1.

The city with the largest immigrant population in the world is

a. London.

b. New York.

c. Limehouse.

2. London was founded by ‘foreigners’:

a. the Chinese.

b. the Indians.

c. the Romans.

3. Londinium was

a. an important city in Britannia.

b. the largest city in the world.

c. the largest city of the Roman Empire.

4. British researchers made an “absolutely phenomenal” discovery:

a. Londinium had a population of 60,000.

b. non-European people lived in Londinium.

c. they found 22 skeletons in a Roman cemetery.

5. The Silk Road was

a. trading route.

b. a road built by the Romans.

c. a road built by the Chinese.

6. From what we know, the Romans and the Chinese

a. knew very much about each other.

b. did not know each other.

c. knew very little about each other.

7. The Roman Londinium

a. was very far from the Silk Road.

b. was on the Silk Road.

c. was on the Mediterranean.

8. The Romans loved

a. Chinese legends.

b. Chinese glassware.

c. Chinese silk.
9. The study on the ‘Chinese skeletons’ proves that

a. there were lots of Chinese living in Londinium.

b. foreigners lived in Londinium.

c. Chinese merchants reached Londinium.

10. The study on the ‘Chinese skeletons’

a. raised a mystery.

b. solved a mystery.

c. did not discover anything new.

VOCABULARY

2) Complete the sentences with the following words. Conjugate the verbs if

necessary.

glassware * to settle * to found * diverse * cutting edge * educated

guess * hub * goods * rumour * to trade

1. A gossip or an unconfirmed story is called a rumour .

2. An educated guess is a conclusion based on previous knowledge or facts.

3. Romulus and Remus founded the city of Rome.

4. Objects or containers made of glass can be defined as glassware.

5. The word hub can be used to describe the centre of a wheel, an airport, and the

most active part of a city or place.

6. The things for sale that can be found in shops are called goods.

7. Cutting edge technology is the newest and most advanced technology there is.

8. The class was very diverse: there were students from 10 different countries.

9. Many immigrants settle in London, making it their new home.

10. Today we usually trade using money, but once it was common to do it by exchanging

goods.

GRAMMAR – Comparative and superlative adjectives

3) Complete the sentences using the adjective in brackets with comparatives

of majority (+) minority (–) or equality (=), or superlatives (S).

1. New York has a larger (large) immigrant population than London. (+)

2. London is as diverse as (diverse) New York. (=)

3. Early 20 century London was the largest (large) city in the world. (S)

4. New York is less old (old) than London. (–)

5. London is not the oldest (old) city in the world. (S)

6. One of the farthest (far) cities of the Roman Empire was Londinium. (S)

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7. Londinium was less far (far) from Rome than China. (–)

8. The Roman Empire was as large as (large) the Chinese Empire. (=)

9. The Silk Road was the best (good) route to get from China to Rome. (S)

10. Ancient history is probably more mysterious (mysterious) than we think. (+)