牛津大学英语介绍复习课程.ppt

单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,*,University of Oxford,1,2,3,4,History,Colleges,Buildings,Well-known figures,University of,Oxford,1,History,2,Colleges,3,Buildings,4,Well-known figures,.,University of Oxford is the oldest university of Britain and the most famous institution of higher learing in the world.The exact date of its foundation is still not clear,but its history can be traced back to about 12th century.So far it has a history of 9 centuries,.,There were no universities in Britain before 12,th,century.People have to go to France or other European countries to study.In 1167,the king of England had quarrel with the king of France.The king of England was so angry that he recalledthescholars studied in Paris University(It was also said that the scholars were drove away by the king of France.)Anyhow these scholars returned home from Paris,gathered in Oxford,engaged in teachingand research.So people begin toregard Oxfordas a“base”,which in fact isthe predecessor of University of Oxford.,3,Christ Church College,2 Magdalen College,1,All Souls College,Colleges,2,All Souls College(,万灵学院）,All Souls College was founded in 1438,named for theAll Souls Day.Itis one ofthe most affluent College inUniversity of Oxford.,It is the onlycollege whichonly has graduate students.So itis regarded as one of the most authoritative academiccolleges in the world.,Magdalen College(,莫德林学院,),Magdalen College is considered to be one ofthe most beautifulcolleges in University of Oxford.,It has a wonderful name-the solid rhyme.(,凝固了的音乐,)So,people who go to the University are certain to enjoy the sight of Magdalen College.,Christ Church College(,基督教会学院,),the largest college,the only church school in the world.It takes 800 years to built up.,13 prime ministersin 200 years.,Lewis Carroll,a maths professor,wrote the book,Alices adventures in wonderland,It s said the Rabbit Hole is on the lawn,Canteensupplies four meals a day,that is breakfast,lunch,and two dinners.The first dinner in 6:00 is informal,so students and teachers candress casual clothes.,While,at 8:00,students and teachers must wear fomally to attend theformal dinner.Diners dont need to order,because recipesare pre-booked.The typical dinner is the following:Borsch Soup,lamb chops with potatos,carrot,and Apple Pieas the dessert.,The seatsaredivided into classification.For example,the seats havehigh tableand the common table.Professors,senior researchers orvisiting fellowcanboard the high table”,students can only takethe ordinary seat.,Buildings,3,University of Oxford is different fromotheruniversities.The city and the university seem to melt into one.Streets acrossfrom theschoolyard.The university has no gates or walls,and it even has no offical signs.,3 Library,2 Museum,1,Radicliffe Square,Buildings,3,Radicliffe Square,Radicliffe Square(,雷德克里夫广场,),RadicliffeSquare is the center of the ancient castle and often to be used to held festivalsandcultural activities.,Museum,There are four museums in the university.The Ashmolean Museum is the most famous.,Ashmolean Museum(,阿什莫尔博物馆,),As the first Museum in Britain,Ashmole Museumwas founded in 1683,70 years earlier than British Museum.And now it is the second largestmuseum in Britain.,Library,University of Oxford is a world ofacademic.It has 104 libraries in total.,TheBodleian Library(,博德利图书馆,)is the largestlibrary in the university and the second largest library in Britain(smaller thanthe British Library).It isfounded in 1602,named after Bodleian,the man who is the contributor.There are 6 million books.,There was a rule that Librarians must beagraduate and linguists,land cant get married.Because marriage hasso manychores that the librarians have not enough time toperform their duties.,Well-known,Figures,4,University of Oxford has nurtured 11kings from 7 countries,47 Nobel Prize winners,53 presidents and prime ministers from 19 countries.,Edward VIII,Baroness Thatcher,Famous people,Mr.Bean,Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson,Famous people,钱钟书,薄瓜瓜,Thank you,