Latin Stories

<p><i>Latin Stories</i> 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. <p/> Updated to match the 2016 OCR specification this edition has been restructured to reflect the new examinations which now have a single language paper. <p/> <b>Section 1 </b>provides 30 passages starting with very short and simple stories and building up to the level of the current OCR GCSE. <p/> <b>Section 2 </b>provides 30 differentiated passages of increasing difficulty on historical and miscellaneous topics. <p/> <b>Section 3 </b>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. <p/> <b>Section 4 </b>provides 20 passages on historical topics with comprehension and unseen sections in the style of Section B of the new GCSE language paper. <p/> The new edition is supported by a companion website with an answer key and additional passages.</p>