So You Really Want to Learn Latin Book 1: A Textbook for Common Entrance and GCSE

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It is an enter­tain­ing book to read, with sto­ries about Her­cules, Odysseus, Perseus, and Jason and the Argonauts. While practice in your Latin reading ability, you can also learn about many different ancient myths from Ancient Rome and Greece. Generous help is given, with a short introduction to each story and glossing of all proper names and non-GCSE vocabulary. I had previously tried Peter Jones' 'Learn Latin' and had then tried reading the Latin translation of the 'The Hobbit' (a book i'm highly familiar with in English) and some Julius Caesar - thinking i'd be able to 'fill in the missing gaps', but i soon realized i was going nowhere fast!

If you are also looking to explore other ancient Mediterranean languages or already know some Ancient Greek, this would be a great option for you. It provides an enjoyable and carefully paced introduction to the Latin language, complemented by the background information on Roman culture and civilisation.The book con­tains eight clas­si­cal fairy­tales; Cin­derel­la, Dia­monds and Toads, Blue­beard, Lit­tle Red Rid­ing Hood, Lit­tle Thum­bling, Puss in Boots, Don­keyskin and Sleep­ing Beau­ty. Fab­u­lae Faciles was writ­ten to pro­vide learn­ers with a step­ping stone to Cae­sar’s De Bel­lo Gal­li­co, which has tra­di­tion­al­ly been the first Roman text stu­dents read. He actually reminds me a bit of Anthony Andrews in the Rosemary and Thyme episode 'the Invisible Worm'.

So if you’re pleased with yourself you can congratulate yourself on translating the Latin to English. This is probably the most difficult thing to do, but it’s always made easy because you’ve got the translation on the other side of the page. It comes with a full Latin-Eng­lish vocab­u­lary and is avail­able as a paper­back, e‑book, and audio­book.He didn’t think—or didn’t give the impression—that there were countless irregularities and so never any point learning the rules, which is the sensation I had a bit when I was younger.