Colleges at Oxford are governed by their own heads and fellows 3. What does a tutor de A tutor supervises the students' course of study and meets with them every week 4. Are good students often granted a scholarship? Not necessarily. Because most of the scholarships are restricted te certain nationalities and/or courses 5. Why did the students and staff visit han 3 700 schools and 2001? They visited those schools in order to encourage the brightest and best students to apply to Oxford. 6. How is Oxford cooperating with Stanford and Yale? They are cooperating on a joint distance learning venture. 7. Would you like to study at Oxford University if you have an opportunity? List as many reasons as you can think of Summary of the Text 1 Oxford is one of the worlds most famous universities. It began in the 1100s. In 1999-2000 it had over 16, 300 students in 35 colleges and 5 private halls. Each college has its own buildings, teachers, and students. But the university grants the degrees, not the colleges. Oxford has students from over 130 countries. Rhodes and Marshall Scholarships are among the ways foreign students may attend Oxford. 2 Competition for admission and financial aid is intense, but student of all backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. Recently Oxford has won a national innovation award and formed an international distance education partnership with Stanford and Yale. Oxford is a leader in research, while also promoting good teaching with individual tutorials and small group interactions. Passage b Stanford UniversityColleges at Oxford are governed by their own heads and fellows. 3. What does a tutor do? A tutor supervises the students' course of study and meets with them every week. 4. Are good students often granted a scholarship? Not necessarily. Because most of the scholarships are restricted to certain nationalities and/or courses. 5. Why did the students and staff visit more than 3,700 schools and colleges in 2001? They visited those schools in order to encourage the brightest and best students to apply to Oxford. 6. How is Oxford cooperating with Stanford and Yale? They are cooperating on a joint 'distance learning' venture. 7. Would you like to study at Oxford University if you have an opportunity? List as many reasons as you can think of. Open Summary of the Text 1 Oxford is one of the world's most famous universities. It began in the 1100's. In 1999-2000 it had over 16,300 students in 35 colleges and 5 private halls. Each college has its own buildings, teachers, and students. But the university grants the degrees, not the colleges. Oxford has students from over 130 countries. Rhodes and Marshall Scholarships are among the ways foreign students may attend Oxford. 2 Competition for admission and financial aid is intense, but students of all backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. Recently Oxford has won a national innovation award and formed an international distance education partnership with Stanford and Yale. Oxford is a leader in research, while also promoting good teaching with individual tutorials and small group interactions. • Passage B Stanford University