英语作业10 statements about Harvard.pptVIP

Fact or Fiction? Outside view Here are ten statements about Harvard University, five of which are true and five are not. Can you identify the false ones? 1. Harvard University is a private university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. 2. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States, which was founded in 1636. 3. Harvard has produced many famous alumni, including eight presidents of the United States. 4. At the very beginning, Harvard had only nine students with a single master. 5. Over 14,000 people work at Harvard, including 13 faculty. 6. More than forty current and former Harvard faculty members have been awarded Nobel Prizes. Outside view 7. Harvard university was named after its first benefactor, John Harvard, a young minister who, upon his death, left his library of four hundreds books and ￡720 (which was half of his estate), to the school. 8. Many of its earliest graduates went on to become lawyers throughout New England. 9. Harvard College accepted only 6.2% of applicants for the class of 2013 (graduating in 2013), a record low for the schools entire history. 10. One enduring Harvard tradition in recent years has been the annual screening of Legally Blonde to incoming freshmen. Outside view John Harvard Statue