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Classical Latin Step by Step: A Beginner's Course in Latin

This document provides an overview of Lesson 8 in a beginner's Latin course, which reviews vocabulary and grammar concepts from previous lessons. It discusses a continuation of the story about Marcus and Cornelia, focusing on new temples and gods in Rome. The lesson also quizzes students on case endings and important vocabulary, and provides an extension activity of translating a Latin Christmas carol.

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Classical Latin Step by Step: A Beginner's Course in Latin

This document provides an overview of Lesson 8 in a beginner's Latin course, which reviews vocabulary and grammar concepts from previous lessons. It discusses a continuation of the story about Marcus and Cornelia, focusing on new temples and gods in Rome. The lesson also quizzes students on case endings and important vocabulary, and provides an extension activity of translating a Latin Christmas carol.

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Classical Latin step by step

A beginner's course in Latin

Lesson 8

„Latin doesn't have to be scary!“


Latin step by step – Lesson 8
On the menu today:

Review

Continuation of the story: This is new!

Grammar: getting used to case endings

Lots of new vocabulary

Quiz

Extension: a Latin christmas carol
Review
Marcus: Quam gaudeo tecum esse!
Cornelia: Et ego gaudeo! Quam gaudeo te non
necatum esse!
Marcus: Syrum gladiatorium famosum esse
constat. Bene pugnare potest. Sed et ego bene
pugnare possum.
Cornelia: Bene pugnas, sed semper vincere non
potes...
Marcus: ... Hodie victor sum. Celebramus!
This is new!
Marcus: Ecce! Quid est?
Cornelia: Ah! Novum templum esse puto!
Marcus: Et ibi? Estne et ibi templum?
Cornelia: Sic est. Ibi Romani Minervae immolant.
Marcus: Quot dei sunt Romanis?
Cornelia: Multi. Et veniunt et novi dei.
Marcus: Novi dei??
Cornelia: Legionarii novos deos ex terris externis
important.
Grammar: case endings
In this and the previous lessons we have seen the
following endings:
Nom. Gen. Dat. Acc. Abl. Nom. Gen. Dat. Acc. Abl.
♂ -us -o -um -o -i -is -os -is
○ -um -o -um -o -a -is -a -is
♀ -a -ae -am -a -ae -is -as -is

? -[C] -em -es -es

Start to get used to them!


Quiz

What does the AcI consist of?

Which case is used for the subject of a sentence?

Which cases are used for the object of a sentence?

What case usually follows a preposition?

What case is used for "He is entering the arena"?

What is the Latin equivalent of "the"?

What are the plural forms of: gladiatorius, amica,
templum, nomen?
Test yourself
Really important: Not so important:

novus 
ecce

putare 
templum

Romanus 
immolare

deus 
quot

multi 
legionarius

ex 
externus

terra 
importare
Extension: a Latin Christmas carol
1. Adeste, fideles, laeti triumphantes;
Venite, venite in Bethlehem.
Natum videte Regem angelorum.

Chorus: Venite adoremus, venite adoremus,


Venite adoremus Dominum.

2. Deum de Deo, lumen de lumine,


Parturit virgo mater,
Deum verum, genitum, non factum.

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