Year 8
Practise Translation: Caesar and Cleopatra
Lesson details
Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will practise irregular verbs by translating a story about the Egyptian pharaoh Cleopatra and her relationship with the Roman general Julius Caesar.
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8 Questions
Q1.
1. Match 'sum' to the English translation.
He/she/it is
You (s) are
Q2.
1. Match 'es' to theEnglish translation.
He/she/it is
I am
Q3.
2. Match 'sumus' to the English translation.
They are
You (pl) are
Q4.
2. Match 'sunt' to the English translation.
We are
You (pl) are
Q5.
3. What does the following sentence mean: es laeta?
She is happy.
Q6.
4. What does the following sentence mean: estis laeti?
He is happy.
You (s) are happy.
Q7.
5. What is the Latin for 'We are students'?
sum discipula.
sunt discipulae.
Q8.
6. What does 'esse' mean and what form of the verb is it? (2 answers)
1st person singular
He/she is
The imperative
You (s) are
9 Questions
Q1.
What does 'sum' mean?
He/she/it is
We are
Q2.
What does 'sumus' mean?
He/she/it is
I am
Q3.
What does 'est' mean?
I am
We are
Q4.
What does 'eram' mean?
He, she, it was
They were
Q5.
What does 'erant' mean?
He, she, it was
I was
Q6.
What does 'erat' mean?
I was
They were
Q7.
What is the best translation of the following sentence: 'erat villa'?
It was a house.
The house was.
Q8.
What is the best translation of the following sentence: 'custodes erant in villa'?
The guards are in the house.
There were guards in the house.
Q9.
How did Cleopatra get Caesar's help?
She hid a secret message in some food.
She pretended to be dead.