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12,000
twelve thousand
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• Example
on the 10th February 1355
on the tenth of February
thirteen fifty five
on the 1st May 1267
on th 2nd April 1487
on the 3id December 1533
2. Insert prepositions:
The University began itself... the middle... the 12th
century, and... 1300 there were already 1,500
students.
... this time Oxford was a wealthy town.
But ... the middle... the 14th century it was pooler, because... the terrible plague.
The plague killed many people... England.
Relations... the students and the townspeople were very unfriendly.
There was often fighting... the streets.
. . the 10th February 1355 the Festival of St. Scholastic a battle began.
Now they live quietly side... side.
Many colleges and chapels are open... the public now.
The choir of the University sing... TV every year... Christmas.
3. Translate into Russian:
Oxford is known for its University.
62 students were killed.
The townspeople were punished for killing 62 students.
The University was given control of the town.
The University was started in 1315.
We may also say it was founded in 1315.
4. Make sentences:
• Oxford
University
Cambridge
public
Eton
is known for its
castle
Windsor
factories
Manchester
Beatles
Liverpool
visit Oxford
make a trip
• Mr. Hill proposed that they
make a tour
go to...
see...
5. Complete as in the text:
At this time Oxford was a wealthy town, but by... it was poorer because of a decline in... and the terrible...
On the 10th February the Festival.. a battle... two days.
Sixty-two...
The... punished... two ways.
They had to walk through... to attend the special... until 1825.