Reading Comprehension
Travel to Rome
I. Read the text and do the following tasks
Dear Tom,
How are you? I hope you and your family are well! I'm on holiday in
Italy at the moment and we're in Rome. It's a real beautiful city.
We arrived last Saturday. It was a long journey, but it was good fun.
We left at 4 o'clock in the morning and travelled by car to the airport. I
bought some magazines and some sweets before we got on the plane, so I
was happy. Then we took a taxi from the airport to our hotel. Our hotel is in
the city centre. It's a very old building, but it's comfortable. There are lots of
old buildings in Rome because it's an ancient city. Yesterday we went to the
Coliseum. Do you know what that is? Well, it's an ancient theatre and the
Ancient Romans built it 2000 years ago. People went there to watch some
games and sport. We walked round the Coliseum with our guide and I
learnt a lot about the Ancient Romans. It was very interesting.
This morning we went to the National Museum. We didn't see all of it
because it's very big. We saw lots of statues and things from Ancient
Rome. Then, we had a drink in the cafe and then we went to the shop. I
bought some postcards, my mum and dad bought a book about Italian art
and my little sister bought a badge. After we left the museum, we went to
the restaurant and had a pizza. There are lots of fantastic restaurants here
and the food is brilliant! We have pasta or pizza and Italian ice cream. We
always sit outside because the weather is very hot.
Write soon and tell me about your holiday.
Are you at the beach? Are you having fun?
Best wishes,
Joe
II. Write if the sentence is true or false.
1. Joe spends his holidays with friends.
2. He has already visited two museums.
3. They woke up very early and went to the airport.
4. The National Museum was not very big and he could see everything.
5. Meals in Italian restaurants are very tasty.
6. Joe with his family rent a flat.
7. Coliseum was built 2 centuries ago.
8. They arrived to Rome on the day before Sunday.
Ответы
1. Joe spends his holidays with friends. False. Joe is on holiday with his family.
2. He has already visited two museums. False. He has only visited one museum, the National Museum.
3. They woke up very early and went to the airport. True. They left at 4 o'clock in the morning and travelled by car to the airport.
4. The National Museum was not very big and he could see everything. False. The National Museum was very big and they didn't see all of it.
5. Meals in Italian restaurants are very tasty. True. Joe says that the food is brilliant and they have pasta, pizza and ice cream.
6. Joe with his family rent a flat. False. Joe and his family stay in a hotel in the city centre.
7. Coliseum was built 2 centuries ago. False. The Coliseum was built 2000 years ago by the Ancient Romans.
8. They arrived to Rome on the day before Sunday. True. They arrived last Saturday.