Elaborations

• developing own and class lists of vocabulary related to texts and topics, such as daily life in ancient Rome, for example, thermae, caldarium; magister, ludus
• creating a class bank of words that are frequently used, for example, tamen; alii … alii …; eheu!, and common expressions used in everyday activities, for example, salvete; luderevolo
• practising vocabulary knowledge, for example, by using online tools such as drills
• using print and electronic dictionaries to locate the appropriate meanings of words
• understanding that one Latin word may correspond to several different English words and selecting the most appropriate meaning of a word in its context
• developing strategies for vocabulary building by applying knowledge of roots, for example, ager/agricola and derivatives, for example, agriculture
• building vocabulary by recognising Latin words commonly used in English, for example, exit, video, arena