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Word Check
Ex. 1. Match the words in column A with their definitions in column B:
| A | B |
| 1) inhabitant | a) not suddenly, slowly but surely |
| 2) sacrifice | b) to take hold of smth. |
| 3) dwelling | c) to have part or portion of a larger amount which is divided among people |
| 4) smooth | d) regarded with great respect or reverence |
| 5) to penetrate | e) a person living in a place |
| 6) to be acquainted with | f) a person who can tell correctly about the future events or predict |
| 7) to worship | g) to form, compose or constitute |
| 8) sacred | h) to be familiar with, to know |
| 9) prophet | i) having an even surface, not rough |
| 10) gradually | j) to make a way into or through smth. |
| 11) plough | k) offering of smth. valuable, often a slaughtered animal to a god |
| 12) to share the products of labour | l) a place of residence, house |
| 13) to make up | m) to show reverence, respect or love for smb. or smth. |
| 14) to seize | n) an implement used for digging furrows in the soil, esp. before seeds are planted |
Ex. 2. Complete the sentences, use the words and expressions from the text:
1. When the people living in Britain were only at the first stage of social development, the ancient civilizations of Greece and Rome were already …
2. Stonehenge is still …
3. We can learn something about the ancient people from their weapons and …
4. Celtic tribes called the Picts …
5. Julius Caesar was one of the earliest writers from whom we have learned much about the country …
6. The Celts … the use of copper, tin and iron.
7. They also cultivated crops and they used …
8. The Celts believed in many spirits and they …
9. They … not only animals, but also human beings to their gods.
10. The Celts were taught by priests called druids and they lived …
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Words for reference: the remains of their dwellings; and its inhabitants; sacrificed; sacred places; in existence; a mystery to scholars; were acquainted with; penetrated into the mountains on the North; light ploughs as well as hoes; worshipped Nature.
Ex. 3. Fill in the following prepositions: at, against, among, by, after, in, on, from, from … to, with.
1. … the dawn of their history the peoples … this planet lived … primitive societies.
2. The primitive peoples began their log path … progress … stone tools.
3. The earliest men could make smooth objects … stone … sharp edges and points.
4. Julius Caesar describes the island and the Celts … whom he fought.
5. Britons’ clothing was made … wool, woven … many colours while the other Celts wore skins.
6. The Celts believed … another life … death.
7. The life of the Celts differed greatly … that … the Iberians.
8. The elders were obeyed and trusted … all.
9. In the first centuries A.D. the Celts were in a period of transition … primitive communal society … class society.
10. But still the communal way of life predominated … them.
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