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David: I myself am an Oxford graduate but I don't remember when exactly it was founded. Let's look in
the guide book. Oh, it was started in 1315.
Tatjana: Is it the oldest college?
David: Oh, no. Jesus College and some others are much older.
Tatjana It's very beautiful. I'd like to study here. Is the chapel open to the public?
David: Yes, it is. Let's go and look. The choir of this college is famous in England They sing on TV every
year at Christmas
Words and expressions
university
[
j
n
v
s
t
]
университет, институт
middle
середина
in the middle of
в середине
poor
бедный
poorer
беднее
decline
снижаться
to kill
убивать
townspeople
горожане
to fight
бороться
fighting
сражение
Festival of St. Scholastica
праздник студентов Средние
века
to last
длиться
to punish
наказывать
nearly
около, почти
quiet
[kwa
t]
спокойный
quietly
спокойно
side
сторона
side by side
рядом, бок о бок
colourful
цветной,яркий
Trinity
Троица
graduate
['gr
dju
t]
выпускник
to found
основывать
Jesus
Иисус
choir
[kwa
]
хор
Exercises
1. Read as in the examples:
• Example
the twelfth
the twelfth century
the first
the second
the third
the ninth
the sixth
the seventh
the eighth
the fifth
the eleventh
the thirteenth
the fourth
the tenth
• Example
1300
thirteen hundred
1
1
• Example
1,500
one thousand five hundred
students