Latin Practice Exercises: Level 1
Published on 1. April 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-0-903627-67-2 (ISBN)
Description
This set of exercises can be used on its own or in conjunction with other Latin courses to provide all the practice a pupil will need when preparing for Common Entrance or Level 1 entrance exams. The book features extensive material for translation from English to Latin and Latin to English, brief grammatical information to accompany the exercises and a complete vocabulary list for Level 1. Please note this textbook was previously titled Ab Initio I. -Endorsed by ISEB - Can be used on its own or in conjunction with other Latin courses to consolidate Level 1 material - Ideal for preparation for Latin Common Entrance and Level 1 entrance exams - Features extensive practice in comprehension and translation both from English to Latin and Latin to English so that pupils can master Level 1 Latin - A complete vocabulary list for Level 1 is included at the back to serve as a checklist for pupils Suitable for ISEB 13+ Common Entrance exams up to and including Summer 2014.
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A treasure-house of sensible and useful exercises from the doyen of prep school classics Stephen Anderson, Winchester CollegeMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hachette Learning
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Dimensions
Height: 296 mm
Width: 212 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
538 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-903627-67-2 (9780903627672)
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Person
About the Author Bob Bass taught at prep schools in Somerset, Kenya and Sussex before moving to Orwell Park, Ipswich where he is Head of Classics and Director of Studies. He is the ICT editor for the journal of Classics Teaching and has served on the Council of the Joint Association of Classical Teachers. For twelve years he edited the SATIPS Classics Broadsheet. He is the IAPS Classics Co-ordinator and the Chielf Setter of ISEB's Common Entrance and Common Academic Scholarship Latin papers. About ISEB The Independent Schools Examinations Board (ISEB) offers examinations for pupils transferring from junior to independent senior schools at the ages of 11+ and 13+. The syllabuses are devised and regularly monitered by the ISEB, which is composed of representitives from the Headmasters' and Headmistress' Conference, the Girls' Schools Association and the Incorporated Association of Preparatory Schools.
Content
CONTENTS Introduction CHAPTER 1 What is Latin? Verbs Present tense - first conjulation - amo Vocabulary 1A The Persons Vocabulary 1B Hidden subjects in English CHAPTER 2 People in Latin People doing things Capital letters Grammar check 1 Present tense - second conjugation - moneo Vocabulary 2 Revision: the persons CHAPTER 3 Plural nouns Vocabulary 3 Nouns and verbs CHAPTER 4 Subjects and objects Vocabulary 4 The six cases CHAPTER 5 Reminder about verb terminology Revision: nouns and verbs cur? and quod Vocabulary 5 Singulars and plurals Reminder about verbs CHAPTER 6 Vocabulary 6 Grammr check 2 Plural objects in -as Revision: verbs Vocabulary check CHAPTER 7 Vocabulary 7A Conjunctions Sum-present tense Vocabulary 7B CHAPTER 8 Revision: verbs Present tense - third and fourth conjugations - rego and audio Vocabulary 8 Open questions using -ne CHAPTER 9 The cases 1st declension: all cases Vocabulary 9A Grammar check 3 Vocabulary 9B Revision: nouns and verbs Summary of verbs met so far CHAPTER 10 Vocabulary 10A 2nd declension: dominus Vocabulary 10B Dominus: all cases Recognising all the cases CHAPTER 11 Vocabulary 11A Puer and magister Prepositions Vocabulary 11B To and With Revision: verbs CHAPTER 12 Vocabulary 12A ego, tu, nos and vos Neuter nouns Vocabulary 12B Revision: first and second declension nouns Noun check CHAPTER 13 Vocabulary 13A Adjectives Vocabulary 13B Revision: nouns and verbs CHAPTER 14 Vocabulary 14A Imperatives Numbers Vocabulary 14B Grammar check 4 Revision: adjectives, nouns and verbs CHAPTER 15 Vocabulary 15A Infinitives Miser and pulcher Vocabulary 15B Verb check CHAPTER 16 Imperfect tense Vocabulary 16 Revision: nouns and verbs CHAPTER 17 Vocabulary 17 Perfect tense - first conjugation Perfect tence - second conjugation Grammar check 5 CHAPTER 18 Perfect tense - third conjugation Perfect tense - fourth conjugation Perfect tense - sum Perfect tense - summary Principal parts of verbs Revision: adjectives, nouns and verbs Adverb check CHAPTER 19 Irregular perfect tenses CHAPTER 20 Conjunction check CHAPTER 21 Summary of present, imperfect and perfect tenses Grammr check 6 Test 1 (Chapter 7) Test 2 (Chapter 11) Test 3 (Chapter 14) Test 4 (Chapter 18) Test 5 (Chapter 21) Grammar summary Vocabulary: Latin: English Vocabulary English: Latin