12.11.25: Level 1; Carolus et Maria [15][v] listening

Carolus et Maria XV

Section #1

Hodiē Carolus et Cassius et Maria et Helena in casā nautae manent. Fābulās legunt et pictūrās spectant. In ūnā pictūrā sunt trēs puerī Rōmānī quōs Carolus et Cassius maximē laudant. Ā sinistrā est prīmus puer, Marius nōmine. Manlius est nōmen secundī puerī quī est puer medius quoque. Ā dextrā est tertius quī est parvus. Hic est Lūcius. Nunc Cassius fābulam legit. Carolus et puellae audiunt.

[i] Where are the boys and girls staying today? (2)

[ii] What two things are they doing? (4)

[iii] What do they see in one picture? (3)

[iv] Where in the picture is the first boy? (1)

[v] What is the name of the second boy? (1)

[vi] Where is he in the picture? (1)

[vii] Who is on the right of the picture? (2)

[viii] What does Cassius now do? (2)

[ix] What do Carolus and the girls do? (1)

Section #2

“Hī trēs puerī mīlitēs esse cupiunt, sed nōn sunt magnī. Numquam in bellō fuērunt, sed patrēs puerōrum multīs in bellīs fuērunt. Marius quattuor frātrēs quī in bellō pugnābant habet. Lūcius est fīlius ducis bonī. Rōmānī antīquī bellum et arma et tēla laudant. Hieme nōn pugnant sed aestāte vīta mīlitum est saepe perīculōsa. Interdum mīlitēs sunt aegrī et dēfessī. Saepe domōs vidēre cupiunt.

The following statements are false; correct them:

[i] The three boys are soldiers.

[ii] They are tall.

[iii] They were once in a war.

[iv] Their fathers were in one war.

[v] Marius’ five brothers were fighting in a war.

[vi] Lucius is the brother of a good commander.

[vii] The ancient Romans are not fond of wars.

[viii] They fight in winter.

[ix] The life of soldiers is never dangerous.

[x] The soldiers are always tired.

[xi] They rarely think of home.

Section #3

[a] “Quid (1) prīmus puer, Marius, (2) facit? Marius est dux (3) mīlitum (4) quī iaculum longum sed nōn lātum (5) portat. In (6) eius capite est (7) galea. Scūtō (8) tegitur. Ā (9) sinistrā est (10) gladius eius.

[a] Complete the translation with the words and phrases listed below:

What is the (1)  _______ boy, Marius, (2) _______? Marius is the commander (3) __________ (4) __________ (5) __________ a long javelin, but not wide. On (6) __________ head is a (7) __________. He is (8) __________ by a shield. On the (9) __________ is his (10) __________.

doing; first; helmet; his; is carrying; of the soldiers; protected; right; sword; who

[b] Manlius quoque arma et tēla portat. Scūtum et pīlum habet. Lūcius est sagittārius et sagittās capit. Animal nigrum quod post puerōs stat est equus ducis. Mox equus ducem ad hortum ubi sunt castra portābit. Mox erit bellum magnum.”

In which order are the following first referred to?

archer _____

arrows _____

camp _____

commander  _____

garden _____

horse _____

javelin _____

shield _____

war _____

weapons _____

Section #4

Match the first and second part of each sentence.

A

Haec fābula est grāta puerīs, Carolō et Cassiō, …

Mox cum equō et armīs et telīs …

Ibi sunt mīlitēs …

“Nunc, mīlitēs,” inquit dux, Cassius, …

Cōnsilium bonum …

Cōnsilium meum …

Maria et Helena eās fābulās …

Nunc eae nōn sunt …

Casam cūrant et cēnam parvam …

Sōlae in casā …

B

…  “est perīculum magnum.

… ad hortum eunt.

… cēnam edunt.

… habeō.

… mīlitēs sed fēminae.

… mōnstrāre cupiō.”

… nōn laudant.

… quae est nunc in mēnsā parant.

… quī mox ad stabulum agricolae eunt.

… sed nūllum perīculum est.