24513 free time in ancient rome

Lots of people watch TV or use the internet.. But what do you think people in ancient times did when there was no TV and no internet?. com/ People in ancient Rome loved going to the bath

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Part A: Read.

What do you do in your free time? Lots of people watch

TV or use the internet Most people in the world watch

at least one TV show a day Websites like Facebook have millions of people using them every day But what do you think people in ancient times did when there was no TV and no internet? What did they do in their free time?

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People in ancient Rome loved going to the baths There

were usually cold, hot and warm baths There were

public swimming pools too They were big rooms and

were usually full of people This is where Romans went

to relax and talk with their friends

Romans also liked to watch chariot racing The chariots had two or four wheels and were pulled by horses The races were very exciting because they were very fast and there were lots of crashes

One of the Romans’ favourite activities was watching gladiators fight They fought in big stadiums like the Coliseum Gladiators were usually prisoners or slaves who had to fight Good gladiators became really famous but most of them were killed when they were fighting

In ancient Greece, people used to do a lot of sport

The first Olympic Games were 2800 years ago in

Greece There was only one race and all of the

athletes were men Women couldn’t even go to watch

the race because the men didn’t wear clothes

Part B: Answer True or False.

1 Ancient Romans loved to watch TV

2 Chariot racing was exciting

3 Women in ancient Greece used to watch men race

4 The first Olympics were in Rome

5 People used to take baths with their friends

Part C: Answer Yes or No (Write full sentences please.)

1 Did women take part in the first Olympics?

2 Were all gladiators famous?

3 Did Greek athletes wear clothes?

4 Were there lots of people in the roman baths?

Part D: Answer the questions (Write full sentences please.)

1 What did Romans do at the bath house?

2 How many sports were there in the first Olympic Games?

3 What happened to most gladiators?

Part E: Answer the question (These answers are not in the text)

1 What do you like to do in your free time? Why?

Part F: If you think chariot racing sounds exciting, watch this video ‘

It’s from a very famous movie called Ben Hur

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpoKdPNM10M