AB Initio
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"Ab Initio III" provides continuity and progression from Level 2 of the Common Entrance syllabus to the Level 3, Common Academic Scholarship and the more traditional public school scholarship syllabuses. The approach and format are the same as those of "Ab Initio I and II". The vehicle for imparting the prescribed grammar and vocabulary is a series of easily manageable narrative passages, starting with the fall of Troy and following the wanderings of Odysseus to his arrival back in Ithaca. The approach is thorough and traditional: all the skills required at Common Entrance and Common Academic Scholarship level are well rehearsed and ensure that pupils are well prepared for the examinations, enabling them to pursue the subject at secondary level. As with previous volumes there is plenty of practice material for the slower learner as well as more challenging exercises for the more able. A reference grammar and two-way vocabulary are included.
"Ab Initio II" provides continuity and progression from Level 1 to Level 2 of the Common Entrance syllabus following the same approach and format as those of "Ab Initio I." The vehicle for imparting the prescribed grammar and vocabulary is a series of narrative passages, starting with the wedding of Peleus and Thetis and ending with the fall of Troy. The approach is traditional and thorough. The skills demanded at Common Entrance - competence in reading, familiarity with grammatical terminology, language manipulation and English-into-Latin work - are rehearsed from the early stages and the A4 format and Common Entrance-style phraseology and presentation ensure that pupils are well prepared for the examination as well as being properly grounded in the basics of the subject. As with "Ab Initio I", there is plenty of practice material for the slower learner as well as extension work for the more able. Photocopiable verb and noun grids, a detailed course guide for the teacher's reference, and periodic summaries, revision exercises and tests all combine to make this an extremely user-friendly resource.
This modestly-priced new companion follows very closely the grammatical and lexical prescription for Common Entrance Level 1 and is intended to serve those teachers who wish to prepare their pupils thoroughly for this paper but cannot afford to waste valuable curriculum time on superfluities. Refined in the light of three years' successful classroom trialling, "Ab Initio I" supports the slower learner whilst at the same time extending the more able. Because the explanations and examples are clear and simple, the course is particularly suited to those who have to teach pupils at different stages of Latin simultaneously. Exercises are plentiful: no longer will you be at a loss for work to set in class or for prep/homework! The approach is traditional and thorough. The skills demanded at Common Entrance - competence in reading, familiarity with grammatical terminology, language manipulation and English-into-Latin work - are rehearsed from the early stages and the A4 format and Common Entrance-style phraseology and presentation ensure that pupils are well prepared for the examination and properly grounded in the basics of the subject.
Photocopiable verb and noun grids, a detailed course guide for the teacher's reference, and periodic summaries, revision exercises and tests, all combine to make this an extremely user-friendly resource.
Photocopiable verb and noun grids, a detailed course guide for the teacher's reference, and periodic summaries, revision exercises and tests, all combine to make this an extremely user-friendly resource.