School in ancient Rome Reading: What did they learn at school? a) Read the text and underline the words you don’t know. School in ancient Rome started before sunrise. The pupils took a break for lunch and then worked again until late afternoon. They studied history, Latin and Greek grammar, and literature. They also learned how to speak, how to write, how to tell the time, how to use and count money. Maths was difficult because six Roman letters (I, V, X, L, C, and M) were used for all numbers. They wrote on wax tablets with a pointed metal stylus. To rub out a mistake you smoothed the wax over with the blunt end of the stylus. For important letters, the Romans used a metal pen dipped in ink. They wrote on thin pieces of wood or on animal skins. Books did not have pages, they were written on scrolls made from pieces of animal skin. Reading, writing and arithmetic were important, but the overall goal of education was to become a brilliant speaker. b) Write the words you don’t know in the grid and guess their meaning. Try the tips from CB p. 124. If your guess is wrong, correct it by looking it up in the Vocabulary section. Words I don’t know My guess Check and mark l or n l n l n l n l n l n = 1 = 50 = 500 = 5 = 100 = 1000 = 10 1 5 10 82 Unit eighty-two 16 Fact detectives Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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