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

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

by Ian Douglass (Illustrator), N.R.R. Oulton (Author)

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    Hardcover 1999

    $17.72
Synopsis

Highly recommended by John Clare in the Daily Telegraph, this is the first part of a no-nonsense, grammatically based Latin course. The first book of this immensely popular course is ideal for Latin beginners, this book introduces pupils to regular verbs in all six active tenses, nouns of the first three declensions, sum, adjectives of the 1st/2nd declension, prepositions, numerals and the history of Rome from Aeneas to Cloelia. Clear explanation is followed by rigorous exercises to test and challenge pupils of all abilities. Together with So You Really Want To Learn Books 2 and 3 this course covers everything a pupil needs to know to pass GCSE level Latin. - This rigorous textbook will take pupils from beginner to expert with the minimum of fuss - Clear explanation is followed by plenty of practice exercises to ensure pupils become skilled and confident users of Latin - Grammatical approach covers verbs, declensions, prepositions and more to challenge pupils of all abilities and ensure a solid foundation for Latin learning

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 118
 Edition: UK ed.
 Publisher: Galore Park Publishing Ltd
Published: 30 Jun 1999
ISBN 10: 1902984005
ISBN 13: 9781902984001
Children’s book age: 12+ Years
 Book Overview: Highly recommended by John Clare in the Daily Telegraph, this no-nonsense, grammatically based Latin course is suitable for Latin beginners.

Media Reviews
The textbook everyone who ever learnt Latin should have had, and the one that everyone who wants to learn Latin now and in the future should have. It is a model of lucidity that combines rigour with accessibility and wit. John Clare, The Daily Telegraph Have I mentioned how happy I am with Galore Park Latin? Because I am. Very happy. Really, really happy. A home schooler A splendid method for the teaching of Latin. David Bomgardner, SATIPS The textbook everyone who ever learnt Latin should have had, and the one that everyone who wants to learn Latin now and in the future should have. It is a model of lucidity that combines rigour with accessibility and wit. John Clare, The Daily Telegraph Have I mentioned how happy I am with Galore Park Latin? Because I am. Very happy. Really, really happy. A home schooler A splendid method for the teaching of Latin. David Bomgardner, SATIPS
Author Bio
Nicholas Oulton read History at Oriel College, Oxford and has an MA in Classics from London University. He taught Latin and Greek for ten years before writing the So you really want to learn Latin course and founding Galore Park in 1998. He has edited numerous textbooks and revision resources for students of Latin and Greek, most recently authoring the Latin for Common Entrance series.