We're almost guaranteed not to forget the BA of the Imperfect Tense with these fantastic Latin student created & produced music videos below. Maximas gratias!
What does Lady BaBa have to do with your learning?
If you're up for a scholarly read, the Use of Melodic and Rhythmic Mnemonics.... goes into a full explanation about how humming along to mnemonic songs work.
Did you find these videos helpful or just a little odd? Either way do share in our Course Message Center.
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I enjoyed the iconoclastic beginning of the second video. Out with the outdated approach to BAM-BAS-BAT-BAMUS-BATIS-BANT as Lady Baba ushers in Latin for the New Millenium.
She's just previewing a form of a common Latin verb
i.e. the one that bore many English words using these stems:
fac-,facient-,-fic-, fact-, -fect, -fy
This verb gives us plenty of English derivatives such as:
magnification, beatify,calcify, deify, infect, confect, certify and defective and somnifacient.
You can practice that verb in its entirety here. You can also such the roots and English word study (called etymology) here.
What does this eye raising verb actually mean? Send Magistra a message with
a) all 4 of its principal parts
b) the definition of this Latin verb
c) an explanation of how this verb is the "mother" of at least 3 English derivatives.
d) 3 example sentences (1 per derivative) which clearly shows a correct use of each derivative.
This EC activity is worth 9 bonus points 3 for a response about Lady BABA and 6 for your derivative work.
Example Message Center Message:
Lady BABA response: Magistra, I can't get Lady BABA out of my mind! I'm not sure if I should thank you or not.
Derivate Response: 1 of 3 part c onwards:
c) hypnotic (a synonym of somnifacinet) is born from the Greek words
hypos-sleep and otikos- inclined towards, putting to
So a hypnotic is something that makes some one sleepy.
d) Example Sentence: Camomile Tea, regularly used as a hypnotic for babies, has a healing, calming and soothing effect.
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