1、,1. Work in pairs. Look at the photo and discuss the questions.,Outside view,What is happening in the photo?2. What time of year do you think theevent happens? 3. Who do you think takes part in theevent?,A choir is singing on top of the tower at Magdalen College in Oxford.,On the first day of May.,S
2、tudents, and the public who may come to listen to the singing.,Outside view,2. Watch the video clip again and check () the truestatements according to the clip. 1 Julie Dearden and Eugene Berger say they were both students at Oxford. 2 Formal hall takes place at seven in the evening. 3 Most of the s
3、peakers at the Oxford Union are British. 4 Everybody gets up very early on May Day. 5 Summer Eights is held in June. 6 Examination Schools is a building. 7 During their exams, men wear different coloured flowers to women. 8 Eugene enjoys wearing the exam uniform.,Outside view,3. Watch the video clip
4、 again and complete the sentences.1) Please quickly look through the sentences and predict what may be in the gaps.2) Watch the video and complete the sentences.3) Check the answers.,1 My names Eugene Berger, I studied here in Oxford for _, studying _ at Somerville College.2 Its a very beautiful eve
5、ning because there are, theres a _ and we eat by candlelight.3 There is a choir which sings on top of the tower at Magdalen College and all the people _ and all the students go to listen to the singing.4 And in this competition, each college is trying to _ which it won the previous year.,four years,
6、modern languages,special meal,of the town,improve its place,Outside view,5 The women wear a _ and a black skirt or black trousers.6 I think the Oxford traditions lend character to the place, and its such an old institution, it _, but they can be very inconvenient.7 So when you take your first exam y
7、ou wear a _ flower, and when you take your second exam you wear a _ flower, and when you take your final examination you wear a _ carnation.8 I really like the Oxford traditions, I think its part of _, and part of being a student or a teacher here at Oxford University.,white shirt,should have tradit
8、ions,white,pink,red,our history,Outside view,Last step of the above exercise: Work in pairs. Student A reads the completed sentence and then Student B asks a conversational question to follow up the statement, then A and B exchange roles for the next sentence, and so on. For example:Student A: My na
9、mes Eugene Berger, I studied here inOxford for four years, studying modern languages at Somerville College.Student B: Oh, really, which languages did you study?Student B: Its a very beautiful evening because there are,theres a special meal and we eat by candlelight.Student A: What sort of food do yo
10、u have for this special meal?,Outside view,4. Choose the best words or expressions to complete the passage. Use the information in the video clip you have just watched to help you.,Answers 1 (C) 2 (a) 3 (d) 4 (a) 5 (b) 6 (a) 7 (b) 8 (b) 9 (a) 10 (d),Outside view,Different types of listening (e.g. an
11、nouncement, news bulletin, story) have certain distinctive features which include:the number of speakersthe type of interaction between the speakers, eg a speech usually has only one speaker, a story may involve the listeners, a conversation usually involves everyoneformality and informality of the
12、situationspecial language thats usedEstablishing the type of listening material may give you some useful clues to the meaning of what you hear.,Listening to natural English: identifying types of listening material,Outside view,5. Share your ideas with the whole class. 1 Which of these Oxford traditi
13、ons would you most like to take part in? 2 Do you find any of the traditions strange? 3 Are there any traditions in our college that are similar? 4 How important are traditions to college life?,Developing critical thinking,Do you find any of the traditions strange?,Not really.,Outside view,Example a
14、nswers Probably to take part in one of the examinations after all, if you have to take the exams anyway, you might as well dress up for the occasion! Personally, I rather like the idea of formal academic dress for special events. 2 Not really. I understand that the use of academic gowns and mortarbo
15、ards has about 900 years of history behind it and I think thats rather nice, dont you, at least for special occasions? Yes, singing songs in strange clothes at the top of a tower. Its probably impossible to hear what they are singing without a microphone, so why dont they just sing in a concert hall
16、?,Outside view,Example answers 3 I dont think so, although universities in China use academic dress for graduation (not for taking exams, though).4 In ancient China there were many traditions for studying and taking examinations. For example, there were particular ceremonies and rituals for taking t
17、he national imperial exams. In modern China, there are graduation ceremonies and annual Sports Days.,Outside view,After listening to the Outside View, do you get a better understanding of the following terms? Decide whether the following statements are true or false.,Language and Culture,1 Modern la
18、nguages refer to Latin and Greek.,2 Liberal is a general term to describe social or political attitudes in which people are not willing to accept much change, whereas Conservative is just the opposite.,3 The Oxford Union is a university debating society.,details,details,details,4 Summer Eights is th
19、e name for a summer camp in Oxford.,5 Sub fusc refers to the formal academic dress worn byOxford students centuries ago.,details,details,F,F,T,F,F,Outside view,It normally means that students study two languages, probably chosen among French, German, Spanish, Italian, sometimes with Portuguese, Dutc
20、h, Swedish or Eastern European languages. “Modern” is distinct from “classics” (Latin and Greek) and, usually, from “Oriental” languages (Chinese, Japanese, Korean and so on).,Studying modern languages,Back,Outside view,Conservative is a general term to describe social or political attitudes in whic
21、h people are not willing to accept much change, especially in the traditional values of society or to support the preservation of a nation or culture. Liberal is a social or political philosophy or attitude which shows openness to new ideas about progress or reform and change if most people want it.
22、,Conservative and Liberal,Back,Outside view,It is a university debating society (similar to the Cambridge Union Society at Cambridge University), dating from 1823, which is a forum for high-class debating of ideas among students. The Oxford Union has featured many world-class speakers, including man
23、y Prime Ministers and Presidents of different countries, and has been a place where many of Britains famous speakers have developed their eloquence. Before each formal debate there is a 45-minute optional informal debate for students on a current issue (the topic is chosen a few days ahead by member
24、s). This gives first-time speakers a chance to practise their debating skills. The formal debate features a motion, or proposal, with two main speakers who support it and two who oppose it. After their contributions other students speak or ask questions before votes are taken for and against the mot
25、ion. Topics for the debate may be political or ethical issues or controversial topics, or simply light-hearted topics (for example, This House accepts that aliens exist).,The Oxford Union,Back,Outside view,It is an annual series of rowing events over four days in which teams from different Colleges
26、compete in races on the River Thames. An “eight” is a rowing boat with eight oarsmen (or women) and a cox (who steers the boat). The best known races are, however, the Oxford versus Cambridge Boat Race on the River Thames (in London from Putney to Mortlake). Members of the first teams for rowing and
27、 other sporting events between Oxford and Cambridge receive the sports honour of a blue. Dark blue represents Oxford and light blue represents Cambridge.,Summer Eights,Back,Outside view,Sub fusc refers to the formal academic dress worn during exams and degree ceremonies. The term comes from the Lati
28、n subfuscus meaning under dark clothes. The gowns date from the Middle Ages (around 1249) when scholars were members of the Church and wore ecclesiastical (relating to the church) clothes to classes.,Sub fusc,Back,Outside view,Fun Game: I (do not) love Oxford traditions because they ,Rules of the ga
29、me: Divide the class into three groups. The three groups will take turns to complete the sentence. In completion, the first group should include a word starting with the letter “a”, and the second group include a word starting with the letter “b”, and the third the letter “c” until a word with the i
30、nitial letter “Z” is used. For example: For letter “a”, the following sentences are fine: I love Oxford traditions because they are amazing. they are absolutely interesting.they are about beautiful history.,Outside view,Each group can use pass for three times. If any group fails to provide an appropriate answer for the fourth time, it will be eliminated from the game. For example: Group 1: I love Oxford traditions because they are adorable.Group 2: Pass. (They can not think of a word beginning with “b” to finish the sentence)Group 3: I love Oxford traditions because they are charming.,
