So why is the Cambridge Latin Course set in the little town of Pompeii? Well, when it comes to everyday life in Roman times, there is no better place to learn about it than at Pompeii. This is because the remains of Pompeii are so very well preserved. Many of the characters of this book are real people and the storyline uses evidence from the time to inspire it. Let's join the characters for the final time in Pompeii as they begin to notice that Mount Vesuvius is acting strangely...

In this stage we will:

• learn to spot and translate all possible imperfect and perfect tense endings;
• practise translating sentences by starting with the verb;
• become familiar with the verb 'to be' in the imperfect tense as well.

Additionally, the aspects of Classical Civilisation covered in the stage are:

• the eruption of Vesuvius;
• the remains at Pompeii;
• everyday life in Roman times.