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Oxford 00:01:10 1 History 00:01:19 1.1 Medieval 00:05:43 1.1.1 University of Oxford 00:07:43 1.2 Early modern 00:07:51 1.2.1 English Civil War 00:08:32 1.3 Late modern 00:10:14 1.4 20th and 21st centuries 00:13:52 2 Geography 00:14:01 2.1 Physical 00:14:09 2.1.1 Location 00:15:13 2.1.2 Climate 00:16:16 2.2 Human 00:16:32 2.2.1 Suburbs 00:17:26 2.2.2 Green belt 00:18:18 3 Economy 00:18:35 3.1 Car production 00:18:59 3.2 Publishing 00:19:25 3.3 Science and technology 00:20:11 3.4 Education 00:20:37 3.5 Brewing 00:22:46 3.6 Bellfounding 00:23:02 4 Shopping 00:24:06 5 Landmarks 00:24:40 5.1 University of Oxford 00:25:22 5.2 The city centre 00:27:13 5.3 The Bodleian Library 00:28:12 5.4 Museums and galleries 00:30:57 5.5 Other attractions 00:31:31 5.6 Parks and nature walks 00:32:14 6 Transport 00:32:22 6.1 Air 00:32:46 6.2 Buses 00:35:00 6.3 Coach 00:35:46 6.4 Cycling 00:36:00 6.5 Rail 00:39:17 6.6 Rail–airport links 00:39:39 6.7 River and canal 00:40:30 6.8 Roads 00:41:17 6.8.1 A roads 00:42:38 6.8.2 Motorway 00:43:20 7 Education 00:43:29 7.1 Schools 00:43:37 7.2 Universities and colleges 00:44:04 8 Media 00:45:43 9 Culture 00:45:52 9.1 Theatres and cinemas 00:46:38 9.2 Literature and film 00:50:50 9.3 Music 00:52:33 10 Sport 00:52:42 10.1 Football 00:54:32 10.2 Rugby league 00:55:03 10.3 Rugby union 00:55:59 10.4 Speedway and greyhound racing 00:56:52 10.5 Hockey 00:57:25 10.6 Ice hockey 00:58:03 10.7 American football 00:58:27 10.8 Cricket 00:58:51 10.9 Rowing 00:59:20 10.10 Other sports 00:59:46 11 Twin towns 01:00:10 12 Gallery Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago. Learning by listening is a great way to: - increases imagination and understanding - improves your listening skills - improves your own spoken accent - learn while on the move - reduce eye strain Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone. You can find other Wikipedia audio articles too at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuKfABj2eGyjH3ntPxp4YeQ You can upload your own Wikipedia articles through: https://github.com/nodef/wikipedia-tts "The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing." - Socrates SUMMARY ======= Oxford ( OKS-fərd) is a city in south central England and the county town of Oxfordshire. With an estimated 2016 population of 170,350, it is the 52nd largest city in the United Kingdom, and one of the fastest growing and most ethnically diverse. The city is 51 miles (82 km) from London, 61 miles (98 km) from Bristol, 59 miles (95 km) from Southampton, 57 miles (92 km) from Birmingham and 24 miles (39 km) from Reading. The city is known worldwide as the home of the University of Oxford, the oldest university in the English-speaking world. Buildings in Oxford demonstrate notable examples of every English architectural period since the late Saxon period. Oxford is known as the "city of dreaming spires", a term coined by poet Matthew Arnold. Oxford has a broad economic base. Its industries include motor manufacturing, education, publishing and a large number of information technology and science-based businesses, some being academic offshoots. |