't. 4 Write the questions.
Rob Were you born in Rome, Dad?
Dad No, I was born in a village near Rome.
Rob
2
?
Dad No, it wasn't a big village but it was
very pretty
Rob 3..
in the village?
Dad Oh, there were about a thousand
people. They were very friendly.
Rob 4
at that time?
Dad No, there weren't any horse-drawn
carriages! I'm not that old!
Rob 5
in those days?
Dad No, there weren't many cars in our
village. Cars were very expensive.
Rob
?
Dad No, we weren't rich. There wasn't a lot
of work and many people were poor.
6...​

1. Rob: Where were you born, Dad?
Dad: No, I was born in a village near Rome.

2. Rob: What was it like in the village?
Dad: No, it wasn't a big village but it was very pretty.

3. Rob: How many people lived in the village?
Dad: Oh, there were about a thousand people. They were very friendly.

4. Rob: Were there any horse-drawn carriages?
Dad: No, there weren't any horse-drawn carriages! I'm not that old!

5. Rob: Were there many cars in the village in those days?
Dad: No, there weren't many cars in our village. Cars were very expensive.

6. Rob: Were you rich?
Dad: No, we weren't rich. There wasn't a lot of work and many people were poor.

The passage is a conversation between Rob and his dad about his dad's birthplace. Rob is asking his dad several questions about the village he was born in. The answer to each question is provided by his dad. The conversation reveals that his dad was born in a village near Rome and it was a pretty place with about a thousand friendly people. There were no horse-drawn carriages, but there weren't many cars either since they were expensive. Rob's dad also mentions that they were not rich and many people in the village were poor.