Reading and Vocabulary- Oxford University

Instructions: Read the description of Oxford University. Fill in the missing words from the list below. 



Oxford University




You probably already know some things about Oxford University, but there is probably a lot you don’t know. It’s called‘Oxford University’ because it is (1)______________ in the town of Oxford, England (about 90 kilometers outside of London). Classes first began there almost a thousand (2)_____________ ago (in 1096), and it is one of the best universities in the world. Most colleges and universities are located on just one main campus, but this university is (3)______________. It’s located in many different places around the town of Oxford. For example, (4)______________ South Parks Road you can
find the Science Area, while just behind Broad Street you can listen to (5)______________ at the Sheldonian Theater. Do you like to (6)______________? If ‘yes’, there are millions of
books at the university’s Bodleian Libraries. In addition, the university has a large number of parks – the Botanic Garden on High Street has more than 8,000 different kinds of (7)______________. Of course, the (8)______________ are the most important part of Oxford University – there are more than 21,000 of them from the U.K. and from around the (9)______________. Finally, if you’re thinking of visiting (or studying at) Oxford, there is even a (10)______________ at
106 High Street where you can buy souvenirs to remember your time at this amazing university.


Word list :

  • gift shop n. 
  • located adj.
  •  music n.
  •  near adv.
  •  plants n.
  •  read v. 
  • special adj.
  •  students n.
  •  world n. 
  • years n.