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Oxford WebQuest
1) Introductory quiz
a) Alice
1. What was the writer of the Alice stories’ real name?
2. What was his pseudonym?
3. In which Oxford College did he work?
4. What subject did he lecture in?
5. The character of Alice was based on a real person. What was her name?
6. When did this girl first meet the author of the Alice books?
http://www.aliceinoxford.net
b) Morse
One of the most famous fictional characters from Oxford is Inspector Morse. Use
these two websites to find the answers to the following ten questions.
1. Which actor played Morse on TV?
2. Who wrote the Morse novels?
3. What was the last Morse novel called?
4. In which story does The Bear Inn feature?
5. What is the registration number of Morse’s car?
6. What is the name of Morse’s boss?
7. Complete the name of this pub (which features in Morse stories) The Eagle and
________.
8. How many Morse films are there?
9. What time does the clock show in the Carfax ‘virtual tour’ photo?
10. What is Morse’s first name?
http://www.chem.ox.ac.uk/oxfordtour/morses_oxford
http://www.inspectormorse.co.uk
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2) Group presentation
In small groups do some research in order to prepare a presentation to the
class. You should take notes, as you will have to tell the class about what you
have found out. Prepare the presentation using the questions below and any other
information you think will be of interest to the others. After you have answered
the questions organise the information so that a group speaker can present to
the rest of the class.
a) Group 1: Penicillin
1. What is penicillin?
2. Who invented it and where did he invent it?
3. What ‘accident’ helped in the discovery of penicillin?
4. How does penicillin work?
5. In what ways has penicillin improved our lives?
http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/features/walk/intro.htm
http://www.warroad.k12.mn.us/moredocs/stdnt_work2000/rorvis/chem1.html#table
b) Group 2: Lord of the Rings
1. What did Tolkien teach at Oxford University?
2. Tolkien’s elves speak a language called “Quenya”. On what real language is
this based?
3. What great event was going on while Tolkien was writing The Lord of The
Rings?
4. In which pub did Tolkien meet with the ‘Inklings’?
5. What is the book The Lord of the Rings about?
http://www.tolkiensociety.org/index.html
http://www.lordotrings.com/default-fl.asp
c) Group 3: Music in Oxford.
1. Who was Jacqueline Du Pré?
2. What did she play?
3. What tragedy occurred in her life?
http://www.jose-sanchez-penzo.net/jdupre.html
1. When was Radiohead formed?
2. What was the band originally called?
3. What was their debut album called?
http://www.greenplastic.com
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3) Vocabulary in context
Look at the website pages from the history of Oxfam. On the first page find
phrasal verbs which have the following meanings:
a) Become stronger and difficult to stop.
b) To start something such as a business or institution.
c) To go forward to the next stage of a process, arrive at a destination.
d) To be focussed on or based on a place or object.
e) To gradually do less of an activity because you are preparing to stop
completely.
f) Look at this sentence from the text. How much is ‘scarcely any’?:
In 1941, the Allies imposed a naval blockade, and scarcely any food or medical
supplies could get through, even to civilians.
g) Replace the phrase "scarcely any" with another of similar meaning.
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/about_us/history/index.htm
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4) Discussion
Do you support the work of any charities? There are many charities available to
support. If you had some money to donate to a charitable organisation, which
would you choose and why? Try to justify your choice.
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5) Extra websites
http://www.lewiscarroll.org/carroll.html
http://wiredforbooks.org/alice
http://www.ruthannzaroff.com/wonderland
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