Oxford – The BODLEIAN LIBRARY

1. Listen to the first part of the radio program and answer the question:

What’s the connection between the Bodleian Library and harry Potter?
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2. Listen to the radio program and complete the gaps of the text below:

xford is famous for its university. Tours of the city visit the Sheldonian Theatre,
Christ Church, the City Walls. Tourists also go punting on the River Cherwell. But one of the
most __________ __________ is the Bodleian Library with its __________ buildings.

Visitors to the Bodleian Library often have a __________ __________of déjà vu. They
recognize the rooms. How is that possible? __________, it was the film location for Harry
Potter’s Hogwarts School! Christ Church’s Great Hall __________ __________in the films

SORRY

The Bodleian Library is one of the __________ __________ __________in the world. It has
over __________items, including ancient __________, sculptures, __________ and exotic
artefacts.

Can you __________ __________from the Bodleian Library? __________, __________

__________. Even King Charles I was refused permission. It’s a research library. Scholars come
from all over the __________ to view its artefacts. Many of these artefacts have, however,
been __________. Anyone __________ __________the library’s website and __________ its
many __________.

THE PIG

Let’s see what we can discover. There are facsimiles of ancient manuscripts. Each college
__________ a collection of manuscripts through the Early Manuscripts at Oxford University
website.

There are __________ __________ __________ : a wonderful example is the John Johnson
Collection. It provides an __________ view of everyday life in the 18 th century. Read shop
signs, __________ __________, __________ and announcements of the death penalty.
__________ will love the collection of 19th century __________ __________. Finally, discover
Toby, the sapient __________. Apparently Toby could __________ and __________e. A poster
advertises his autobiography for one shilling.

To learn more about the Bodleian Library visit www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/bodley. Early

Manuscripts at Oxford University http://image.ox.ac.uk and the John Johnson Collection
www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/juhnson

From Speak up n.287

 Look at the highlighted words from the text and match them with their meanings above:

1. _________________: extremely intelligent; wise

2. _________________: exact copies of something, e.g. documents, book, paintings,

manuscripts, etc.

3. _________________: someone who dedicated their lives to studying. Has a profound

knowledge on a particular subject.

4. _________________: a small and shallow boat, with a flat bottom, used for short outings
on rivers.

5. _________________: a separate article or particular.

6. _________________: to inquire or investigate into a subject in order to discover or revise

facts.

7. _________________: where some words or numbers of a certain place is written as to

announce its business or name.