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C. Complete the sentences so that they are true for you.

1. Once, I dared .
2. I rely .
3. I once volunteered .
4. I taught .
5. I arranged for .
6. I encouraged .

D. Read the text about children’s life in ancient Athens and circle the correct answer.

The death rate was high for babies in ancient Athens, so parents refused 1 them to name / to name
them until they were at least five days old. If an infant had any imperfection, people sometimes killed
them or left them 2 die / to die. Sometimes people 3 volunteered / persuaded to take in abandoned
babies, but these babies tended to be brought up as slaves. Babies were wrapped up tightly in cloth,
as this was thought to produce straight, strong bones. Young children were encouraged 4 play / to
play with toys such as tops, dolls and rattles.

Boys stayed with their mother until they were about seven years old, when they started school, or the
family arranged 5 for a tutor / a tutor for to teach their son at home. Boys were 6 taught / enabled
how to read, write and do maths. Tutors also 7 consented / encouraged boys to do sport and learn
a musical instrument. Boys were expected to attend military school at the age of eighteen, and they
graduated at the age of twenty. Most cities 8 required / arranged young men to reach the age of
thirty before they could marry or participate in politics. Boys were permitted to take part in religious
ceremonies and drink wine, but daughters were 9 not allowed / refused to do so. Girls were not
formally educated, because the family 10 depended / required on them to assist in the home. Their
mothers 11 encouraged / showed them how to sew and weave, and daughters also 12 helped /
volunteered look after children. Some were taught to dance or play music, but most families believed
this to be improper.

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