Cambridge
Cambridge is one of the best known towns in the world, which is famous for its university. The University of Cambridge started during the 13th century and grew steadily, until today there are more than twenty colleges. The oldest one is Peterhouse, which was founded in 1284. And the most recent is Robinson College, which was opened in 1977. But the most famous is King's College, because of its magnificent chapel. Its choir of boys and undergraduates is well known all over the world.
To the north of Cambridge is the Cambridge Science Park, the modern face of the University. This park has developed in response to the need for universities to increase their contact with high technology industry. It is now home to more than sixty companies and research institutes. The whole area is very attractively designed, with a lot of space between each building. Every year thousands of students come to Cambridge from overseas to study English.
Names:
Cambridge Science Park – научный парк Кэмбриджа
King's College – Королевский колледж
Lady Margaret Hall – Леди-Маргарет-Холл, колледж леди Маргарет Оксфордского университета. Основан как женский колледж в 1878, назван в честь леди Маргарет Бофорт, матери короля Генриха VII.
Peterhouse [`pitə,haus] – коллежд Питерхаус
Robinson College – коллежд Робинзона
Vocabulary:
chapel – часовня, молельня
choir [kwaiə] – хор, хоровой ансамбль
colleague [`koli:g] – коллега
first-class education – образование высшего качества
friendly atmosphere [,ætməsfiə] – дружелюбная атмосфера
garden – сад
high technology industry – наукоёмкая промышленность
intelligent [in`telid3ənt] – образованный, умный
in response to smth. – в ответ на что-л.
library of four hundred years – четырёхсотлетняя библиотека
magnificent [mæg`nifis(ə)nt] – великолепный, изумительный, величественный
outside the university – за пределами университета
overseas – за рубежом
secretarial [,sekri`teəriəl] – секретарский
to take course – заниматься, обучаться на курсе
to be famous for smth. – быть знаменитым, известным чем-л.
undergraduate [,Λndə`grædjuit] – студент, новичок
Questions for self-examination:
1. When was the Oxford University found?
2. What is it famous for?
3. When did The University of Cambridge start?
4. What are the oldest and the most famous colleges of it?
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