Unit Famous Universitieslisten and talk Directions: Listen to the following paragraphs and decide which picture is described in detail These six pictures show one of the faces of six famous universities Discuss them with your classmates. 1. How much do you know about Oxford University 2. What do you know about John Harvard and his statue at Harvard University 3. What other famous universities around the world can you describe to your classmates? Read and Explore Passage a Oxford University ▲Lead- in pictures 1 Students at the University of Oxford in Oxford, England, prepare to receive their academic degrees. The sashes of their gowns are lined with different colors of silk, designating each students respective college or field of study. 2 Sundial on College Building 3 Quad of Balliol College Oxford eac-in Questions 1. What do you know about Oxford University? Share what you know with each 2. How do you like your university professors and lecturers to do their teaching? 3. Have you ever received a scholarship? Do you think universities should try their best to provide their students with more scholarships? Explain. Related information 1 United Kingdom United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy in northwestern Europe officially the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Eng land is the largest and most populous division of the island of Great Britain, making up the south and east. Wales is on the west and Scotland is to the north. Northern ireland is located in the northeast corner of Ireland, the second largest island in the British Isles. The capital of the United Kingdom is the city of London, situated near the southeastern tip of England.Unit 1 Famous UniversitiesListen and Talk Directions: Listen to the following paragraphs and decide which picture is described in detail. These six pictures show one of the faces of six famous universities. Discuss them with your classmates. 1. How much do you know about Oxford University? 2.What do you know about John Harvard and his statue at Harvard University? 3.What other famous universities around the world can you describe to your classmates? Read and Explore • Passage A Oxford University ▲ Lead-in pictures 1 Students at the University of Oxford in Oxford, England, prepare to receive their academic degrees. The sashes of their gowns are lined with different colors of silk, designating each student’s respective college or field of study.2 Sundial on College Building3 Quad of Balliol College, Oxford ▲ Lead-in Questions 1. What do you know about Oxford University? Share what you know with each other. 2. How do you like your university professors and lecturers to do their teaching? 3. Have you ever received a scholarship? Do you think universities should try their best to provide their students with more scholarships? Explain. Related Information 1 United Kingdom United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy in northwestern Europe, officially the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. England is the largest and most populous division of the island of Great Britain, making up the south and east. Wales is on the west and Scotland is to the north. Northern Ireland is located in the northeast corner of Ireland, the second largest island in the British Isles. The capital of the United Kingdom is the city of London, situated near the southeastern tip of England