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 book is part of a book series called Ab Initio .

There are 139 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2005 by Hodder Education .

Bob Bass taught at prep schools in Somerset, Kenya and Sussex before moving in 1987 to Orwell Park, Ipswich, where he is Head of Classics and Senior Master. He has served on the editorial board of the Journal of Classics Teaching and on the Council of the Joint Association of Classical Teachers. For twelve years he edited the SATIPS Classics Broadsheet, and was for twenty years IAPS' Subject Leader and then Subject Adviser in Classics. He is the Chief Setter of ISEB's Common Entrance and Common Academic Scholarship Latin papers, proof-reader for their Greek papers, and an IGCSE examiner. The author of various Latin and Greek resources targeted at young learners, he was awarded an MBE in 2016.