Archaeologists working in the buried Roman city of Pompeii say they have uncovered a “sorcerer’s treasure trove” of objects, including good-luck charms, mirrors and glass beads. Catherine and Neil teach you the language the world’s media is using to discuss this story.
The story
Archaeologists in the Roman city of Pompeii have discovered a treasure trove of good luck charms and fertility amulets that they think may have been used for casting spells by a Roman sorcerer. Among the articles discovered were scarab beetles from the Middle East made of amethyst.
Key words and phrases
treasure trove
large number of valuable objects found hidden
• Amateur archaeologists sometimes get lucky and discover treasure troves.
• There’s a treasure trove of biscuits in Rob’s drawer.
cache
quantity of hidden things
• Anti-terror police discovered a weapons cache in the basement of a house.
• If your computer is slow, you can try clearing the cache.
unearthed
found hidden after a search
• They unearthed the treasure buried in someone’s garden.
• Investigative journalists try to unearth the truth.
Language challenge
Which is the odd one out?
a) sorcerer
b) wizard
c) witch
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Vocabulary words
Treasure trove~ Large number of valuable objects found hidden.
Cache: Quantity of hidden things.
Unearth~ Found hidden after a search.
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When I was knee-high grasshopper, my friends and I used to try to unearth the treasure trove in my backyard. At that time, one of my friends found cache of ancient coins that were priceless in way of our thinking. But, actually it was worthless.
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The boy was brutally killed by robber in his own house, so police found cache of weapon on the floor and try to unearthed behind the murder.
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I traveled to Portugal in Garden of Pena and I found a treasure trove, this garden is magnificent !
Can I use "treasure trove" for one thing that we don't unearthed ? (in the true sense of the term)
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you speak fast please speak a bit slowly
The Indonesian and Australian archeologists discovered some Chinese treasure troves under the sea of Cirebon city.
The police found a bombs cache in a warehouse near the school's library.
The detective tried to unearth objects used by the culprit to assassinate the company manager. Unfortunately, they didn't find it.
Neil was obviously paid recently, which is why he was so energetic
I found a treasure trove that is literally this channel buried in cloud and having been waiting for everyone to unearth it
The Sudanese unearthed corruption in the previous government and started to build new Sudan.
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