Title: Too difficult, too early
Review: I am studying for Greek GCSE in England, and Athenaze II becomes very difficult after the relative simplicity of book I; around chapters 18/19, the grammar diverges from the syllabus and covers many irrelevant topics which may be of use to American students, but the UK edition is really still geared to the US course (it certainly isn't appropriate in large chunks of grammar and vocab for UK courses).Book I is extremely useful to those starting to learn ancient Greek, however book II is likely to provide quite a shock to those thinking it is of a similar difficulty to book I: it hikes up the level of comprehension and grammar needed very quickly and to the student's disadvantage. Many segments of grammar are far too complicated for the age range at which Athenaze II is aimed, and some are just totally unnecessary, and serve only to complicate the language.The difficulty of book II could quite possibly put students off continuing with their Greek courses.
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