OCR GCSE Latin summer 2012

Let. It. Go. Jesus guys.


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Omfg!!! There is always more than one translation for Latin- the words can be manipulated differently. So both of you be quiet and stop arguing! It's really pathetic!


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It really doesn't matter. Latin can be translated in a variety of different ways, as shown by the fact that many of us have different translations from different teachers, yet, by some sorcery, people with different teachers still manage to get full marks. Just because you find this part of the subject easy does not mean you are all knowing.
(Ugg sorry everyone, I had to get in there, I've been holding my tongue for the last 6 pages of the thread )

Anyways... can we talk about placement of words in the Virgil? I have notes saying things such as (for the line "flammam inter et hostes) "Inter is placed between the flames and the enemy, reflecting that there is danger on all sides."
Would I be able to put that down in the exam?

OK, I'm sorry that you had to witness that. But that doesn't change the fact that his translation was wrong. I can't translate "etiam" ('even') as, say, 'great', even if I have a degree. In the same way, "exciperent" cannot be 'listen'. Even if you have a degree.

Now ... onto the Aeneid?

If only someone would say something interesting or upload something they have on the Aeneid, it would be a good way to move the discussion to a more amiable area.



Uggh ... I don't have to be all knowing to tell a mistake apart from a feasible translation. I just have to know a bit of Latin.

Apologies for my stream of comments, but I just got really annoyed when that guy insisted I was wrong just because his teacher had a degree.



That sounds like a solid point to me, if it comes up.

For all those who are doing the Aeneid:

I have grouped together this massive set of questions

http://www.filefactory.com/file/7jk5azr8bhgv/n/Aeneid_Questions.pdf

Did anyone do Greek today?

ME!!! I found it quite okay . But why was Sychaes in the genitive!!! that threw me I just put 'her husband Sychaes' How did you find it??? I had half an hour so I checked it through quite a few times

It's called alternative translation. Any further comments will be ignored.


Did anyone do Greek today?


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Haha in the extra time I managed to write my answers so posted it in another thread we all found it quite alright except for a couple of 1 mark questions that were a bit weird.


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Those 1 mark questions are very sneaky

also... what's the thread?

So jealous you got to do classical greek , how hard is it?

http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2031743
Here


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It's actually okay once you get used to it. I guess it's just harder because you have less time to learn it and you have to be at the same level as latin at the end of the course quite a challenge tbh. BUt it's a great language

Sound interesting! How much could you learn over the summer of the language?

it is meh I'd say (using John Taylor's book 'greek to gcse part 1' maybe up to constructions like the genitive absolute etc. it's quite hard to say though. there are two books that he's written for greek and they're really good as well it will be be worth your time, promise

Thanks! I might just try that and if I really like it I might try to find the Prose etc.