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1. Chat Microsoft Internet Explorer Your Chat Partner s Name Chat Ken 4 Add Pal Help A judy says Hi Ken It s good to hear from you How was your weekend Ken says My weekend was fantastic went to a party on Saturday night and to the mall on Sunday Type Your Message Here Where was the party Type your message in the lower window Click Send when you finish Your text now appears in the upper window next to your name Your partner s text also appears in the upper window Use the scroll bar to move up and down the chat page if you want to read earlier parts of the conversation When your partner leaves the chat a message appears in the upper window that says he she has left the chat If you leave the chat your partner receives the message and knows not to continue writing Z Chat Microsoft Internet Explorer P Chat ken ii Add Pal Help the mall on Sunday judy says Where was the party Ken says twas at Bob s house Ive gotto go now Speak to you later Ken has left the chat ya If you want to add your partner to your web pals list click Add Pal For online instructions and information about Chat click Help Help Click Help in the side folder to access the context sensitive Help screens Help window pops up providing instructions and explanations for the window you are currently in 2010 Edusoft Ltd 20 My Progress Click My Progress in the side bar
2. C The restaurant has excellent piza and lasagna CO Amy likes to drink coffee with sweetener 2010 Edusoft Ltd 68 Sequencing Sentences In these exercises access and review the source material audio or text and then place the sentences in the correct order according to the source material To move a sentence click the sentence and drag and drop it above or below another sentence Component Reading Mode Practice Example Read aboutthe picnic and then putthe sentences into the right order 1 twas time to go home Fs someone started throwing food 4 There was potato salad everywhere Component Listening Mode Practice Example Listen to Mary s voice mail message Then describe what happened by putting the sentences into the right order 1 The doctor will tell them if Mike s leg is broken F The truck crossed over to the wrong side ofthe road 4 Wars and Mike were driving on Route 6 2010 Edusoft Ltd 69 Sequencing Images In these exercises access and review the source material audio or text and then place the images in the correct order according to the source material To move an image click the image and drag and drop it in the right place Component Reading Mode Practice Example Read the story wrong Color and then putthe pictures into the right order 2010 Edusoft Ltd 70 Chapter 8 Working in the Community Site The English Discoveries Community site enables you to com
3. view tips on how to access interesting Internet sites and read short descriptions about them 2010 Edusoft Ltd Grammar Book 71 e WordZone a vocabulary game Guess the hidden word by using the clue and guessing the letters in the word e Talking Idioms learn the meaning of idiomatic expressions Forums The Discussion Time forums enable you to exchange information and opinions with other learners in the global community There are two kinds of forums e Community Discussion Forum e Class Discussion Forum Discussion Time LL Join the Discussion Time forums to exchange information and opinions with other learners about any of your favorite topics E Community Discussion F Class Discussion Getting To Know You 30 1 ASAUnion Good or Bad 1 Business 28 2 Joining the EU 2 Discoveries Online Magazine 27 Arts and Entertainment 30 Computers and Technology 21 A Search PO CL Search Frequently Asked Questions 2010 Edusoft Ltd 12 Community Discussion Forum The Community Discussion forum is moderated by Edusoft and enables you to communicate with the global English Discoveries Online community In this forum you can ask questions express personal opinions and share experiences with fellow learners from all over the world Class Discussion Forum The Class Discussion forum is created and moderated by the teacher and enables you to communicate with fellow learners in the
4. Click Mail to see history of the messages you sent or received from your web pal The Pal History window appears with the name of the sender subject of each mail message and the date the mail message was sent Pal History subject Date Welcome to Web Pals 6 24 2002 From Edusoft Subject Welcome to Web Pals Dear English Discoveries Online member Welcome to Web Pals This is the place to make friends with people all over the world and improve your English at the same time Go to Search Pals to search for web pals to werite to You will be asked to fill in your profile first Bestwishes English Discoveries Online team From the Pal History window you can e View a previous message by clicking the name of the person to whom the mail message is associated e Click Reply to send a mail message back to your web pal e Click Dictionary to open the English Discoveries Online dictionary For more information about how to use the dictionary refer to Dictionary in Chapter 1 Welcome to English Discoveries Online Write To write and send a mail message check the box next to the name of the person to whom you want to write from your web pal list and click Write For more information about how to write and send a message refer to Writing a Mail Message on page 83 Delete To delete a mail message click the box next to the name or names of the person in the inbox whose message you want to delete and clic
5. rite Sent Items New m Contact Y Log Out Web Page Dialog Dictionary En glish DiscOveries E Inbox Online Are you sure you wantto log out Delete Date 19 2 2007 Instant Messenger You Who Yes Cancel From O Admin Admin Pier Window http ed241us D Internet Grammar Book The Log Out window will open asking you if you are sure that you want to log out Click Yes to log out of English Discoveries Online and end your learning session If you do not want to log out of English Discoveries Online you can close the Log Out window by e Clicking on Cancel e Clicking on Close Window e Clicking on X amp If you are working on a shared computer it is advisable to log out before you log in This will clear the previous user s information that may have forgotten to log out 2010 Edusoft Ltd 10 Self Registration learner interested in studying English with English Discoveries Online has the option of completing a quick self registration process and assigning him herself a username and password To do this click the self registration icon situated in the left part of the page pop up registration window will appear on the screen Fill in the fields and click Register In case you already have your user name and password and you selected this option accidentally click I am already a member and the window will close User Nam
6. 28705 O46 14906 1806 25 06 Basic 3 28 05 2003 Getting A Job 28 05 2003 Business Matters 30 05 2003 Planning A Vacation 02 06 2003 Eating Out 0406 2003 Traveling Abroad 06 06 2003 Emotions 05 06 2003 Making Excuses 11 06 2003 Tickets Please 14 06 2003 x close Window D Help a Print Dave Mew If you want to go back to the Plan Calculator click lt lt Back If you want to recalculate a new study plan click New and repeat steps 2 through 5 If the Study Plan is acceptable click Save to save it 2010 Edusoft Ltd 15 Dictionary The Dictionary in the side bar provides access to the online dictionary To use the dictionary l o Dictionary 1 Type the word you d like to look up in the dictionary field or d right click on a word in the program Lo 2 Click GO GO The dictionary window appears E Microsoft Mel EX Word to Look Up walking co EnglishiFrench Language Choice lt i walk Results Section walk v Part of Speech 1 marcher Translation move on foot go on foot Definition walked walking Forms of Word Dont walk on the grass Example Help a In the dictionary window you can e Enter a word to look up e Select the languages in which you wish to enter words and view their translation For example select English French if you wish to enter words in English and view their translation in French Select French Englis
7. New English DiscQveries Online User Manual Version 2 42 2010 Edusoft Ltd Ny Edusoft Edusoft Ltd http www edusoftlearning com COPYRIGHT NOTICE This document and all related materials are copyrighted All rights are reserved No part of these materials may be reproduced photocopied transmitted or translated into any other computer or foreign language without the express prior permission of Edusoft Ltd All requests for permission must be submitted in writing 2010 Edusoft Ltd 2010 Edusoft Ltd Content Chapter 1 Welcome to English Discoveries Online resserre 1 Document ON OS ee ee i Er TIEI ESi 1 ru OO E eee ree eer ener err nT 2 A A Ii o nn eae cates sees aeaceass 3 NO o ato AA E o A 5 CO SCO o es ans A E EEA 6 DEPTO bl SECUON sai ies 7 SUD POR D COR E A rover er cenrreerrerrererttet terra 9 OO E T 10 UR O a a E E ART 11 MP DO OR E A EEEE E REEERE E E E E EEE E E EA EEN 12 a N cacactesren 12 DO TN 16 BO AS o doe A A N 17 e A E E A E E ant 21 CE OR E E A E A eeetsereueane 22 Donload eee EO EEE NNR tees 23 Exts Biribi D SENS OR tem trey tether feet er ete a eee Oren ere 24 Chapter 2 Starts My COUtse S sicisciciseisitsisossasisonccounustauoucccunuetausucccunaiedcussnsenesssebesevenesesesesevene sess 25 Wodeno 1 NOUS a en 26 CORPORELS ia CODES ole iiaia 28 Vis Our LORS PO TOE ices stat cancsagtecwtiesseeasstsnet 28 Tinte PS Lera sota 29 None Throne lime PSE DR a in 30 diet a en 31
8. Plan Calculator Choose the parameter you want to calculate C Target Level Hours per Week C Start Date C End Date Enter the required values Click Calculate to calculate your study plan Starting Level Basic 3 Target Level Intermediate 1 y Hours per Week CCR Start Date 28 05 2003 End Date 30 06 2003 Close Window 9 Help Next gt gt 3 Choose the parameter you want to calculate and fill in the other three parameters Click the calendar icon and use the active calendar items 1 2 3 lt gt Today to fill in the date information Click Calculate to calculate the required parameter You can change any or all of the parameters and click this button to recalculate the study plan from the same Starting Level If you want to clear and recalculate all parameters at the same Starting Level click Clear and repeat steps 3 and 4 If you want to change the Starting Level click lt lt Back and repeat steps 2 through 4 When you have finished calculating the study plan click Next gt gt The completed Study Plan will appear 2010 Edusoft Ltd 14 Brian senal Study Plan aran the Raul Garbini Study Plan i Rai he Etude inner has created te fodoesing plan foryod Clik Smer t save wour pian Good luck in your aludir 28 05 2003 30 06 2003 Fg You Are Here P E our Progress E Study Plan This Study Plan is based on your studying 16 6 hours week Courses Stan Date
9. ese co lo A e En eee ee eee eee ere 33 asii E E er 33 Ni Lrostess Lom Donate PO on eee ico mere ee eter eye ern nn sere 34 Chapter 3 Working in the Listening Component ccccscccsssscessscescscesesceeesceeesceeesseeeens 37 Ve lela ccs se OS A CORDON E ao ae 37 E aa aa E OL E EE E E E EE 38 Henao PAM a a a eer renee 40 2010 Edusoft Ltd tenias Testo a E E E E E E EEE E A A A A 41 Chapter 4 Working in the Reading Component ses 43 CCC STE CAIN COMPOSER denim 43 Reading Explore Mode std 44 RCAC Pr ctico MOUE aranan anaa RAR den nettes 45 Reddine Leste MOUE ss nn db tannins 46 Chapter 5 Working in the Speaking Component cooocccnocnnnocnnnocnnnncnnnacnnnncnnonocnonocnnnccnonicnnnnss 49 Acessar LIC SEA Componente atinada tatiana 49 Speake Explore MOUE urea 50 opealkino Prachce IModeniasnsaparaonrnnprracacat pipi aros 51 Spearmo Practice 2 Modeseinbrirorir onin on aa E E EETA nt 52 Chapter 6 Working in the Grammar COMponent essseseseseeeseeesecsecosecoseceseceseceseeeseeseeoseeeseee 55 Aecessimethe Grammar Componentes escasear Ee TAa A DAEAR eee 55 Chine Explote MOSS a a ue da dde 56 CAR PACS Oda SR esa id dde cla ee 56 GARE Lestat D ae da 57 Chapter 7 Exercise Py PES 59 Multpl Choice Questions Whole suinininiolniaariaaia iaa 59 Multiple Choco Questions CM diia 60 Fe Banks Nolan D natsmoudcoemomuoduucoeicdonon ou du 61 e A il nha loner creer 62 CNG ZS WHO Ends d 63 CTO Ze comentada 65 CASSATION A AO a
10. Component Listening Mode Practice Example Watch these clips ofthe TY show and answer the questions Why does the man on the phone talk to the young man The man on the phone wants a cigarette The man on the phone needs a pen The man on the phone needs directions C What does the young man want Le dont know apen a cigarette Why doesntthe man onthe phone give the young man cigarette The man doesnt want the young man ta smoke He is angry thatthe young man doesnt want to give him a pen The man doesnt smoke so he doesnt have any cigarettes 2010 Edusoft Ltd 60 Fill in the Blanks Whole In these exercises access and review the source material audio or text and then complete the sentences To complete a sentence click the down arrow in the blank A drop down list appears with a choice of words to complete the sentence Click the word that best completes the sentence To change an answer click the down arrow again and select a different word Component Reading Mode Practice Test Example Read the ad forthe Clean House Agency and then complete the sentences The Clean House Agency ADUSES sells The Agency helps people buys T cleans The Agency v Component Listening Mode Practice Test Example Listen to Chuck Wood s message and complete the sentences This is the biggest sale ofthe The sale r This is the price for one magazine is On ont price ify
11. Now you only have five more chances left Click New Game to end the current game and start again If you start a new game without finishing the current game you lose all the points you accumulated in the current game Click Top Ten to see the names and scores of the top ten WordZone players If you get enough points you too will be listed in the top ten Talking Idioms An idiom is a special kind of expression The meaning of an idiom is not the same as the meaning of the words in the idiom In Talking Idioms you can learn lots of idioms You hear them learn their meaning see them used in an animated comic and then practice them by recording yourself saying them Click Talking Idioms in the Community page The Talking Idioms page appears Idioms tie the knot Yusef have some good news w Hearthe idiom 9 Record the idiom Explanation get married Example Gina and Roberto have decided to tie the knot They told everyone last night 2010 Edusoft Ltd 93 The Talking Idiom page consists of the following e Idiom in the above example see red is the idiom being taught e Click dd to hear the idiom e Record the Idiom enables you to record yourself saying the idiom e Click to record the idiom e Explanation describes what the idiom means e Example an example of the idiom used in a sentence e Comic listen and see how the idiom is used in an everyday situation Use the c
12. 5 7 A 3 D Work on your English 5 y nglish Ll AO US sine on your way to work Members Login User Name Password Dictionary You Who 9 GO Instant Messenger Grammar Book My Progress Downloads 3 Enter your user name in the User Name field 4 Enter your password in the Password field 2010 Edusoft Ltd I If you forget your password click Forgot Your Password A window appears with instructions for obtaining your password 5 Click Sas You are now logged in to English Discoveties Online Home Page When you enter the English Discoveries Online URL in your Internet browser English Discoveries Online opens to the home page If you are on any other page within the application click Home in the top bar to access English Discoveries Onlines home page Xx onor English Learning Solutions Y ES New Work on your English 4 n ish LA EA 520 DiscOveries on your way to work MESS Online Members Login Self registration User Name Password el A one e Craie Dictionary You Who Ij GO Instant Messenger Grammar Book Mr My Progress Downloads 2010 Edusoft Ltd The home page consists of the following sections A top bar containing links to Home the English Discoveries Online home pag
13. 66 E a te 67 Makabe e A E A did 68 Sequencino SEAE NCES ne aiii ideas 69 DE GU CHICO aces iia di T A a 70 Chapters Working in the Community Site ninia 71 DOCUS O de 12 Community Discussion rotulado bbdd 73 Ch DIS EDS SO AP O T ee rn een ter nce cm nrn rn entre nnn trite err mre er narra 73 2010 Edusoft Ltd A OR EE EEE 76 o ne Noa A AAA nn 76 POOLS LS y e DU ee LA CP E E 78 D pal Der De ua ee 81 VAIS OX epoca saa c eesceesecaceanansactanaasaneaielareinea ntesta O E OOR 81 OS dm tt areaaaeeernae ee 89 Recommend aA E ee E ne rere Nene errr te reer reer 90 E CAP eee ey ee eR Oe RT Ee TE ae EN reer ene ee eee ea eee rere Te ee oer eee re 91 OA E a E A E A cena eam tae eames actin aes eee cea 92 AO OO ER 99 OS A E E erae nb ce 94 Chapet FD SUPPOSE N ESEA 97 COn x our Teac hena O E OF OR OR 97 O meme lens 101 2010 Edusoft Ltd 2010 Edusoft Ltd Chapter 1 Welcome to English Discoveries Online Welcome to English Discoveries Online an online program that creates a rich interactive environment in which to learn and practice all aspects of English English Discoveries Online consists of nine courses divided into four levels First Discoveries Basic Intermediate and Advanced placement test determines your current level of English and recommends at what course level to start English language Listening Reading Speaking and Grammar are extensively learned practiced and tested You work at your own pace with al
14. Arratia and Analia invitations Tho sr saill Click to close the course description window Exiting the Placement Test Click Exit Test to exit the Placement Test and return to English Discoveries Onl ne amp You can click Do the test again if you wish to take the Placement Test again 2010 Edusoft Ltd 32 My Progress Reports Ly My Progress Reports is only available if you have already done some coursework Click My Progress in the side bar to view your progress The My Progress window appears with the Unit Report folder selected The My Progress window contains two folders e The Unit Report folder reports your progress in each unit e The Component Report folder reports your progress in each component to be mastered My Progress Unit Report Click Unit Report in the My Progress window to view your progress in each unit Mike Baele 1 Course Level vou hare completed 1 of Basie 1 The passing grade is 55 This course ends on 1200006 Weet A Rock Star Against The Law whens lib RESOIMO Follow That Man No Parking No Tasi rarrerigt Shot Answers arrimar THis hati hese Those Al The Restaurant Gong Qui On A Business Trip In the My Progress Unit Report you can do the following o Select the course level to view your progress in a particular course level select the course level in the drop down box on the top right of the screen e View progress within units click to
15. Working in the Speaking Component Grammar provides you with the opportunity to learn various grammar rules practice their usage and test your grammar abilities For more information refer to Chapter 6 Working in the Grammar Component Viewing Your Learning Progress There are two ways you can view your progress in the courses A quick indication of your progress is provided by the squares appearing to the right of each item in the My Courses menus _ An empty square indicates a course unit component not worked on EE A half full square indicates a worked on but not completed coutse unit component HA A full square indicates a completed course unit component complete progress report is provided in the My Progress reports For more information refer to My Progress Reports on page 33 2010 Edusoft Ltd 28 Taking the Placement Test The adaptive Placement T est is designed to place you at the appropriate level for using the English Discoveries Online program The test adapts itself automatically according to the student s ability to successfully answer questions of increasing difficulty To determine your current level of English and at what level to start your coursework go to the home page and click MM Placement Test The introductory screen of the Placement Test will appear Welcome to the English Discovones Placement Test The Placement Testis made up of free parts heoding Lislen
16. between them by clicking Next and Previous If you want to write back to the sender click Reply Previous ext Repl Connected F Sound Off Click Back to return to the You Who window Send Message To send an instant message click the name of the person you want to write to and select Send Message The message window appears amp As the name suggests instant messages are short usually not more than a line or two For longer messages and more in depth communication select Invite To Chat Refer to Invite To Chat on page 19 for more information Message Window e You Who In the message window the name of the person you are writing ae Rue o Tania ac to appears in the To field Type your message in the text box and Frans click Send If you decide not to send the message click Cancel Click Back to go back to the You Who window Send Connected F Sound Off 2010 Edusoft Ltd 18 See History To see all the messages received from someone click their name and then click See History You can page between the messages using Next and Previous Click Reply to write a message back to them Click Back to go back to the You Who window User Info To see more information about a user whose name appears in the You Who window click his her name and then click User Info in the menu that appears window will appear with the following information about the user 3 You Who Mi
17. know the answer to a question you can skip it and come back to it later Use the page number buttons to move among the test questions After checking your answers click Submit Test 2010 Edusoft Ltd 46 Viewing Test Results English Discoveries Online checks the test you submitted and displays your test score Explore Practice Reading Sale at Shopright Danny Your test score is 80 Good To see the correct answers and your own answers click on the question number on the left lf you want to improve your score Suggest you go back to Explore study the passage again and then do the test again Possible test scores are e 100 Excellent e 85 99 Very Good e 75 84 Good e 60 74 Try to improve your score e 0 59 Try the test again You can click a question to see your answer the correct answer and the source text 2010 Edusoft Ltd 2010 Edusoft Ltd 48 Chapter 5 Working in the Speaking Component The Speaking component provides you with the opportunity to speak English and actually take part in a dialogue Accessing the Speaking Component To access the Speaking component click the arrow to the left of the Speaking section Piece of Cake Explore Practice 1 Practice 2 The following activity modes appear e Explore o Practice 1 Practice 2 amp A Speaking unit may have more than one Practice section For details about Practice 2 refe
18. name user name or institution The following window appears O Search Pals Update tly Profile Select the type of search you want from the menu Search By Mame First Mame Last Name Liser Mame Institution Try to fill in as much information as possible about the user you are looking for Click Search in the Search Pals bar to initiate the search for a web pal amp If this is the first time you are accessing Web Pals fill in your details in the My Profile window and click Submit Search Results The Search Result window lists the names ages genders and countries of the web pals found in the Web Pals search Click the numbers in the page navigation to view pages containing additional lists of web pals Click More to view your web pal s profile Inbox Pals Search Pals Sent Items Search Result Write Add Pal New Search Search Result Mew Pal Mame Age Gender Country L dofre C ruth C sheila C sila C S8RU083 S5RU187 55RU203 C SSRU330 PF SSRU366 C student Chile Spain United Kin Russia Thailand Thailand Thailand Thailand Thailand El Salvado En F L L F L F F F L Page4ofs Page Navigation 2010 Edusoft Ltd 87 In the Search Result window you can do the following e Write write and send a message to a web pal Check the box next to the name of the person in the web pal list to whom you want to write and click Write If you w
19. now but thanks anyway RESET Follow the instructions in the Instructions Panel They will guide you through the following steps 1 Click gt to begin The animated figure says a sentence in the Animated Script Box 2010 Edusoft Ltd 52 When it is your turn to speak the SPEAK prompt appears Click next to the sentence in the script box you want to read out loud The red light shows that your microphone is working properly If there is no red light check the microphone connection Speak into the microphone slowly and clearly e If your pronunciation is accepted by English Discoveries Online the continuation of the dialogue appears Repeat steps 1 through 3 until you reach the end of the dialogue e If your pronunciation is not accepted by English Discoveries Online Try again by repeating steps 1 through 3 If you still don t succeed and want to proceed click to move on to the next part of the dialogue When you reach the end of the dialogue you can e Click O to hear yourself taking part in the dialogue e Click KL to erase your recording and start again 2010 Edusoft Ltd 53 2010 Edusoft Ltd 54 Chapter 6 Working in the Grammar Component The Grammar component provides you with the opportunity to learn grammar points practice their usage and test your grammar abilities Accessing the Grammar Component To access the Grammar component click the arrow to the left of a Gramma
20. send a mail message check the box in the inbox next to the name of the person to whom you want to write and click Write The Write Message window appears amp If you want to write the same message to more than one person check the box next to the multiple names in the inbox list and click Write Write Message FR sa O To Edusofl Subject Subject Area Message Arta Type the subject of your message in the Subject area Type your message in the Message area You may use the dictionary for help Click Send to send the mail message Deleting a Mail Message To delete a mail message click the box next to the name or names of the person who wrote the message and click Delete 2010 Edusoft Ltd 83 Pals Click Pals in Web Pal s top bar to view your list of web pals The Pals window lists the following information about your web pals name gender and country of origin Search Pals Sent Items Mame Gender Country F fox Male United Kingdom C Megumi Female China Profile Click Profile to see your web pals profile The Pal Profile window appears with your web pal s age gender country and list of hobbies b 3 Pal Profile General Age AN Gender Country All Hobbies D Qi Tutores aa Music T 1 Travel M lt 8 Health T Business M Qi computers Ep Foca m Sports M cames 7 shopping M A Fashion MT 53 Politics More about myself 2010 Edusoft Ltd 84 Mail
21. side bar and follow the on screen instructions 2010 Edusoft Ltd 23 Exiting English Discoveries Online You can exit English Discoveries Online by clicking land closing your browser It is however strongly recommended that you follow the Log Out procedure as described on pages 1 11 of this chapter We hope that you have a rewarding and successful experience in learning English with English Discoveries Online The English Discoveries Online Team 2010 Edusoft Ltd 24 Chapter 2 Starting My Courses To access the English learning courses click My Courses in the top bar of the main English Discoveries Online window My Courses Hello mike Welcome to English Oiscovenes Onine To start click the course you wantto do My Courses First Discoveries E Basic 1 Basic 2 a Basic 3 z intermediate 1 intermediate 2 Intermediate 3 EF 4 Advanced 1 i Advanced 2 E 3 Advanced 3 You can choose from the following options e Start working by clicking one of the courses For detailed explanations and instructions on working in My Courses refer to Working in My Courses on pages 26 28 e Click Placement Test to find out your level of English and which courses you should take If you are a first time student in English Discoveries Online it is highly recommended that you take the Placement Test before starting the courses For more information on the Placement Test refer to Taking the Placement Test on
22. Ad Do the Practice and pass the Test In the My Progress Component Report you can do the following o Select the course level to view your progress in a particular course level select the course level in the drop down box on the top right of the screen e View progress within components click to the left of a component to view your progress in that component per unit The changes to and a sub tree appears showing a breakdown of your progress in the component per unit 2010 Edusoft Ltd 34 The My Progress Component Report provides the following information for the selected course level Component the components taught in this course level If you opened a component s sub tree the units teaching that component are also shown Completion the extent to which you completed learning a unit or component Each box is an indicator of completion of an activity within a component Le Explore Practice and Test The boxes get filled as the component s activities are completed Test Score your test score for the unit or component Comments comments that English Discoveries Online may have on your progress 2010 Edusoft Ltd 35 2010 Edusoft Ltd 36 Chapter 3 Working in the Listening Component The Listening component provides you with the opportunity to listen to spoken English in a variety of media and practice and test your listening skills Accessing the Liste
23. To Subject Date AABB CODO First Discoveries Unit 4 21412007 In the Sent Items window you can do the following o View a mail message you ve sent e Delete a mail message from the Sent Items list e Use the dictionary to check the meanings or spelling of words in sent messages 2010 Edusoft Ltd 101 Viewing a Sent Message To view a sent message 1 Click the name of the teacher to whom the message was sent The View Message window appears with the text of the mail message Contact Your Teacher Microsoft Internet Explorer Ioj x View Message Es Dictionary To Jay Sanders Subject Hi 2 Click X to close the View Message window Deleting a Sent Message To delete a sent message 1 Check the box next to the mail message or messages you want to delete 2 Click Delete The selected message 1s deleted 2010 Edusoft Ltd 102
24. actice page click the page numbers to browse the pages 2010 Edusoft Ltd In each practice page follow the instructions on how to complete the exercise drag answers to their correct place select the correct answer from multiple choice possibilities mark true false etc For information about the various exercise types refer to Chapter 7 Exercise Types To help you complete a practice page select any of the following e Check Answer to view which of your answers are correct and which are not English Discoveries Online places a Y next to correct answers and a X next to incorrect answets Click Check Answer again to clear the incorrect answers and try to answer the questions that were incorrect e Clear to erase all the answers you entered Now you can re enter the answers e See Explanation to view an explanation of the grammar point A window pops up with an explanation Grammar Test Mode Click Test to open the Test window You ate presented with a short test on the grammar point you have just learned and practiced After you submit the test English Discoveries Online will check your answers and report the results Click Start Test The Test window appears and displays the first of several test questions Explore Practi E Grammar Non Count and Quantifiers Submit Test gt gt Drag the correct answers into place See Explanation Mary moved into a new apartment know She bought new fur
25. al progress but they do not have to be based on courses assigned to you This allows you to build and evaluate hypothetical study models Draft plans follow the same steps that are set out for Study Plans but they cannot be saved 2010 Edusoft Ltd 12 The Plan Calculator The Plan Calculator is used to calculate a study plan It can calculate any one of the following four variables based on the input of the other three variables e Target Level The English Discoveries Online course level that you need to reach e Hours per Week The time needed per week to complete the planned studies e Start Date The latest recommended date for commencement of study in order to comfortably complete the planned studies e End Date The date by which studies should be completed To create a Study Plan 1 Click Create New Plan to open the first screen of the Study Planner where you will be asked to select your starting level for your study plan 7 Study Planner Planner starting Leve Select a starting level for your English Discoveries Online study plan English Discoveries Online First Discoveries O Basic 1 400 97 O Basic 450 133 Basic 3 O Intermediate 1 O Intermediate 2 O Intermediate 3 O Advanced 1 O Advanced 2 O Advanced 3 2 Click the radio button next to the level that you wish to begin studying at Click Next to display the Plan Calculator 2010 Edusoft Ltd 13
26. ant to write the same message to more than one web pal click the names of all the pals to whom you want to write e Add Pal select the names of the people you want as web pals and click Add Pal The names you selected will be added to your web pals list e New Search to initiate a new web pal search with different details click New Search Update My Profile To update your profile click Update My Profile My profile window appears Make any changes you want and click Submit Sent Items Click Sent Items in Web Pal s top bar to see a list of the mail messages you have sent The Sent Items list contains the names of the people to whom you ve sent mail messages the subject of the mail messages and the date the mail messages were sent Inbox Pals Search Pals sent Items Sent ltems Mame subject Date E Edusoft How dol contact stu 11 4 2007 In the Sent Items window you can do the following e To read a mail message you ve sent click the name of the person to whom you sent the message The Read Message window appears with the text of the mail message e To delete a mail message from the Sent Items list check the box next to the mail message you want to delete and click Delete 2010 Edusoft Ltd 88 InSite InSite provides recommendations of interesting Internet sites Each recommendation includes short description of the site and tips on how to use the site Click InSite in the Community page The Cu
27. asy Jetis a British based company providing cheap flights around Europe According to their mission statement they seek to provide customers with safe good value point to point air services appealing to leisure and business markets They are certainly upbeat their company slogan reads Come on lets fy lt makes you wonder though if they are El Read More More Precious Than Oil Environment Look at any satellite picture ofthe earth and you cant help but notice the sheer amount of water covering the El Read More The Magazine home page consists of several sections e Main article e Abstracts of other new articles e Drop down menu with three levels of difficulty e Archive of previous issues e List of available article topics Main Article Magazine Levet Advanced x Previous Issues February 2007 January 2007 December 2006 November 2006 October 2006 El Full List O a an hd World Business Science amp Technology Environment Lifestyle Arts Entertainment spo ealth General Interest D SE RH Ge z The Main Article is the first article published in the current Magazine issue The Magazine main page contains the article s title and pre reading questions followed by the article s introductory text To continue reading the Main Article click El Read More The full text of the article will appear on the screen 2010 Edusoft Ltd Oth
28. at section Component Reading Mode Practice Example Read the story Wrong Color Then complete the table by filling in the opposites of the highlighted words in the sentences Sentences Opposites Mr Brown received the wrong chair The store manager laughed when he found the mistake Component Listening Mode Practice Example Listen to the voice mail message and fill in the correct information Mame of product Mame of caller Phone number 2010 Edusoft Ltd 67 Mark the True In these exercises access and review the source material audio or text and then complete the table Click the boxes next to the sentences that are true When you click the box an indication appears in the box To unselect the sentence click the box again When you submit your exercise and it is corrected you will see an x next to false sentences that you marked as true and true sentences that you did not select Component Reading Mode Practice Example Read Tammy s postcard and selectthe sentences that describe her job She wants to tell people to go home She sells women s clothing She sits for most of the day 1 Her job is very boring because there are not many customers Component Listening Mode Practice Example Watch the Ty show and select the sentences that are true Amy is the girl with black hair and Katie is the girl with Blond hair The waiter offers Katie a hamburger katie wants pima
29. ation 2010 Edusoft Ltd My Profile Section Click My Profile in the top bar to view your user details and set your preferences eee English Learning Solutions Y 2 Home My Courses Community New m My Profile En glish Disc veries User Details Online User Name Johns First Name on Last Name Smith ss Email Address jiohns hotmailcomf Country United Kingdom ls Date of Birth Day w Month w Year w Community Site Level Basic v Support Language Spanish v Degree of Native Lanquage LowSuppot M Support Low Support v Please tell me about new features T To change your password click here The following personal details are shown e User Name o First Name o Last Name e Email Address e Country e Date of Birth e Community Site e Support Language e Degree of Native Language Support Level e No Support All support is in English only 2010 Edusoft Ltd Support Log Out Dictionary lt You Who gt Instant Messenger Grammar Book 2 My Progress Va Downloads y e Low support Help Dictionary Grammar Explanations and See Translation appear in Native Language e Full Support All support is in Native Language To change your user details type or select information from the drop down lists and click Update You can set the following Indicate whether you wish to be infor
30. cro P m X GA Youl Who Last Name See All Users aj Web Pals Tania Kim Read Message aj Send Message e User Name eo First Name e Country Invite to Chat Comme Decline Chat Institution Invite To Chat You can invite someone to a chat session through You Who Click a name and then select Invite To Chat from the menu The person will send you an Accept or Decline message If your invitation is accepted a chat window will appear amp The invitation process may take a few minutes Read the messages on the bottom bar of the You Who window to follow the steps in the process When someone sends you an invitation to chat the chat icon A You Who Micr Biel ES appears next to the name Click the name and choose GA Youl Who See AlUses El Accept Invitation or Decline Invitation or double click the i i Web Pals chat icon and read the invitation message Click Accept if you o want to chat Wait a few seconds and the chat window will maria appear If you don t want to chat click Back click the name of the person inviting you to chat and select Decline Chat The A a a E person who sent you the invitation to chat will see next to M Sound On Help your name Invitation to chat from Ken 2010 Edusoft Ltd 19 Accept Chat Window In the chat window you can communicate in depth with a partner Your partners name appears in the window
31. date you received the message An envelope icon next to the name indicates that the mail message is new Pals search Pals sent tems Mame subject Date FP Edusoft E Welcome to Web Pals 18 2 2007 From the Inbox you can do the following e Read a mail message e Write a mail message e Delete a mail message Reading a Mail Message To read a mail message click a name in the inbox The Read Message window appears Read Message From Area From Edusoft Subject Area Subject Welcome to Web Pals Dear English Discoveries Online member Welcome to Web Pals This is the place to make friends with people all over the world and improve your English at the same time Message Area Go to Search Pals to search for web pals to write to You will be asked to fill in your profile first Best wishes English Discoveries Online team 2010 Edusoft Ltd 82 The From area contains the name of the person who sent the mail message the Subject area tells you what the mail message is about and the Message area contains the text of the mail message From the Read Message window you can e Reply send a mail message back to the sender e Save Pal save the sender as a web pal e Dictionary open the English Discoveries Online dictionary For more information about how to use the dictionary refer to Dictionary in Chapter 1 Welcome to English Discoveries Online Writing a Mail Message To write and
32. e First Name Last Name Password Confirm Password Gender Email Address Telephone lam already a member Close Window Required fields are marked with a 2010 Edusoft Ltd 11 MP3 Downloads The MP3 downloads are a collection of all the sound files in the English Discoveries Online components for downloading and listening to when learners are not connected to the Internet The files are arranged according to the different courses Learners are granted access to the sound files according to the courses they are assigned to Es medlencuist Engrish Download Audio Online Practice your English anywhere anytime Click on Samples to hear sample audio files Click on Download to transfer all the audio files for a specific course O Sample 1 O Sample 1 O Sample 2 O Sample 2 Download MP3 set 6110 KB Download MP3 set 3245 KB Sample 1 Sample 1 O Sample 2 O Sample 2 Download MP3 set 6110 KB Download MP3 set 3245 KB Study Planner The Study Planner is a tool that enables you to plan a course of study in English Discoveries Online with respect to time required and time available for study You can also check your progress and adjust your schedule based on system recommendations Study Plan Your Study Plan is based on the courses that have been assigned to you and your progress in them Draft Study Plan Draft Study Plans are based on your person
33. e e Click X to close the Read Message window 2010 Edusoft Ltd 98 Replying to a Mail Message You may want to send a reply to a mail message that your teacher has sent you To reply to a mail message 1 Click Reply Write window opens with the teacher s name filled in ready for you to begin typing your reply If you want to change the subject of the message click in the Subject area and type in a new subject Write 5 Send Dictionary Becky Malhews Present Perfect Progressive ele vB z u SE S HE SE hA 2 Move the cursor to the blank area and type your reply 3 Click Send The message is sent and the Write window closes Deleting a Mail Message You may not want to keep all the mail messages you have received in your Inbox To delete a mail message 1 Select the message or messages that you want to delete by clicking the box next to the teacher s name in the From column A checkmark appears in the box next to the selected teachers name pp From Subject Date Jay Saunde 1 Reminder 612003 Jay Saunde English Discoveries AUS 2010 Edusoft Ltd 99 2 Click Delete The selected message is deleted 3 Click X to close the Read Message window Write Click Write in Contact Your Teacher s top bar to view a list of teachers to whom you can send mail messages To write and send a mail message 1 Click the box next to the name of the teacher in the list to whom you want to
34. e some people say that water will soon be more valuable than oil Why do you think they are saying Questions this why do so many people lack access to clean water Look at any satellite picture ofthe earth and vou cant help but notice the sheer amount of water covering the planets surface In because mast of itis fact over 60 ofthe earth s undrinkable surface is water Why then does one out of every six people on earth lack access to clean water because mostofitis wasted Answer Only a mere 2 5 of itis because itis too drinkable expensive There are three features e Glossary e Related Links e Link to the Archive amp The Issue details above the article s title remind you which Issue of the Magazine you are currently browsing LY To see other articles on the topic click the topic link located under the article s title Pre Reading Questions Pre reading questions appear before the article s text and they introduce the topic of the article They provoke curiosity and are designed to help you become familiar with the topic 2010 Edusoft Ltd 79 Teachers can use the pre reading questions as a warm up activity prior to reading the article Post Reading Questions Once you have read the article go to the Questions section located under the Archive link on the right side of the page Post reading questions are designed to help you understand the article Each question has a number of p
35. e My Courses the English learning course to which you have been assigned Community the English Discoveries community site containing regularly updated English enrichment content My Profile your user details and preferences Support tools to help you contact your teacher Teacher s Corner this link is only available after you log in if you are a teacher Log Out to end your English Discoveries Online learning session On the right side when you first open the English Discoveries Online site the login area appears The work area with changing content including links to MP3 Downloads allows download of sound files in MP3 format Demo a short animated presentation about English Discoveries Online Guided Tour overview and explanation about English Discoveries Onl ne Self Registration My Courses an access button for self registration After login the button changes to My Courses button Placement Test determine at which level you should begin your English Discoveries Online course Refer to Taking the Placement Test in Chapter 2 Starting My Courses for more information Study Planner tool that enables you to plan studies and check your progress Community menu access Web Pals WordZone Talking Idioms or InSite in the Community Site Refer to Chapter 8 Working in the Community Site for more information The bottom right side containing links to Dict
36. e from 30 000 feet See your old Graphic school from the air NASA s Multimedia Gallery 07 12 2005 See some ofthe mostinspiring pictures of our planet on the Internet Wooden Ferran 07 12 2005 Justtake a look at what this Italian sculptor does with wood Click the Internet site link to read the review The Internet site review appears It is similar to the Current Review page with the addition of the archive menu pager 2010 Edusoft Ltd 91 Current Review Archive Archive Menu Pager Back To Archive Level NASA s Multimedia Gallery 07 12 2005 See some of the most inspiring pictures of our planet on the Internet nasal NASA that s right The North Atlantic Space Administration Wow What a site to set you E ATNI o http nasa govimultimediar dreaming And go to the link above now Their multimedia gallery is astonishing the photographs amazing and the concept a whole lot of fun Also it won t challenge your English D Opinion Poll In the archive menu pager you can do the following Back to Archive click to go to the Past Reviews menu Previous click to go to the previous InSite review in the archive Next click to go to the next InSite review in the archive Level choose your reading level so that you have access to reviews of Internet sites appropriate for your level Click Current Review to go to the latest InSite review WordZone WordZone is a vocab
37. ee the You Who window minimize it by clicking or click to close the You Who window Ly If you close You Who your name will not be listed for other viewers to see We recommend you close You Who when you work on My Courses Ge You Who See All Users Web Pals 05370 Read Message El 0640 Sal 06477 Send Message miedo See History 06470 User Info 06470 une Invit to Chat Decline Chat i Sound On Help To communicate with someone click the name of the person in the list A menu opens with the following communication options Read Message Send Message See History User Info Invite to Chat Decline Chat Connected 2010 Edusoft Ltd 17 Read Message When you receive an instant message from someone an envelope icon You Who A RES Youl Who appears next to his or her name and if ae ee ARA gt A See All Users the sound is on you hear You Who Deb Pals flashing envelope icon also appears maria gt fea Ken D above the You Who text window To open the message M Sound On Help Message from Ken e Double click either one of the envelope icons OR Click the name next to the envelope icon and then select Read Message from the menu The Read Message window appeats In the Read Message window you see the message who sent it and what time it was sent If you have received other To messages from this person you can Howare you page
38. er New Articles Under the Main Article there is a section containing a number of other new article abstracts To read an article click the article s link Level Choose the level of difficulty for the current article you are about to read There are three levels of difficulty e Basic e Intermediate e Advanced Archive The archive gives you access to articles from previous issues The issues are ordered according to months Each issue includes articles on a number of topics List of Topics To view articles on a relevant topic 1 Click a topic you ate interested in list of all articles relevant to the topic will appeat amp The articles are arranged so that the most recent one will appear first 2 Once you have decided which article you would like to read click El Read More The full article will appear Article s Full Page When the full article opens select from the Level drop down menu the difficulty level for the article you are about to read When the difficulty level is set start reading the article If you feel that the text is too difficult you can choose a lower level of difficulty In addition to the article text there are two kinds of activities e Pre reading questions e Post reading questions 2010 Edusoft Ltd 78 iscoveries Magazine March 2007 Level Advan ced v More Precious Than lt ciossan Oil o Related Links Environment El Archiv
39. erial audio or text and then answer the questions Read each question and click the box next to the correct answer To change an answer click a different box If there is more than one correct answet it is specified in the instructions Component Reading Mode Practice Test Example Read the stor Wrong Color and then answer the questions Why did the store manager laugh when he found Ms Green s order He thought it was funny that hir Brown still wanted a green chair He understood that hs Green and Mr Brown got each others chairs 1 He thought itwas funny that she was so angry How did Wis Green get her brown chair She wentto another store and bought a brown chair She wentto the store and the manager gave herthe chair she wanted She met Mr Brown outside the store and then they switthed chairs 2010 Edusoft Ltd 59 Component Listening Mode Practice Test Example Watch the TY show and then answer the question Where does Karen find the pages ofthe script Choose the best answer 1 onthe desk on the floor and under the chair cc onthe desk 1 onthe desk on the chair and on the floor Multiple Choice Questions Segment In these exercises listen to the relevant segment of the passage by clicking the yellow arrow next to the question and then click the box next to the correct answer To change an answer click a different box To hear the whole script click under the audio device
40. h if you wish to enter words in French and view their translation in English In the Results section of the dictionary window you can Click the speaker button to hear how the word is pronounced e View the word s part of speech e View a translation of the word e View the definition s of the word e View other forms of the word e View an example illustrating how the word is used 2010 Edusoft Ltd 16 You Who Click You Who in the right side bar for real time communication with other English Discoveries Online online users The running text Now Online tells you how many users are currently online When the speech bubble icon appears as a flashing envelope it means You Who that somebody has sent you a message e Click the envelope to open You Who and read the message Instant Messenger Click the drop down arrow to select either e See All Users displaying a list of all users currently online amp Users with next to their names are your Web Pals e See Web Pals displaying a list of all your Web Pals currently online For more information about Web Pals Connected Y Sound On refer to Web Pals in Chapter 8 Working in the Community Site Check the box next to Sound On to turn the sound on Uncheck the box to turn the sound off a Click for online You Who help instructions If you are working on another feature in the site and don t want to s
41. hat website Date 8 16 2001 The Current Review page contains the following information e Site Name the name of the Internet site e Recommended By the name of the person who recommended the site e Site Review a review of the site e Tips tips on how to use the site e Date the date this InSite review appeared e Archive click Archive to read previous InSite reviews e Level select your reading level so that you have access to reviews of Internet sites that ate appropriate for your level e Link to Site click the link to go to the Internet site 2010 Edusoft Ltd 89 amp If you click a link to a site you won t leave the English Discoveries Online site A new Internet Explorer window will open in which the recommended site will be loaded e Opinion Poll after visiting a site select the sentence that best describes how you feel about the site and click Submit The Opinion Poll window will pop up Opinion Poll THIS iS very easy found something prefer other search engine to on Ask Jeeves that search engines USE could not find anywhere else x Close Window e Recommend a Site recommend an Internet site that you like and think that others will enjoy Recommend a Site To recommend an Internet site to others click Recommend in the Current Review page of the InSite window The Recommend a Site window appears Recommend A Site Recommended by Plea
42. ild s play for her In the archive menu pager you can do the following Back to Archive click to go to the Idiom Archive menu Back click to go to the previous idiom in the archive Next click to go to the next idiom in the archive Level choose your reading level to display idioms appropriate for your level 2010 Edusoft Ltd 95 2010 Edusoft Ltd 96 Chapter 9 support The English Discoveries Online Support Section contains tools that allow you to communicate with your teacher You can send messages to and receive messages from your teacher To access the Support section click SUPPORT in the top bar of the main English Discoveries Online window This opens the Contact Your Teacher screen Contact Your Teacher x Tomorrow s English Learning Solutions today ES Ldusolt Home My Courses Community My Profile Log Out Write Sent ltems New x Contact Your Teacher Dictionary English Disc veries EL Inbox Online gt GO Write Delete You Who From Subject Date C Admin Admin E Your next assignment 19 2 2007 Instant Messenger Grammar Book Help My Progress ziJ You can select from the following e Inbox where you can read reply to and delete messages from your teacher o Write where you can write to your teacher e Sent Items where you can view and delete messages that you have sent to your teacher Inbo
43. in the Units menu The Components menu appears displaying the components in the unit EA New English The Restaurant Disc veries Select one of the following Previous Menu Online a y Fos o AS Components Menu Aa y New Mexican Restaurant Ey a y Delicious Salads CT y Singular Plural y There Is There Are co y Articles Ey Listening 4 Select a component It is recommended to follow the components in the order in which they appear A specific assignment appears For a full explanation on how to work inside each component area refer to Chapters 3 6 Ly To go up a level in the tree structure click LEITT or click the name of the previous menu in the left side bar or Path bar 2010 Edusoft Ltd 27 Components in My Courses There are four components available in My Courses Listening provides you with the opportunity to listen to spoken English in a variety of voices and accents and practice and test your listening skills For more information refer to Chapter 3 Working in the Listening Component Reading provides you with the opportunity to read and analyze different types of texts practice reading comprehension and test your reading comprehension skills For more information refer to Chapter 4 Working in the Reading Component Speaking provides you with the opportunity to speak English as well as taking part in a dialogue For more information refer to Chapter 5
44. ing and Grammar Witten yii nic id doai pour adver will Wd th PSUS do plat pois ai a suatia level stant estas To start the Placement Test click Start Test 2010 Edusoft Ltd 29 Working Through the Placement Test The Placement Test consists of three sections a Reading section a Listening section and Grammar section Ly You will begin by answering simple questions and proceeding to the more difficult ones If you consistently fail to answer a couple of questions correctly the test will automatically end e Inthe Reading section 1 Read the text 2 Follow the instructions on how to answer the questions drag answers to their correct place select the correct answer from multiple choice possibilities mark true false etc For more information about the various types of questions refer to Chapter 7 Exercise Types e Inthe Listening section 1 Click Play gt to hear the script The script may be a radio show voice mail message or video clip If a video clip is being featured specify how to view it in the Select Bandwidth drop down box Select the option that best fits your system Modem ISDN ADSL LAN If your school administrator made a default selection you will only be able to choose a bandwidth from the available options Follow the instructions on how to answer the questions drag answers to their correct place select the correct answer from multiple choice possibilities mark t
45. ionary an online bilingual dictionary You Who a real time communication tool providing instant messaging and chat with other online users of English Discoveries Online 2010 Edusoft Ltd e Grammar Book all of the grammar points organized according to topics e Help context sensitive Help screens Link to Help section e My Progress detailed reports of your learning progress e Downloads download software necessary for optimal operation Each of the various sections 1s described below My Courses Section To access your English learning program either click My Courses in the top bar or by clicking on My Courses button to the work area on the home page My Courses TITI E Nu Prote Hello mike Welcome to Engish Discoveres Onine To start click the course you wantto do lt First Discoveries C Basic 1 Basic 2 Basic 3 Intermediate 1 3 Intermediate 2 C Intermediate 3 EE Advanced 1 EJ Advanced 2 C Advanced 3 C You can select from the following e Start working by clicking one of the courses For more information refer to Chapter 2 Starting My Courses e Click Placement Test to determine your level of English and at which course level to start For more information on the Placement Test refer to Placement Test in Chapter 2 Starting My Courses e Click the link My Last Assignment to go straight to the last assignment you worked on when you were in the cour
46. ir institutions Once you have entered the forum and chosen a topic of interest a screen similar to the one below appears Discussion Time EEEE Bee Learning English Do you have any questions about learning English Are you looking for some good study tips Post your questions and comments and have our English teacher answer them Add New Message h How can remember words for long 0 10 04 2007 ha i would talk with somebody ynorse 23032007 speak English 0637010372 31 03 2007 Hella Beautiful irl 02 04 2007 You can choose from the following options e Read messages e Reply to an existing message e Adda new message Read Messages On the first page of the forum Community Discussion forum or Class Discussion forum you will see a list of messages which the learners posted for discussion Each message is structured in the following way 2010 Edusoft Ltd 13 e The title of the message appears on the left side e The learner s user name appears in the center e The date when the message was posted appears on the right side In order to read a message click the we button located on the left side of each message line and the message will open a How to ask for water in English Moderator 11110 2005 Hi052e32 tout your name next time if You can Asking for water is simple Just say Mayl have glass of water please Try it It should work David of Reply Print Reply to a Me
47. is more than one text page browse the pages to view all keywords Y Key Words Words Click a keyword for further information A window pops up allowing you to hear how the word is pronounced and read a There is a sale today at this store sentence illustrating how the word is used S Stes Sale 2010 Edusoft Ltd 44 e Reference Words to view reference words in the text For example John he his are highlighted in yellow while Alison she her are highlighted in green If there is more than one text page browse the pages to view all reference words e Print to print the text A print window pops up allowing you to print the whole text or selected pages Reading Practice Mode Click Practice to open the Practice window Use the Practice window to exercise your reading comprehension skills Explore Test Reading r Le Sale at Shopright Check Answer p 410 Page2orz Page Numbers Clear p Read the ad for Shopright and then fill in the table lt Instructions See Text E Sale Prices At Shopright This Week Food Sale Price watermelon 3 cans of vegetables Exercise steak with onions turkey 33 cents a If there is more than one practice page click the page numbers to browse the pages In each practice page follow the instructions explaining how to complete the exercise drag answers to their correct place select the correct answer from multiple choice possibi
48. k Delete 2010 Edusoft Ltd 85 Search Pals Click Search Pals in Web Pal s top bar to search for web pals to write to The Search Pals page appears Inbox Pals Search Pals Sent Items O Search Pals Search Update My Profile Select the type of search you want from the menu Search For New Pals v General Age All Gender Country Hobbies O Gd twimovies O Y Foc O music O SF Travel O came O 87 Health O Cl Business O 4 Fsshion 7 Qi computers O g Politics More about myself HH You can search for web pals according to a number of categories at the same time you can enter and update your profile The Search Menu has a drop down list that grves you the following search options e Search For New Pals e Search By Name Search for New Pals This search mode is automatically selected for you and you can use it to find pals that share common interests with you Fill in the following sections e General section select the age gender and country of the web pals you are looking for e Hobbies section click the box next to the hobbies you would like your web pals to have To unselect a box click it again e More about myself section type personal information that you want to share with others Click Search in the Search Pals bar to initiate the search for web pals 2010 Edusoft Ltd 86 Search By Name Use this search if you know the user s first name last
49. l the tools necessary for successful independent learning Opportunities for review and evaluation are given at every stage and detailed record of your progress is kept In addition the English Discoveries Online community site offers a wide variety of links and activities to further enrich your language learning and internet literacy skills word games vocabulary development idioms site reviews and communication with other learners on the Web Document Conventions The following conventions are used in this manual Table 1 1 Manual Conventions Convention Description Bold font Used for links keyboard strokes and highlighted bulleted items Bold italic font English Discoveries Online always appears in bold italic font Italic font All cross references are italicized LS Note A note indicates important information that you should review before continuing 2010 Edusoft Ltd Logging In To log in to English Discoveries Online you will need a user name and password Your teacher or English Discoveries Online distributor will supply you with this information i For installation instructions refer to the English Discoveries Online Installation Guide To log in to English Discoveries Online 1 Launch your browser 2 Type the URL in the address field and press Enter The English Discoveries Online home page appears The Members Login area appears in the right side Xx eee English Learning Solutions Y
50. lities mark true false etc For information about the various exercise types refer to Chapter 7 Exercise Types To help you complete a practice page you can select any of the following e Check Answer to view which of your answers are correct English Discoveries Online places a next to correct answers and an X next to incorrect answets Click Check Answer again to clear the incorrect answers and try to answer the questions that were incorrect e Clear to erase all the answers you entered Now you can re enter the answers e See Text to view the source text window pops up displaying the source text 2010 Edusoft Ltd 45 Reading Test Mode Click Test to open the Test window You are presented with a short test on the text you have just read and practiced After you submit the test English Discoveries Online will check your answers and report the results Click Start Test The Test window displays the first of several test questions Explore Practice Reading Sale at Shopright Submit Test gt gt 1 3 465 Page 2 of 5 Page Numbers Choose the correct answer Instructions Which sentence tells us that prices are lower at Shapright O Save money Buy a watermelon O Eat light Make a fattree dinner Questions Follow the instructions on how to answer questions Read each question carefully and answer it If you wish you can click See Text to view the source text If you don t
51. med of new features features update is sent by email Change your password If you select this option a window pops up requesting that you enter your old password your new one and your new one once more for confirmation Change your Web Pals profile For more information on Web Pals refer to Web Pals in Chapter 8 Working in the Community Site User Name To change your password enter your old password and your new one Old Password Mew Password Confirm New Password submit Cancel Close Window 2010 Edusoft Ltd Support Section Click Support in the top bar to access the tools you need to contact your teacher Xx Wee English Learning Solutions today A Write Sent Items New 2 Contact Your Teacher Dictionary English DiscOveries E Inbox Online You Who Frorn Subject Date C Admin Admin E Your next assignment 19 2 2007 Instant Messenger Grammar Book My Progress a Downloads You can select from the following e Inbox where you can read reply to and delete messages from your teacher e Write where you can write messages to your teacher a Sent Items where you can view and delete messages that you have sent to your teacher Refer to Chapter 9 Support for more information 2010 Edusoft Ltd Log Out Click Log Out when you want to end your English Discoveries Online learning session
52. mmar point includes a short animated illustration and explanation of the grammar rule Click on one of the subjects in the list a sub menu will open Click on one of the sub topics from the list popup menu will appear Click on the lesson you want to open SII Grammar Book Menu Present Simple Be YesiNo Questions Present Progressive Wh Questions Taq Questions Review More Future Present Perfect Past Perfect Parts Of Speech 1 Parts Of Speech 2 Clauses More Grammar Points window appears displaying an illustration with a play button underneath Click to hear and display an animated example of the grammar point or structure III Wh Questions See Explanation i gt See Text p Why do you want to know Do look good f Where do you buy your clothes lt Back to menu 2010 Edusoft Ltd 22 To explore the grammar point 1 Click See Explanation to learn about the grammar point If there is more than one page click the page numbers at the bottom to browse the pages 2 Click See Text to view the script Downloads When English Discoveries Online detects that your system is lacking some of the components necessary for optimal operation a pop up window automatically appears informing you which software you should download Follow the on screen instructions If you want to preload all the necessary components click Downloads from the
53. municate with other English Discoveries Online users develops your Internet literacy skills and offers language enrichment activities To access the Community site click Community in the top bar of the main English Discoveries Online window New Dictionary English Danny welcome to our English learners community Contact people from all Disce veries over the world and communicate with them in English Online Discussion Time Forum Join the Discussion Time forums to You Who exchange information and opinions with other F 3 learners about any of your favorite topics o Instant Messenger Magazine Read English Online magazine for all the ste latest news and views Written in English at Discoveries your level Magazine 2 Connect with other English How good is your spelling 03 students and find the perfect v Play WordZone and compete a pall with players all over the world Downloads Talking Idioms 1 Impress your friends and Read reviews of cool sites on teachers by using idioms the web and tell us what you next time you speak English think You can select from the following options e Forums join the many discussions that are being held in the forums initiated and moderated by Edusoft or teachers e Magazine read regularly updated articles on a wide range of topics e Web Pals contact learners from all over the world and write to them in English e InSite
54. ning Component To access the Listening component click the arrow to the left of the Listening section Explore Practice Test Three activity modes appear e Explore o Practice o Test Click one of the modes Each of the modes is explained below Although you can choose any activity mode it is recommended that you first Explore then Practice and finally Test yourself 2010 Edusoft Ltd 37 Listening Explore Mode Click Explore to open the Explore window window appears displaying a Play gt button A video clip may also appear Practice Q Listening Drama See Script See Text See Full Screen Select Bandwidth LAN Video e Click gt to hear the dialogue in a radio show voice mail message TV show etc For a TV show watch the video clip while listening to the dialogue You can then select from the following options e See Script to see the text of the script as you hear it The sentence being played is highlighted to help you follow the script Click the arrows to the right of the script box if you want to move between sections of dialogue on your own e Hear Part to hear individual sentences This option is enabled when See Script is selected Click a sentence you wish to hear and then click Hear Part e See Translation to view a translation of selected sentences in your native language This option is enabled when See Script is selected Click a sentence
55. niture last month alotof any many afew Follow the instructions on how to answer questions Read each question carefully and answet it If you wish you can click See Explanation to view the explanation of the grammar point If you don t know the answer to a question you can skip it and come back to it later Click the page numbers to move among the test questions After checking your answers click Submit Test 2010 Edusoft Ltd 57 Viewing Test Results English Discoveries Online checks the test you submitted and displays your test score Explore Practice Grammar EE Non Count and Quantifiers Danny Your test score is 80 Good To see the correct answers and your own answers click on the question number on the left lf you want to improve your score suggest you go back to Explore study the passage again and then do the test again Possible test scores are e 100 Excellent e 85 99 Very Good e 75 84 Good e 60 74 Try to improve your score e 0 59 Try the test again You can click a question to see your answer the correct answer and the source text 2010 Edusoft Ltd 58 Chapter 7 Exercise Types This chapter lists the various exercise types instructions for completing the exercise in which component and mode the exercise can be found and an example of the exercise Multiple Choice Questions Whole In these exercises access and review the source mat
56. ogue This option is enabled when See Script is selected To record yourself 1 Click a sentence you wish to read out loud and then click Record Yourself 2 Inthe recording panel that appears click O to hear the sentence 2010 Edusoft Ltd 50 3 When the word SPEAK appears click to record yourself reading the sentence Talk directly into the microphone slowly and clearly The red light indicates that your microphone is working properly If there is no red light check the microphone connection 4 Refer to the bar to the right of the recording panel to see the percentage accuracy of your recording 5 Click gt to hear your recording o See Text to see the entire script Speaking Practice 1Mode Click Practice 1 to open the Practice window Use the Practice window to exercise your speaking skills amp If the Speech Recognition program is not installed on your computer you will receive a message Follow the on screen instructions to download it Explore ractice 2 Le Speaking Piece of Cake Take partin the dialogue Choose one ofthe people in the dialogue Instructions Click the arrow next to 4 Select Speaker that person Speaker Would we like some cake Prompt a Ah not right now thanks Panel Follow the instructions in the Instructions Panel They will guide you through the following steps 1 Select a speaker by clicking the arrow closest to the speaker wh
57. on that best fits your system 2010 Edusoft Ltd 39 e Slide show modem e Modem video e ISDN video e ADSL video e LAN video amp If a default selection was made by your school administrator you will only be able to choose a bandwidth from the available options Listening Practice Mode Click Practice to open the Practice window Use the Practice window to exercise your listening comprehension skills Explore est IQ Listening Drama eo Page numbers Watch the clips ofthe TY drama and fill in the missing words in the conversation between Katie and Amy Instructions Katie He s looking over here isnthe Amy Who What about Katie Mark of course What s Is over here E p Amy OK He s his Walkman Katie Oh Ask him what he s listening to Exercise Check Answer Check Answer P Amy No You him Clear Clear be Katie Ask him ifthe food is good Yes ask him Select Bandwidth E that Slide Show v Amy He s not now Katie just and say hi Katie No way are you talking listeningto he looking eating turn around ask he doing If there is more than one practice page click the page numbers to browse the pages In each practice page follow the instructions on how to complete the exercise listen to the script drag answers to their correct place select the correct answer from multiple choice possibilities mark t
58. ontrol panel to play the recording of the comic e Click gt to play the recording e Click O to stop the recording e E measures how much of the recording you ve heard e Level choose your reading level to learn idioms appropriate for your level Click Archive to view the Idioms Archive Idioms Archive The Idioms Archive contains the idioms that have previously appeared in the Talking Idioms section of this site Idioms Archive 123 Page 10of3 Level a couch potato a piece of cake as pretty as a picture be my quest be on cloud nine break someone s heart child s play come to blows down and out al al al al al m al al de al find your feet 2010 Edusoft Ltd 94 The Idioms Archive page contains the following features Using the page navigation click a page number or click the arrows to move backwards or forwards between archive screens Select your reading level to view idioms that are appropriate for your level The date the idiom first appeared in Talking Idioms Click d i to hear the idiom Move your cursor over the idioms to view its comic Click the idiom to learn more about it The idiom s page appears Idioms Archive Archive Menu Back To Archive Level Pager child s play wl Hear the idiom How is your computer course Nick 9 Record the idiom Explanation easy to do Example Jesse fixed my car in five minutes she said it was ch
59. ose dialogue you want to practice The first section of dialogue appears in the Script Box An indicator appears to the left of the sentence you should speak 2010 Edusoft Ltd 51 2 Click gt to begin When it is your turn to speak the SPEAK prompt appears The red light indicates that your microphone is working correctly If there is no red light check the microphone connection 3 Speak into the microphone slowly and clearly e If your pronunciation is accepted by English Discoveries Online the continuation of the dialogue will appear Repeat steps 2 and 3 until you reach the end of the dialogue e If your pronunciation is not accepted by English Discoveries Online try again and repeat steps 2 and 3 If you still don t succeed and want to proceed click FF to move on to the next part of the dialogue 4 When you reach the end of the dialogue you can e Click to hear yourself taking part in the dialogue e Click 1 4 to erase your recording and start again Speaking Practice 2 Mode Click Practice 2 to open the Practice 2 window Use the Practice 2 window to exercise your speaking skills Explore Practice 1 Peas y Le Speaking Piece of Cake Take partinthe s Would you like some cake dialogue Click START to begin Instructions Ps Animated Script Box START Speaker Ah not right now thanks Prompt Panel Y No thank you l m on a diet Script Box l m not hungry
60. ossible answers from which to choose To answer the post reading questions e Read the questions carefully and look at suggested answers e Once you decided which answer is correct click the button to mark the answet e You can check if your answer is correct by clicking ___Checkanswer J You can find out the correct answer by clicking Seeanswer eo Click to clear the answer Click the next question number or k to proceed to the next question Glossary To the right of the selected article there is a Glossary feature which displays the new vocabulary used in the current article Once you click it all new words are highlighted in the article text Clicking any highlighted word in the text opens a Glossary window containing a definition of the word Related Links Each article in the English Discoveries Magazine contains a Related Links feature which allows you to learn more about the topic discussed in the article by referring you to authentic websites To read more about the topic in other websites 1 Click O Related Links under the Glossary You will go to the Related Links text box located at the bottom of the page 2 Click one of the links A Disclaimer window will pop up 2010 Edusoft Ltd 80 3 Read the Disclaimer and click OK to go to the external website Disclaimer Edusof provides a linkto other Web sites maintained by third parties As such for your convenience Edusoft facilitates access
61. ou buy magazil year 2010 Edusoft Ltd 61 Component Grammar Mode Practice Test Example Fill in the blanks with the correct answers coffee in the coffee pot and Y There is able Help yourselves There are Fillin the Blanks Segment In these exercises listen to the relevant segment of the passage by clicking the yellow arrow next to the sentence To hear the whole script click under the audio device To complete the sentences click the down arrow in the blank A drop down list appears with a choice of words to complete the sentence Click the word that best completes the sentence To change an answer click the down arrow again and select a different word Component Listening Mode Practice Example Watch the TY and complete the sentences Amy wants with her cofee They dont H Sveetener wants so Amy asks for i sugar 05 Inthe end Army orders the Y 2010 Edusoft Ltd 62 Cloze Whole In these exercises access and review the source material audio or text and then complete the sentences Where there are blanks click a word from the section below the exercises that best completes the sentence Then drag and drop it in the blank To move the word to a different blank click the word again and drag and drop it in the correct place To return it to the section below the exercises click the word again and drag and drop it in that section Component Mode Example Reading Prac
62. page 29 2010 Edusoft Ltd Working in My Courses The logical tree like structure of My Courses guides you through your lessons To work you first select a Course then a Unit within the course then a Component within the unit and then you Explore Practice and Test your mastery of the component The following steps describe how to work in My Courses 1 When you click My Courses the Courses menu appears The Courses menu provides links to all the courses available If you have already done some coursework a link to your last assignment will also appear eee English Learning Solutions SY 1 2 aad Dictionary En lish Hello Danny DiscO veries Welcome backto English Discoveries Online To continue your last assignment click the link under My Online Last Assignment You Who My Last Assignment gt Instant Messenger gt ii _ TEE A lt X lt xX lt s O o Em Intermediate 2 AA MyProgress A lt A acid A a o O E Grammar Book Downloads 2 Select a course by clicking it in the Courses menu The Units menu appears providing links to all units available in the course The course s path appears in the Path bar 2010 Edusoft Ltd 26 Back To Menu New English Pes DiscQveries Online Units Menu Select a unit onanan ET A EE ARA A e ER RE rs For Sale CT On The Move EJ 3 Select a unit by clicking it
63. plore then Practice and finally Test yourself 2010 Edusoft Ltd 43 Reading Explore Mode Click Explore to open the Explore window text selection appears it may be any type of text including a story postcard article report letter advertisement notice etc CM 0 e Practice Test Reading Sale at Shopright Hear All pe ss Hear Part Cpy 7 a Sale at Shopright Main Idea Key Words Reference Words P sale at Shopright Supermarket Make a fat free dinner tonight Text Print 3 cans of vegetables 33 cents Delicious steak with onions fram our chef 1 2 price Try our saltfree turkey only 99 cents a pound F gt Page Numbers If the text is more than one page long click the page numbers at the bottom to browse the pages It is recommended to first read the text and then select from the following options Hear All to hear the text read aloud Each sentence is highlighted as it is being read Hear Part to hear an individual sentence Click the sentence you want to hear See Translation to view a translation of selected sentences in your native language Click the sentence you want to see translated Main Idea to view the main idea The sentences containing the main idea are highlighted If there is more than one text page browse the pages to view all highlighted sentences Keywords to view the keywords of the text The key words are highlighted If there
64. r section amp A unit may have more than one Grammar section Non Count and Guantifiers Explore Practice Test Three activity modes appear e Explore eo Practice o Test Click one of the activity modes Each of the modes is explained below Although you can choose any mode it is recommended that you first Explore then Practice and finally Test yourself 2010 Edusoft Ltd 55 Grammar Explore Mode Click Explore to open the Explore window An illustration appears with a play button underneath Click to hear and display an animated example of the grammar point or structure ractice Test 2 Grammar Non Count and Quantifiers gt How much sugar gt do you wantin your coffee Mot much just a little To explore the grammar component 1 Click See Explanation to learn about the grammar point If there is more than one page click the page numbers at the bottom to browse the pages 2 Click See Text to view the script Grammar Practice Mode Click Practice to open the Practice window Use the Practice window to exercise your grammar skills y Grammar E Non Count and Quantifiers Check Answer 410345 gt Page 2of10 Page Numbers Clear i f Fill inthe blankis with the correct answers Instructions See Explanation ie May have some tea Sorry Exercise there arent a lot of them there arent any there isnt any there isnt ane If there is more than one pr
65. r to Speaking Practice 2 Click one of the activity modes Each of the activity modes is explained below Although you can choose any mode 1t is recommended that you first Explore then Practice 1 In units with more than one Practice section choose Practice 2 after completing Practice 2010 Edusoft Ltd 49 Speaking Explore Mode Click Explore to open the Explore window window appears displaying the first frame of a cartoon clip Practice 1 Practice 2 Pa Speaking Piece of Cake ri Meat Set tame l pet E Hear Part cord Yourself e Text R 5 ur oe Play Button Would you like some cake Ah not right now thanks Script Box Click gt to play the animated cartoon and hear the dialogue You can then select any of the following See Script to see the captions of the dialogue The sentence being read is highlighted Click the arrows to the right of the script box if you want to move between sections of the dialogue Hear Part to hear individual sections of the dialogue This option is enabled when See Script is selected Click a sentence you wish to hear and then click Hear Part See Translation to view a translation of selected sentences in your native language This option is enabled when See Script is selected Click a sentence you wish to have translated and then click See Translation Record Yourself to record yourself saying sections of the dial
66. row would be better The rain will stop and it will be But it would be best to wait for the weekend There will be then and will rise cool and dry strong winds bright sunshine temperatures storm frosty Grammar Practice Test Drag the correct answers into place We in Italy last week That s exciting Were if was are 2010 Edusoft Ltd 64 Cloze Segments In these exercises listen to the relevant segment of the passage by clicking the yellow arrow next to the sentence and then complete the sentences To hear the whole script click under the audio device Where there are blanks click the word from the section below the exercises that best completes the sentence Drag and drop it in the blank To move the word to a different blank click the word again and drag and drop it in the correct place To return it to the section below the exercises click the word again and drag and drop it in that section Component Listening Mode Practice Example Watch the clips ofthe TY program and fill in the missing Words Tor Morning Diana Morning Are you going to the or the factory fy Tom go to the factory on but have some big at the office Usually office today meetings Tuesday 2010 Edusoft Ltd 65 Classification In these exercises access and review the source material audio or text and then complete the table using the words available in the section under the
67. rrent Review page appears Archive Site Name Ditto com The World s Leading Visual Search Engine Level Basic y Level Recommended By Recommended by Edusoft Do you often look for information on the Internet Do you understand the information you get from your search engine Do you need help deciding which is the best site http rar ditto corm Link to Site Site Review Ina regular search when you type in a word you geta long listofweb sites with descriptions ofthern Tell us what you think about this site Now there is an easier way to find what you Ithink it s a very helpful site want on the web by images C know some better sites preferto use a text search o Opinion Poll Opinion Poll Ditto com is a visual search engine It searches for photos and pictures from g Submit different websites Just choose the image you want click on it and go to that website Y Recommend a Site Recommend a Site Did you see an interesting site Imagine you re looking for information about Tell us about it dogs This is what you do Recommend Tips 1 Type in the word dog and click Search Use the detailed view This gives you the name ofthe site a list of words about the site and a link to it 2 After a few seconds you get a list of images of dogs that Ditto com found for you 3 Click on an image you like and go to t
68. rue false etc For information about the various exercise types refer to Chapter 7 Exercise Types 2010 Edusoft Ltd 40 To help you complete a practice page you can select from the following options e Check Answer to view which of your answers are correct and which are not English Discoveries Online places a next to correct answers and an X next to incorrect answers Click Check Answer again to clear the incorrect answers and try to answer the questions that were incorrect e Clear to erase all the answers you entered Now you can re enter answers Listening Test Mode Click Test to open the Test window You are presented with a short test on the script you have just listened to and practiced After you submit the test English Discoveries Online checks your answers and reports the results Click Start Test The Test window appears and displays the first of several test questions Explore Practi e IQ Listening Drama Submit Test Submit Test gt gt 4 gt Page Numbers Instructions Choose the correct answer What is the young man s name Nick We do not know Keith Mark Question Listen to _____ gt Passage Again Follow the instructions for answering questions Read each question carefully and answer it If you wish you can click to listen to the passage again If you don t know the answer to a question you can skip it and come back to it later Click on the page n
69. rue false etc For more information about the various types of questions refer to Chapter 7 Exercise Types Inthe Grammar section E Follow the instructions on how to answer the questions drag answers to their correct place select the correct answer from multiple choice possibilities mark true false etc For more information about the various types of questions refer to Chapter 7 Exercise Types 2010 Edusoft Ltd 30 Placement Test Results Immediately after completing the last question the test results screen will appear Placement Test x The Placement Test has placed you at We recommend you start studing English Discoveries Online at Basic 1 Basic 1 TOEFL 400 97 High New English Dis eres Medium Online Low FA Reading Listening Grammar E e gt Your Placement Test results have been saved de L Click here if you prefer to study at a level that is higher than your results Exit Test All correlations between English Discoveries Online levels and TOEFL results are approximate AAA ie Your performance in Reading Listening and Grammar is displayed in block graph format The Placement Testhas placed you at Basic 1 TOEFL 400 97 High Medium Low Reading Listening Grammar All correlations between English Discoveries Online levels and TOEFL results are approximate 2010 Edusoft Ltd 31 Placement Level An overall placement level for yo
70. se This option is only available if you have already done some course work 2010 Edusoft Ltd Community Section Click Community in the top bar to access the English Discoveries Online Community site New English english Online Tomorrow s English Learning Solutions Danny welcome to our English learners community Contact people from all over the world and communicate with them in English Discussion Time Forum Magazine es Magazine CIO FI Pals web Pals FI Connect with other English students and find the perfect pall Talking Idioms i Impress your friends and teachers by using idioms next time you speak English Join the Discussion Time forums to exchange information and opinions with other learners about any of your favorite topics Read English Online magazine for all the latest news and views Written in English at your level How good is your spelling Play WordZone and compete with players all over the world to see who is in the Top Ten 11 Read reviews of cool sites on the web and tell us what you think Today Dictionary You Who gt Instant Messenger Grammar Book My Progress a Downloads y The English Discoveries Online Community site provides you with access to enrichment activities and a worldwide community of language learners Refer to Chapter 8 Working in the Community Site for more inform
71. se enter your name Can we publish your name if we review this site No dont give you permission to publish my name Yes You have my permission to publish my name Select your country Select your country w Address of Site URL http ras Whatis the site about Comments 2010 Edusoft Ltd Fill in the form as follows e Recommended by fill in your name e No I don t give you permission to publish my name Yes You have my permission to publish my name click the button next to the sentence you want to select e Select country select your country from the drop down list e Address of Site type the address URL of the site you are recommending e What is the site about type a short description of the site e Comments type anything else you wish to add e Submit click Submit to send your recommendation to English Discoveries Online Archive The Archive section contains previous InSite reviews Select your reading level so that you have access to reviews of Internet sites appropriate for your level For each review the following appears the Internet site link subtitle and date the review first appeared on InSite As you move your cursor over the name of the Internet site the graphics change to reflect the Internet site Current Review Current Review Archive Archive Date Internet Site Link Description Google Earth 07 12 2005 Home in your old hous
72. ssage To reply to a message 1 Once you opened the message as described above click the E Reply option located in the lower right hand corner of the message box 2 message window will pop up and you can start writing a message 3 You can attach gif jpg doc xls ppt txt and rtf files to the post 4 When you finish writing the message click Send to post the message Dictionary The message window contains a built in dictionary which you can use to check your spelling and translate unknown words e Click Dictionary and the dictionary window will appear to the right of the message window Enter a word or phrase and click GO to translate or define it You can either choose a bilingual dictionary or an English one 2010 Edusoft Ltd 74 ME Help Add a New Message In addition you can create a new message and post it to the forum for discussion To add a new message 1 Click Add New Message 2 A message window will pop up 3 Write the title of your message in the Title line 4 Start writing your message When you finish click Send to post the message to the forum Search in Forum In the Community Discussion and Class Discussion forums there is a Search option which will help you find messages containing the topics you are searching e Enter the keyword in the search line and press Search e The search results will appear as a list of messages containing the keyword 2010 Edusof
73. t Ltd 75 a Community Discussion Class Discussion Getting To Know ouidi 1 Getting to know English Grammar Business 4 MW Discoveries Online Magazine 2 L Arts and Entertainment 3 Search Computers and Technolo z Doo y Q Search Frequently Asked Questions Forum FAQ If you have questions regarding the use of the Discussion Time forums you can first look for the answers in the forums FAQ where the main terms and rules of the forums are explained It is also highly recommended to read the FAQ prior to entering the forums discussions To open the FAQ page 1 Click the Frequently Asked Questions link shown in the picture above 2 The forums FAQ window will pop up Read the FAQ carefully Magazine Discoveries Magazine is regularly updated and includes articles on a broad range of topics such as Science amp Technology Business Environment etc All articles appear at three levels of difficulty Basic Intermediate and Advanced enabling you to read the same article at a level suitable to you Browsing the Magazine To open the magazine click the Magazine bar or go to the Magazine area of the Community Site The Magazine home page appears 2010 Edusoft Ltd 76 Back To Menu Current Issue Beene English A z C Jiscoveries Online Disc March 2007 Think Before You Fly General Interest Do you fly often Can you think of any reasons for not flying E
74. table Use the up and down arrows 4 to scroll through the available words To move a word into the table click the word and drag and drop it in the appropriate cell in the table To move a word to a different cell click the word again and drag and drop it in a different cell To return the word to the section under the table click the word and drag and drop it in that section Component Reading Mode Practice Example Read about the family s picnic in the park Then fill in the table Putthe family members Under Family and the other people under Others Family Others uncle Component Listening Mode Practice Example ou are working on a boat and your job is to give the weather report to the captain Listen to the weather report on the radio and then describe the weather in the table Today Tonight Tomorrow frosty 2010 Edusoft Ltd 66 Matching In these exercises access and review the source material audio or text and then complete the table For each row complete the table using the words available in the section under the table Use the up and down arrows to scroll through the available words To move a word into the table click the word and drag and drop it in the appropriate cell in the table To move a word to a different cell click the word again and drag and drop it in a different cell To return the word to the section under the table click the word and drag and drop it in th
75. the left of a unit to view your progress in the various components included in that unit The changes to and a sub tree appears showing a breakdown of your progress in the unit for each component 2010 Edusoft Ltd 33 The My Progress Unit Report section provides the following information for the selected course level e Unit the units included in this course level If you opened a units sub tree the unit s components are also displayed e Completion the extent to which you completed learning a unit or component Progress is displayed with three boxes to the right of each component Each box is an indicator of completion of an activity within a component i e Explore Practice and Test The boxes get filled as the component s activities are completed e Test Score your test score for the unit or component e Comments comments that English Discoveries Online may have on your progress My Progress Component Report Click Component Report in the My Progress window to view your progress in each component y Component Report Report Mike Basic 1 ou have completed 1 of Basic 1 The passing grade is 55 This course ends on 18 09 2006 Component Completion Test Scores Comments Reading Ll Listening e Meet A Rock Star Art Against The Law Mystery At The Restaurant Food Going Out Drama On Business Trip Business About People Outgoing Message For Sale
76. tice Test The Clean House Agency is such success thatthe newspaper wants to interview War Read the interview and fill in the missing words INTERVIEWER Hi Mary Congratulations on the success of your Howe did you think of the idea MARY tried to think of Something people really Something that l in good at My friends always say Aow my house is realized that s it l II stat a cleaning agency Many people are too busy or to do INTERVIEWER That s for sure Who works for you MARY have about 20 people for me mostly students They clean everthing and go He them send them out to jobs and check their INTERVIEWER Well good luck with this very helpful business teach clean housework work tired everwhere need working agency 2010 Edusoft Ltd 63 Component Mode Example Component Mode Example Listening Practice Test Listen to the weather report on the radio and then choose the best words to complete this conversation according to the radio broadcast Harry What is the weather going to be like today klara twill continue the way ithas been cold and Harry That sounds allright lwant to visit Lamont and Talia this evening What do you think It s a long ride Klara No thats nota good idea A is expected There are going to be and heavy rains The weather report even said that there might be flooding Harry Well what about tomorrow then Klara Yes tomor
77. to related sites on the Internet NO RELATIONSHIPS EXIST BETWEEN Edusoft Ltd AND THE COMPANIES THAT OWN THE THIRD PARTY WEB SITES ACCESSED BY THE USER Edusof HAS No OWNERSHIP OR CONTROL OF THE COPYRIGHTED ANDIOR TRADEMARKED MATERIALS FOUND OM THE THIRD PARTY SITES OK Cancel Complete Disclaimer x Close Wind oy Link to the Archive The Archive link which appears underneath the Related Links icon takes you to articles that were published in previous issues In the Archive page a list of previous issues on one topic appear according to date To see other topics in the archive select other available article topics LY To return to the Magazine s main page click the Current Issue tab located above the Discoveries Magazine logo To return back to the Archive click the Archive tab Web Pals Web Pals is an internal email system that identifies all registered English Discoveries Online users and sends messages from them and delivers messages to them through the Web Pals mail service Lo You do not need to have your own email address or know the email address of your web pal to use Web Pals Click Web Pals in the Community page to access the email services of the English Discoveries Online community Inbox Click Inbox in Web Pal s top bar to view a list of the mail messages you have received The Inbox lists the name of the person who sent you mail the subject of 2010 Edusoft Ltd 81 the message and the
78. to view your progress to date The My Progress window appears with the Unit Report folder selected Mike Basic ou have completed 1 of Basic 1 DE The passing grade is 55 This course ends on 16 09 2006 Unit Completion TestScores Comments Weet Rock Star Against The Law Listening Mystery Reading Follow That Man Speaking Mo Parking Grammar Short Answers Do the Practice and pass the Test Mo Test Grammar ThisMThatTheseThose At The Restaurant Going Out On Business Trip Close Window Print 2 Help The My Progress window contains two folders e The Unit Report folder reports your progress in each unit e The Component Report folder reports your progress for each component to be mastered e The expanded progress menu of the Unit Report is displayed with three boxes to the right of each component Each box is an indicator of completion of an activity within a component i e Explore Practice and Test The boxes get filled as the component s activities are completed e For more information about the My Progress reports refer to My Progress in Chapter 2 Starting My Courses 2010 Edusoft Ltd Grammar Book The Grammar book includes all the grammar points covered in English Discoveries Online arranged by subjects Students of First Discoveries Basic 1 2 and 3 have access to an abridged version of the Grammar Book covering only those points dealt with at the Basic Levels Each Gra
79. ulary game You have to guess the hidden word by using the clue that appears on screen You have six chances to guess the word Click WordZone in the Community site menu page The WordZone page appears WordZone Intermediate Level Animated Graphic Score Box Clue j a person wha travels in a spaceship Clue 5 g Hidden Word Mm mm mm mm ABCDEFGHIJKLMN OPQRSTUYWKAXYAZ Alphabet Top Ten New Game cp Choose your level of play A game appears that is appropriate for your level Each dash represents a letter in the hidden word Use the clue either a picture or a sentence to try to guess what the word is 2010 Edusoft Ltd 92 Click a letter in the alphabet or click a dash and type the letter If the letter you chose is correct it will appear in all the places it appears in the word Any letter you have already chosen appears in the alphabet in a lighter color and you can t choose it again If you choose a correct letter the graphic dances and you get points Your points appear in the score box If the speaker is on cp you will hear a congratulatory noise To turn off the speaker click TA To turn on the speaker click ee If you chose the wrong letter you lose one of your six chances This is indicated by the graphic above the clue For example in the above game the letter I was an incorrect choice so one of the birds hangs upside down from the branch instead of sitting on it
80. umbers to move among the test questions After checking your answers click Submit Test 2010 Edusoft Ltd 41 Viewing Test Results English Discoveries Online checks your test and displays your test score Explore Practice IQ Listening Drama Danny Your test score is 71 Try to improve your score To see the correct answers and your own answers click on the question number on the left lf you want to improve your score suggest you go back to Explore study the passage again and then do the test again Possible test scores are e 100 Excellent e 85 99 Very Good e 75 84 Good e 60 74 Try to improve your score e 0 59 Try the test again You can click a question to see your answer the correct answer and the source text 2010 Edusoft Ltd Chapter 4 Working in the Reading Component The Reading component provides you with the opportunity to read and access information from different types of texts reinforce and practice reading comprehension and test your reading comprehension skills Accessing the Reading Component To access the Reading component click the arrow to the left of the Reading section sale at Shopright Explore Practice Test Three activity modes appear e Explore o Practice o Test Click one of the activity modes Each of the modes is explained below Although you can choose any activity mode it is recommended that you first Ex
81. ur English Discoveries Online course appears above the graph along with a correlation to the TOEFL paper and computer based standard tests Under the graph your placement levels for reading listening and grammar are displayed The scores will only appear for students who have the See scores option enabled Viewing a Course Description If you want to read a description of the recommended course click Click here in the following area of the screen We recommend you start English Discoveries Online at Basic 1 Click here for a description of the course A course description will appear Untitled Documer Basic 1 This course is for the learner who knows how to read in English and has avery basic vocabulary In the course the learner will be exposed to language needed for daily communication The learner will listen to and practice short authentic dialogues in different contexts such as restaurants offices and stores and will read and comprehend a variety of short ads postcards articles and stories The learner will also learn and practice basic grammatical functions Basic 2 This course is for the learner who knows how to read in English and has developed a basic vocabulary In the course the learner will further develop his her knowledge of language needed for everyday situations The learner will listen to and practice a variety of Short authentic spoken exchanges such as achkina for dirartinne arne infarematinn abn t
82. write and click Write amp If you want to write the same message to more than one teacher check the box next to each of the names in the teacher list to whom you want to write and click Write Contact Your Teacher Write Name Brian Johnson Becky Mathews The Write window appears with the names of the teachers who will receive the message in the To area Write Send Dictionary Ta Brian Johnson Becky Mathews Subject ii Arial METE B7U SSS EE La 2010 Edusoft Ltd 100 2 Type the subject of your message in the Subject area 3 Type your message in the Message area The message window contains a word processor toolbar which enables you to easily change the fonts and their size make the words bold italicized and underlined change the font s color and add any color to the background of your message etc You may also use the dictionary for spelling and translation help You can also attach files to be sent to the teacher 4 Click Send to send the mail message The Write window closes automatically Sent Items Click Sent Items in Contact Your Teacher s top bar to see a list of the mail messages you have sent The Sent Items list contains the names of the teachers to whom you ve sent mail messages the subject of the mail messages and the date the mail messages were sent Inbox Write sent Items Contact Your Teacher Sent Items Delete
83. x Click Inbox in Contact Your Teacher s top bar to view a list of the mail messages you have received from your teacher The Inbox lists the name of the teacher who sent you mail the subject of the message and the date you received the message An envelope icon next to the name indicates that the mail message is new 2010 Edusoft Ltd 97 Write Sent Items Contact Your Teacher E Inbox Write Delete From Subject Date C Admin Admin E Your next assignment 19 2 2007 From the Inbox you can do the following e Read a mail message e Reply to a mail message e Delete a mail message Reading a Mail Message To read a mail message click a name in the inbox The Read Message window appears Contact Your Teacher Microsoft Internet Explorer Mie x a Read Message nl Reply Oicilomany From Jay Saunders Subject Reminder Dear Students reminder about play practice this afternoon See you there ay Saunders The From area contains the name of the teacher who sent the mail message the Subject area tells you what the mail message is about and the Message area contains the text of the mail message From the Read Message window you can e Reply send a mail message back to the sender of this mail message e Dictionary open the English Discoveries Online dictionary For more information about how to use the dictionary refer to Dictionary in Chapter 1 Welcome to English Discoveries Onlin
84. you wish to have translated and then click See Translation e Record Yourself to record yourself saying sections of the dialogue This option is enabled when See Script is selected 2010 Edusoft Ltd 38 Can Help you To record and playback using the Record Yourself feature Click sentence you wish to read out loud and then click Record Yourself In the recording panel that displays click a4 to hear the sentence Click kJ to record yourself reading the sentence When the word SPEAK appears talk slowly and clearly into the microphone The red light indicates that your microphone is working properly If there is no red light check the microphone connection After speaking wait for feedback This will appear as a written instruction in the lower part of the recording console You can also view the bar EJ of the recording panel to evaluate the accuracy of your recording Click D to hear the recording Each attempt is stored with the evaluation bar to the right of the consul Click to hear the attempt again See Text to see the entire script This option is only available if a video clip is being shown See Full Screen to view a full screen if one of the following bandwidths are selected ISDN ADSL or LAN Click ESC to restore the screen to its previous size Select Bandwidth to specify how to view a video clip This option is only available if a video clip is being shown Select the opti

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