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UniversitiesUniversitiesIn this unit, you willIn this unit, you will first listen, and then talk about famous universities; read about Oxford University and Stanford

University; learn new words and expressions; summarize both Passage A and Passage B; understand both Passage A and Passage B; visit Culture Salon for the mission statement of

Birmingham University and a tradition of Princeton University;

check goals.

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Directions: Listen to the following passage and try to fill the missing words. Click here to listen.



Famous universities are located all over the world, and they attract students from all over the world, too. Oxford and Cambridge are the two oldest universities in Britain with a history of Oxford 1.___1100s. Princeton was established in 1746 and is 2.___ in Princeton, New Jersey, a state on the east coast of America. MIT began in 1861 and is located in another 3.___state, Massachusetts. Stanford is a famous university in California. In 1891, Mr. and Mrs. Leland Stanford wanted to 4.___a university in the west where young men and young women could 5. ___ a degree. They donated many acres of land to the establishment of Stanford. It is one of the largest campuses in America today.

Harvard is the oldest university in America 6. ___ many historic buildings and an 7. ___ of American history. Students 8. ___ Harvard have more than 40 areas of undergraduate studies to choose from. There are schools of medicine, business, design, law, public health, public policy, to 9. ___ a few. First year students, called freshmen, are required to live on campus. Sophomores and upper classmen can choose off campus living in an 10. ___ or a house. There are many activities students can participate in from music to sports to student government.


UniversitiesUniversities Directions: Listen to the following paragraphs and decide which picture is described in detail. Click here to listen.



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?

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Passage A

Oxford UniversityOxford University



Unit 1 Famous Universities

Experiencing English 2

Notes to the TextNotes to the Text

1.Each student at Oxford is assigned to a tutor, who supervises the student's program of study, primarily through tutorials. (para. 4)

Each Oxford student has a private supervisor who advices and instructs the student in a one-to-one basis.

在牛津，每个学生都配有一个导师，主要通过导师制监督学生的学习。



Notes to the TextNotes to the Text2.Students should check carefully that they are el

igible to apply for a particular scholarship before making an application as most of the schemes are restricted to certain nationalities and/or programs. (para. 7)Students should make sure that they are qualified for applying for a particular scholarship because most of the plans will only accept applicants from some specified nations and/or majors.

学生们在申请某一项奖学金之前应仔细核查是否有资格，因为多数奖学金对学生国籍和（或）课程都有限制。




3.In support of this aim the university will provide the facilities and support for its staff to pursue innovative research by responding to developments in the intellectual environment and society at large. (para. 12)To help meet this goal the university will give financial and technical support to its teachers in their advanced scientific research for developing the academic environment and the society as a whole.

为了实现这个目标，学校将针对智力环境和整个社会发展的需要，为员工提供进行创新研究所需的设施和支持 .



Passage B

Stanford UniversityStanford University




1.I have struggled with the format of this Convocation and the content of this speech for the past 10 days.(para. 3)

For the last ten days I've been thinking of the way this ceremony should be conducted and what I should say at this student gathering.过去的 10 天，我一直颇费心思，不知这个开学典礼该用什么形式，我的发言要讲什么内容。




2.Americans and good-hearted people of all ages throughout the world will mourn this tragedy and carry the memory of that terrible day in their hearts.(para.4)

Americans and warm-hearted people all over the world, young or old, will feel sorrow for this disastrous event and remember it in a very personal way.美国人民和全世界所有善良的人们，不论长幼，都会为这场悲剧哀悼，会将这可怕的一天永远留存在记忆中 .




3.I hope that you will discover a new underst- anding and appreciation for the pluralistic society in which we live and find constructive ways to contribute to the world.(para. 5)

I hope you will learn the way to understand and appreciate the diversified society we live in and find your own way to offer your service.

我希望你们能够从新的角度来理解和欣赏它，为世界做出建设性的贡献。




4.Let it also be a moment you remember as the initiation of your journey into the larger world, a time when you consider your role as a citizen and what your future contribution might be. (para. 6)

Also be sure to make it a special time when you start to think how you can become a more useful citizen and what you can contribute to the society in the future从这一刻开始，你们将踏上一个更大世界的旅程，这一刻你们也将开始考虑作为一个公民你们未来应作的贡献。




5.I hope you are proud of the accomplishments that have brought you to this important transition in your lives. (para. 8)

I hope you are proud of the good things you've done to prepare for the big changes that will soon occur in your lives.

你们能取得成就，达到人生中这个重要的转折点，我希望你们能引以为豪。




6.And I hope that you will find an intellectual pursuit that excites you and engages you so much that it will keep you up at night and get you out of bed early, even on the weekend! (para.9)

I hope you will find the academic field so exciting and engaging that you'll study it late at night and early in the morning, even through the weekend. 我也希望，你们能够找到一种智慧的追求，能够激励你们，让你们沉醉其中，能在深夜苦读，能够黎明即起，甚至连周末都不例外！




7.Students, I hope your time here transforms your lives, just as it has transformed the lives of so many alumni. (para. 12)

Students, I hope your university life here makes you a different and a better person, just as it did so many previous students.

同学们，我希望你们在此渡过的时光能改变你们的生活，很多以前的校友的生活都因此而改变。



Culture SalonA Tradition of Princeton University

The Tiger emerged as a symbol of Princeton, ironically, not very long after Woodrow Wilson's class, at its graduation in 1879, gave the College a pair of lions to guard the main entrance to Nassau Hall. The growing use of the tiger -- rather than the lion -- as Princeton's totem has been ascribed by Princetonians of that period to two things: the College cheer, which, like other cheers of that time, contained a ``tiger'' as a rallying word; and the growing use of orange and black as the college colors.

The tiger also began to appear in Princeton songs, beginning with “The Orange and the Black,'' written in the late 1880s by Clarence Mitchell 1889: "Although Yale has always favored The violet's dark hue, And the many sons of HarvardTo the crimson rose are true,We will own the lilies slender, Nor honor shall they lack, While the tiger stands defenderOf the Orange and the Black."



Culture SalonMission Statement of Birmingham University

- We will maintain an international reputation for the highest quality of scholarship and research for academic excellence.

- We will attract and welcome students of the highest ability to study in a wide range of disciplines and will give encouragement and support to them and to all the staff who work with them.

- We will continue the tradition of making a university education available to the members of any community able to benefit from it.

- We will, through changing times, maintain an unswerving commitment to truth, wisdom and academic freedom.



Goal CheckingGoal Checking On a scale of A to E, where A stands for "very well", B for "well", C for "moderate

ly well", D for "not very well", and E for "not at all", rate how well you have achieved the goals set at the beginning of this unit.

A B C D E talk about famous universities A B C D E understand the two reading passages A B C D E use the new words and expressions A B C D E write about Oxford University and its colleges A B C D E use the subjunctive mood A B C D E fill in the application form A B C D E comprehend the meaning of the missions and traditions of the uni

versities

If you have given yourself a C or lower rating on any of these goals, please: -visit the Experiencing English website for additional help. -review the section that you found difficult. -ask your teacher for extra help. -work with a peer or form a study group to reinforce your progress.

Thank You!Thank You!

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