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December 2018
1. Read this text about the Ancient Greeks and answer the questions .
There were many small cities in Ancient Greece. One of the most important cities was
Corinth, but the largest city was Athens, the capital. Athens was the political and cultural
centre. Corinth was a commercial city. The people in Corinth city became very rich when
they started to sell the cups and plates they made all over the Greek world; they were
excellent businessmen.
Athens city was an amazing place with beautiful buildings and great cultural life.
However, not all the people in Athens lived in the city centre. Some of them built their
houses near the mountains and green valleys to grow fruit; others lived by the sea because they were
fishermen and worked on ships.
While the men were working the crops, sailing, hunting or doing business, the women had to stay at
home. Ancient Greek husbands were very strict men, so they didn’t let their wives go out much. Sometimes
the husband told his servants to watch the house and check his wife and daughter didn’t go out alone. Life
was a bit difficult for young girls too: they had to help their mothers with the housework all day and they
could only leave the house when they got married. This made them feel very unhappy.
Boys were luckier than girls: they didn’t help in the house, and they could go to school and see their friends.
The Ancient Greeks loved reading stories and fables. One favourite family activity was to get together to
hear these stories every weekend. They always enjoyed their meals in the garden while the father or the
mother told fantastic stories to their children and servants.
Servants were very important to Ancient Greek daily life. They cleaned and cooked, worked in the fields,
factories, shops, and on ships. However, there were things a servant could not do, for example, go to school,
or use their own(propio) name. They had to use the name of their master.
1. What are the differences between the cities of Corinth and Athens?
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2. Why did the people in Corinth city become rich?
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3. Everybody in Athens lived in the city. TRUE FALSE
4. Why were boys happier than girls?
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5. What couldn´t servants do?
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2. Go on reading about the Ancient Greeks and fill in each blank
with one word only.
Have you 1___________________ heard about the Olympic Games? We have watched these games
on TV 2___________________ years, but they started in Greece in the year 776 BC. The games were
part of a great festival; they happened every four years and only Greek people 3_____________
participate. The most popular event 4_________________ the marathon.
Because the Olympic Games were the 5 ___________________ important sport festival at that time,
visitors from all over Greece walked or travelled on horseback for many weeks to get there. The
games were a very popular event but married women couldn’t go. They had 6_ _________________
stay at home doing the housework. Women were not happy 7 ___________________ this tradition
because they could never watch their husbands and sons in the competitions.
Men didn’t return to their houses until the games finished, so they 8 ___________________ to sleep
in tents on the grass because there weren’t 9________________ hotels at that time.
The day before the festival ended there was an important ceremony. The organisers killed a big
animal, cooked it and gave each man a piece to eat; men were happy because it always tasted
delicious.
The last day, the organisers gave out the prizes to the athletes and everybody went back home
10 ___________________.
MOST USED EVER IF HAPPILY FOR WITH MUST COULD TO ANY WAS
3. Read about Daniella Jenkins who is a young actress. Choose the
correct form of the verbs.
Did you know that the theatre was born in Greece? The spectacular
Epidaurus theater 1. was built / had built / was building in 340 BC.
Because of its incomparable acoustics the actors can be perfectly heard by
all 15,000 spectators. ! I loved 2.watch / watching / watched
documentaries about the theatre in Ancient Greece.
“ If I go to Greece one day, I 3. visit /will visit / visiting this place...
Since I was a child, I always wanted to be an acress. I 4. used to / had to / could / play with my dolls, I acted
and the dolls were the audience. When he was 12 years old I , I 5. start / would start /started taking acting
classes.
One day, my friend and I 6 .walked / were walking / had walked to school when we saw a poster in the
street.
Auditions for yound
actors and
actresses.
Get a role in a
comedy!
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My friend said:”If you want to have an opportunity, you 7. may / can / should go to the auditions!”
I was very nervous on the audition day. “I was waiting for my turn and I though: “”I wish I 8. get /
got / have got the role…” Luckily I got the role and I my career started!!!
Now, I´m acting on a musical at the local theatre. I 9. am not working / was worked
/ haven´t worked in any films yet, but it´s OK . I love my proffesion!
Next month I 10. go to travel / may travel / ´m going to travel to Greece for my holiday!!!
4. Daniella went to the cinema ans saw “Round the world in 80 days” . Complete the dialogue between
Inspector Trevor and Detective Fix
Insp. Trevor: Good morning Fix. _____________________ are you? (1)
Det. Fix: I’m in Liverpool. I’ve arrested the thief of the Bank of England!
Insp. Trevor: Are you serious? We have already arrested him here in London….
Det: Fix: What! __________________________ you catch him?(2)
Insp. Trevor: We caught him last night. He was trying to escape to France.
Det. Fix But… ________________________Phileas Fogg the thief?(1)
Insp. Trevor: No, he is not. He is an honorable rich man. He hasn’t robbed anything.
Det. Fix: So _________________ set him free?.(4)
Insp. Trevor: Yes, of course you have to set him free!!! And you must apologise.
Det. Fix_________________ get the money back? (2)
Insp. Trevor: Yes, we did. The thief was carrying it in a small bag when we caught him.
5. Write a composition onone of these topics. Write more than 100 words
1) Imagine you travelled with Phileas Fogg and his friends. Write a letter to a friend. Tell about the trip and
which part you liked most and why.
Dear Sophie,
I´m travelling round the world with Mr Phileas Fogg and his servant….
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2) Use the images to write a story. Useful vocabulary: war - Greeks - Troyans - idea - wooden horse -
soldiers - attack – fight
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