--- product_id: 51996335 title: "Greek to GCSE: Part 1: Revised edition for OCR GCSE Classical Greek (9–1)" price: "42453CFA" currency: XOF in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.sn/products/51996335-greek-to-gcse-part-1-revised-edition-for-ocr-gcse store_origin: SN region: Senegal --- # Greek to GCSE: Part 1: Revised edition for OCR GCSE Classical Greek (9–1) **Price:** 42453CFA **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Greek to GCSE: Part 1: Revised edition for OCR GCSE Classical Greek (9–1) - **How much does it cost?** 42453CFA with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sn](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/51996335-greek-to-gcse-part-1-revised-edition-for-ocr-gcse) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description First written in response to a JACT survey of over 100 schools, and now endorsed by OCR, this textbook has become a standard resource for students in the UK and for readers across the world who are looking for a clear and thorough introduction to the language of the ancient Greeks. Revised throughout and enhanced by coloured artwork and text features, this edition will support the new OCR specification for Classical Greek (first teaching 2016). Part 1 covers the basics and is self-contained, with its own reference section. It covers the main declensions, a range of active tenses and a vocabulary of 250 Greek words to be learned. Pupil confidence is built up by constant consolidation of the material covered. After the preliminaries, each chapter concentrates on stories with one source or subject: Aesop, Homers Odyssey and Alexander the Great, providing an excellent introduction to Greek culture alongside the language study. Written by a long-time school teacher and examiner, this two-part course is based on experience of what pupils find difficult, concentrating on the essentials and on the understanding of principles in both accidence and syntax: minor irregularities are postponed and subordinated so that the need for rote learning is reduced. It aims to be user-friendly, but also to give pupils a firm foundation for further study. Review: Useful book. - Clear, simple to understand tutor book. Review: Excellent text - This is an excellent textbook. Context - I'm reteaching myself Ancient Greek (did a classics degree 20 plus years ago: my Greek was never very good, even then). I'd like to flag its particular strengths, because some reviewers have cited these as weaknesses. 1) From the third chapter - the translation exercises are based on (very simplified) Greek texts: Demosthenes, Aesop, Homer etc - this continues throughout the series. The only point of learning Ancient Greek is to read the Ancient Greek Classics (or the New Testament, if you're into that kind of thing) - so it is far more interesting and useful to base the exercises on real texts rather than, say, some kind of soap opera about a friendly farmer and his pet dog or whatever, or someone who spends too much time in the garden. 2) I love the approach to grammar: introduces and explains the technical concepts - but rather than presenting them as mere rote exercises, Taylor explains how and why certain rules may have developed. I find this very interesting, and it helps me learn. Neither a patronising: "these are the rules - go learn them", nor a wishy washy "rules aren't important" approach. As an adult, it's how I want to think about things. 3) The cultural and historical asides are also very interesting (ok, I know all that stuff anyway, but only because I've studied it): stuff on how the alphabet was adopted and developed, throwbacks to Linear A and B, a bit about Homer and the oral tradition etc. I see, from the reviews, that some people find these bits boring. One does not have to read them - but I query why anyone would want to learn Ancient Greek if not to find out about the ancient world. So - excellent for an adult (re)learner, and I should imagine it's also very good for school students. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 36,741 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 6 in Ancient Language Learning for Young Adults 235 in Language Study for Young Adults 474 in Words, Language & Grammar (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 212 Reviews | ## Images ![Greek to GCSE: Part 1: Revised edition for OCR GCSE Classical Greek (9–1) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/713T78e4HYL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Useful book. *by A***N on 24 November 2025* Clear, simple to understand tutor book. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent text *by C***M on 18 May 2020* This is an excellent textbook. Context - I'm reteaching myself Ancient Greek (did a classics degree 20 plus years ago: my Greek was never very good, even then). I'd like to flag its particular strengths, because some reviewers have cited these as weaknesses. 1) From the third chapter - the translation exercises are based on (very simplified) Greek texts: Demosthenes, Aesop, Homer etc - this continues throughout the series. The only point of learning Ancient Greek is to read the Ancient Greek Classics (or the New Testament, if you're into that kind of thing) - so it is far more interesting and useful to base the exercises on real texts rather than, say, some kind of soap opera about a friendly farmer and his pet dog or whatever, or someone who spends too much time in the garden. 2) I love the approach to grammar: introduces and explains the technical concepts - but rather than presenting them as mere rote exercises, Taylor explains how and why certain rules may have developed. I find this very interesting, and it helps me learn. Neither a patronising: "these are the rules - go learn them", nor a wishy washy "rules aren't important" approach. As an adult, it's how I want to think about things. 3) The cultural and historical asides are also very interesting (ok, I know all that stuff anyway, but only because I've studied it): stuff on how the alphabet was adopted and developed, throwbacks to Linear A and B, a bit about Homer and the oral tradition etc. I see, from the reviews, that some people find these bits boring. One does not have to read them - but I query why anyone would want to learn Ancient Greek if not to find out about the ancient world. So - excellent for an adult (re)learner, and I should imagine it's also very good for school students. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An excellent introduction to classical Greek *by M***N on 30 April 2023* The author presents his material in such a way that the reader is constantly building on what he has learned earlier in the book. The exercises are well thought out and the grammatical explanations, being aimed at teenagers rather than adults, should be readily comprehensible to anyone. Although there are occasional “compare and contrast” references to Latin, even a reader with no Latin should find this book easy to use. The author has done an admirable job. It would be good to have a companion volume of graded exercises. ## Frequently Bought Together - Greek to GCSE: Part 1: Revised edition for OCR GCSE Classical Greek (9–1) - Greek to GCSE: Part 2: Revised edition for OCR GCSE Classical Greek (9–1) - Greek Stories: A GCSE Reader --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.sn/products/51996335-greek-to-gcse-part-1-revised-edition-for-ocr-gcse](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/51996335-greek-to-gcse-part-1-revised-edition-for-ocr-gcse) --- *Product available on Desertcart Senegal* *Store origin: SN* *Last updated: 2026-07-14*