Latin Stories

A GCSE Reader

Henry Cullen, Michael Dormandy, John Taylor

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Year: 2017
• Print ISBN: 9781350003842
• eBook ISBN: 9781350003859
• Edition: 2
• Topic: Languages & Linguistics
• Subtopic: Ancient Languages
• Index: Languages & Linguistics

Latin Stories is an ideal first reader for students of Latin. It offers 100 self-contained passages of manageable length, chosen for their intrinsic interest and adapted from a wide range of ancient authors. Generous help is given, with a short introduction to each story and glossing of all proper names and non-GCSE vocabulary. The collection will also be attractive to older students beginning or returning to the language. Updated to match the 2016 OCR specification, this edition has been restructured to reflect the new examinations, which now have a single language paper. Section 1 provides 30 passages, starting with very short and simple stories and building up to the level of the current OCR GCSE. Section 2 provides 30 differentiated passages of increasing difficulty on historical and miscellaneous topics. Section 3 provides 20 shorter passages of uniform length on mythological topics, with comprehension questions, in the style of Section A of the new GCSE language paper. Section 4 provides 20 passages on historical topics, with comprehension and unseen sections, in the style of Section B of the new GCSE language paper. The new edition is supported by a companion website with an answer key and additional passages.

APPENDIX 1:
GRAMMAR GRADING IN SECTION ONE

NB: the following are assumed from the start:

•all noun cases (except locative);

•present, future, imperfect, perfect, pluperfect active verbs;

•adjectives (2–1–2 and 3rd declension);

•the pronouns is, hic and ille;

•question words.

First appearance of grammar item (thereafter assumed), with passage number:

1	superlative adjective; imperative; modal verbs and infinitive
2	comparative adjective; indirect command (iubeo type); relative clause
3	future and perfect passive
4	quidam
6	present participle; perfect active participle (e.g. mortuus); ipse
8	perfect passive participle
10	conditional (si + future indicative)
12	ablative absolute
14	imperfect passive
16	future participle
18	pluperfect passive; indirect statement
20	purpose clause (first occurrence of subjunctive)
21	result clause
24	temporal clause (cum + subjunctive); indirect command (subjunctive type)
25	indirect question
26	present passive

APPENDIX 2:
SOURCES OF PASSAGES

Section One

passages based on:

1	Apollodorus Epitome 2.16–3.16
2	Livy 1.3–4
3	Livy 1.6–7
4	Tacitu...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Series Page
• Title Page
• Contents
• Preface
• Abbreviations
• Glossing
• Section One
• Section Two
• Section Three
• Section Four
• Appendix 1: Grammar grading in Section One
• Appendix 2: Sources of passages
• Copyright