Get Started In Latin: Teach Yourself
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This product is most effective when used in conjunction with the corresponding audio support. - You can purchase the book and double CD as a pack (ISBN: 9781444101645) - The double CD is also sold separately (ISBN: 9781444101652) (copy and paste the ISBN number into the search bar to find these products) Do memories of your grammar lessons haunt you and other textbooks overwhelm you? Then Get Started in Latin is for you. 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. Sample some classical Latin too, and learn more about the authors who wrote it. Get Started in Latin is ideal for complete beginners because it introduces the language step by step through an interesting and humorous story. Each unit contains grammatical explanations and vocabulary support. There are plenty of exercises to practise each point as it is introduced and help you remember what you have learnt. There are two revision units so that you can check your progress and review areas of difficulty. 'About Latin' sections give lots of information about the history of the language and its influence upon English. 'Living Latin' sections contain pieces of authentic Latin, most of which is classical. They are included to give you an idea of what there is to enjoy once you have mastered the language and the translations are given. The accompanying CDs are available separately or in a pack with the book. The recording contains the story and the 'Living Latin' sections of the book, and will enhance your enjoyment of the poetry and give you an idea of what Latin sounded like. Learn effortlessly with new, easy-to-read page design and interactive features: NOT GOT MUCH TIME? One- and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started. AUTHOR INSIGHTS Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience. USEFUL VOCABULARY Easy to find and learn, to build a solid foundation for understanding. TEST YOURSELF Tests in the book and online to keep track of your progress. EXTEND YOUR KNOWLEDGE Extra online articles at: www.teachyourself.com to give you a richer understanding of Latin culture and Roman history. The course is available as a book (9781444101638), as a pack comprising the book and double CD (9781444101645) and as a double CD (9781444101652).

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


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781444101638
  • Publisher: John Murray Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Teach Yourself
  • Edition: New edition
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 20 mm
  • Width: 129 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1444101633
  • Publisher Date: 26 Mar 2010
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 198 mm
  • No of Pages: 320
  • Weight: 260 gr


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