Year 7

Practise Translation: The Wolves and the Dogs

Year 7

Practise Translation: The Wolves and the Dogs

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will practise the conjugation of verbs in the plural persons by translating a fable in which a pack of wolves make a tempting proposition to some sheepdogs.

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9 Questions

Q1.
1. How do you tell who is doing the verb in Latin?
Pronoun in front of the verb
Correct answer: Verb ending
Q2.
2. Which of these is the correct order of persons in English?
Correct answer: I, you (s), he/she/it, we, you (pl), they
I, you (s), we, he/she/it, you (pl), they
Q3.
3. Match these Latin person ending 't' to the English.
Correct answer: He/she/it
I
You (s)
Q4.
4. Who is doing the following verb: habeo?
He/she/it
Correct answer: I
You (s)
Q5.
5. Who is doing the following verb: ambulat?
Correct answer: He/she/it
I
You (s)
Q6.
6. What does the following Latin sentence mean: cibum habet?
Correct answer: He has food.
I have food.
You (s) have food.
Q7.
7. What does the following Latin sentence mean: circum villam ambulas?
He walks around the house.
I walk around the house.
Correct answer: You (s) walk around the house.
Q8.
8. What does the following Latin sentence mean: canis spectat?
He watches the dog.
Correct answer: The dog watches.
Q9.
9. (Optional) What is the moral of the fable of the wolf and the dog?
Correct answer: Value freedom at any cost.
Value your current situation.

12 Questions

Q1.
In Latin, how do you tell who is doing the verb?
Pronoun in front of the verb
Correct answer: Verb ending
Q2.
In English, how do you tell who is doing the verb?
Correct answer: Pronoun in front of the verb
Verb ending
Q3.
Which of these is the correct order of persons in English?
Correct answer: I, you (s), he/she/it, we, you (pl), they
I, you (s), they, he/she/it, you (pl), we
I, you (s), we, he/she/it, you (pl), they
Q4.
Match the following Latin person endings to the English translation: -mus
They
Correct answer: We
You (pl)
Q5.
Match the following Latin person endings to the English translation: -tis
They
We
Correct answer: You (pl)
Q6.
Match the following Latin person endings to the English translation: -nt
Correct answer: They
We
You (pl)
Q7.
Who is doing the following verb: habemus?
They
Correct answer: We
You (pl)
Q8.
Who is doing the following verb: laboratis?
They
We
Correct answer: You (pl)
Q9.
What does the following Latin sentence mean: semper ambulamus?
Always work.
They always walk.
Correct answer: We always walk.
You (pl) always walk.
Q10.
What does the following Latin sentence mean: cibum habent?
Have the food.
Correct answer: They have food.
We have food.
You (pl) have food.
Q11.
What does the following Latin sentence mean: cur non laboratis?
Correct answer: Why do you (pl) not work?
Why don't we work?
Why no work?
Q12.
What is the moral of the fable of the wolves and the dogs?
Focus on differences not similarities.
Focus on similarities not differences.
Correct answer: Never trust a wolf.