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2 CHECK. Choose the correct answer to complete each sentence.

1. According to the first paragraph, some news can be .

a. funny b. scary c. late

2. Compared with the news in ancient Rome, today’s news .
a. includes greater detail b. comes in more different ways c. talks about different topics

3. In ancient Rome, people read the Acta Diurna .

a. in public places b. only in the Forum c. at home

4. The Acta Diurna reported on .

a. famous people’s lives b. exciting stories c. official information
5. The news in the Forum was similar to modern news; it combined serious topics with .

a. amusing stories b. political statements c. government plans

3 DISCOVER. Complete the exercises to learn about the grammar in this lesson.
A Circle the correct words to complete the sentences from the article in exercise 1.

1. The news can be disturbed / disturbing . . .
2. . . . people have always been interested / interesting in knowing what’s going on around them.

3. The news was displayed on carved / carving sheets of metal or stone.

4. People today are still fascinated / fascinating by this mix of important news and
entertained / entertaining stories.

B Look at your answers in exercise A. Check (✓) the true statements about the words you
circled.

1. ✓ They can come after be. 4. They can be used as verbs.

2. They can come after a noun. 5. They can be used as adjectives.

3. They can come before a noun.
The Forum in ancient Rome was an important social
center. Here many Romans probably received the
first terrible news about the disaster at Pompeii.

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