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The Laconic Answer

In ancient Greece there was a country that people called Laconia. The people who lived there were brave and fearless. They were good hunters, good builders and workmen. But they didn’t like to talk much. They liked to say as few words as laconic possible answer. They thought it was enough to say one word or a very short sentence and other people would certainly understand them. Even now we call any short answer “a laconic answer”.

Now listen to this story about the Laconians.

The people of Laconia lived peacefully. But one day a king of Macedonia gathered a big powerful army and decided to make war against Laconia. He planned to take all the riches of the country and to become master of all their lands. But he didn’t want to destroy the beautiful town of Laconia. So, he first wrote a letter to the people of the country.

“Open the gates of your town,” he said. “If you open the gates, we shall not destroy your houses and we shan’t hurt anybody. But if you don’t open the gates yourselves, my army will do it. And we shall burn your town and destroy your houses. If you don’t open the gates, we shall kill all the men, women and children in your town.”

The king sent the letter and he didn’t have to worry for the answer. It was very, very short. They were laconic. There was only one word in it. “If”.

1) The people in Laconia were

1. Read the text and choose the correct variant. Прочитай текст та обери правильний варіант

The Laconic Answer

In ancient Greece there was a country that people called Laconia. The people who lived there were brave and fearless. They were good hunters, good builders and workmen. But they didn’t like to talk much. They liked to say as few words as laconic possible answer. They thought it was enough to say one word or a very short sentence and other people would certainly understand them. Even now we call any short answer “a laconic answer”.

Now listen to this story about the Laconians.

The people of Laconia lived peacefully. But one day a king of Macedonia gathered a big powerful army and decided to make war against Laconia. He planned to take all the riches of the country and to become master of all their lands. But he didn’t want to destroy the beautiful town of Laconia. So, he first wrote a letter to the people of the country.

“Open the gates of your town,” he said. “If you open the gates, we shall not destroy your houses and we shan’t hurt anybody. But if you don’t open the gates yourselves, my army will do it. And we shall burn your town and destroy your houses. If you don’t open the gates, we shall kill all the men, women and children in your town.”

The king sent the letter and he didn’t have to worry for the answer. It was very, very short. They were laconic. There was only one word in it. “If”.

2) They didn’t like

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The Laconic Answer

In ancient Greece there was a country that people called Laconia. The people who lived there were brave and fearless. They were good hunters, good builders and workmen. But they didn’t like to talk much. They liked to say as few words as laconic possible answer. They thought it was enough to say one word or a very short sentence and other people would certainly understand them. Even now we call any short answer “a laconic answer”.

Now listen to this story about the Laconians.

The people of Laconia lived peacefully. But one day a king of Macedonia gathered a big powerful army and decided to make war against Laconia. He planned to take all the riches of the country and to become master of all their lands. But he didn’t want to destroy the beautiful town of Laconia. So, he first wrote a letter to the people of the country.

“Open the gates of your town,” he said. “If you open the gates, we shall not destroy your houses and we shan’t hurt anybody. But if you don’t open the gates yourselves, my army will do it. And we shall burn your town and destroy your houses. If you don’t open the gates, we shall kill all the men, women and children in your town.”

The king sent the letter and he didn’t have to worry for the answer. It was very, very short. They were laconic. There was only one word in it. “If”.

3) Any short answer can be called