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BASIC LISTENING
ACADEMIC ENGLISH
1 Oxford
EXERCISE

Questions 1-11

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Listen to the talk and fill in the missing words or figures in the notes below. Write no

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more than ONE word and/ or a number.

Oxford became a town before 1. ………………………… Oxford University began to establish

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itself in the middle of the 2. …………………………..century and by 1300 there were 3.

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…………………………….. students. At this time Oxford was a 4. ……………………………… town, but
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by the middle of the 5. …………………………………. it was poorer because of 6.
…………………………….. in trade and the terrible plague. Relations between the students and
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the townspeople were very 7. …………………………………. and there was often 8.
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……………………………… in the streets. On 10th February 1355, a 9. ………………………. began,

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which lasted two days. Sixty-two 10. ………………………….. were killed. One of the
punishments was that the University was given 11. …………………………… of the town for
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nearly 600 years.

Questions 12-15
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Circle the appropriate letters.

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12. How many students are there in Oxford?

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A. 12,000 B. 20,000 C. 2,000 D. 120,000

13. Oxford English Dictionary contains ………….. entries.

A. 5,000 B. 50,000 C 500,000 D. 5,000,000

14. "Bulldog" in Oxford is the name given to ………..

A. sportsmen B. fast runners
C. university policemen D. university teachers

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15. In Oxford and Cambridge, the word "punt" refers to ……….

A. a fast runner B. a policeman
C. a flat-bottomed boat D. a long pole

2 The dean’s speech

EXERCISE
Questions 1-5

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1. When are tuition fees going to increase?
A. October 2000 B. December 2000

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C. September 2001 D. December 2001

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2. The reasons that cause the fees to increase:
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A. Faculties and staff salaries have increased.
B. International students office has been enlarged.
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C. New staff has been added in the home office.
D. Tuition fees have been increased in many other universities.
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3. Since 1998 the tuition fees …………………….

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A. have been increased many times

B. have been increased once only
C. have been increased continually
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D. have never been increased

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4. The University College of the Caribou is raising its fees to ………………..

A. $3,600 per term B. $3,800 per term
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C. $13,800 per term D. $13,800 per year

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5. At many institutions, the tuition fees for academic courses ……………….

A. in the first two years are higher than those for the last two years
B. in the last two years are higher than those for the first two years
C. for the four years are the same
D. are different in each year

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Questions 6-8

Indicate whether the following statements are true or false by writing T for true
and F for false in the boxes below.
6. The university has decided to charge the same tuition for all four years.  
7. The speaker would like to discuss only the fees with students in the office. 
8. The speaker's office is in Building 539. 

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3 How to write a summary
EXERCISE

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more than THREE words.
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Today's lecture is on how to write a summary. One word will help you to write a
summary. The word is ……………………………………. This word represents
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……………………………………. to writing a good summary.
2. Study the text. You should read it first ……………………………………. to get a sense of
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the general meaning. Then read more ……………………………………., following the

writer's argument. It is often helpful to summarise each paragraph in a few words
at this stage.
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3. Identify the key points. You must ……………………………………. the text again and mark
the places where ……………………………………. is given. You can underline or highlight
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with a coloured pen.

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4. Make notes. This is a very important stage. You should write down the
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……………………………………. you've identified in note form in …………………………………….

words. It is also important in an exam because the examiner needs to know you
……………………………………. what you have written and that you are not just copying
from the text.

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5. Put points in order. You should look at the ……………………………………. you have made
and see if there are any which go together. Then decide the
……………………………………. to put the points in. Number the points in order.
6. Leave out unnecessary detail. This stage is much like the …………………………………….
who cuts off unnecessary parts for making clothes. You should choose the
important facts and ……………………………………. unnecessary detail.
7. Edit your first draft. You should check the ……………………………………., and count the

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