Monday, February 16, 2026

13.06.26: Level 2 (review); Carolus et Maria [29] [i] comprehension; part one

Part One

Herī māne prīmum pater, “Hūc venīte,” inquit, “Carole et Maria. Mox necesse erit mē et mātrem iter facere. Paucōs diēs aberimus. Cupitisne vōs cum fīnitimō nostrō manēre?”

Carolus erat laetus quod fīlius fīnitimī mīles est. Hic mīles patrem mātremque nunc vīsitābat. Deinde, ubi omnēs rēs cōnstitūtae et parātae erant, omnēs domum relīquērunt.

[1] The following statements are false; correct them

[i] The father spoke to Carolus and Maria this morning.

[ii] their mother has to go on a journey

[iii] they’ll be gone for a day

[iv] Carolus and Maria can stay with a relative

[2]

[i] Why was Carolus happy? (3)

[ii] When did they leave the house? (2)

[3]

Translate:

Fīlius fīnitimī in castrīs cum aliīs mīlitibus habitat. Hīc habitat pars exercitūs Americānī. Exercitus semper parātus est sī bellum ab aliīs gentibus parātur. Facile nōn semper est sed dūrum in hīs castrīs labōrāre. (10)

[4]

Carolus fābulās fīlī fīnitimī laetē audit. Haec mīles nārrat. Ante portās castrōrum duo vigilēs* stant. Ē castrīs prōspectant et sī perīculum vident mīlitēs monent. Saepe hōrae vigilibus longae videntur. Castra sunt magna. Ubīque sunt mīlitēs. In hāc parte sunt tabernācula et tēcta mīlitum et ducum. In aliā parte sunt agrī magnī quō in locō virī mīlitēs esse parant. Aliī moenia aedificant, aliī vāllum parant. Ubīque sunt nūntiī, servī ducum, quī epistulās portant.

*vigil, -is [3/m]: watchman; guard

In what order are the following first referred to?

building walls _____

commanders’ quarters _____

guards in front of the gates _____

large fields _____

long hours _____

looking out from the camp _____

messengers carrying letters _____

preparing ramparts _____

size of the camp _____

soldiers’ tents _____

warning of danger _____

[5] Complete the Latin with the words listed below.

In (1) battle the (2) soldiers form a long (3) column and march towards (4) the walls (5) of the enemy and make a great (6) attack. (7) The enemies either hide themselves behind the (8) rampart because they are (9) terrified, or (10) from the rear (11) attack our line.

In (1) __________ (2) __________ (3) __________ longum faciunt et ad (4) __________  (5) __________ iter faciunt et (6) __________ magnum faciunt. (7) __________ aut sē post (8) __________ cēlant quod (9) __________ sunt aut agmen nostrum (10) __________ (11) __________.

ā tergō; agmen; hostēs; hostium; impetum; mīlitēs; moenia; oppugnant; perterritī; proeliō; vāllum

____________________

[1]

[i] yesterday morning │ herī māne

[ii] father and mother │ mē et mātrem

[iii] for a few days │ paucōs diēs

[iv] with a neighbour │ cum fīnitimō

[2]

[i] The neighbour’s son (1) is a soldier (1); was now visiting his mother and father (1)

[ii] When everything had been arranged (1) and prepared (1)

[3]

Fīlius fīnitimī | the son of a neighbour (1)

in castrīs cum aliīs mīlitibus habitat | lives in the camp (1) with the other soldiers (1)

Hīc habitat pars exercitūs Americānī | Part of the American army (1) lives here (1)

Exercitus semper parātus est | The army is always ready (1)

sī bellum ab aliīs gentibus parātur | if war is prepared (1) by other nations (1)

Facile nōn semper est sed dūrum in hīs castrīs labōrāre | It is not always easy (1) but hard to work in this camp (1)

[4]

building walls [9]

commanders’ quarters [7]

guards in front of the gates [1]

large fields [8]

long hours [4]

looking out from the camp [2]

messengers carrying letters [11]

preparing ramparts [10]

size of the camp [5]

soldiers’ tents [6]

warning of danger [3]

[5]

In (1) proeliō (2) mīlitēs (3) agmen longum faciunt et ad (4) moenia (5) hostium iter faciunt et (6) impetum magnum faciunt. (7) Hostēs aut sē post (8) vāllum cēlant quod (9) perterritī sunt aut agmen nostrum (10) ā tergō (11) oppugnant.


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