6. Match the words on the left with their possible definitions on the right.

Institution	division1 of an academic year
background	implements2 used in an operation or activity
dormitory	person's education, experience, social class, etc
term	building containing rooms and facilities3 for residents4
academy	modern
equipment	organization or foundation, especially one dedicated to education, public service, or culture
up-to-date	of good quality, reliable5
solid	school in which a particular skill or profession is taught

1 – division [dɪ'vɪʒ(ə)n] – n – частина

2 – implements ['ɪmplɪmənts] – n, pl – знаряддя, прилади, інструменти

3 – facilities [fə'sɪlɪtɪz] – n, pl – устаткування, обладнання

4. – residents ['rezɪdənt] – n, pl – мешканці

5– reliable [rɪ'laɪəb(ə)l] – adj. – надійний

Topic: Oxford University

SPEAKING ACTIVITY

Pre-reading activity 1. Answer the questions:

1. What’s the name of a famous university city in your country?

2. Would you like to live in a popular university or tourist city? Why? / Why not? Think of some positive and negative points and note them down. The words below may help you.

crowded dirty polluted noisy beautiful interesting lively fashionable pleasant

3. Do you know where Oxford is?

4. Why is it famous?

5. Would you like to go there? Would you like to study there?

READING ACTIVITY

2. Read and the text about Oxford do the instructions after it. Oxford

Oxford is the most popular tourist attraction in Britain after London and Stratford-upon-Avon. Oxford is famous for its university, which is the oldest in Britain and the third oldest in Europe.
The university has thirty-five separate1 colleges. For many years, only five of these colleges were for women. However, since 1979 nearly all the colleges have accepted both men and women.	1 – ['sep(ə)rət] – adj. – окремий, ізольований
Oxford is not only a university city, it is also a market town, where ordinary2 people live and work. With over one million visitors a year, it is very difficult nowadays for the residents of Oxford to live their daily lives. Sometimes they feel that the city does not belong to them.	2 - ['ɔːd(ə)nərɪ] – adj. – пересічний, звичайний