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Meet the Greeks - Sparta




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Meet the Greeks   

 
Choose the correct homophones from each list.
 
 day  was a Greek boy named Tarsus. He lived in army barracks in Sparta. He often felt  homesick but he had to pretend that life was  and he was happy.  need to  that Tarsus was only ten years old. He still couldn't  or  but he was able to run miles in his bare feet over rocky terrain. Tarsus wanted to be a general in the Greek army  he trained very hard and always tried his best. When Tarsus was hungry he   food. In the Spartan army, if  were   then  were severely punished. This was  because  had done a bad thing but rather because you were stupid enough to get !
 

 
Complete the sentences filling in the correct conjunction.
 
before       and        because       unless       but
 
We went to war  defeated the enemy. In Sparta you were allowed to steal  you were not allowed to get caught. Spartan soldiers could not stay at home  they had to stay in the army barracks. You had to be extremely fit  you could fight in the Spartan army. Spartan women were also fit  it was believed that they would then have healthy children.
 
 
Read the clues and then fill in the crossword with words that have the opposite meaning.
 
 
7 8
1 2
3
4
5
6
 
1. PEACE
2. GIRL
3. DEATH
4. YOUNG
5. SOFT
6. WORST
7. NEVER
8. OVER