Reading
The world's oldest university
Read the passage and do the task that follows
The world's
oldest university, Al-Azhar is in Cairo,
Egypt. It was
first built as a mosque in AD 972. A few years later, learners and teachers
began meeting in the mosque in "tutoring circles". They read and
talked about the subject of law. Around 988, leaders in city of Cairo decided to create a
school for higher learning and the University of Al-Azhar was founded.
At Al-Azhar, there were many univesity
"firsts". Courses were created. The earliest ones taught were in law
and religion. In a course, students read and studied with the teachers, but there
were also free discussion. Often, students and teachers talked about a topic,
and there was no "right" answer. Finally, scholars from around the
world came to Al-Azhar to teach and do research. At the university, people
studied the past, but also the place for sharing new ideas.
Over a thousand years later, Al-Azhar is still an
important university in the world. Its library contains more than 250,000 of
the world oldest and most valuable books. Today, many of the world's most
important universities such as Oxford
and Harvard still follow the tradition started at Al-Azhar.
II. Task: Choose the correct answers
1. What happened in
Cairo, Egypt in A.D 972?
A. A university was
founded
B.
A pyramid was discovered
C.
Learns and teachers struck
D.
A mosque was built
2. Who founded the
university of Al-Azhar?
A. Leaders of Cairo
B. Some teachers
C. Tutoring circles
D. Scholars around
the world
3. Which of the
following is NOT mentioned as an activity of the University of Al-Azhar?
A. Reading
B. Sharing ideas
C. Discussing
D. Studying music
4. In a discussion
at Al-Azhar, answer are___________________
A. unpredictable
B. fixed
C. flexible
D. right
5. The most
suitable title of this passage is _________________
A. The teaching and
studying at Al- Azhar University
B. Al-Azhar – the
world oldest university
C. The development
of Al- Azhar university
D. Following the
traditions
Right answers:
1. A. 2.A. 3.D. 4.C. 5. A
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