Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #199283 in Books
• Published on: 2000-09-01
• Binding: Paperback
• 117 pages

Synopsis
This is the first part of a no-nonsense, grammatically based Latin course which has proved immensely popular with schools since its publication in 1999. Ideal for pupils of all abilities, Book 1 introduces pupils to regular verbs in all six active tenses, nouns of the first three declensions, sum, adjectives of the 1st/2nd declension, prepositions, numerals and the history of Rome from Aeneas to Cloelia.

From the Publisher
A new Latin course for those who really want to learn Latin!
Ideal for beginners of all abilities, this new course marks a welcome return to traditional teaching methods, yet is written in a light-hearted and entertaining style. Grammar and vocabulary are introduced systematically and are set out on the left-hand pages, with exercises on the facing pages testing only what has already been learnt. The book can be used on its own or as a valuable back-up to an existing course.

Customer Reviews

Full Marks to Nicholas Oulton
Full marks to Nicholas Oulton. In my search for a good Latin course, I have constantly been reminded of the traumatic experience of studying chemistry in the 1950s. I was thrown in the middle and had to work my way outwards - without much success. Then along came Dr Dapper who explained it all from the atom upwards, and it all fell into place. Nicholas Oulton is my Dr Dapper. With his SO YOU REALLY WANT TO LEARN LATIN course, Nicholas Oulton has catered for those people who enjoy (indeed, who can't do without) the structure and pattern of language being made clear to them from the outset. The explanations are beautifully crafted and no previous knowledge is assumed. Like john Taylor's GREEK TO GCSE, this is a return to sanity in the midst of the modern trend towards gimmicks in language teaching.

Wordsearches and other facile folderol don't give an insight into structure and you will find none of them in this course. Those looking for an easy time, beware! - this ain't for you. But if you are prepared to put in the work, you will not find a better course.

Oulton's SO YOU REALLY ..., like the famed fence treatment, does exactly what it says on the outside. Slap on a good dollop and open your mind.

The very best
I am home-educating my daughter and having tried several beginner's Latin books, I have found that she is actually learning from this one. It is traditionally based with emphasis on grammar and has plenty of exercises. I wish I had had this book when I did Latin.

Not for the faint hearted
I got the colplete serie of N. Oughton "so, you REALLY want to learn latin", and I must say that this little book, along with vol2 and 3, just deliver what it says..

if you REALLY want to learn Latin.. you will.

The book is very dense, well done and easy to use.. but it s a very intense course to go through.. lots of exercises, grammar to tackle and learn.. no easy way..
a bit like joining the Roman legions.. it s a 3 books long fast walk.. and believe me, you ll get a sweat

the rule is simple.. open the book, roll up your sleeves and get ready to burn the midnight oil