Latin Alive! Book One Text

Banish intimidating thoughts! Students and teachers will be delighted by the rigorous, yet clearly constructed, Latin Alive! program. Beginning in lesson 4, students will encounter new Latin readings primarily inspired by Livy's Ab Urbe Condita. With the goal of training students to read original, unadapted Latin texts, the explanations of Latin grammar and cases are thorough, providing an intellectual framework upon which to build their language skills. Charts, exercises, reading selections, bolded words, and a glossary help to organize the learning process.

Seven unit review chapters build reading skills through a story that reviews the vocabulary and grammar learned in the preceding chapters, and each is followed by multiple choice questions. Seven unit tests are also provided, as well as supplemental lessons in the appendix. 36 weekly chapters (including review chapters), include a pronunciation guide, weekly introduction of vocabulary, Latin derivatives of English words, Roman culture, AP exam practice, and more; grammar explanations cover all 5 noun declensions and cases, verb conjugations, irregular verbs, and various pronouns, adjectives, and adverbs. 227 pages, softcover.