Cambridge Latin Course (I & II student's books) | Date: 28 April 2011, 10:42
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Book I
The Cambridge Latin Course is set firmly in the cultural context of the Roman world in the first century AD. In Book I, the story begins in the city of Pompeii, shortly before the eruption of Vesuvius.
Contents
Book I is divided into 12 Stages. Attainment tests are provided in the Teacher's Guide for the end of Stages 4, 8 and 12. A certificated Graded Test (accredited by the University of Cambridge) is available from the Cambridge School Classics Project (www.cambridgelatincourse.com) and may be sat at the end of the Book.
Main language features
* Nominative, accusative and dative cases, singular and plural, using nouns of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd declensions
* Present, imperfect and perfect tenses, all persons, using verbs of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th conjugations
* Word order
* Personal pronouns
* Intransitive verbs
* Comparatives and superlatives
* Questions
Main civilisation topics
* Roman families
* Houses
* Daily life
* The town of Pompeii
* The forum
* The theatre
* Slaves and freedmen
* Life and death
* Gladiators
* The baths
* Schools
* Local government and elections
* The eruption of Vesuvius; destruction and excavation of Pompeii
Book II
Book II focuses on life in two Roman provinces: first Roman Britain before moving further afield to Egypt.
Contents
Book II is divided into 8 Stages (Stages 13 to 20). Attainment tests are provided in the Teacher's Guide for the end of Stages 16, 18 and 20. A certificated Graded Test (accredited by the University of Cambridge) is available from the Cambridge School Classics Project (www.cambridgelatincourse.com) and may be sat at the end of the Book.
Main language features
* Genitive and vocative, singular and plural, using nouns of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd declensions
* Pluperfect tense, all persons, using verbs of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th conjugations
* Word order
* Further pronouns
* Adjectives of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd declensions
* Irregular verbs (volo, nolo, possum)
* Relative clauses
* Present infinitive
* Present participle
* Present imperative
* Longer sentences with postquam, simulac etc.
Main civilisation topics
* Slavery and economy in Roman Britain
* The Romans in Britain: the British tribes, Roman conquest and Romanisation, trade
* Cogidubnus
* The palace at Fishbourne
* Alexandria: the city, the Pharos, underwater discoveries
* Egypt: craftmanship and peasant life
* The worship of Isis
* Medicine and science
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