Orbis Pictus: The Natural World
Learn Latin words for animals and everyday things the way you're supposed to learn a language withĀ Orbis PictusĀ .
Utilizing macaronic sentences, Latin idioms, illustrations that get at the essentials of words, and a glossary for pronunciation, synonyms, and other useful words, theĀ Orbis PictusĀ series provides Latin educators with a tool specifically to introduce Latin vocabulary, regardless of their textbook or philosophy of teaching. TheĀ Orbis PictusĀ series helps students pick up vocabulary in the best ways possible:
It introduces words topically, which aids the memory.
Each new word is given in the context of a sentence specifically meant to help a student learn the word.
It uses illustrations, which clarify a word's meaning, help with memorizing, and make lessons more interesting.
TheĀ Orbis PictusĀ series is a great help for students learning to read Roman authors, especially when combined with a grammar-centric text. It can be used as a refreshing supplement for any Latin textbook or completely on its own. It has no prerequisites, and could be useful for even the most advanced students of Latin.
This volume covers almost five hundred words on the natural world. This includes not only vocabulary that appears frequently in Latin literature, but also words that have been adopted as technical terms in various scientific disciplines (especially biology). A student who has mastered the material in The Natural World will have also built up basic English and Latin vocabulary in anatomy, botany, and zoology, and will be much better prepared to read classical Roman literature.
104 pages.
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Learn Latin words for animals and everyday things the way you're supposed to learn a language withĀ Orbis PictusĀ .
Utilizing macaronic sentences, Latin idioms, illustrations that get at the essentials of words, and a glossary for pronunciation, synonyms, and other useful words, theĀ Orbis PictusĀ series provides Latin educators with a tool specifically to introduce Latin vocabulary, regardless of their textbook or philosophy of teaching. TheĀ Orbis PictusĀ series helps students pick up vocabulary in the best ways possible:
It introduces words topically, which aids the memory.
Each new word is given in the context of a sentence specifically meant to help a student learn the word.
It uses illustrations, which clarify a word's meaning, help with memorizing, and make lessons more interesting.
TheĀ Orbis PictusĀ series is a great help for students learning to read Roman authors, especially when combined with a grammar-centric text. It can be used as a refreshing supplement for any Latin textbook or completely on its own. It has no prerequisites, and could be useful for even the most advanced students of Latin.
This volume covers almost five hundred words on the natural world. This includes not only vocabulary that appears frequently in Latin literature, but also words that have been adopted as technical terms in various scientific disciplines (especially biology). A student who has mastered the material in The Natural World will have also built up basic English and Latin vocabulary in anatomy, botany, and zoology, and will be much better prepared to read classical Roman literature.
104 pages.
