John Amos Comenius was a
Czech philosopher, pedagogue and theologian.Complete the text using Past Simple
Passive forms of the verbs.Latin is a classical languaage belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin Blank 1 Вопрос 1 were originally spokenwas originally spokenoriginally spoke in Latium, in
the Italian Peninsula. The Latin alphabet Blank 2 Вопрос 1 devisedevisedwas devised from the Etruscan alphabet.
For many
centuries, Latin Blank 3 Вопрос 1 usewas usedused as a dominant language of education, commerce, religion, and government
in Europe. It Blank 4 Вопрос 1 displacewas displaceddisplaced for many purposes by French, Italian,
and English by the end of the 16th century.
But it Blank 5 Вопрос 1 still taughtwas still taughtstill teach in many schools. According
to John Amos Comenius teaching must be oral. However "Grammar schools" from the
16th to 18th centuries Blank 6 Вопрос 1 was focusedfocusedwere focused on teaching the grammatical aspects of
Classical Latin. Advanced
students were allowed to continue grammar study with the addition of
rhetoric. Students Blank 7 Вопрос 1 was requiredrequirewere required to memorize grammatical rules and written
texts. The study of modern languages became an important part of the curriculum
of European schools in the 18th century. But students were made do the
same exercises, study grammatical rules and translate abstract sentences. The
methods Blank 8 Вопрос 1 changedwere changedwas changed only in the 20th century.