LATIN COURSE FOR TEENAGERS – PART X (APRIL - JUNE 2020)
TUTOR: Dr, JOHN WHELPTON
 
The textbook for this course, Cambridge Latin Course, is by far the most popular in the UK and is used by over 90% of schools teaching Latin. Students will need to purchase a copy of Book V. You will be supplied with Powerpoints illustrating each of the Cambridge stages covered in Part X. Please note that these are copyright materials and should not be passed on to anybody else.
You will be welcome to contact me on [email protected] if you have questions at any time. There is also additional introductory material at http://linguae.weebly.com/latin--greek.html
 
Session 1 20/4
Passive and deponent verbs in the present, imperfect and future tenses (pp.4-5) and PASSIVE.ppt Group translation of vīta rūstica.  Indirect statement (p.8).
Homework: Look at indirect statement in CONDITIONALS, GERUND, GERUNDIVE AND INDIRECT STATEMENT. Prepare Word patterns with faciō and capiō (p.9).
 
Session 2 27/4
Word patterns with faciō, capiō and iaciō (p.9), Practising the language (p.11 – future tense, relative pronoun, participles). Read and discuss Country villas. Conversation on leisure time pursuits
Homework: Look at Powerpoint LATIN 36. Prepare for vocab test on stage 35.
 
Session 3 4/5
Vocab test on Stage 35. View and translate LATIN 36.Read Marcus Valerius Mārtiālis I Scansion of Martial’s verse.
Homework: Write out translation of Marcus Valerius Mārtiālis II
 
Session 4 11/5
Correction of Marcus Valerius Matiālis I. The present subjunctive (p.21, with SUBJUNCTIVE and SUBJUNCTIVE USAGE ppts.)
Homework: Prepare epigrammata Mārtiālia
 
Session 5 18/5
Reading translation and scansion of epigrammata Mārtiālia. Review of noun declensions.
Homework: Prepare `About the Language 2: Word order’ Prepare for vocab test on Stage 36.
 
Session 6 25/5
Vocab test on Stage 36.  Check answer to `About the Language 2’: word Order.  Practising the Language (p.26): distinguishing different deponent forms, singular-plural transformations, selection of active and passive sentences. Reading and discussion on Recitātiōnēs
Homework: Look at LATIN 37.
 
Session 7 1/6
Look at LATIN 37. Group translation of epistula.
Homework: Study `About the Language I’: indirect statement (present active infinitive); prepare cōnsilium Domitiānī I
 
Session 8 8/6
Read and translate cōnsilium Domitiānī I Check answers to `About the language I: indirect statement   Revision of adjectives.
Homework: Prepare cōnsilium Domitiānī II. Prepare for vocabulary quiz on Stage 37.
 
Session 9 15/6
Quiz on Stage 37 vocabulary. Class reading of cōnsilium Domitiānī II. `About the language 2: indirect statement (perfect passive infinitive)’ View LATIN 35.
Homework: Read `The emperor’s council’ and `The senatorial career’. Prepare LATIN 38
 
Session 10 22/6
LATIN 38. Read Imperātōris sententia and Polla.
Homework (for those proceeding to LATIN XI): Prepare `About the language I: indirect statement (future active infinitive) and prīdie nūptiārum
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