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Oxford — the University Town — Оксфорд — университетский город

This university town is very beautiful. The oldest university there is Oxford. The first of its colleges was founded in 1249. The university now has thirty-five colleges and about thirteen thousand students, many of them from other countries.
There were no women at Oxford until 1878. When the first women’s college Lady Margaret Hall, opened. Now most colleges are open to men and women. It is not easy to get a place at Oxford University to study for a degree.
But outside the university there are many smaller private colleges which offer less difficult courses and where it is easy to enrol. Most students in these private school take business, secretarial or English language courses.
Oxford is, of course, famous for its first-class education as well as its beautiful buildings. Some of the most intelligent men and women in the country live and work here. Oxford gives them what they need: a quiet atmosphere, friendly colleagues and the four-hundred-year-old library,

which has about five million books.
Oxford has same of the finest architecture in Britain. Some of their colleges, chapels and libraries are there, four and even five hundred years old, and are full off books and precious paintings. You can see there many lovely gardens, where the students can read and relax in the summer months.

Оксфорд — университетский город

Этот университетский город очень красивый. Самый старый университет здесь — Оксфордский. Первый из его колледжей был открыт в 1249 году. Сейчас в университете 35 колледжей и около 13 тысяч студентов, многие из которых иностранцы.
До 1878 года, когда был открыт первый женский колледж леди Маргарет Холл, в университете не было женщин. Сейчас большинство колледжей открыты как для мужчин, так и для

женщин. В Оксфордском университете нелегко получить степень.
Но вне университета существует большое количество маленьких частных колледжей, которые предлагают менее сложные курсы и куда легче поступать. Большинство студентов в этих частных школах посещают курсы бизнеса, секретарей и английского языка.
Конечно, Оксфорд знаменит своими красивыми зданиями так же, как и первоклассным образованием. Самые умные люди страны живут и работают здесь. Оксфорд дает им все: спокойную обстановку, дружелюбных коллег и 400-летнюю библиотеку, в которой около пяти миллионов книг.
В Оксфорде расположены красивейшие здания Британии. Некоторым колледжам, часовням и библиотекам триста, четыреста и даже пятьсот лет, и они полны книг и бесценных полотен. Здесь много красивых садов, где студенты читают и отдыхают в летние месяцы.

Questions:

1. What is the oldest university in Oxford?
2. When did it open?
3. What is Oxford famous for?
4. How many colleges are there in university?
5. Where do students relax and read?

Vocabulary:

To enrol — поступить
chapel — часовня
precious — бесценный
painting — полотно

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