Key Competences Diagnostic Tests ESO1

Test 3: Reading
Competences:
C1: Understand and interpret reality

Search, collect, process and communicate information
C6: Understand, appreciate and critically value cultural and historical issues

Appreciate cultural and historical issues as part of heritage
1. Read the text.

The Romans

About two thousand years ago, the Romans arrived in Britain. It wasnt a short visit. In fact, they stayed for nearly four
hundred years. When they finally left, Britain was a very different place. The Romans changed many things |
related to everyday life in Britain. We can still see a large number of these changes today. For example:
Towns: The Romans built many towns in Britain and there are still towns in most of the same
places today. Roman towns were very organised, with a town centre and houses in straight
lines. Modern cities, like London and Canterbury, grew from these Roman beginnings.
Roads: The Romans probably built about 16,000 kilometres of roads in Britain. It was important
for soldiers to move quickly from one part of the country to another, so the roads were usually
long straight lines. Many British roads today still follow the same straight lines.
Architecture: There arent many examples of complete Roman buildings in Britain today, but more modern buildings
often have Roman influences such as pillars and arches. For example, the Royal Exchange a shopping centre in the City
of London is from the 19th century, but looks like a Roman temple.
Language: The Romans spoke Latin the parent language of French, Spanish, Catalan, Italian and other languages. English
doesnt come from Latin, but many English words do. For example, actor, animal, stadium, picture and also language!
2. Tick the sentences true (T) or false (F). Then correct the false sentences.
1. The Romans were in Britain for two thousand years.

2. Many things in Britain changed because of the Romans.

3. People lived in the area of London in Roman times.

4. Roman soldiers usually stayed in one place.

5. The Romans built the Royal Exchange.

6. Latin is the parent language of English.

3. Answer the questions.

1. What did Roman towns look like?

2. Why does the writer mention Canterbury?

3. How did Roman roads influence modern British roads?

4. What is special about the design of the Royal Exchange?

5. Why does the word stadium appear in the text?

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Test 3: Writing
Competences:
C1: Communicate in written forms

Produce creative texts
C7: Manage ones knowledge and skills effectively

Transform information into ones knowledge
Look at the list of other Roman contributions to Western civilisation. Then write a paragraph about the Romans.
First to use cement in buildings
Built strong bridges
Built aqueducts (system for carrying water from rivers to towns)
Famous for their public baths
Introduced a system of law (basis of modern civil law)

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Test 3: Listening
Competences:
C1: Understand and interpret reality

Obtain information from oral messages in a communicative situation
C7: Manage ones knowledge and skills effectively

Identify and manage diversity of answers available
1. Listen and choose the correct answers.

1.

Elaine is calling Harry from

a. her house
b. Ancient Rome
c. Rome

2.

3D Rewind Rome is a tour of

a. Ancient Rome
b. 310 AD
c. the Colosseum

3.

The tour starts

.
a. in the gladiators room
b. at an archaeological excavation
c. in a tunnel

4.

The gladiators room is

a. under
b. next to
c. behind

5.

Sapientus is
.
a. a gladiator
b. an avatar
c. an Italian tour guide

6.

Harry
.
a. was never in Rome
b. was in Rome in the past
c. is going to Rome soon

the Colosseum.

2. Listen again and tick the sentences T (true) or F (false).

1. Elaine went on the virtual tour last week.

2. At first, the gladiators room was an archeological excavation.

3. On the tour, Elaine saw homes and other buildings.

4. Elaines favourite part of the tour was seeing all the people.

5. Elaine saw gladiators on the virtual tour.

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Test 3: SPEAKING
Competences:
C1: Communicate in oral forms

Discuss experiences

Engage in conversations
C8: Develop social attitudes

Work cooperatively with others
Student A
1. Michael did six things on his trip to Rome last year. Look at Michaels photographs of
the trip and answer your partners questions.

At the Colosseum

On a bus tour

Listening to street musicians

Eating Italian ice cream

Riding a bike

At a cooking lesson

2. T
 ania did six things on her trip to London last year. Ask your partner questions to find
out what she did and complete the chart.
Visited (famous place):
Type of tour:
Watched:
Ate:
Rode:
Learned:

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Test 3: SPEAKING
Competences:
C1: Communicate in oral forms

Discuss experiences

Engage in conversations
C8: Develop social attitudes

Work cooperatively with others

Student B
1. Michael did six things on his trip to Rome last year. Ask your partner questions to find out what he did
and complete the chart.
Visited (famous place):
Type of tour:
Watched:
Ate:
Rode:
Learned:

2. T
 ania did six things on her trip to London last year. Look at Tanias photographs of the trip and answer
your partners questions.

At the Tower of London

On a boat tour

Watching a street show

Eating fish and chips

Riding a horse

At a painting lesson

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Test 3: LISTENING
Harry: Hello?
Elaine: Hi, Harry. Its Elaine.
Harry: Elaine? Wow, its great to hear from you! Hows Rome?
Elaine: Its fantastic! Guess where I was this morning?
Harry: Erm
Elaine: Ancient Rome!
Harry: Ancient Rome? I dont think you were in Ancient Rome, Elaine. Ancient Rome doesnt exist now. Thats what
ancient means.
Elaine: I know that. OK, it wasnt exactly Ancient Rome, but it felt like it. It was a virtual tour of Ancient Rome.
Harry: A virtual tour?
Elaine: Yes, its amazing. Its called 3D Rewind Rome, and it takes you back to the year 310 AD.
Harry: Tell me about it.
Elaine: W
 ell, first we were in a tunnel and we learned about the important archaeological sites in Rome today. Then, we
arrived at an archeological excavation, but it changed and became the gladiators room under the Colosseum.
Harry: It changed into the gladiators room? Cool!
Elaine: V
 ery cool! After that, we went into another room and there was a virtual tour of Ancient Rome with a virtual
tour guide.
Harry: A virtual tour guide?
Elaine: Y es, an avatar of a man called Sapientus. He lived in Ancient Rome and he showed us what life was like there.
We saw people, buildings and homes but the best part was the Colosseum.
Harry: The Colosseum is incredible! We visited it three years ago.
Elaine: I know you did, and youre right, it is incredible. But on the virtual tour, you can see what it looked like in
310 AD. There were gladiators and everything! It was so real!
Harry: Wow! Why didnt we go on that virtual tour? I want to see gladiators at the Colosseum.
Elaine: Maybe you can come to Italy again, Harry.
Harry: Hmm I dont think so, Elaine.

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Answer Key
ESO 1 Test 3
Reading
2. 1. F The Romans were in Britain for nearly four hundred
years.
2. T
3. T
4. F It was important for soldiers to move quickly from
one part of the country to another.
5. F The Royal Exchange is from the 19th century.
6. F English doesnt come from Latin, but many English
words do. / Latin is the parent language of French,
Spanish, Catalan, Italian and other languages, but
English doesnt come from Latin.
3. 1. Roman towns were very organised with a town centre
and houses in straight lines.
2. Canterbury is a city which grew from Roman
beginnings.
3. Roman roads were usually long straight lines and
many British roads still follow the same straight lines
today.
4. It looks like a Roman temple.
5. S tadium appears as an example of an English word
which comes from Latin.
Writing
Accept all logical and grammatically correct answers.
Listening
1. 1. c
2. a

3. c
4. a

5. b
6. b

2. 1. F
2. T

3. T
4. F

5. T

Speaking
Student A
1. The Colosseum
It was a bus tour.
Street musicians
Italian ice cream
A bike
How to cook / make pasta
2. Which famous place did you visit?
What type of tour did you do / go on?
What did you see / watch?
What did you eat?
What did you ride?
What did you learn?
Student B
1. Which famous place did you visit?
What type of tour did you do / go on?
What did you see / watch?
What did you eat?
What did you ride?
What did you learn?
2. The Tower of London
It was a boat tour.
A street show
Fish and chips
A horse
How to paint

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