nobis nomina sunt: ________________________________
Stage 3: venalicius
Use the story on page 31 to complete the cloze.
Caecilius ad portum ambulat.
Caecilius ________________ ________
Caecilius portum circumspectat.
the harbor. Caecilius ________________ the
argentarius navem Syriam videt, et ad
harbor. The banker ________________ a Syrian
navem ambulat. Syphax prope navem
________________, and ________________ to
stat.
________________. Syphax ________________
“salve, Syphax!” clamat
argentarius. Syphax est venalicius.
Syphax Caecilium salutat.
near ________________.
“________________, Syphax!”
________________ the banker. Syphax is
________________. Syphax ________________
Caecilius.
Caecilius servum quaerit. Syphax
Caecilius is looking for
ridet. ecce! Syphax magnum servum
________________. Syphax ________________.
habet. Caecilius servum spectat.
________________! Syphax has
argentarius non est contentus. argentarius
________________ slave. Caecilius looks at
servum non emit.
________________. The banker ________
________ satisfied. The banker does ________
buy the slave.
“vinum!” clamat Syphax. ancilla
“________________!”________________
vinum ad Caecilium portat. argentarius
Syphax. A slave girl ________________ wine
vinum bibit.
________ Caecilius. The banker ______________
Caecilius ancillam spectat. ancilla the wine.
est pulchra. ancilla ridet. ancilla
Caecilius looks at ________________. The
Caecilium delectat. venalicius quoque
slave girl ________ beautiful. The slave girl
ridet.
________________. ________________ pleases
Caecilius. The slave dealer ________ smiles.
“Melissa cenam optimam coquit,”
inquit venalicius. “Melissa linguam
“Melissa ________________ the best
________________,” says ________________.
“Melissa ________________ Latin. Melissa
nobis nomina sunt: ________________________________
Latinam discit. Melissa est docta et
________ educated ________ beautiful.
pulchra. Melissa…”
Melissa…”
“satis! satis!” clamat Caecilius.
“Enough! Enough!” ________________
Caecilius Melissam emit et ad villam
Caecilius. Caecilius ________ Melissa ________
revenit. Melissa Grumionem delectat.
returns ________ the house. Melissa pleases
Melissa Quintum delectat. eheu! ancilla
________________. Melissa pleases
Metellam non delectat.
________________. ________________! The
slave girl does ________ please
________________.