Kadir Thank you! Woman What’s your name? Kadir

Question
Does the university have many famous 
buildings?
Answer
Yes, it does. Two of the most famous 
buildings are the Bodleian and the 
Sheldonian. The Bodleian is the university 
library and has over eleven million books. At 
the Sheldonian, concerts, lectures, degree 
ceremonies and other university events 
take place.
Question
Are there many famous students?
Answer
Yes! These include David Cameron and 25 
other UK prime ministers, 27 Nobel prize 
winners, famous scientists such as Stephen 
Hawking and 120 Olympic gold medallists.
Question
What is Oxford University Press?
Answer
This is the publishing department of the 
university. It sells over 110 million books each
year and is famous for the Oxford English 
Dictionary. There are about 300,000 words in 
this dictionary and it weighs more than 
60 kilos!
Solutions Third Edition Elementary
 
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Audio scripts

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4.16 Culture 2, Exercises 4 and 5
1 
It’s the same for all my family. We all go to private school 
and then after that we study at Oxford University. My 
grandfather, my father, my uncle as well … and now me. All 
to the same college – Queen’s. After that, I’m not sure. I 
think I’d like a job in the government somewhere. 
2
Oxford – Wow! It’s amazing. My parents are so proud of me.
I come from a tiny village in Scotland. Not many people from
there go to university … but to study in Oxford … it’s 
incredible! I can’t wait to go!
3
My first degree is in maths from the University of Berlin. But I
am really interested in working for the European Union. So 
now I’m in Oxford and I have to study really hard to get my 
postgraduate degree in economics. I’m in my second year 
now. It’s not easy, but I’m enjoying it.
4
I’m really pleased to be here in Oxford. What a great place 
to study! But I’m not looking forward to the first few weeks: 
meeting new people, making friends, the work. I hope my 
course isn’t really difficult.
5
I’m from China and I’m an undergraduate student here at 
Oxford. I love it! There are about a thousand other Chinese 
students at Oxford University, so I have lots of friends from 
home and I don’t get lonely.
4.17 Culture 3