Colosseum is an amphitheater. An amphitheater is a large building. It has no roof. People build amphitheaters in Italy and Greece two thousand years ago. They use amphitheaters for concerts, theater plays, and sports.
The Colosseum is in Rome, Italy. It is the largest amphitheater in the world. A museum is inside. There are many concerts and other events in the past. Then authorities must close the Colosseum. The reason is the coronavirus.
Now the situation is getting better. The Colosseum can open again. Students from a music school have a concert there. They celebrate a new beginning. The Colosseum is almost empty. Only a few people can watch the concert.
Difficult words: event (something that happens), celebrate (to meet other people and be happy because something good happens), empty (when nothing is inside a place or a thing)iThe Colosseum in Rome, Italy, is the largest amphitheater in the world. It is more than 1,900 years old, but it is still open to visitors.
Italian authorities closed the Colosseum, as well as many other public places, because of the coronavirus. The situation was very serious in Italy, and people could not go anywhere for months. Now, it seems that the situation is getting better, and the Colosseum and other museums can open again.
There was a concert at the Colosseum to celebrate the opening, and conservatory students sang classical songs. A few people could enjoy the moment and the special atmosphere of an almost empty amphitheater. The singers said that it was an unusual moment for them, too, because they could be at the start of new and better times.
Difficult words: amphitheater (an oval open building which people built in Italy and Greece, and they used it for sports and theater plays), conservatory (a music school), classical (music which European artists wrote in the 18th and 19th century and an orchestra played it).iThe Colosseum is the largest ancient amphitheater ever built, and it is still the largest standing amphitheater in the world today, despite its age. It´s located in the center of Rome, Italy, and it was built between 70 – 80 AD.
COVID-19 restrictions have relaxed in Italy for the first time since before Christmas, allowing the Colosseum and other museums to reopen. Students from the Santa Cecilia Conservatory played a classical selection inside the amphitheater for the special occasion. However, there were no crowds and only a few people had the privilege of listening to the concert in an almost empty arena.
The singers said that it was an emotional moment for them because there hadn´t been many concerts during the coronavirus pandemic, and they felt honored to be there on the first day of the reopening. Organizers wished the event would be a sign of hope for a new beginning.
Difficult words: amphitheater (an open oval building that was built in ancient Greece and Rome and it was used for contests and plays), AD (an abbreviation that is used to count years coming after the start of the Julian and Gregorian calendar), privilege (a special opportunity).
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