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ESL English Lesson: World University Rankings 2015
D.J. Robinson
The Times Higher Education Magazine recently published its annual list of the world’s top 800 universities. This year it includes 70 countries. The California Institute of Technology continues to be the number one university in the world. It has maintained this position for five years running.
The US remains the world leader when it comes to top universities. It has six of the top ten universities, down from seven last year. These include Stanford University (No 3), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (No 5), Harvard University (No 6) and Princeton University (No 7).
Writing/Speaking: In pairs – Each of you writes down your top three universities. Why these? Discuss together! Speaking/Roleplay: Student A is a news reporter in London. Student B is a student from outside of the UK. Student A interviews Student B about what are the best universities and why? 3 mins.