Cambridge Latin Course Unit 3 Student's book North American edition (North American Cambridge Latin Course) [Hardcover]

North American Cambridge Classics Project (Author), Ed Phinney (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 30, 1990 | ISBN-10: 0521343828 | ISBN-13: 978-0521343824 | Edition: 3

Keep the excitement of learning going. . . . Unit 3 and Unit 4 of the Third Edition of the Cambridge Latin Course continue the stimulating, historically accurate story line of Units 1 and 2. They are wholly compatible with the new Fourth Edition Units 1 and 2 and include:

full color illustrations of Roman ruins and artifacts that bring the ancient world to life

Word Search study sections that help prepare students for standardized language tests

Teacher's Manuals, Workbooks, Cassettes, Tests and Examinations

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Language Notes

Text: English, Latin

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 14 and up
  
• Hardcover: 352 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 3 edition (March 30, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521343828
• ISBN-13: 978-0521343824
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #470,954 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book section, April 15, 2000

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Griffin (Texas, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cambridge Latin Course Unit 3 Student's book North American edition (North American Cambridge Latin Course) (Hardcover)

Hi, I am taking Latin. I took it in eighth grade and found the adventures of Caecilius and Grumio and Metella and Clemens and Quintus, (book 1), and the further adventures of Quintus and Clemens along with Barbillus and Petro and the astrologer (book 2) very, very amusing and interesting. I was sad to find out my highschool did not carry on the series. So I took it upon my self to continue my education. I assure you, all Latin speakers/readers should read these books, no matter what.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good advanced texts, October 19, 1999

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Suzanne E. Mcbroom "luvbunny13" (Potsdam, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cambridge Latin Course Unit 3 Student's book North American edition (North American Cambridge Latin Course) (Hardcover)

I used this book and though the Latin gets much harder from book 2 to 3, I think it does an adequate job. If you are looking to "brush up" on your Latin because you took it in high school, I do not recommend starting with this book, but rather book 2 in the series. I also must warn you that it is designed to be a series of textbooks- not self-help manuals, so if you have someone who already knows Latin helping you, you will be two steps ahead. I personally really enjoyed this series, but I thought there was a big jump in ability from book 2 to book 3.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not The Best Text, June 9, 2000

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"gsibbery" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cambridge Latin Course Unit 3 Student's book North American edition (North American Cambridge Latin Course) (Hardcover)

This is definitely not the best text for intermeditate Latin on the market. The first two books were very easy in comparison, but here is where you start getting to the gist of the language. The first two books in this series leave on ill-prepared for dealing with the level of difficulty presented in this book. The approach may be good to get someone interested in Latin, but utlimately, it will leave you with only a very incomplete grasp of the language. While rote memorisation is not much fun, one needs to know a certain amount of detail about the language and one needs to memorise lots and lots of stuff. The approach in the Cambridge series is to sort of 'absorb" the material as you go along. But it really doesn't work that way. After you finish this book, you may well not know much more than when you started. It may be okay for a pupil who needs credit for a foreign language course, but is not really for the serious student.