-1
- How many of the world's top ten universities can be found in the UK?
- How many colleges constitute Oxford University?
- According to Sally Mapstone, which three characteristics does Oxford University have?
- How old is Oxford University?
- Can you name a famous writer and a famous actor that have studied there?
- British universities like Oxford have always had a great interest in ...
Would you like to study there in the future? Why/not?
See you in class!
María.
7 comments:
Hi María,
my answer are:
1.-Four
2.-Thirty-eight
3.-International, very modern and great...
4.-Nine hundred years.
5.-Writer: Oscar Wilde. Actor: Hugh Grant
6.-A rich interest in critical enquiry
Regarding your question,I would like to study there in the future, of course. Also, I'm sure it would be an incredible experience but I think I'm not so young for doing it. So, I won't study there unless I get a time machine ;-)
See you tomorrow
Good evening María,
The search for knowledge is Central to British life, in fact, four all of the world’s top of the universities, can be found here. Every year huge amounts are invested science and research in this country, so why is knowledge so important to Great Britain?
Oxford has been a place of learning for hundreds of years, and more world leaders have been educated here than any other university. This is old school ( ) which is part of the famous ( Boulding ) library at the heart of this history establishment.
A quad or quadrangle is a (quodyard) with buildings in all sides. Oxford University is made up per 38 different colleges, there are 20,000 students studying here, from nearly 115 different countries.
Richard says: Hi Sally nice to meet you
Sally says: Hi me too, we go this way
Doctor Sally (Matson) is pro (by) chancellor of education.
Richard says: Sally tell me about Oxford University
Sally says: Oxford University is one of the world’s leading universities, it’s highly international, it’s very modern, and it has a great sense of history.
Richard says: And how old is it?
Sally says: The University has been here for 900 years, many of the colleges are almost as old as that too, although some of them were established in the 20th century.
Richard says: You’ve had a lot of famous names here over years.
Sally says: Yes we had a lot of famous people at Oxford, from Prime Ministers such as Margaret Thatcher, Harold Wilson, David Cameron, US Presidents such as Bill Clinton, writers such as Oscar Wilde, even film stars such as Hugh Grant.
Richard says: So why is it do you think the search of knowledge and education is so important to Great Britain?
Sally says: Great Britain and the universities like Oxford have always as a rich interest in critical enquiry, by I mean the search for knowledge, the investigation of truth, the asking the questions. Whether is to do with drama, to do to envelopment, or even to do with diseases. We’re always asking the big questions to try and change things for the better.
Richard says: There are universities all across the UK but then the only place where you
Gain knowledge
My answers
1. you can be found four
2. It has 38 collegues
3. Maria according with the listening have four characteristics Sally Matpson(thank you to say the name) says: Oxford University is one of the world’s leading universities, it’s highly international, it’s very modern, and it has a great sense of history
4. It has 900 years
5. The famous writer is Oscar Wilde and the famous star is Huge Grant
6. Oxford have always as a rich interest in critical enquiry
Yes of course, I would study there, first of all to learn well English; I’m a person who thinks to learn well a foreign language, you must go the country of the language you want to learn, or as we saw in a video in class, to have a British boyfriend/girlfriend or a British close friend; and the second is because in Oxford there is a lot of Geology and you know I love it. Although this year I’ll turn 48 I have liked always studying.
Regards
Hi again María,
Sorry the actor is Hugh Grant when I wrote the listening is right but in my answer is wrong
I'll see you tomorrow
Thank you María, it was very interesting. I compared my answers and they are correct although last question was difficult. I think I will see Oxford like a tourist. Jajajaj.
JOSE
Hello María,
here my answers.
1- It can be found 4 of the world's top ten universities.
2- Oxford University is constituted by 38 colleges.
3- The three characteristics are: higly international, very modern and has a great sense of history.
4- The writer Oscar Wilde and the actor Hugh Grant.
5- British universities like Oxford have always had a great interest in critical inquiry.
I will like to study there because I think is one best universities around the world and It could be a beautiful place.
Regards.
Elena
Hello guys !
Good job ! You could check your answers by reading the transcript but here you have the answers just in case:
1. How many of the world's top ten universities can be found in the UK?
Four of the world’s top ten universities.
2. How many colleges constitute Oxford University?
38 different colleges
3. According to Sally Mapstone, which three characteristics does Oxford University have?
It’s highly international, very modern and it has a great sense of history.
4. How old is Oxford University?
900 years old.
5. Can you name a famous writer and a famous actor that have studied there?
Writer Oscar Wilde and film star Hugh Grant studies there.
6. British universities like Oxford have always had a great interest in ...
Critical enquiry.
I would now like to give you some feedback on grammar:
Vero, good job!
Charo, I think you mean: “to learn English well”; “I’m a person who thinks that to learn a foreign language well, you must go the country”; “and secondly….”; “I have always wanted to study.”
Jose, you will see Oxford as a tourist not like one.
Elena, you should say: “I would like to study there because I think it is one best universities around the world and It could be a beautiful place.” Remember to use conditional and don’t forget the subject.
See you in class!
María.
Thanks again
JOSE
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