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ENW...in Rome!

ENW Episode 263 | October 7 2016

Part 1 | Topic Warm Ups[1] ENW 263

Warm Up 1 Odd One Out

Look at these 4 logos. Which one is different from the other 3? Write your reason on the line below! If you don’t know - GUESS!

Because…_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

A B

C D

Warm Up 2 Brainstorm

Read the word in the box. How many different words can you connect to that word? Write as many different words / phrases as you can!

Warm Up 3 What do You Like to Study..?

Italy is of course famous for its food - particularly pasta! Read the list f different types of pasta below. Are they 'short's style pasta or ‘long' style? (go to ENW Facebook for help)

Part 2 | Pre-Listening / Reading[2] ENW 263

Pre-Listening / Pre-Reading 1 Famous Rome Locations

The Greek city of Rome has one of the most fascinating histories in the world. The city is is home to many historical & culturally important sites. Can you name some of the famous Rome locations?

A B C D E F

1: Castel Angelo ____ 3: Vatican City ____ 5: Trevi Fountain ____2: Spanish Steps ____ 4: Mouth of Truth ____ 6: Colosseum ____

Pre-Listening / Pre-Reading 2 Rome Quiz

Read the sight questions about Rome below. Can you choose the correct answers? If you don't know - use the Internet, ask a partner or GUESS!

1: What is the current population of Rome?a: 4.3 million b: 5.3 million c: 6.3 million.

5: What was the first capital of united Italy?a: Rome b: Florence c: Milan

3: Each ancient Roman mile is how many human paces?a: 1,000 b: 5,000 c: 10,000

4: How many fountains does Rome have?a: 80 b: 180 c: 280

8: How many museums does the Vatican have?a: 50 b: 75 c: 100

7: In what year did Rome’s population reach 1m?a: 50 BC b: 50 AD c: 150 AD

2: What 2 brothers founded Rome (in legend)

a: Romulus b: Remus c: Romas

6: In miles2, how big was the Roman Empire in 117AD?

a: 1.5m b: 2.5m c: 3.5m

9: Which team is NOT from Rome?

Part 3 | Reading & Listening 1[3] ENW 263

Location 1 Colosseum / Forum

Read the title for the 1st part of this special ROME podcast! Next read the three statements below. What do you think is the answer? If you are not sure - GUESS! Choose ‘YES' or ‘NO’!

A: Julius Caesar was a Roman Emperor in the 1st Century B.C.B: The Colosseum is built from marble and sand.C: The Colosseum’s real name is the Flavian Amphitheatre,

YES | NOYES | NOYES | NO

Location 1 | GAP FILL

Read / Listen to Location 1. What is the correct answer for each space? Write one word in each space.

The Greatest Amphitheatre!

It is ENWs first morning in Rome and our first stop whilst we are visiting was an easy 1: _______ to make - the Colosseum. Actually, the Colosseum isn't the correct name for this sand and stone oval amphitheatre. It’s official name is the Flavian Amphitheatre named after three of Rome’s most influential 2: _______; Vespasian, Titus and Domitian who are known as the Flavian Dynasty. The name Colosseum actually refers to the huge statue of the Emperor Nero that used to stand next to the amphitheatre.

It is a Sunday morning and there is a long queue to enter the Colosseum, but 3: _______ ENW has already bought its €12 ticket and so it only took about 15 minutes of waiting. Inside ENW has climbed to the 3rd Floor and the view of the Colosseum below is 4: ________. The floor of this 1st Century building has long gone and we can see the many tunnels and rooms that are below the 5: _______ of the Colosseum.

ENW has now left the Colosseum and walked for 3 minutes and is now 6: _______ the archway that leads to the Roman Forum. This plaza was the centre of Ancient Rome and every step is a walk in the footprints of the past. ENW is heading towards the centre where the Temple of Caesar is located - the spot where the Roman 7: _______ was cremated in March 44BC.

Q & A

1 | How many emperors were in the Flavian Dynasty? ______________________2 | How much is the ticket to the Colosseum & Forum ______________________3 | What year did Julius Caesar die? ______________________4 | How many minutes did ENW wait? ______________________5 | What statue used to stand next to the Colosseum? ______________________

Part 3 | Reading & Listening 2 ENW 263[4]

Location 2 Spanish Steps

Read the title for the 2nd part of this special ROME podcast! Next read the three statements below. What do you think is the answer? If you are not sure - GUESS! Choose ‘YES' or ‘NO’!

A: John Keats was a famous 19th Century American poet.B: In Rome, the Spanish Steps are connected to the Spanish Square.C: It takes 25 mins to walk from the Colosseum to the Spanish Steps.

YES | NOYES | NOYES | NO

Location 2 | Wrong Word!

Read / Listen to Location 2. Circle the six mistakes in the text. Then write the correct words below.

Steps and a Museum For ENWs second Roman location we have strolled for 25 minutes from the Colosseum and found our way to the inside of perhaps the most famous set of stairs in the world - the Monti Trinity Stairway which are better known as the Spanish Steps. The 735 steps take visitors from the Piazza di Spagna at the bottom to the Piazza Trinità dei Monti at the top.

The steps have strict rules relating to eating and drinking - both are banned and there are guards who patrol the steps making sure that nobody sitting or sleeping on them do so. Today the weather is lovely and the Spanish Steps are packed with tourists enjoying the September sunshine, but this does make it very difficult for ENW to navigate our way to the top. So instead we are going to pop inside the building just to the centre of the Spanish Steps.

The building holds a small museum that commemorates two of Italy’s greatest poets; John Keats and Percy Shelley. Keats was just 25 when he came to Rome in hope that the warmer weather would help him recover from HIV Aids. Sadly, the poet didn't recover and he died on 23 February 1821. The 2nd floor of the house his a now a museum dedicated to his writing and is certainly worth a visit.

Write the Correct Words!

1: __________ 2: __________ 3: __________ 4: __________ 5: ___________ 6: __________

Q & A

1 | How old was John Keats when he died? ______________________2 | What is banned on the Spanish Steps? ______________________3 | What floor is the museum located on? ______________________4 | How many steps make up the Spanish Steps? ______________________5 | Which other English poet is included in Location 2? ______________________

Part 3 | Reading & Listening 3 ENW 263[5]

Location 3 Vatican City

Read the title for the 3rd part of this special ROME podcast! Next read the three statements below. What do you think is the answer? If you are not sure - GUESS! Choose ‘YES' or ‘NO’!

A: Vatican City is the smallest country in the world - by size.B: The head of the Vatican state is not Italian. C: The official language of Vatican City is Italian.

YES | NOYES | NOYES | NO

Location 3 | Jumbled Paragraphs

Read / Listen to Location 3. What is the correct order for the sentences in each paragraph.

Smallest Country...Biggest Church!

(a) Even though the Vatican is in Rome, the head of the country is not Italian - but from Argentina, this is because the current Pope, Francis, is originally from Buenos Aires. (b) ENW has got up early on our second day in Rome as we are off to visit another country, but luckily we don't need to bring our passport! (c) This morning we are heading to the smallest country in the world - Vatican City, which interestingly is also home to the biggest church in the world - St Peter's Basilica.

(a) So ENW is going to jump on one of the many busses that start in front of the train station and journey for about 25 minutes to the Vatican. (b) Even though it is just after 8:30am the bus is quite full of Romans going to work and tourists off to explore the delights of Italy's capital. (c) ENWs hotel is located on the via Torino which is very near the main train station in Rome.

(a) In the 15th and 16th Centuries the church was rebuilt and that is the place that ENW is looking at now. (b) St Peter's Basilica was originally built in the 4th Century by the Roman Emperor Constantine. For the next one thousand years the church was the heart of the Christian faith. (c) From the top of St Peter's the view of Rome is spectacular...we just have to remember not to drop our smartphone! (d) We are waiting in line so we can walk to the very top of the basilica - which stands 137m high!

Paragraph 1: ____ ____ ____ Paragraph 2: ____ ____ ____ Paragraph 3: ____ ____ ____ ____

Q & A

1 | Which Roman emperor first built St Peter’s Basilica? ______________________2 | What street is ENWs hotel located on? ______________________3 | How high is St Peter’s Basilica? ______________________4 | What centuries was St Peter’s rebuilt in? ______________________5 | How many minutes by bus to Vatican City? ______________________

Part 3 | Reading & Listening 4[6] ENW 263

Moment of Movie HistoryLocation 4

Read the title for the 4th part of this special ROME podcast! Next read the three statements below. What do you think is the answer? If you are not sure - GUESS! Choose ‘YES' or ‘NO’!

1: Roman Holiday was released in 1953. 2: The movie was originally filmed in colour. 3: The film’s budget was $10.5m.

YES | NOYES | NOYES | NO

Location 4 | Which Word?

Read / Listen to Location 34 Read the 7 words in the box and then put them in the correct place.

1| Maria 2| unknown 3| untruthful 4| American 5 | Tiber 6| reaction 7 | British

Be Careful and Don’t Lie!

It is ENWs third and final day in Rome, and yesterday after climbing the 551 steps to the top of St Peter’s Basilica ENW decided to have a relaxing afternoon. We had a lovely two hour cruise along the River 1: ____, whilst enjoying a tasty Italian lunch with the odd glass or two or red wine. So today, we have decided to find one of the most famous locations in one of the most popular movies ever made - the church of Santa 2: ____.

The movie we refer to is the 1953 Hollywood classic Roman Holiday starring 3: ____ actor Gregory Peck as a journalist and 4: ____ actress Audrey Hepburn as a European princess. The scene at the Santa Maria is perhaps the most well-known in the movie. Whilst visiting the church the couple go to La Bocca della Verita - or the Mouth of Truth. There Joe Bradley, portrayed by Peck, pretends to lose his hand after putting it inside the sculpture’s mouth! Audrey Hepburn’s shocked 5: ____ was genuine as she didn't realise that Gregory Peck was going to do that!

The Mouth of Truth’s origins are 6: ____, although it is believed to have been part of a 1st Century manhole cover. However ever since the Middle Ages it has been known as a lie-detector. The myth states that an 7: ____ person will lose their hand if they lie whilst inside the sculpture’s mouth!

Q & A

1 | How many steps to the top of St Peter’s Basilica? ______________________2 | What is the name of the American journalist? ______________________3 | What is the Mouth of Truth called in Italian? ______________________4 | When was the Mouth of Truth made? _____________________5 | What is the name of the church in Roman Holiday? ______________________

Part 4 | Post Listening / Reading[7] ENW 263

Writing Which is Best?

Writing

Which as your favourite Rome location? Why? Write as many reasons! Research Athens and find TWO more locations you would like to visit. Write about your choices and explain why you chose them!

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Did you Know..?And finally…

There is an actual date that commemorates when the city of Rome was founded - April 21st 753 BC. According to this tradition, Romulus and his twin brother Remus found Rome on the site that they were suckled by a she-wolf as x: __________ infants. To this day, the official badge of Rome, including one of the city’s football teams AS Roma, is two infants suckling a wolf. However, sadly, this is unlikely to be a true story and was in fact a 4th Century tale which was written 1,000 years after Rome was actually settled. Another story explains that Rome was founded by the y: __________ Trojan hero Aeneas. The story explains that after the Greeks had burnt the city of Troy in the 12th Century BC, Aeneas led a group of survivors to start a new city in the Italian peninsula. Sadly, it is very unlikely that this story also explains the origins of Rome. But both are great stories and explain that for z: _________ of years Rome has been central to the history of Europe.

[8] ENW 261Extra | Video Links

Athens Locations Video

1 | The Colosseumhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cfgcqbsWYw [02:14]History of the Colosseum

2 | The Spanish Stepshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8dI2qYmJ5c [1:15]Walking the Spanish Steps

3 | Vatican Cityhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBxyHqxS68c [02:24]Smallest Country in the World

4 | The Mouth of Truth / Roman Holidayhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nR9O-qnuNA [01:25]Roman Holiday Scene

Extra 1 | Brief History of Rome https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BadVeuJ6h1E [01:27]History of Rome

Extra 2 | Spanish Steps Informationhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3RN8NoOw8Q [01:56]Interesting facts about Spanish Steps

Extra 3 | A Walk through Monastiriki Flea markethttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtxyhIp_cx8 [03:03]History of Vatican City

Extra 4 | Roman Holiday Filmhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e90cubV6dEY [02:20]Roman Holiday Traler

[9] ENW 263ANSWERS

Warm Up 1[A] A B & C are all Italian car companies D - is SEAT from Spain.

Warm Up 31: S 2: L 3: S 4: S 5: L 6: S 7: L 8: S 9: L 10: L 11: S 12: L (S - Short / L = Long)

Pre - Listening 11: E / 2: F / 3: D / 4: A / 5: B / 6: C

Pre - Listening 2 | Quiz1: A / 2: A/B/ 3: A / 4: C / 5: B / 6: B / 7: A / 8: C / 9: B

Location 1 | The ColosseumYes or No? A: No B: Yes C: YesQ & A 1: Three 2: 12 Euros 3: 44 BC 4: 15 mins 5: Emperor Nero

The Greatest Amphitheatre! It is ENWs first morning in Rome and our first stop whilst we are visiting was an easy choice to make - the Colosseum. Actually, the Colosseum isn't the correct name for this sand and stone oval amphitheatre. It’s official name is the Flavian Amphitheatre named after three of Rome’s most influential emperors; Vespasian, Titus and Domitian who are known as the Flavian Dynasty. The name Colosseum actually refers to the huge statue of the Emperor Nero that used to stand next to the amphitheatre.

It is a Sunday morning and there is a long queue to enter the Colosseum, but fortunately ENW has already bought its €12 ticket and so it only took about 15 minutes of waiting. Inside ENW has climbed to the 3rd Floor and the view of the Colosseum below is spectacular. The floor of this 1st Century building has long gone and we can see the many tunnels and rooms that are below the surface of the Colosseum.

ENW has now left the Colosseum and walked for 3 minutes and is now underneath the archway that leads to the Roman Forum. This plaza was the centre of Ancient Rome and every step is a walk in the footprints of the past. ENW is heading towards the centre where the Temple of Caesar is located - the spot where the Roman dictator was cremated in March 44BC.

Location 2 | Spanish StepsYes or No? A: No B: No 3: YesQ & A 1: 25 2: Drink & Eat 3: 2nd Floor 4: 135 5: Percy Shelley

Steps and a Museum For ENWs second Roman location we have strolled for 25 minutes from the Colosseum and found our way to the bottom of perhaps the most famous set of stairs in the world - the Monti Trinity Stairway which are better known as the Spanish Steps. The 135 steps take visitors from the Piazza di Spagna at the bottom to the Piazza Trinità dei Monti at the top.

The steps have strict rules relating to eating and drinking - both are banned and their are guards who patrol the steps making sure that nobody sitting or climbing on them do so. Today the weather is lovely and the Spanish Steps are packed with tourists enjoying the September sunshine, but this does make it very difficult for ENW to navigate our way to the top. So instead we are going to pop inside the building just to the left of the Spanish Steps.

The building holds a small museum that commemorates two of England's greatest poets; John Keats and Percy Shelley. Keats was just 25 when he came to Rome in hope that the warmer weather would help him recover from tuberculosis. Sadly, the poet didn't recover and he died on 23 February 1821. The 2nd floor of the house his a now a museum dedicated to his writing and is certainly worth a visit.

Location 3 | Vatican CityYes or No? A: Yes B: Yes C: NoQ & A 1: Constantine 2: via Torino 3: 137m 4: 15th / 16th C 5: 25 mins

Smallest Country...Biggest Church! (b) ENW has got up early on our second day in Rome as we are off to visit another country, but luckily we don't need to bring our passport! (c) This morning we are heading to the smallest country in the world - Vatican City, which interestingly is also home to the biggest church in the world - St Peter's Basilica. (a) Even though the Vatican is in Rome, the head of the country is not Italian - but from Argentina, this is because the current Pope, Francis, is originally from Buenos Aires.

(c) ENWs hotel is located on the via Torino which is very near the main train station in Rome. (a) So ENW is going to jump on one of the many busses that start in front of the train station and journey for about 25 minutes to the Vatican. (b) Even though it is just after 8:30am the bus is quite full of Romans going to work and tourists off to explore the delights of Italy's capital.

(b) St Peter's Basilica was originally built in the 4th Century by the Roman Emperor Constantine. For the next one thousand years the church was the heart of the Christian faith. (a) In the 15th and 16th Centuries the church was rebuilt and that is the place that ENW is looking at now. (d) We are waiting in line so we can walk to the very top of the basilica - which stands 137m high! (c) From the top of St Peter's the view of Rome is spectacular...we just have to remember not to drop our smartphone!

Location 4 | Moment of Movie HistoryYes or No? A: Yes B: No C: NoQ & A 1: 551 2: Joe Bradley 3: La Bocca della Verita

4: 1st Century 5: Santa Maria

Be Careful and Don’t Lie!

It is ENWs third and final day in Rome, and after yesterday climbing the 551 steps to the top of St Peter’s Basilica ENW decided to have a relaxing afternoon. We had a lovely two hour cruise along the River Tiber, whilst enjoying a tasty Italian lunch with the odd glass or two of red wine. So today, we have decided to find one of the most famous locations in one of the most popular movies ever made - the church of Santa Maria.

The movie we refer to is the 1953 Hollywood classic Roman Holiday starring American actor Gregory Peck as a journalist and British actress Audrey Hepburn as a European princess. The scene at the the Santa Maria is perhaps the most well-known in the movie. Whilst visiting the church the couple go to La Bocca della Verita - or the Mouth of Truth. There Joe Bradley, portrayed by Peck, pretends to lose his hand after putting it inside the sculpture’s mouth! Audrey Hepburn’s shocked reaction was genuine as she didn't realise that Gregory Peck was going to do that!

The Mouth of Truth’s origins are unknown, although it is believed to have been part of a 1st Century manhole cover. However ever since the Middle Ages it has been known as a lie-detector. The myth states that an untruthful person will lose their hand if they lie whilst inside the sculpture’s mouth!

And Finally…x: orphaned y: mythical z: thousands

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