Longman English Interactive Level 2 Orientation (English version) Quick Start 2 Microphone for Speaking Activities 2 Translation Setting 3 Goals and Course Organization 4 What is Longman English Interactive? 4 Sample Course Screens 6 Course Outline 6 Course Page Navigation 7 Listening 1 8 Listening 2 9 Listening 3 10 Speaking 1 11 Speaking 2 12 Speaking 3 13 Speaking 4 14 Grammar 15 Vocabulary 1 16 Vocabulary 2 17 Pronunciation 18 Reading 19 Evaluation and Assessment 20 Review Quiz 20 Tests and Progress Report 21 Copyright 2003, Pearson Education, Inc. 1
Quick Start To start your course immediately, please read below: Microphone for Speaking Activities Translation Settings Microphone for Speaking Activities You will need a microphone to record your voice for the speaking practice in this course. Your computer should have a connection to plug in the microphone. Microphones plugged into USB ports are not supported. A PC microphone can be purchased at many stores. We recommend that you use a combination headset + microphone, which allows you to listen and record. Before You Start: We recommend that you check the microphone settings on your computer. 1. Click on the Start button, then click Programs>Accessories>Multimedia>Volume Control to display the Volume Control box (see graphic below). Or, use your right mouse button to click on the Volume icon Then select Open Volume Controls. on your taskbar. 2. In the Volume Control box, set the Volume Control at least to a middle level. Also, make sure that Mute all is not selected. 3. In the same Volume Control box, view the Microphone settings. If Microphone is not displayed, click on Options>Properties. In the Show the Following Controls field, select Microphone and click OK. 4. Set the Microphone Volume at a middle level and make sure the Mute check box is not selected (see graphic below). 2
Quick Start Translation Setting Culture notes, transcripts, and direction lines are translated into 8 languages. Click on the Language field at the top of the screen. Select a language. The screen will automatically update to your language preference. 3
Goals and Course Organization What is Longman English Interactive? The screen below is the Course Overview. Level 1 is for Beginners. Level 2 is for High Beginners. Click here to see the characters introduce themselves. There are three modules in each level: A, B, and C. There are five units in each module. Each unit has a title. 4
Goals and Course Organization What is Longman English Interactive? Look at the screen below. You will see how each unit is organized. Click on the Listening button to watch a video and practice new listening skills. Click on the other buttons to go to the other skills. Click on the Review Quiz button to take the unit quiz. Click on the Unit Summary button. It will help you review for the quiz. You may use the Longman English Interactive Communication Companion book in your class. It is also available on the CD-ROM as a printable document. You can access the Communication Companion on each Unit Home page. 5
Course Outline The Course Outline is your map to every section of the course. You can easily find the page you want by clicking on the next to the unit. Then click on the section you want. Click here to see the sections in this unit. Click here to hide the sections in this unit. 6
Course Page Navigation Here's how you can move to new pages or go to the resources on each course page. Course Outline Help Longman Dictionary Glossary Grammar Reference Unit Menu Forward Back Use the Course Outline to navigate through the entire course. Find answers to most technical issues and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). Find definitions of over 80,000 words in the Longman Dictionary. Look up the definition and usage of words in the course. Find information on major grammar topics. You can look for information in the index, or you can type in a topic and search. Quickly go to the Unit Home or different sections within each unit of the course. Click on the arrow, and then click on the section you want in the menu that appears. Click here to go to the next screen. Click here to return to the previous screen. 7
Listening 1 In the Listening section, you will watch a video. The video presents the language you will learn. Culture Notes Direction Line Video Player Transcript/ Translation button Pre-listening question Check Answers button Click on Culture Notes for explanations of the language and culture presented in the video. Read the directions before you do the practice exercise. Watch the video as many times as you need to. The Fast Forward button moves the video forward bit by bit. The Rewind button will take you back to the beginning of the video. Click on the Transcript button to see the text of the video. You can also click on the Translation button in the transcript, and see the conversation in your native language. Before you watch the video, read the pre-listening question. Listen for the answer as you watch the video. Click on the answers. Then click on the Check Answers button to see if your answers are correct. 8
Listening 2 When you click on the Check Answers button one time, your screen will change. It will show you if your answers are correct or not. A red X tells you that your answer is not correct. Click on the Explanation button to read information that will help you find the correct answer. A green check mark tells you that your answer is correct. Congratulations! Click on the Clear button to erase the answers that are not correct. You can change your answers. Then click on the Check Answers button again. 9
Listening 3 Click on the Check Answers button again, and your screen will look like this: A green arrow will point to the correct answer if your answer is still not correct. Click on the Take Again button if you would like to erase your answers and answer the questions again. 10
Speaking 1 In the Speaking Role Play, you will speak to one of the characters and practice the language from the video. Then you can listen to your conversation and compare your language to the model. These screens show you how to do this role play exercise. Choose the character you want to play, for example, Laura. To begin the exercise, click on Laura's picture. 11
Speaking 2 Then you will see this screen. The Role Play Help screen appears. You will see three levels of language help. Choose a level. Choose Show example and you will see your character's lines. Choose Show example with blanks and you will see some of your character's lines. Choose No example and you won't see any of your character's lines. When you've made your choice, click OK. 12
Speaking 3 Here is the next Speaking screen. You will listen to Luis and reply to him like this: Click on the Play button below the video screen. Luis will speak to you. Each time you see a speech bubble, talk to Luis. 13
Speaking 4 Finally, you can compare your speech to the video model like this: Click on the Play Recording button and listen to your conversation with Luis. Read the dialog and compare your recording to what Laura says. Click on the Try Again button to practice again. 14
Grammar In the grammar presentation, your coach will introduce you to an important grammar point. Then you will see and hear a presentation of each grammar point. Finally, you will practice the grammar. Click on under the picture to watch the Grammar Coach introduce the grammar point. Click on the next. Listen to the language and watch the words grow, move, and change color. These changes show you what is different from one grammar point to another. 15
Vocabulary 1 The Vocabulary section presents important words. Click on each word to listen to its pronunciation and the example sentence. Choose the matching definition and drag it to the word. If the answer is correct it will stay; if it is incorrect it will snap back. 16
Vocabulary 2 Next there is a timed vocabulary game. Click on the Start button to start the clock and the game. The clock will start. You have 2 minutes to finish the game. Move the correct answer into each blank. 17
Pronunciation The Pronunciation section focuses on sentence stress and intonation. It also provides practice with difficult vowel and consonant sounds. Important words, such as syllables and stress, are defined as follows: 1. Syllables Hi. Hello. The word hi has one syllable: We say, "Hi." The word hello has two syllables: We say, "Hel-lo." 2. Stress We use STRESS in English. We make some words LOUD. Long words have stress on one SYL-la-ble. 18
Reading The reading section is connected to the theme of the unit. It includes an article to read and comprehension questions. Click on a word in the word pool. Hold the mouse button down, and move the words to a blank. When the background changes color, lift your finger off the mouse, and drop the word in place. 19
Evaluation and Assessment Review Quiz There is a Review Quiz at the end of each unit. When you finish the Review Quiz, you will see your score immediately. When you finish your Review Quiz, which is several pages long, click on the Submit button and you will see your score in the Progress Report. Important: Answer the questions on every page before you click on the Submit button. After you click on the Submit button, you cannot answer any more questions or change your answers. 20
Evaluation and Assessment Tests and Progress Report In addition to the Review Quizzes, there are three Module Tests and one Level Test. These tests measure your listening, grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and reading skills. On the Progress Report screen you can also click on Return to quiz to see the correct answers for each section. Your Progress Report shows your score for each skill. Your score is the number of correct answers out of the total number of items. You will also see the percent you answered correctly for each objective. For skill areas and objectives where you did not score well, review those sections of the units, or talk to your teacher. 21