Topic: "Education"

The greatest cities

O XFORD:

T he City of Dreaming Spires

1. True or false (tick or cross):

• Oxford is home to the oldest University in the world.

• Thames runs not far from the city.

• Woodstock is east of Oxford.

• Blenheim Palace was built by John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough.

• Blenheim Palace was built in recognition of his great victory over the German at the battle of Blenheim, 1704.

• The Palace, designed by Sir John Vanbrugh.

• Blenheim Palace is a half hour drive away from Chipping Campden.

Oxford is a city, and the county town of Oxfordshire, in South East England. The city has a population of just under 165,000, with 151,000 living within the district boundary. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through Oxford and meet south of the city centre. For a distance of some 10 miles (16 km) along the river, in the vicinity of Oxford, the Thames is known as The Isis.

1. True or false (tick or cross):

1. False. Oxford is home to the oldest University in England.

2. False. Thames runs through the city

3. False. Woodstock is north of Oxford.

4. False. Blenheim Palace was built for John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough.

5. False. Blenheim Palace was built in recognition of his great victory over the French at the battle of Blenheim, 1704.

6. True.

7. True.