Презентация по английскому языку "Famous Universities of Great Britain"

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  Famous universities of Great Britain
  
  
  

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  England is famous for its educational institutes.
  

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  The university of Oxford
  

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  The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford is one of the oldest and most highly revered Universities in Europe. It was the first university established in Britain.
  

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  According to legend Oxford University was founded by King Alfred the Great.
  

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  Most colleges are made of grey stone. Oxford is an aristocratic university. Now there are 27 colleges for men, 5 for women and another five are co-educational.
  

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  Gaudeamus – World wide students’ hymn
  

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  There have been many famous people who have studied at Oxford University e.g.:
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  John Locke
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Adam Smith
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Lewis Carroll
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Oscar Wilde
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  John Tolkien
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Indira Gandhi
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Margaret Thatcher
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Bill Clinton
  
  
  All in all, Oxford has produced four British and at least eight foreign kings, 47 Nobel prize-winners, 25 British Prime Ministers, 28 foreign presidents and prime ministers, 86 archbishops, 18 cardinals, and one pope. Seven of the last eleven British Prime Ministers have been Oxford graduates.
  
  

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  The University of Cambridge
  

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  The University of Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world (after Oxford). The start of the University is generally taken as 1209.
  

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  Cambridge is situated about 50 miles north of London. The town of Cambridge got its name from the river 'Cam'.
  The university was basically established to study for religious purpose. The first sessions of the University were held in churches or private houses.
  

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  Cambridge University is composed of more than thirty colleges. The oldest college in Cambridge is Peterhouse.
  

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  A lot of famous people studied at Cambridge. They are :
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Lord Byron
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Sir Isaac Newton
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Oliver Cromwell
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  John Milton
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Sir Charles DarwiN
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  The great Russian scientist Pavlov came to Cambridge to receive the degree of the Honorary Doctor of Cambridge.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Cambridge University has produced 80 Nobel-prize winners, 13 British Prime Ministers and 8 Archbishops.
  

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  Sport is a part of students’ life at both universities.  
  There is a great competition between the universities and they play all sorts of games between each other like cricket and rugby football.
  Also they compete at punting and rowing, which are the most popular sports. The Oxford team wears dark blue uniform and the Cambridge team wears light blue one.
  

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  Oxford and Cambridge are the most prestigious universities in the English-speaking world. You never say Cambridge and Oxford; Oxford always comes first. They are often called Oxbridge.
  

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