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CULTURE Roman Britain
I can understand a programme about Roman landmarks.
Start thinking
5 The Romans named it after a Roman ruler.
Answer the questions.
6 The Romans liked talking to their friends
there.
1 How many Roman emperors can you name?
7 Archaeologists discovered the Vindolanda
2 Do you know any famous Roman buildings?
Tablets nearby.
3 How did the Romans spend their free time?
8 A lot of people from all around the country
visited it.
Comprehension check
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Watch the DVD. Choose the correct answers.
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1 When did the Romans invade Britain?
1 The Celts were / weren’t powerful in Britain
a about 1,000 years ago b about 2,000 years ago
before the Romans invaded.
c about 3,000 years ago
2 The Romans started / finished Hadrian’s Wall
2 What can you see in the city of Bath?
a Hadrian’s Wall in 122 AD.
b the Vindolanda Tablets
3 Hadrian’s Wall was / wasn’t 170 kilometres long.
c the Roman Baths
4 The Vindolanda Tablets were / weren’t near
3 How long were the Romans in Britain?
Hadrian’s Wall.
a 400 years b 40 years c 440 years
2
5 Bath was / wasn’t a big city when the Romans
arrived.
Watch again. Match names 1–6 with definitions
a–f.
6 The water in Bath is / isn’t about 55 degrees
Celsius.
1 Britannia
7 The Romans used / didn’t use the Roman Baths
2 Hadrian
for meeting friends.
3 Hadrian’s Wall
8 People stopped / didn’t stop using the Roman
4 the Vindolanda Tablets
Baths when the Romans left Britain.
5 Aquae Sulis
6 the Roman Baths
a the Roman name for Bath
b some Roman letters
c the Roman name for Britain
d a Roman ruler
e a popular place for Romans
f a Roman wall
3
Watch again. Do these sentences describe
Hadrian’s Wall (HW) or the Roman Baths (RB)?
1 It’s in the north of England.
2 It’s in the south-west of England.
3 The Romans constructed it in a village.
4 The Romans finished it in six years.
Watch again. Choose the correct words.
5
Watch again. Complete the summary.
S
The Romans invaded Britain about
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and constructed
country 2
many buildings, roads and cities
in 122
there. They started 3
AD and finished it six years later.
Archaeologists discovered the
4
near the wall. The Romans
in the city
constructed the 5
of Bath, which they called 6
. They used the baths for washing, but
also talked to their 7
there.
The Romans stayed in Britain for
about 8
24
years ago. They called the
years.
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Language check
Extension
Look at the photos and answer the questions.
was, were
•
It was 117 kilometres long.
•
The baths were very popular.
A
there was, there were
•
There was a small village here.
•
There were many baths here.
•
There weren’t many private baths in those days.
Past simple of regular verbs:
affirmative and negative
•
They used the baths for washing.
•
After this, people didn’t use the baths for years.
ago
•
B
The Romans invaded Britain about 2,000
years ago.
6
Complete the sentences. Use the affirmative or
negative past simple form of the verbs.
1 The Romans
Britain Aquae Sulis. (call)
2 They
Hadrian’s Wall in a year. (finish)
3 They
stone to build the wall. (use)
4 They
hot water. (love)
5 They
in private baths. (wash)
6 They
to their friends in the baths. (talk)
Photo A
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Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
wasn’t ago weren’t were lived was
1 The Celts
the most powerful people in
Britain before the Romans.
2 The Romans invaded Britain about 2,000 years
in Britain, they
constructed many buildings.
4 Bath
a small village when the Romans
•
Where is it?
•
Why do you think the Romans constructed it?
•
Are there any famous old walls in your country?
•
Who built them?
•
What can you see in the photo?
•
Where is it?
•
Why do you think the Romans constructed it?
•
Are there any famous old buildings in your
country?
arrived.
5 There
What can you see in the photo?
Photo B
.
3 When the Romans
•
•
any public baths in Britain before
Who built them?
the Romans constructed them.
6 There
a museum at the Roman Baths
in Roman times.
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