Lineae et Figurae 1. Lines and Figures 1

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1 5 Lineae et Figurae 1 Lines and Figures 1 Instructions: This learning activity presents problem-solving tasks that will push you to develop your skill at figuring out meaning without translation. Look, listen, and read. Turn the tape on.. STTER HRT Point to what you hear (you may have to guess at first). numeri: una littera: litterae: E I O U unus duo tres quattuor quinque sex una duae una linea: quattuor lineae: ) \ una stella: tres stellae:. LOOK, RE N LISTEN 1. Una linea. 2. Una littera.. / \ uae lineae et duae litterae. 4. /// Una stella et tres lineae. 5. \\\\ Quattuor lineae et duae stellae. 6. E I O U Quinque litterae et tres stellae =? uae stellae et duae stellae fiunt quattuor stellae.. + =? Tres stellae et tres stellae fiunt sex stellae. 9. //// +/// =? Quattuor lineae et tres lineae fiunt septem lineae =? Quinque stellae minus una stella fiunt quattuor stellae. 17

2 NSWER KEY 1. line. 2. letter.. Two lines and two letters. 4. star and three lines. 5. Four lines and two stars. 6. Five letters and three stars. 7. Two stars and two stars make four stars.. Three stars and three stars make six stars. 9. Four lines and three lines make seven lines. 10. Five stars minus one star make four stars.. LOOK N LISTEN (1) (2) () / \ (4) /// (5) \\\\ (6) E I O U (7) + =? () + =? (9) //// +/// =? (10) - =?. MULTIPLE-HOIE FRMES Instructions: elow, you will see a series of frames, each with four sections. You will hear the frame number and then a sentence referring to what is in one of the four sections. In the following pause, identify which picture matches the spoken phrase, then listen for the answer. ontrol the pace by stopping and starting the tape / 7 / 1

3 NSWER KEY 1. quattuor (a); duo (b); tres (d) 2. sex (b); quinque (c); quattuor (d). quinque (b); unus (a); sex (c) 4. quattuor (b); tres (c); duo (d) 5. tres stellae et una linea (b); duae stellae (a); una linea et una stella (d) 6. duae stellae et unus numerus (c); duae lineae et duae stellae (d); duae stellae et una littera (b) 7. tres stellae et unus numerus (b); quattuor stellae et una linea (c); duae litterae et quattuor stellae (a). una littera, una linea, et unus numerus (d); una linea et duae stellae (b); unus numerus, una stella et una linea (a) Turn the tape off. QUIZ Instructions: escribe what you see in each of the following, then check your answer against the answer key / \ 4. /// 5. \\\\ 6. E I O U 7. + =. + = 9. //// +/// = = NSWER KEY 1. Una linea. 2. Una littera.. uae lineae et duae litterae. 4. Una stella et tres lineae. 5. Quattuor lineae et duae stellae. 6. Quinque litterae et tres stellae. 7. uae stellae et duae stellae fiunt quattuor stellae.. Tres stellae et tres stellae fiunt sex stellae. 9. Quattuor lineae et tres lineae fiunt septem stellae. 10. Quinque stellae minus una stella fiunt quattuor stellae. Turn the tape on. THE VENTURE ONTINUES: UNLE HNK S VISIT Narrator: Well, while we have been on our detour, looking at some of the excitement and benefits of learning Latin, en and llison have gone home. In fact, that was two days ago. en is alone at home when Uncle Hank arrives at the door. Uncle Hank: Hello! Hello, Peritia? re you home? Hello, Peritia? going to let myself in. en: Oh, hello, Uncle Hank. You know, mom should be back any minute. She took llison to visit Grandma Evie. Hey, what s that long box under your arm? Uncle Hank: Here, see for yourself. It came in the mail from Grandma Evie. Open it if you like. en: Oh wow! Hey, we saw this in the attic last time we were there. Some kind of some kind of staff. Uncle Hank: een through a few calendars since I last saw that. id Grandma Evie ever tell you about Inaccessible Island? 19

4 en: Ya, she told us about the plane and the swim to shore and that you two were separated for a long time. She taught us a lot of Latin. She never told us about the key in her treasure chest. She told us about the dolphin Uncle Hank: She told you about me? en: You were there, weren t you? You memorized Latin to stay awake, didn t you, and you held Grandma Evie s hand, even though your leg was hurt and you had a hard time staying awake. Uncle Hank: The dolphins saved my life, but they didn t take me to shore. There is no shore, no beach, only sheer cliffs. That s why it is called Inaccessible Island. I remember the dolphins pulling me through the water. There was a boat, a small boat with a sail, and a woman. I remember her face. Sparkly bluegreen eyes and well muscled arms that lifted me into the boat in one motion. I awoke inside a cave. For some reason the expressions Loqueris latine? and Latine non loquor repeated themselves in my mind. I remember thinking: Where is she? How did I get here? Where is here? nd when I thought this last question it appeared in my mind as, Where est hic? Though I had only been on the island for a short time, I had already begun to absorb Latin. nd the fact that I didn t know how to ask where in Latin bothered me greatly. I tried to jump to my feet, but my leg was still numb. I stumbled and fell. I was too weak and exhausted to do more than glance about the dark cavern. en: How do you say where in Latin? Uncle Hank: Wonderful, en! The fact that you ask the question shows that you are ready to learn. I found water in a small puddle, and it cooled my throat. My eyes adjusted to the darkness, and as silhouettes emerged from the blackness I thought again, Where am I? The question appeared in my mind as Ubi am I? nd I looked around to make better sense of my surroundings. en: Ubi! Uncle Hank: I beg your pardon? en: Ubi is, is how you say where in Latin. Uncle Hank: Good. How about this: Ubi est soror mea? en: Where is my, something. What is soror? Uncle Hank: That s where we get the word sorority. That s what was on my mind in the cave. en: You were thinking about a sorority? Uncle Hank: lose. en: Oh, Sister! Where is my sister? Turn the tape off. 20

5 Insert tape 1, side. Turn the tape on. Uncle Hank: id Grandma Evie know that you learned so quickly? en: I don t know. Uncle Hank: (long pause) Somewhere in the crash, my leg got a deep gash in it so it had been bleeding and was kind of numb when I awoke in the cave. I lay there in the darkness, only barely able to make out dim silhouettes. en: ut who was the woman in the sailboat? id she rescue you? Uncle Hank: She did rescue me. I m sure of that. We'll get to her identity a little bit later--have patience! In the cave I could see very little. I made out a shadow of a stairway carved into the stone walls. It led upward at least a hundred yards to another point of light at the top of the cave. It looked like a star. It was an opening. nother light traced across the cavern walls--an artificial light. I could hear the steps of the man who carried it. I called out, and in a moment the man stood beside me. He shone his flashlight in my face. Skip Tucker: Whad ja doin' here? Hank: Excuse me? Skip Tucker: We got slimebogs in these parts. You fall in one, you look like. Oh, look at that foot. Why, you ought ta get yourself a doctor. Ha ha ha. I thought you might be one of them Latnik yokels after my treasure. I followed one of um here, and I seen him too. Old guy, long beard. You a Latnik? Hank: What? Skip Tucker: Oh you know, one of them people from the side what speaks Latin. Pretty much worthless, lazy folks, all the time readin (snort) and talkin. This side, here, ya know my side. Here, we all speak English (snort). You speak it don tcha? Hank: Yes, I speak English. I speak a little Latin but not much. I can say Quid est hoc? Non scio, Latine non loquor. Loquor anglice. Loqueris anglice? Quis hic loquitur Latine? Skip Tucker: Huh, If you know what s good fer ya I wouldn t let on about Latin. Hey, gotta go. Oh, and don t believe no stupid legends or stories people tell ya here. They are full of crazy ideas. I mean just well just don t believe em. Especially not the crazy stories about the vault with all the Latin intellectual hullabaloo, or an ancient library, or the wandering woman with shiny blue eyes. elieve me, it s all just hokum. (snort) nd besides, you don t want to go on the other side of the island: no one that s gone has ever come back. Hank: Who are you? Skip Tucker: Skip Tucker. You? Hank: Hank Morton. Tell me about the woman with the shiny blue eyes. Skip Tucker: Huh, well, Hank, it s likes I says, gotta go. Ya know and when ya gotta go, well ya know ya well, ya gotta um 21

6 Hank: Go? Skip Tucker: You got it. Uncle Hank: nd with those words he departed. Imagine leaving a child alone and bleeding in a dark cavern. When my eyes further adjusted to the darkness, I could see carvings on the walls and rubble all over the floor. There were tunnels and pits, but since I couldn t walk very well it didn t matter that I hadn t the foggiest idea which way to go. efore we go any farther, though, I should give you some background information on Inaccessible Island. It s only a tiny land mass in the Tristan da Punya group in the South tlantic. It has no beach or landing area, only high cliffs wherever it meets the sea. That s where it gets its name. The island is divided into Mr. Tucker s English-speaking area on the East side of the teakwood forest, and a Latin-speaking area on the west side. etween the two there are villages, which speak varied mixes of English and Latin. The villages are connected by a network of paths, and roads, and tunnels, and much of my adventure took place in these villages and their surrounding areas. en: So, so what did you do? Uncle Hank: I just lay there wondering how far to go in Latin. In the little circle of light on the sand before me I made lines, figures and pictographs of the words I knew and wanted to know. I could put together little stories. Narrator: Hank knew that he had to be able to produce the language from his own knowledge, not simply memorized bits and pieces. Take a few minutes to develop your speed and vocabulary with what follows. Turn the tape off. 22