1、Answers1.Find and copy three facts about the tortoise recently found in Pompeii.Accept any three facts from the article,e.g.it is 2,000 years old;it was pregnant;it was found with an egg;it didnt lay its egg;part of its shell and tail are intact;it was found under a clay floor;it was found in a work
2、shop;its 14cm long;its a Hermanns tortoise.2.Read Gabriel Zuchtriegels quotes.What is meant by the phrase so little frequented?(tick two)Not visited very often.People went to them every day.Small animals were welcome.It was rare for people to go there.3.Order the events as they happened.One has been
3、 done for you.3 Pompeii was rediscovered2 Pompeii was covered in volcanic ash.1 An earthquake shook Pompeii.4 The remains of a pregnant tortoise were found.4.Researchers think they have found out all there is to know about Pompeii.Find evidence in the article which proves this statement wrong.Accept
4、 any answer which refers to the discovery of the tortoise helping researchers learn something new or this sentence from the article:Researchers say that the reptile gives important historical insights.5.What does the author mean by the phrase the next piece to Pompeiis puzzle?Explain your answer.Acc
5、ept any answer which refers to Pompeii being a mystery and we are slowly solving it bit by bit,e.g.Like when you add the pieces to a puzzle and the picture gets bigger,as we learn more about Pompeii,the more our understanding grows.6.The main idea of the article is.(tick one)tortoise remains help us learn about Pompeii.Pompeii suffered lots of destruction.tortoises lay eggs.universities work together to study tortoises.Pregnant Tortoise Remains Discovered in Pompeiivisit
