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| Sample
Words - practice a
variety of words. |
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Practice 780 carefully
selected words. The sound you have chosen
will be at the beginning, middle or end of
a word to provide you with the very best practice. |
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Listen to the instructor
pronounce the sample words. |
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Record your own voice
and compare your pronunciation of the word
to the instructor's. You can save your recording
at any time to track your improvement. |
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| Dictionary
Reference - click any word to see its dictionary
reference. |
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Click
on any sample word and get a picture and sample
sentence from the dictionary. If it is a noun,
such as banana, you will see, hear and be
able to record the plural form. The verbs
will show all of their forms. |
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| Speech
Analysis - each spoken English sound has
a unique computerized pattern. |
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Listen
to the instructor pronounce the sound; then
view the instructor's waveform. |
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Using your computer microphone
record your own pronunciation of that sound. |
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Compare the sound and
waveform of your voice to that of the instructor. |
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| Lessons
- Front and Side View - see how each of the
52 sounds is formed. |
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View the animated lesson.
Listen to the sound. |
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See how the sound is made
through detailed front and side views of the
human mouth. |
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Side View: Observe the
movement of an animated face - see the tongue
and mouth movement for the sound. Try it in
slow motion. |
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Front View: Observe the
movement of the instructor's mouth - see the
lips form the sound. |
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| Comparative
Words - practice words that sound similar
but are different. |
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Practice 1040 challenging
word pairs. |
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Listen to the instructor
say the two words. |
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Record your voice while
you say the words. |
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Compare your voice to
the voice of the instructor - your English
speaking partner. You can save your recording
at any time to track your improvement. |
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| Listening
Discrimination Exercises A - improve your
English listening skills. |
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Practice your listening
skills by listening to two words and deciding
if both the words contain the sound you have
chosen. If they do, you choose "Yes". If they
don't you choose "No". |
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There are 30 words to
listen to for each of the 52 sounds. |
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| Listening
Discrimination Exercises B - improve your
English listening skills. |
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Advance your listening
ability with 650 different listening exercises. |
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Listen to a sentence read
by the instructor. |
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Choose the correct word
used by the instructor in the spoken sentence. |
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Pronunciation Power indicates
if you were successful in identifying the
correct word. |
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| S.T.A.I.R.
Exercises |
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10 practice sentences
are provided for each of the 52 sounds. |
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Listen to the instructor
read the sentence. Follow the highlights as
they move along the sentence. Pay attention
to the special instructions for the skill
that you are practicing. |
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Record your voice while
you read the sentence following the highlights. |
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Listen to your recording.
See if your recording matches the moving highlights.
Compare your recording to that of the instructor. |
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| Level
1 Sentences |
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10 practice sentences
are provided for each of the 52 sounds. |
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Listen to the instructor
read the sentence. |
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Record your voice while
you read the sentence. |
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Compare your voice to
the voice of the instructor. You can save
your recording at any time to track your improvement. |
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When you place the cursor
over a word you will get the translation of
that word in the language you have chosen. |
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| Level
2 Sentences |
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Practice your pronunciation
with Level 2 sentences. |
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These sentences are longer
and more difficult than the Level 1 sentences.
You can save your recordings. |
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| Language
Menu |
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Choose a language at any
time by simply choosing from this drop down
menu. |
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| Pronunciation
Dictionary |
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Access this dictionary
from the Main Menu or from the Exercise section
where all words are linked to the dictionary.
This dictionary will help you improve your
reading comprehension, vocabulary, pronunciation
and spelling abilities. |
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Translations in 12 different
languages and over 2000 pictures and illustrations
to help you learn. |
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Listen to and record over
7000 words including the plurals of the nouns
and the forms of the verbs. |
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Unique searches for viewing
words. Choose a theme from the 39 themes (animals,
colors, clothing etc.). Find a sound with
occurs in the beginning, middle or end of
words. Search by alphabet letter or by letter
combinations. Find only verbs or only nouns. |
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| Listening
Game 1 - Hear It/Find It |
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Have fun improving your
English listening skills. |
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| Listening
Game 2 - Phonics Game |
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Have fun improving your
English listening skills. |
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| Recording
Game 1 - Theme Game |
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Have fun practicing your
English speaking and reading skills. |
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| Recording
Game 2 - See It/Say It |
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Have fun practicing your
English speaking and reading skills. |
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