2 T
3 F
4 T
b) 2 had
3 could
4 didn’t have
5 couldn’t
6 didn’t have
2 swim – yes
3 read – no
4 write – no
5 play the piano – no
6 ride bikes – no
The ancient Romans could swim.
The ancient Romans couldn’t read.
The ancient Romans couldn’t write.
The ancient Romans couldn’t play the piano.
The ancient Romans couldn’t ride bikes.
B: Yes, I could / No, I couldn’t.
A: Could you read at the age of six?
B: Yes, I could / No, I couldn’t.
A: Could you write at the age of six?
B: Yes, I could / No, I couldn’t.
A: Could you play the piano at the age of six?
B: Yes, I could / No, I couldn’t.
A: Could you ride a bike at the age of six?
B: Yes, I could / No, I couldn’t.
b) + -ed: worked, hunted, fished, transported, played, attended;
e + -d: live, rule;
y + -ied: studied.
c) [t]: asked, stopped.
[d]: arrived, played, designed, hurried, travelled, discovered.
[ɪd]: existed, wanted.
2 worked
3 travelled
4 designed
5 discovered
6 played
b) 2 No. They didn’t work as sailors. They worked as traders.
3 No. They didn’t design airplanes. They designed ships.
4 No. Erik the Red didn’t discover China. He discovered Greenland.
b) A: Did they work as farmers?
B: Yes, they did.
A: Did they fish on the river?
B: Yes, they did.
A: Did they sail boats?
B: Yes, they did.
A: Did they play music?
B: Yes, they did.
A: Did they play football?
B: No, they didn’t.
A: Did ancient Egyptian girls attend school?
B: No, they didn’t.
2 They had a great empire in the20th century. (F – They had a great empire in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries.)
3 They were fishermen. (F – They were farmers.)
4 They used beans as money (T)
5 Girls stayed at home to help with cooking and cleaning. (T)
6 They played card games (F – They placed board games.)