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Task 2. Watch this subpart of the film and fill in the gaps



In 43 AD 1) … …… invaded. They crossed 2) … ……. and landed on the Southern coast of England. It was a massive 3) …….. …... But it was no 4) …. ….. Indigenous people (коренное население), the Picts* and the Celts put up 5). …… ……….. Celtic leaders like Boadicea rallied their people 6) ……. the Romans. But the revolts (восстания) were crushed, the Romans conquered England and Wales and they ruled Britannia for 7) … …... The Romans required (Римлянам требовалось) more troops (войск) to keep control of this province than in any other of the Empire. This shows the tough, tenacious (упорный, несговорчивый) attitude of the Celts and their determination not to give up their 8) …….. To keep the Celts 9).. ….. the Romans covered Britain with 10) …. …………. to house their occupation forces and connected them up with 11) …... Roads helped to transform Britain into a vibrant economy.

Goods could be transported from A to B. But the greatest change the Romans brought was a 12)…… …….. (единая валюта). Previously each individual tribe (племя) had their own coinage. Roman coins made 13) ….. a lot easier. Local projects got connected to the vast imperial trading system (Marcel, Constantinople*, even Alexandria*). Romans connected Britain to a 14) ….. …... The British got a taste for foreign food, and British goods went to the four corners of the Roman Empire. Romans gave Britain 15) … … ….., they gave a common language, 16) …... For the first time different tribes could communicate. Latin phrases status quo; post mortem; vice versa are still used today. Romans gave to the province the name Britannia* and to the British - a sense of national identity.





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