Full Description
This is a useful collection of 130 passages from Greek authors, ideal for students from pre-GCSE to A Level. Part 1 contains ten passages for the new Intermediate Certificate and twenty at GCSE level. Part 2 contains thirty lightly adapted post-GCSE passages, and ten easy passages to introduce the translation of verse. Part 3 contains thirty prose and thirty verse passages of A-Level standard, largely unadapted except by minor omissions. Vocabulary beyond the core assumed at each level is glossed.
Contents
Preface
List of Abbreviations
Hints for tackling an unseen translation passage
PART 1: UP TO GCSE
Intermediate Certificate Passages
GCSE Passages
PART 2: BEYOND GCSE
Post-GCSE / Transition to A-Level Passages
Easy Verse Passages
PART 3: A-LEVEL
A-Level Prose Passages
A-Level Verse Passages
Appendix 1: The Iambic Trimeter and Scansion
Appendix 2: Sources of Passages
Appendix 3: Greek Authors