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Language through Culture ROMAN LONDON

The document is a multi-skills worksheet focused on Roman London, encouraging students to explore the history and culture of their hometowns and engage in discussions about historical sites. It includes vocabulary matching, reading comprehension tasks, and video analysis related to significant Roman artifacts and locations. Students are also prompted to share their findings and prepare presentations on lesser-known historical items from their own countries.

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Language through Culture ROMAN LONDON

The document is a multi-skills worksheet focused on Roman London, encouraging students to explore the history and culture of their hometowns and engage in discussions about historical sites. It includes vocabulary matching, reading comprehension tasks, and video analysis related to significant Roman artifacts and locations. Students are also prompted to share their findings and prepare presentations on lesser-known historical items from their own countries.

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Language through Culture | ROMAN LONDON | Multi-skills Worksheet

Introduction | What do you know about the history of your hometown/the capital of your
country? Discuss with a partner or in a group:

• Do you know any interesting or lesser-known facts?


• Are there any interesting historical places that you think tourists don’t know about?

Vocabulary | Look at the titles of the texts you are going to read. Match them with the pictures
below.

1. Roman amphitheatre
2. Roman wall
3. Temple of Mithras
4. An inscribed amphora
5. Spitalfields sarcophagus
6. Blackfriars barge

Language through Culture | ROMAN LONDON | Multi-skills Worksheet © Gosia Szafranska; Spitalfields
sarcophagus and Lucius Tettius Africanus Amphora photo © Museum of London Docklands, Guildhall Amphitheatre
photo © The City of London.com, Blackfriars barge photo © Wikipedia; Video © BBC
Reading | You will be given a short text about one of the things from the previous task. As you
read, make notes in the table below.

Name of the place/object Where/when discovered Interesting facts

Information exchange | Now work with the other students. Take turns to tell your partner(s)
about your text. Listen to their information and complete the rest of the chart.

Multiple matching | Now look at all the texts and answer the questions below with the correct
letters:

A. Guildhall Roman Amphitheatre


B. Roman Wall, Tower Hill
C. Temple of Mithras
D. The Inscribed Amphora
E. Spitalfields Sarcophagus
F. Blackfriars Barge

1. Only fragments of these can now be seen. …… and ……


2. They are associated with trade/goods exchange …… and ……
3. They commemorate/are associated with real people ……, …… and ……
4. The remains of this place are not where they originally stood ……
5. These two are related to a burial/funeral …… and ……

Glossary:
to be associated with sth = to be connected with sth
to commemorate = to keep the memory of a person or event alive
a burial (N)  , bury (V)  = putting sth/sb underground; to put underground
a funeral (N)  = a ceremony of putting a dead body underground

Language through Culture | ROMAN LONDON | Multi-skills Worksheet © Gosia Szafranska; Spitalfields
sarcophagus and Lucius Tettius Africanus Amphora photo © Museum of London Docklands, Guildhall Amphitheatre
photo © The City of London.com, Blackfriars barge photo © Wikipedia; Video © BBC
Video vocabulary pre-teach:
sacred (Adj) = holy / related to gods
hiatus (N)  = a break
to bond (V) = to form a relationship
to garner (media) attention = to attract attention
debate (N/V)  = discussion/discuss
to dismantle (V)  = to take to pieces
inaccurately (Adv)  = wrongly
acquire (V) = get/buy
excavate (V) = dig
fortunate (Adj) = lucky
artefact (N) = an old object
to display (V)  = to show
to be on display = to be shown

Video: watching for main ideas | You are going to watch a short recent documentary about
Temple of Mithras. As you watch for the first time, take notes about the following:

1. What is different about the temple now compared with the short text you read before?
2. What was the purpose of the temple?

Video: watching for details | Watch the video again and decide what the following numbers
refer to and answer the questions below.

1. 7
2. 1800
3. 60
4. 1954
5. 4
6. 600
7. Why was it a challenge to put the temple back together?
8. What firsts were found in the temple?

Discussion | In groups/pairs, discuss:

• Which of the places/things you have just read about would you like to see and why?
• Do you have anything similar in your countries?

Project | Choose a place or a historical artefact from your country that possibly not many
people know about and prepare a short presentation about it. Include:

• What it is
• Where it is and where/when it was found
• Why it is interesting

Language through Culture | ROMAN LONDON | Multi-skills Worksheet © Gosia Szafranska; Spitalfields
sarcophagus and Lucius Tettius Africanus Amphora photo © Museum of London Docklands, Guildhall Amphitheatre
photo © The City of London.com, Blackfriars barge photo © Wikipedia; Video © BBC

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