Student's Book - Page 10 - 2

Student’s Book - Page 10 - 2

Read, listen and complete the sentences.

Pompeii was a city of 20,000 people in the south of Italy 2,000 years ago. It was a very modern city. Lots of the houses had running water. There was a busy marketplace, a theatre and there were lots of shops. The shopkeepers sold things that came on big ships from different countries around the world The city was full of beautiful works of art.

Wow, what happened? Where are we?

I don’t know. But I think it was some kind of gate.

What do you mean?

That light in the science class. We went through a gate. It was a gate into.

The past.

That’s right. We travelled through time.

So we’re time travellers. And we must be in the past now. How do we get home?

I’ve no idea. But first we’ve got to find out where we are.

This place is cool. Those houses are beautiful.

And look at those gardens and fountains. And those statues.

But where are all the cars? There are only horses and carts.

That’s because we’re in the past. That’s an amazing building over there. The one with the columns and vases.

It’s a kind of temple. So, where are we?

I think I know. See that mountain back there?

The with the funny cloud on top.

That’s not a cloud. It’s smoke. And that’s not a mountain. It’s a volcano.

A volcano?

That’s right. In our history lesson we learned about a Roman city called Pompeii. And the volcano called Vesuvius.

Did we?

Yes, this isn’t good. Come on quickly. Let’s go.