TRUE OR FALSE What do you know about the Romans? Read the sentences and put a tick under TRUE or FALSE. Rome was founded in 753 B.C (before Christ) TRUE FALSE I DON T KNOW Remus was the founder of Rome Roman families were small The father was the most important member of the family Caesar was the first Emperor The Romans spoke Italian The Romans had many gods The Romans invaded Britain The Romans built many roads The Celts lived in Britain In Britain the Roman towns end in chester Legenda: (was founded= fu fondata) - (the founder = il fondatore)
Group 1. Read the following text: BRITAIN BEFORE THE ROMANS The period of time in Britain immediately before the Roman time is the Iron Age. Celtic tribes lived in Britain during the Iron Age. The name Celts is a 'modern' name. The Romans called these people Britons, not Celts. The Iron Age Celts lived there 750 years before Jesus was born (B.C.). The Iron Age ended 43 years after Jesus was born (A.D.) when the Romans invaded Britain. The Celts were very tall. They had long blond hair and a pale skin. They had every part of their body shaved except their head and upper lip. They spent lot of time fighting each other so the Romans defeated them easily. Legenda: fighting = combattere defeated = sconfissero shaved = rasato
Fill in the gaps. 1 - In Britain during the Iron Age lived. 2- They lived in Britain from. B.C. to.. A.D. 3- The Romans called them. 4- The name Celts is a. name. 5- They were very, they had... hair and a. skin. 6- The Romans defeated the
Group 2. Read the following text THE ROMANS INVADED BRITAIN A famous Roman General, Julius Caesar, decided to invade Britain in 55 B.C. (before Jesus was born) because: - he was angry with the Britons for helping the Gauls (now called the French) to fight the Romans; - he wanted great riches ( land, slaves, iron, lead, zinc, copper, silver and gold) there were in Britain. After more fighting, the British tribes promised to pay tribute to Rome and Caesar went home. In 43 A.D. ( after Jesus was born) Emperor Claudius decided to invade Britain again. The soldiers were terrified of going to Britain because of the tribes who lived there. The Romans conquered most of Britain and the country became peaceful. The Romans were good rulers. Rulers = governanti
Fill in the gaps 1 The first Roman who invaded the Britain was. 2 The Britons helped the to fight the Romans. 3 In Britain there were great riches: 4 -.. decided to invade Britain in 43 A.D. 5 The Romans conquered 6 The Romans were.
Group 3. Read the following texts. THE ROMAN RUINS HADRIAN S WALL The Romans built a coast-to-coast wall to protect Roman England from the tribes who lived in Scotland. The Roman emperor Hadrian ordered to build the wall. The Romans started to build the wall in 122 A.D. Three legions of soldiers made it. Hadrian s Wall was 73 miles long, eight to ten feet wide and fifteen feet high. It took about 14 years to complete Hadrian's Wall. The largest structure ever made by the Romans. Nowadays, you can still see parts of it!
LONDINIUM The Romans called London 'Londinium'. The River Thames was a quick way to transport goods between Britain and the Continent. The Romans saw this and built the town of Londinium around the river's main crossing point. Every town with a name ending in 'chester' or 'caster' or ' cester' was once a Roman town (e.g. Manchester): the word chester comes from castrum, the Roman camp. Londinium Chester
Fill in the gaps 1 The Romans built a between England and. 2 The wall is called 3 The construction of the wall started in.. and ended years later. 4 It s miles long, wide and... high. 5 London was called by Romans. 6- London is around the river.. 7 The names of Roman towns end in..
Group 4. Read the following text. THE ROMANS LEAVE BRITAIN The Romans stayed in Britain four hundred years, from 43 AD to 410 AD. The Romans left Britain because the Barbarians arrived in Italy and attacked their houses. The Romans played an important role in our history. Many things today come from the Romans: - the calendar - language - law and a legal system - straight roads - aqueducts (bridges for water) Fill in the gaps. 1 The Romans left Britain in. 2 The soldiers came back in Italy because there arrived the. 3 The Romans stayed in Britain years. 4 Many things today come from the Romans:.
ASSESSMENT: MATCH THE HALVES Teacher should make a copy for each group; cut the sentences and put the sentences halves into two different envelopes. Students have to match the halves correctly. Envelope 1 Envelope 2 The Celts lived in Britain during the Iron Age The Celts had Long blond hair and pale skin Emperor Claudius invaded Britain in 43 A.D. (after Jesus) In Britain there were great riches (silver, gold, iron..) Caesar invaded Britain in 55 B.C. (before Jesus) The Romans built towns and roads in Britain The Romans stayed in Britain from 43 A.D. to 410 A.D. The Roman left Britain because fierce tribes attacked their homes