Content
A multilevel, new-generation multimedia course designed for young people and adults: allows those with minimal elementary knowledge of English to learn the language; allows those with who already have good knowledge of English to gradually increase their comprehension and daily use of the language.
- The Story - Animated episodes are arrayed in various scenes so you can immerse yourself in a totally innovative and captivating way in all the situations where you need to learn and practice English. The episodes are equipped with pronunciation and subtitles in English and Italian.
- Lessons & Grammar - A complete grammar is divided into some 300 learning units. In addition, each grammar topic comes with copious interactive exercises to check acquisition.
- Evaluation Tests - These self-assessment tests enable you to check the level you have reached, in several sessions, while using the course.
- Dictionary & Glossary - The Garzanti English-Italian/Italian-English dictionary contains more than 10,000 English headwords with native-speaker audio pronunciations. A plug-in glossary that brings together all the words used in the various learning units related to the story is also available.
- Dictation - The 60 different interactive dictations allow English comprehension practice. At the end of the exercise, when the check function is activated, all errors will be highlighted and performance is evaluated.
- Laboratory - This is an indispensable too for improving your pronunciation.
- Classics -This section contains classics of English-language literature: Oscar Wilde, Nathaniel Hawthorne, D. H. Lawrence, Herman Melville, Robert Louis Stevenson, William S. Porter (pen name O. Henry). Six great writers are represented by 24 short stories. One work by each author is also read aloud by a British actor and equipped with a useful interactive translation function.
- Virtual Walks - This section includes 50 virtual guided tours with audio narration in English and subtitles in two languages.
- Internet - The hunt for John Powel Boon continues online. The internet section not only has links to the best sites for practicing English and further investigation into the language, but also includes a gallery of links to major English-language police-department websites
Bundled with Particolarità grammaticali e lessico per immagini (pages: 64, size: 14.5 x 21).
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System requirements
PC: MS Windows 98, 2000 Pro, Me, XP Home Edition or Vista - DVD-ROM drive - sound card - monitor with 800x600 resolution.
Macintosh: MAC OS X 10.4 - DVD-ROM drive - monitor with 800x600 resolution.
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