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13The University was only for men until 1869, when the first women’s college was opened. In the 1970s, most col-leges opened their doors to both men and women. Almost all colleges are now mixed. cмешанные Many great men studied at Cambridge, among them Desiderius Erasmus, the great Dutch scholar, Roger Bacon, the philosopher, Milton the poet, Oliver Cromwell, the sol-dier, Newton, the scientist, and Kapitza, the famous Russian physicist. The great Russian scientist I.P. Pavlov came to Cam-bridge to receive the degree of the Honorary Doctor of Cam-bridge. The students presented him with a toy dog then. The universities have over a hundred societies and clubs, enough for interest one could have. Sport is a part of students’ life at Oxbridge. The most popular sports are row-ing and punting. But in the old times the students’ life was very strict. They were not allowed to play games, to sing, to hunt, to fish or even to dance. сильные мира сего, великие учёный, особ. гуманитарий философ учёный (точные науки) физик общества гоночная гребля и гребля на плоскодонке PRACTICE 2. Work with a partner. Ask and answer the questions 1) How many colleges are there for men/ women/ both men & women? 2) When did the history of Cambridge start? 3) What is the oldest college of Cam-bridge? 4) Why is King’s College the most famous one? 5) When did the colleges open their doors for women? 6) Do you know any great men who studied at Cambridge? 7) What do you know about students’ life at Oxbridge? 8) How do we call Oxford and Cambridge? 9) Who go to Oxford and Cambridge? 10) What is the length of the degree course? 11) Where are the degrees awarded? 12) What is the tradition Oxford and Cam-bridge cling to? 13) What do you know about Oxford and Cambridge colleges? 14) Who governs each college? 15) What is there within one college? 16) Is Oxford the oldest and the largest uni-versity in Britain? 17) How old is Oxford? 3. Complete the quiz. 1) Students speak … at the degre...