2unit1famousuniversitiesExperiencingEnglishintegratedcoursebookListenandTalkKey:1.dating;2.coast;3.eastern;4.where;5.earn;6.surrounded;7.atmosphere;8.undergraduate;9.name;10.ApartmentPassageA1280163001999200013035553122001553700200120001063Readandthink2Workwithyourpartnerandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.HowmanyinternationalstudentsarestudyingatOxford?Answer:About4000internationalstudentsarestudyingatOxford.2.Whatdoesatutordo?Answer:Atutorsupervisesthestudentscourseofstudyandmeetswiththemeveryweek.3.Aregoodstudentsoftengrantedascholarship?Whyorwhynot?Answer:Notnecessarily.Becausemostofthescholarshipsarerestrictedtocertainnationalitiesand/orcourses.4.Whydidthestudentsandstaffvisitmorethan3700schoolsandcollegesin2001?Answer:TheyvisitedthoseschoolsinordertoencouragethebrightestandbeststudentstoapplytoOxford.5.WouldyouliketostudyatOxfordUniversityifyouhaveanopportunity?Listasmanyreasonsasyoucanthinkof.Answer:Open.3.Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F)accordingtothepassage.1.EachcollegeatOxfordisindependentoftheuniversityandismanagedbyitsownheadandfellows.2.ThestudentsfromtheUnitedStates,CanadaandmanyothercountriescanapplyforMarshallScholarshipstostudyatOxfordUniversity.3.Thestudentsshouldmakesurethattheyarequalifiedforaparticularscholarshipbeforemakinganapplication.4.ThejointdistancelearningventurebyOxford,StanfordandYaleUniversitiesonlyprovidesonlinecoursesforsciencestudents.5.Inordertofulfillitsaim,theuniversityprovidesthefacultymemberswiththefacilitiesandsupportsthemtopursueinnovativeresearchAnwser:1.T,2.F,3.T,4.F,5.TReadandcomplete3.Fillintheblankswiththewordsgivenbelow.Changetheformwherenecessary.pursueresponsibilitygrantequiprestrictdistinctminimumexploitawardelect1.Thegroupelectedoneofitsmemberstobetheirspokesperson.2.Wageincreasesarebeingkepttoa(n)minimuminmanycompaniesbecauseoftheeconomicdepression.3.Theengineeringprofessionnowhasmanydistinctbranches.4.Nowthatyoure13youshouldhavemoresenseofresponsibility.5.Studentsusuallypursueoneormoreofthesubjects,whichtheyhavestudiedatAlevel,suchasArt,Drama,English,Music,etc.6.Weneedtomakesurethatweexploitourresourcesasfullyaspossible.7.Congressisconsideringmeasurestorestrictthesaleofcigarettes.8.Collegecoursesshouldbedesignedtoequipstudentswithknowledgeandskillstohelpthemsurviveinmodernsociety.9.Thelocalgovernmentgranted$1.1millionsothattheoldtheatercouldbetakendownandrebuilt.10.Forhisachievementinthemedicalfield,theMayorawardedhimamedalofmerit.Readandcomplete5.Completethefollowingsentenceswithphrasesorexpressionsfromthepassage.Changetheformwherenecessary.1.Theorganizationprovidesinformationonhealthissuestothepublicatlarge.2.OnthebasisofwhattheMinistersays,wewilllearnwhethertheGovernmentsthinkinghasadvanced.3.Idliketosayawordortwoinsupportofhisproposal.4.InresponsetoyouradvertisementintheBedfordshireReporter,Iamwritingtoapplyforthepostofsecretary.5.Ourcompanyisaimingata50%increaseinproductionthisyear.6.Consultadictionaryfortheusageofthefollowingwordsandmakeasentencewitheachofthem.1.challengingAnswer:Atthemeeting,thescholarsraisedsomechallengingquestionsforthecitygovernment.2.jointAnswer:Shehadtakenthemoneyoutofthejointaccountshehadwithherhusband.3.rangeAnswer:Theywillbegivenarangeoftopicstochoosefrom.4.specializedAnswer:Todothiskindofexperimentneedsspecializedequipment.5.ventureAnswer:Learningtodrivewasawholenewventureforme.Readandtranslate7.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.1.18(beeligibleto,vote)Answer:Anyoneovertheageof18iseligibletovote.2.(applyfor,scholarship)Answer:Aformtoapplyforthesescholarshipsissentbytheuniversitytoeverystudentbeforethestartofeverysemester.3.(ontheadviceof)Answer:Ontheadviceofmydoctor,Idecidedtogiveupsmoking.4.(belocatedin)Answer:Theparkislocatedrightinthecenteroftown.5.(facilities)Answer:Theuniversityprovidesallthematerialsandfacilitieswedesire.Readandsimulate8.ReadandcomparetheEnglishsentences,payingattentiontotheiritalicizedparts,andthentranslatetheChinesesentencesbysimulatingthestructureoftheEnglishsentencesAnswer:1LuXunisoneofthegreatestwritersinChinaandoneoftheworldsoutstandingmenofletters.2Mostgraduatestudentschoseliteratureastheirfieldofstudy,andtherestmadelinguisticstheirchoice.3Peoplebuywhatkindofhousestoliveinonthebasisoftheirspecialneedsandontheadviceofrelevantexperts4.ThesevirtualteachingfacilitiesenableoverseasstudentsfromAsiaandAfricatolearnaforeignlanguageinareal-lifesituationforaminimumofthreemonths5Studentsshouldcheckcarefullythattheyareeligibletojointhisclubbeforemakingtheirdecision,aseachofthemisrestrictedtoonlyonechoice.Writeaboutit10ReferenceKeyAtOxford,theuniversityanditsindividualcollegeshavedifferentrolestoplay.Basically,thecollegesselecttheirownundergraduatestudentsandtakeprimaryresponsibilityforthestudentstutorialteachingandwell-being.Theyalsoprovideaccommodations,meals,andothercarefortheirstudents.AsfortheUniversity,itprovidesawiderangeofresourcesforteachingandlearningintheformoflibraries,laboratories,andotherfacilities.Inaddition,theUniversityselectsandsupervisesgraduatestudents,andaw