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Get Started in Latin Absolute Beginner Course G D A Sharpley

Get Started in Latin Absolute Beginner Course By G D A Sharpley

Get Started in Latin Absolute Beginner Course by G D A Sharpley


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Get started reading, speaking and listening in Latin. Ideal for complete beginners, this course comprises a book and free online audio support.

Get Started in Latin Absolute Beginner Course Summary

Get Started in Latin Absolute Beginner Course: (Book and audio support) by G D A Sharpley

Get Started in Latin is the course to follow if you are taking your first steps in Latin, whether classical or medieval. Follow a Latin story set in a medieval monastery, where conspiracy unfolds in the cloisters, Vikings threaten to attack, and young lovers set out to unmask the villains. And discover the principal authors of classical Latin and read quotations from their writings.

The free audio for this course is available to download to the Teach Yourself Library app, or to stream on library.teachyourself.com.

The audio contains readings of the story and of the classical authors (you will learn the grammar and vocabulary in the book, not in the audio). All the Latin we are left with now are seemingly lifeless letters on a page or in stone. In its day Latin was a language to be heard: readings in the ancient world were recitals and performances - poems, speeches, histories even. So while you may not need the audio to learn the ABC of the language, you do if you want to experience and enjoy Latin to the full. And how do we know how it sounded? Find out inside.

The ideal course to learn Latin if you're a beginner, this new edition includes:
-An introduction to classical Latin authors - ancient writers like Cicero, Tacitus and Virgil
-A medieval story: a Latin 'whodunnit' - practising each new point of language
-Grammatical explanations and vocabulary support in each unit
-Lots of exercises - to practise each new point of language
-Discover how Latin evolved through the centuries - and its immense impact on English
-Listen to the story and the classical authors on audio - to experience the sound of Latin


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Get Started in Latin Absolute Beginner Course Reviews

The best part of the book is its lively narrative. The students become quite involved with the characters. As carefully graded passages [the story sections] are much more useful than another collection I have used. The practice sections are excellent. * Dr Conrad O'Briain, Trinity College Dublin *

About G D A Sharpley

A classicist by training, George taught Latin at the University of Bristol for over twenty years to undergraduates, postgraduates and mature students, from beginner level to advanced. He has written and contributed to several courses and produced films for learners of Latin. He is also responsible for the development of learning resources for Lingua, a UK language-training organisation.

Table of Contents

  • : Introduction
  • : Introduction
  • : Introduction
  • : 1: In the wood
  • : 1: In the wood
  • : 1: In the wood
  • : 2: Shadows in the wood
  • : 2: Shadows in the wood
  • : 2: Shadows in the wood
  • : 3: The mule groans
  • : 3: The mule groans
  • : 3: The mule groans
  • : 4: The figure of a woman
  • : 4: The figure of a woman
  • : 4: The figure of a woman
  • : 5: Egberta's daughter
  • : 5: Egberta's daughter
  • : 5: Egberta's daughter
  • : 6: Cruelty in the amphitheatre
  • : 6: Cruelty in the amphitheatre
  • : 6: Cruelty in the amphitheatre
  • : 7: The boy walks with the devil
  • : 7: The boy walks with the devil
  • : 7: The boy walks with the devil
  • : 8: How lucky we are!
  • : 8: How lucky we are!
  • : 8: How lucky we are!
  • : 9: Who is howling in the wood?
  • : 9: Who is howling in the wood?
  • : 9: Who is howling in the wood?
  • : 10: Tears in the monastery
  • : 10: Tears in the monastery
  • : 10: Tears in the monastery
  • : 11: Deliver us from evil
  • : 11: Deliver us from evil
  • : 11: Deliver us from evil
  • : 12: Into your hands I commend my spirit
  • : 12: Into your hands I commend my spirit
  • : 12: Into your hands I commend my spirit
  • : 13: Paulus under water
  • : 13: Paulus under water
  • : 13: Paulus under water
  • : 14: A huntress in the wood
  • : 14: A huntress in the wood
  • : 14: A huntress in the wood
  • : 15: To hear is to understand
  • : 15: To hear is to understand
  • : 15: To hear is to understand
  • : 16: Who is plotting in the monastery?
  • : 16: Who is plotting in the monastery?
  • : 16: Who is plotting in the monastery?
  • : 17: Worse than the devil
  • : 17: Worse than the devil
  • : 17: Worse than the devil
  • : 18: The verses of Catullus have been incinerated!
  • : 18: The verses of Catullus have been incinerated!
  • : 18: The verses of Catullus have been incinerated!
  • : Reference tables
  • : Reference tables
  • : Reference tables
  • : Key to the exercises
  • : Key to the exercises
  • : Key to the exercises
  • : Latin-English vocabulary
  • : Latin-English vocabulary
  • : Latin-English vocabulary
  • : English-Latin vocabulary
  • : English-Latin vocabulary
  • : English-Latin vocabulary

Additional information

GOR012896587
9781444174779
1444174770
Get Started in Latin Absolute Beginner Course: (Book and audio support) by G D A Sharpley
Used - Very Good
Hardback
John Murray Press
2014-12-26
224
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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