Get Started in Latin (free resources)

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Get Started in Latin (free resources)

G D A Sharpley

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This is the free audio that accompanies the Get Started in Latin (9781444174779) course. This book is available from most book retailers. You will need the book to get the most out of this audio.

Get started reading, speaking and listening in Latin. Ideal for complete beginners. Get Started in Latin is the course to follow if you are taking your first steps in Latin, whether classical or medieval. Follow a Latin story set in a medieval monastery, where conspiracy unfolds in the cloisters, Vikings threaten to attack, and young lovers set out to unmask the villains. And discover the principal authors of classical Latin and read quotations from their writings.

The audio contains readings of the story and of the classical authors (you will learn the grammar and vocabulary in the book, not in the audio). 

The ideal course to learn Latin if you're a beginner, this new edition includes:
-An introduction to classical Latin authors - ancient writers like Cicero, Tacitus and Virgil
-A medieval story: a Latin 'whodunnit' - practising each new point of language
-Grammatical explanations and vocabulary support in each unit
-Lots of exercises - to practise each new point of language
-Discover how Latin evolved through the centuries - and its immense impact on English
-Listen to the story and the classical authors on audio - to experience the sound of Latin

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G D A Sharpley:
A classicist by training, George Sharpley taught Latin at the University of Bristol for over twenty years to undergraduates, postgraduates and mature students, from beginner level to advanced. He has written and contributed to several courses and produced films for learners of Latin. He is also responsible for the development of learning resources for Lingua, a UK language-training organisation.

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