Download CAMBRIDGE LATIN COURSE : SCHEME OF WORK

CAMBRIDGE LATIN COURSE: SCHEME OF WORK
The aims of the course are to teach comprehension of the Latin language for
reading purposes, to develop an understanding of the history and culture of
Roman civilisation and to encourage a wide range of approaches to language
learning through the use of high quality audio-visual resources. Throughout
the course pupils are encouraged to read aloud.
Stage 1: ‘Caecilius’
Language
word order in sentences with est.
word order in sentences without est.
nominative singular
prepositional phrases with ‘in’
reading aloud
vocabulary list learned
Background
Caecilius and his household: worksheet
Houses in Pompeii: worksheet and CLC website
Stage 2: ‘in villa’
Language
use and position of the accusative
recognition of the endings
worksheets and translation.
vocabulary list learned
Background
Pompeii: daily life and food
dinner menus
Classical Society: Roman Banquet
Stage 3: ‘negotium’
Language
nominative and accusative of 1, 2 and 3 declensions
tabulation with exercises based on above
worksheets
vocabulary list learned
Background
Town Life and Business: Plan of Pompeii – coloured and labelled, plus a
description of a walk from the Sea Gate to Caecilius’ house
Stage 4: ‘in foro’
Language
1 and 2 person singular in the present tense
verb sheet: tabulation
translation exercises
worksheets and CLC website
“Grumio et leo” story for translation
vocabulary list learned
Background
The forum: plan coloured and labelled
Stage 5: ‘in theatro’
Language
nominative plurals, declensions 1, 2 and3
3 person plural present
worksheets
“in theatre” story for translation
vocabulary list learned
Background
The theatre in Pompeii
the collected works of Sir Francis Howerd Part 1
Worksheet on “The Ghost”, plus Masks - pupils make their own
video: extracts from ‘The Haunted House’
comparisons with the modern theatre
Stage 6: ‘Felix’
Language
Imperfect and perfect ( “v” stems ) in 3 person singular + plural
erat and erant
tabulation
worksheets
vocabulary list learned
Background
Slaves and Freedmen
worksheet on above
“The Slave Game”
the collected works of Sir Francis Howerd Part 2
Stage 7: ‘cena’
Language
perfect tense ( other than forms in “v” ): identification and recognition
subordinate clauses with quod/ubi
accusative + verb
vocabulary list learned
verb practice sheets
Background
Roman Beliefs about Life after Death
Worksheet on “The Underworld”
Stage 8: ‘gladiatores’
Language
accusative plurals ( declensions 1, 2 and 3 )
superlatives
tense practice sheets
accusative plural worksheets
“venatio” comprehension and translation
vocabulary list learned
Background
Gladiators and the Amphitheatre
worksheet
gladiator posters: pupils do their own
dvd extract from ‘Spartacus’
account of a gladiator fight
dvd on “Colosseum: Arena of Death”
Stage 9: ‘thermae’
Language
dative singular and plural
tabulation, with rest of cases, declensions 1, 2 and 3.
worksheet “in thermis”
vocabulary list learned
Background
The Baths
general baths worksheet
cartoon sheet based on Seneca
diagram of hypocaust
Stage 10: ‘rhetor’
Language
1 and 2 person plural
comparatives
worksheet on “comparisons”
vocabulary list learned
present tenses are now learned
Background
The Roman Education System plus Books and Writing
worksheet on writing materials
cartoon on education
Stage 11: ‘candidatus’
Language
intransitive verbs with dative
placet + nobis/vobis
questions: num, nonne, -ne
ways of forming the perfect tenses
worksheets and CLC website
vocabulary list learned
Background
Elections and local government
worksheets on “graffiti” and “local government and elections”
pupils produce own slogans
Stage 12: ‘Vesuvius’
Language
1 and 2 person ( singular and plural ), imperfect and perfect ( + esse )
tabulation and learning
verb worksheets
vocabulary list learned
Background
Eruption of Vesuvius plus the destruction and excavation of Pompeii
worksheets on Pliny’s account and archaeology
dvd on “Pompeii: the Last Day”
videos: The Curse of Vesuvius, Pompeii 2001 and Herculaneum 2001
Stage 13: ‘in Britannia’
Language
Infinitives after possum + volo and –que
possum/volo/nolo present tense tabulated
perfect + imperfect revision
vocabulary list learned
Background
Gaius Salvius Liberalis
Farming and Slavery in Roman Britain
Salvius Factfile
worksheet on farming
worksheet on British farms
worksheet on iron implements
Visit to Butser Celtic Farm and Roman Villa
Stage 14: ‘apud Salvium’
Language
agreement of adjectives ( case + number )
worksheets on the above
tabulation of imperatives
impersonal verbs: list
worksheet on adjectives
Bregans: cartoon version
vocabulary list learned
Background
Life in Roman Britain
worksheet on Boudica
Roman Britain Crossword
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Stage 15: ‘rex Cogidubnus’
Language
relative clauses
imperfect of possum
worksheets on relatives
tabulation of ‘qui’
vocabulary list learned
Background
King Cogidubnus and the Regnenses worksheet on Cogidubnus
map of Roman sites and roads
worksheet on Britain under the Romans
drawing of procession to palace
Stage 16: ‘in aula’
Language
the pluperfect tense
Worksheets on perfects + imperfects
worksheet on verb building
worksheet on relative clauses
vocabulary list learned
Background
The Palace at Fishbourne
dvd on “Butser Roman Villa”
worksheet on “How Quintus came to Britain”
“Royal Residence for Sale” poster
Stage 17: ‘Alexandria’
Language
genitive case ( declensions 1, 2 and 3
vocabulary test
Background
Alexandria
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
worksheet on “The Voyage of the Isis”
John Romer on Clickview
video: Alexandria
Stage 18: ‘Eutychus et Clemens’
Language
gender – agreement of adjectives
verbs in dative
worksheets on adjectives
noun and adjective revision test
“Murder in Alexandria” investigation
adjective worksheet
vocabulary test
Background
Glassmaking
Economic and Commercial Life in Egypt
glassmaking
“Letter to Claudius” about living conditions
Stage 19: ‘Isis’
Language
hic & ille
imperatives and vocatives worksheets on “hic” and “imperatives”
worksheet on genitives
vocabulary test
Background
The Worship of Isis
worksheets and CLC website
Stage 20: ‘medicus’
Language
present participles and “is”, “ea”, “id”
tabulation and learning
worksheet on participles
vocabulary test
comparison of adjectives studied and learned
revision for summer examination
Background
Medicine and Science
papyrus worksheet
worksheet on Medicine and Science