01.06.25; Level 2; Sonnenschein: Certāmina Varia [3]: listening [2]

Listen to the recording and answer the questions.

"Victōria Caesarī nōn multum prōfuit: nam Britannīs fugātīs īnstāre nōn poterat, quia nātūram locī ignōrābat. Praetereā praefectus castrōrum, [1] __________ Quintus Ātrius, magnum incommodum nuntiāverat: tempestās nāvigia in  [2] __________ afflictāverat. [3] __________ perīculōsum erat; nam Caesarī necesse erat ā  [4] __________ ad  [5] __________ maritimum properāre, et legiōnēs suās ab insectātiōne Britannōrum revocāre. Multa ex nāvigiīs in vadīs afflictāta erant; cētera novīs armīs ornanda erant. [6] __________ magnī labōris erat, et aliquantum  [7] __________postulābat. Sed nautārum atque mīlitum virtūs magnō  [8] __________ laudanda erat. Nōn solum per diurna sed etiam per nocturna  [9] __________ labōrāvērunt. Intereā Caesar nova nāvigia in Galliā aedificat: sine nāvigiīs nōn poterat cōpiās suās in Galliam reportāre; ūnō  [10] __________ necesse erat et nāvigia reparāre et contrā Britannōs bellāre."

[a] Fill in the blanks with the correct form of each 3^rd declension neuter noun. Choose from the nouns below; not all of them are used

flūmine; flūminī; flūminis; lītore; lītorī; lītus; nōmine; nōminī; nōminis; opere; operī; opus; tempora; tempore; temporis; tempus

[a] [Victōria Caesarī nōn multum prōfuit: nam Britannīs fugātīs īnstāre nōn poterat, quia nātūram locī ignōrābat.]

[i] How profitable was Caesar’s victory?

[ii] Why was he unable to pursue the Britons?

[b] [Praetereā praefectus castrōrum, nōmine Quintus Ātrius, magnum incommodum nuntiāverat: tempestās nāvigia in lītore afflictāverat. Tempus perīculōsum erat; nam Caesarī necesse erat ā flūmine ad lītus maritimum properāre, et legiōnēs suās ab insectātiōne Britannōrum revocāre. Multa ex nāvigiīs in vadīs afflictāta erant; cētera novīs armīs ornanda erant.]

[i] Who was Quintus Atrius?

[ii] What difficulty did the ships face?

[iii] What did Caesar need to do?

[iv] How did some ships need to be equipped?

[c] [Opus magnī labōris erat, et aliquantum temporis postulābat. Sed nautārum atque mīlitum virtūs magnō opere laudanda erat. Nōn solum per diurna sed etiam per nocturna tempora labōrāvērunt.]

[i] What two points are made about the work needing done?

[ii] How are the sailors and soldiers described and why?

[iii] How do we know that this work was time-consuming?

[d] [Intereā Caesar nova nāvigia in Galliā aedificat: sine nāvigiīs nōn poterat cōpiās suās in Galliam reportāre; ūnō tempore necesse erat et nāvigia reparāre et contrā Britannōs bellāre.]

[i] What was happening in Gaul at this time?

[ii] Why was this necessary?

[iii] What two actions were needed at the same time?