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N A M E : ________________________________ DATE: ____________________
DESCRIBING PLACES
Question: What do you already know about the University of Oxford?
Complete the paragraph on the right with the words on the left.
Oxford University
You probably already know some things about Oxford
OXFORD
University, but there is probably a lot you don’t know. It’s called
‘Oxford University’ because it is (1)______________ in the town
of Oxford, England (about 90 kilometers outside of London).
Classes first began there almost a thousand (2)_____________
ago (in 1096), and it is one of the best universities in the world.
Most colleges and universities are located on just one main
campus, but this university is (3)______________ . It’s located
in many different places around the town of Oxford. For
example, (4)______________ South Parks Road you can
find the Science Area, while just behind Broad Street you can
listen to (5)______________ at the Sheldonian Theater. Do you
like to (6)______________ ? If ‘yes’, there are millions of
books at the university’s Bodleian Libraries. In addition, the
university has a large number of parks – the Botanic Garden on
G
gift shop n.
L
located adj.
music n .
M
High Street has more than 8,000 different kinds of
N
near adv.
(7)______________. Of course, the (8)______________ are
P
plants n.
the most important part of Oxford University – there are more
than 21,000 of them from the U.K. and from around the
read v.
R
S
special adj.
(9)______________. Finally, if you’re thinking of visiting (or
students n.
studying at) Oxford, there is even a (10)______________ at
world n.
W
106 High Street where you can buy souvenirs to remember your
Y
years n.
time at this amazing university.
(about 215 words)
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N A M E : ________________________________ DATE: ____________________
DESCRIBING PLACES
Oxford University
Vocabulary Practice
Match the words on the left with the meanings on the right.
1.
a large
number of
A.
the most important
2. amazing
B.
many
3. campus
C.
the area and buildings around a college or university
4. garden
D.
1,000,000
5. main
E.
a place where plants (like flowers) are grown
6. million
F.
different
7. souvenir
G.
wonderful
8. special
H.
something you keep to help you remember a place
How Much Do You Understand?
Write ‘T’ (True) or ‘F’ (False) next to each statement.
1.
The paragraph is about how to become a student at Oxford.
2.
Oxford University is located in London, England.
3.
Oxford University is over a thousand years old.
4.
The university is located in many different parts of the town.
5.
The Sheldonian Theater is located near Broad Street.
6.
There are almost 8,000 students at Oxford University.
Discuss
Ask and answer the following questions with your classmates.
1. Would you like to visit – or study at – Oxford University? Why? / Why not?
2. Can you think of three reasons why people study at college or university?
3. Can you describe the school, college, or university where you now study?
Where is it located? How old is it? What is the student population? Etc.
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N A M E : ________________________________ DATE: ____________________
DESCRIBING PLACES
Oxford University
Grammar-in-Context
Complete the paragraph by circling the correct words.
You probably already know some things about Oxford University, (1)_______
there is probably a lot you don’t know. It’s called ‘Oxford University’
(2)_______ it is located in the town of Oxford, England (about 90 kilometers
outside of London). Classes first began there almost a thousand years ago
(in 1096), and it is one of the best universities (3)_______ . Most colleges and
universities are located on just one main campus, but this university is special.
(4)_______ located in many different places around the town of Oxford. For
example, near South Parks Road you can (5)_______ the Science Area, while
just behind Broad Street you can (6)_______ at the Sheldonian Theater. Do
you (7)_______ ? If ‘yes’, there are millions of books at the university’s
Bodleian Libraries. In addition, the university (8)_______ a large number of
parks – the Botanic Garden on High Street has more (9)_______ 8,000
different kinds of plants. Of course, the students are the most important part of
Oxford University – (10)_______ more than 21,000 of them from the U.K. and
from around the world. Finally, if (11)_______ thinking of visiting (or studying
at) Oxford, there is even a gift shop at 106 High Street (12)_______ you can
buy souvenirs to remember your time at this amazing university.
1.
(A) so
(B) but
(C) that
(D) because
5.
(A) will find
(B) finds
(C) finding
(D) find
9.
(A) then
(B) than
(C) that
(D) this
2.
(A) because
(B) so
(C) then
(D) but
6.
(A) listening to music
(B) listen
(C) listens to music
(D) listen to music
10.
(A) there
(B) there is
(C) there are
(D) has
3.
(A) on the world
(B) world
(C) the world
(D) in the world
7.
(A) like to read
(B) likes reading
(C) reading
(D) likes to read
11.
(A) your
(B) you
(C) you’re
(D) yours
4.
(A) It’s
(B) It
(C) Its
(D) It have
8.
(A) have
(B) has
(C) it have
(D) it has
12.
(A) why
(B) who
(C) what
(D) where
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Community College Map
A
Work with your partner to find all eight differences in the maps.
There is a … / There are … / There aren’t any … next to behind in front of between
book
store
garden
classrooms
Oxford Road
cafeteria
parking lot
classrooms
offices
science
labs
sports
center
library
basketball court
tennis court
garden
swimming pool
parking lot
Next, read a short paragraph about the college.
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Community College Map
B
Work with your partner to find all eight differences in the maps.
There is a … / There are … / There aren’t any … next to behind in front of between
fountain
classrooms
Campus Road
cafeteria
garden
classrooms
offices
sports
center
library
garden
Post
office
basketball court
swimming pool
tennis court
parking lot
Next, read a short paragraph about the college.
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