a 168 Use of English 2 (Paper 3 Part 1) Lead-in 1 Lookat the photo of Roman baths. Why do you think they were popular? Lexical cloze 2 @ Read the title and text quickly and answer the questions. > Task strategy Unit 2 page 18 1 Whats a spat 2 Why were spas so popular in Roman times? 3 What other things could people do there apart from exercise and bathe? b Do the task. - Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space, There is an example at the beginning (0). OA sick B wounded C damaged unhealthy The Origin of Spas ‘Traditionally, spas were places which had a spring of | mineral water, where people who were (0)...A.... ‘went to recover from an illness OF (1)ermnn 2 disease. ‘Spas were developed by the (2)...:..... Romans, who built public bath houses over hot volcanic springs. ‘Some Roman baths could (3) ewe Up t0 6,000 bathers and had restaurants, sports centres, swimming pools, gardens and libraries. An extremely (4).. entrance fee ensured the populatity of the baths. There was no fixed (5)... in which the rooms were used. People might begin with a (6) ccm. ‘workout, before going to the Warm Room to relax, QM omne a Vigorous massage in olive oil and then _In those days, the daily bath was a great social ()evoon a good soak in a warm bath. Next, they (12) sunus » Today, spas, or ‘day spas’ as. they are could take a bath in the Hot Room, before (9). sometimes (13), are rather expensive. They are down in the Cold Room. After that, they might for people with less time on their (14) than (10)... for a swim, read some poetry in the the Romans, who don’t (15)..nnw paying 4 lot of library have a (11)... to €at, of talk about urgent money when they'te feeling under the weather or matters of state in a private talk room. need to unwind from stressful jobs, * 1A correct B improve C cure D support 2A antique —-B dated € historical ~—-D_ ancient 3A accommodate B provide use D involve 4A poor B low C litle D short 5 A line B queue C route D order 6A tired B solid © hard D high 7 A hold B have © admit D possess 8 A enjoy B like C love D satisly 9A cooling —-B heating = C warming. chilling 10 A take B go spend D use 11 A taste B piece C mouth dD bite 12 A chance B circumstance C occasion _D. season. 13 A called B cried announced D stated 14 A feet B hands C seat D chest 15 A matter B care € bother =D mind Discussion 3 Discuss these questions. 1 Do you think you would lke to spend a day in a Roman spat 2 What similar things do people do today? SOCSCOCOHHSSSOSHTSOSSEHOHSSTOSHHOHSESEOSOOHSOSSHOSSOSES