Pre-reading questions:
- Do you like studying alone or with your friends? Why?
- What would you like to study aside from subjects at school? Why?
Parents want to help their children at school so they are studying Latin. A private school in London opens a Latin course with many adult participants. Latin is taught to 50,000 children but only few pass the tests. Some parents enrolled in Latin class because they want to relate with their children. Others enrolled because they are interested with the Roman Empire in books or movies.
Vocabulary:
Latin – [noun] the language of Ancient Rome
course – [noun] class
participants – [noun] people who join an activity, class or event
relate – [verb] connect
Roman Empire [noun] – government of Ancient Rome
True or False:
- Parents want to help their children at school so they are studying Latin.
- A private school in New York opens a Latin course with many adult participants.
- Latin is taught to fifty thousand children but only few pass the tests.
- Some parents enrolled in Latin class because they are bored at home.
- Some parents enrolled because they are interested with the Roman Empire in books or movies.