Reading.Boudicca. Pages 31-37

Boudicca . Pages 31 to 37 .

Match the words and phrases to their meanings.

to surge into                mandar , enviar

to  strike                      golpear

to send                        invadir, atacar (fig)

to destroy                    rogar, pedir

to beg                          morir

to die                           intentar

to hack to pieces         gritar

to try                           cortar en pedazos 

to cry                          destruir

to loot                         matar

to slaughter                saquear 

Put the verbs above in the past tense.

Answer the following questions:

1. What was the name of the town they attacked in the first place?
2. What did the Romans do when they learned she was attacking Camulodonum?
3. Did Boudicca defeat the troops the Romans sent?
4. What happened to the inhabitants of Camulodinum?
5. Where did they go after destroying Camulodonum?
6. What happened there?

Reading.Boudicca, pages 28-31

Boudicca . Pages 28 to 31.

Why were  Roman soldiers so good at fighting? Complete the sentences.

1. Because they had_________________________________
2. Because they could move____________________________
3. Because they could ________________________________ all day
4. Because they could ________________________________ and they could _________________________in full armour.

Why weren´t they afraid of rebellion? Complete.

1. Because they thought that they were the best trained_____________________________
2. Because they thought that the Celts couldn’t stop_________________________________
3. And because they thought that no one could bring_________________________________

But the Romans were wrong. Boudicca could bring the tribes together. What did she tell the Celtic chieftains to convince them to join her army? Complete.

She told them :

“Forget___________________________________________”

“Take up_________________________and unite against___________________”

“The Romans have __________________ but we have ____________________in our hearts”

Reading .Boudicca. Pages 17 to 27.

BOUDICCA. Pages 17 to 27.

What happened to King Prasutagus?

NEW WORDS:

1.Complete the story:

• When king Prasutagus died , his wife, Boudicca, tought  ”My daughters are just young girls , so I will be the queen, I will rule the ___________________in the name of ________________.”
• But the Romans thought” That´s nonsense! A woman cannot  be a strong ________________”“ And her daughters cannot  become ______________”

• Prasutagus had a secret will. In his will he left Emperor Nero half ________________        and he  left the other half to his daughters.
• But the Romans wanted ______________________.They attacked_____________________and they beat  and mistreated  Boudicca and her daughters. They didn´t kill them because they thought “They are  poor women, they ____________________against us!” 

• And that was ____________________________.

2.Answer the following questions:

1. What did Boudicca seek?
2. What  did she want for those who harmed her daughters?
3. And for those who humiliated the Iceni?
4. What did she want to do?