my life in ancient greece

(Written by 1st of ESO students)

- SCHOOL YEAR 2005-2006 -

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  My life as a  girl in ancient Greece

(By Ángela Alguacil Pineda)

I live in Athens.In Athens there is a democracy and in the democracy the people vote who they want to be their leader.My father is rich he does not work ,he enjoys his life whereas my mother directs the slaves,my brother goes to school but I don't .My house is beautiful,it is very big.There are twelve bedrooms.There are two kitchens,three small stores,two very big dinning rooms ,five bathrooms,and also five living rooms.There ia a big store room and a very big Courty yard with altars.My favourite room is the dinning room but I can't go in.I eat cereals,olives,grapes, lamb,fish and specially fruit.Every day ,I get up,tidy up miself,have breakfast,and help my mother.It is necessary to handle the slaves.At midday I have lunch and after that my mother teaches me to make the baskets.After dinner when I have already eaten,the slaves bathe me and I go to sleep. In my free time I play with my brother and they teach me what they have done in the school .After we go to the circus because we like it very mach.I wear clothes made from a big square piece of linen or wool .I use pins in varius places to hold it together.Unlike the men,the,dresses always go down to the ankles.My family is polytheistic but specially believe in Zeus and in the goddess of love:Afroditta.And finally my favourite sport is boxing.

 


 

            My life as a girl in ancient Greece

(By Paula Gómez López)
 

I live in Athens.Athens is the most powerful Greek state.The people of Athens live belone the acropolis .Athens is the goddess of is dan and war. My father is or farmer.My mother is in change of the house.My brothers go the school .In my house there are ten living rooms.There

are five swimming pools.There is courty ard with altar.There is a kitchen.There are seven bedrooms.Since I live near the Mediterranean Sea,we usually catch,fish,squid and octopus for our meals.The other Kind of meat that we eat is the meat of small birds.I help at home.After eating .I study.When we have finished studing I play with in house.I play with my brothers. I wear clothing wich are made from big square piece of linen or wool.We used pins in various places to hold it toge.The shoes are leather sandals or boots.MY favourite sport is long jumping.We worship a lot of gods and goddesses.

 

 

My life as a boy in ancient Greece

(By Juan Manuel Rincón)
 

I live in Athens. The form of goverment is democracy. The people is divided in three groups: upper class, middle class and lower class. I am in the upper class. My father is business man. My family are a rich family. My sisters have ten sons each one and my brothers are very small.

My house is inmense. There are fifty bedrooms and sixty slaves, that are one forevery room. The rest of them for the kitchen or for the messages. There are nine bathrooms, three kitchens and eighteen living rooms.There are a small bedroom for the slaves. There are twenty stores and shops. There is a courtyard with altar in the center of the house.

I eat different types of fish that the merchants fish and also smalls birds and sometimes cakes made with honey. I go the Athenians' school and learn to fight and many war games. When I am older i want to be the best warrior of all. In my free time I go to hunt with my friends and when I do not with them and my father is free, I train for the war. I wear a chiton, wichis a long piece of fabricsupported by a pin and a belt tied to the waist. My family adore the god of the sea, Poseidón. I practise boxing, the launch (throwing) of javelin and the racing.

 

 

                   My life as a boy in ancient Greece

                                             ( By Javier Morales Gómez)

 

Hello ! I live in Athens, in Athens there is democracy and in Sparta there is oligarchy. My father is a craftsman.My mother is a house wife.

My brother is a peasant.My house is big.There are three bedrooms and

there are two living room.There is a bathroom and there is a kitchen.I usually eat fish,vegetables and meat .I go to the country every day.

I play javelin throwing and discus throwing is time free.The main item of clothing for men is a tunic,called a chiton.My family worship Hades god the underworld.My favourite sport are javelin throwing and discus throwing.

 

 

MY LIFE AS A GIRL IN ANCIENT GREECE

(By María Canca Recio)

  I live in Athens,it came to be ruled by the people as a democracy.Athens was the most powerful Greek state.

My father wear special clothes and he is a governor and our family is rich.My family is: my father, my mother and my sister; and me.My father is governor, my mother teaches, my sister and me to writis and cook, weave...My house is very big.It has got six bedrom.The Store is next to the diving room, my bathroom is very big,there are three living room, a Store room or shop for food.Next to the entrance there is a courtyard with altar.We eat many different kinds of food; fish, squid and octopus, and meat of small birds. I also eat fruit.I get up, and my mother teaches me to cook, weave and clean.I also learn ancient secret songs and dances so we cas participate in the religiuos festivals. I after thet, I eat and sleep.I my free time I play wich my friends, manages the slaves...I get dressed with clothes made from big aquare pieces of liven or wool.Iuse pins in variuos places to hold it together.My family worship the good Zeus and Hermes.My favourite sport is running and jumping.

 

My life as a boy in ancient Greece

(By Javier Rodríguez Vivas)

 I live in Athens. My father is a businessman. My family is rich. My house is very big, there are thirty rooms and ten slaves, there are five bathrooms, fifiteen living rooms, one entrance, one kitchen, one courtyard with altar, one dining room, one store room or shop and ten bedrooms. I eat celery, beans, olives and different kinds of food. I go to the militar school. In my free time I train very hard to be a good fighter.I wear a tunic.My family worship Hera, Are and Artemisa. My favourite sports are discus throwing and javelin throwing.

 

 

My Life as a boy in ancient Greece

(By Eduardo Calvo Herrera)

My name is Eduardo, I am from Athens. In Athens the people are divided in three groups: upper class ,middle class and lower class. I belong to upper class because my father was born in Athens. Athens is the largest city – state in Greece. In Athens there is a democracy , only citizens over 18 can vote , women , slaves and foreigners are not citizens.

My father is a fisherman . My mom is a housewife and she stays at home . My brother goes to school like me but my sister doesn't go to school and my mother teaches her to read and write.

My house is small it doesn't have a dining room . We eat in the living room . We do not have a shop . There are Doric columns .

I eat fish , squid and octopus . I eat fish , vegetables and meet.

I go to school and my paedagogos come with me to make sure I am working . I learn to write , to read and simple maths and I work in one room .

In my free time I go to play with my friends .

I wear a tunic , called chiton.

Athena is a goddess  for war , wisdom and crafts .

My favorite sport is running .

 


 

MY LIFE AS A BOY IN ANCIENT GREECE

(By Fernando Heredia)

My name is Fernando and I live in Athens, the largest city-state of Greece, we are democratic and we have a small army and a navy.

My father is a bussinesman, he buy and sell slaves, sculptures and pictures. My mother stays at home, she runs the household and she manages the slaves.

In a normally day, I get up and I put on my chiton and my sandals. I have breakfast and I go to school with my brother. There, we learn to write the alphabet, read and do maths, also we learn poetry.

I go to my house and I have lunch, I usually eat fish and vegetables.

After that we go to the wrestling school, there, we learn to fight and defend us.

In my free time I practice may sports, my favourite sport is Javeling throwing.

I have dinner and after that, I pray to Zeus and I go to sleep.

 

 

My life as a boy in ancient Greece

                                                 (By Martín .

Ilive in Athens.My father is a shopkeeper too and my brother is the merchant.My house is big

entrance ,courtyard with altar ,store room or shop bathroom , kitchen dining room and bedrooms.

Fish ,lexus squid, and octopusfor their meals.

I want to go to school every day.After of school .Igo my home .I have dinner , after dinner .I go to bed.

I walk in the street .I like dressing of item clothing for men was a tunic called chiton.Zeus the god of

lighting.My favourite sport is a hunting.

 

My life as a girl in ancient Greece

  (By Vanesa Fernández García)

I live in Athens. It is a city with lots of beautiful public buildings, shops and public baths. Athens came to be ruled by the people as democrazy.

My family is rich. My father is a governor, I have got a brother. Who is a 7 years old and he is training in the army. My mother is a housewife.

My house has got many bedrooms, five bathroom, a courtyard with altar, three dining rooms, four living rooms, a kitchen, two stores and two store rooms or shops. My house is very big. My favourite room is my bedroom, it's very very big. We have got a lot of slaves.

We eat fish, squid and octopus. I also meat, small birds and diffrent kinds of fruits.

Every day I help my mother in the house. My mother also teaches to read and write.

In my free time I play with my friends and manages the slaves. I get dressed with big square piece of linen or wool. Wuse pins in various places to hold it together. My family workship Zeus. My favourite sports are running and jumping.

 

 

MY LIVE AS A GREEK GIRL

(by Cristina Gutiérrez Romero)

I live in Athens. In Athens the people are divided into three groups..

My father is a peasant. He is in charge of the family and the house.

My house is a traditional houses.

My bedroom is small. My brothers and I sleep in it. My favourite room is the dining room and the bathroom.

In the centre there are columns.

I usually eat , fish, squid and octopus for meals.

Every day I in housekeeping and how to the look after the family.

In my free time I help my mother in my house, I go to the market, I clean etc.

I wear a tunic and sandals. Every four years, the Olimpic fames are hold in the Stadium at Olimpyc.

 

My life as a Greek boy

In live in Athens .In Athens the people are divided into three groups.My father is a warrior ,my mother is a hausewife and my brother goes to school .My hause is big and there are two bedroms .My favourite rooms is my bedrom because nobodydisturbs me .I eat fish,fruit and small birds .In the free time Iplay with my friend .I wear a tunic,my family adore the goddes Athena .My favourite sport is discus throwing and javelin throwing.

 By Antonio Trujillo

 

 

My live as a boy in ancient Greece

I live in Athens .My father´s of businessman.

My brother goes school .My familyis rich and my house is very big there are five bathrooms, seven bedrooms,and four gardens and five floors.

I wear a tunic .My family worship a Hera, Zeus and Poseidon .

My favourite sport is discus throwing.

 By Samuel Bazán Ríos        

 

 

My life as a Greek boy

 (By Luis Bohórquez García)

 

Sparta is a very big city-state. My family is rich because my father is a governor. My house has got three bedrooms, a living room, two bathrooms.

 I eat fish, fruit, vegetables... Every day I go to school, when I return to house, I have lunch. I play with my friends, I do my homerwork. I have dinner and I go to bed. In my free time I play with my friends the battles. My family worship  Aprodite, Artemis, Athena, Hera and Zeus. My favourite sport is javelin throwing. I wear a tunic, and, play the battles, armors.

 


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