A short excerpt from Initium, a first Latin course on the direct method. Written by Appleton and Jones in 1916, it shows the way in which Latin teachers were reconsidering how the language should be taught. They don’t shy away from explaning grammar but do it through dialogues and question – answers so that, unlike so many Latin books which focus one what ‘he’ did or ‘they did’, it allows pupils to talk about themselves and directly to others i.e. by speaking it, by relating it to themselves, the grammar is reinforced.
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Quīntus: Optima est
pompa. Vidēsne animālia ista?
Mānlius: Elephantī
sunt. Elephantōs anteā nōn vīdī.
Sextus: Et signa
mīlitum spectā! Vidēsne tū, Quīnte? Nōn vidēs. Spectātōrēs spectās. Nōlī illōs
spectāre. Pompam spectā! Cūr spectātōrēs spectās?
Quīntus: Quia Mārcum
videō.
Sextus: Mārcum nōn
vidēs. Ille in lectō iacet.
Quīntus: Videō eum.
Nōnne tū vidēs?
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Focus on two words:
[i] spectō, spectāre [1]: look (at); watch and [ii] videō, vidēre [2]: see
How do they say:
1. Do you
see those animals?
2. Don’t look
at them.
3. I see him (next
topic).
4. I haven’t seen
(elephants) before (perfect tense: coming up soon)
5. I see (Marcus).
6. Look at (the
soldiers’ standards)!
7. Surely you
(can) see?
8. Watch (the parade)!
9. You don’t see
(Marcus)
10. You’re watching
the spectators.
Why does he say Quīnte when
the boy’s name is Quīntus?
How do they say: “He’s
lying in bed.”?
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Q: It’s an excellent parade. Do you see those animals?
M: They’re elephants. I haven’t seen elephants before.
S: And look at the soldiers’ standards! Do you see, Quintus? You don’t
see. You’re watching the spectators. Don’t look at them. Look at the parade!
Why are you watching the spectators?
Q: Because I see Marcus.
S: You don’t see Marcus. He’s lying in bed.
Q: I see him. Surely you see (him)? [You see (him), don’t you?]
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