Question

Task 1. Read the text carefully.
Free Time in Ancient Rome
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?
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.

Write 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.
6. Women take part in the first Olympics.
7. All gladiators were famous.

Answer 1

1. Ancient Romans loved to watch TV.

- FALSE

People in ancient Rome loved going to the baths.

2. Chariot racing was exciting. - TRUE

3. Women in ancient Greece used to watch men race. - FALSE

Women couldn’t even go to watch the race because the men didn’t wear clothes.

4. The first Olympics were in Rome. -TRUE

5. People used to take baths with their friends. - TRUE

6. Women take part in the first Olympics. - FALSE

All of the athletes were men. 

7. All gladiators were famous. - FALSE

Gladiators were usually prisoners or slaves who had to fight.