The all-new Focus on Grammar 4 Interactive CD-ROM, by Margaret Bonner, Marjorie Fuchs, and Ellen Shaw, mirrors the syllabus of the textbook Focus on Grammar 4, now available in a newly revised third edition.

 

Clear, contextualized, and interactive, this CD-ROM program provides a communicative review of English grammar that covers all language skills through a comprehensive, motivating, and fun practice of the grammar points and skills introduced in the Focus on Grammar Student Book. Focus on Grammar Interactive is in five levels, introductory through advanced.

 

Features

• Abundant contextualized exercises–including grammar, reading, listening, dictation, and speaking activities–provide students with extensive and meaningful lab practice.
• Target structures are presented in full reading and listening passages to help students discover the grammar.
• Dictation exercises provide students with controlled listening and writing practice.
• Speaking exercises give students the opportunity for further oral practice of the vocabulary, grammatical structures, and themes introduced in the unit.
• Review quizzes and and reports help students monitor their own progress and work.
• Additional exercises for remedial practice are provided for each grammar point so that students can work on improving weaker areas.
• A new From Grammar to Writing section provides students with additional writing practice based on unit topics, through a series of controlled practice leading to authentic pieces of writing that can be submitted for grading.
• Automated feedback, such as hints and explanations, provides learner support and motivates students.
• Engaging games provide fun opportunities to review key structures.
• Additional support is provided by a wide range of easy-to-access resources, including grammar charts, grammar notes, glossaries, and appendices.

System Requirements

• Windows 2000 with Service 4 or XP
• For Non-English Windows 2000 or XP systems, professional edition recommended
• Pentium II processor 400+ MHz
• 128+ MB RAM (256 MB recommended)
• 16-bit graphics card
• Monitor resolution of 800 x 600 or higher
• Sound card, microphone, and speakers (Microphones plugged into USB ports are not supported)
• 10X CD-ROM drive
• Disk space for saving student data (floppy, flash memory, hard drive)
• Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher (Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher recommended) (Note: Netscape and AOL browser software software not supported.)
• Macromedia’s Flash 8 and Shockwave 10, Apple’s QuickTime 7, and Sun’s Java 1.5.0_06 plug-ins (Note: If your computer does not have these plug-ins, they will be installed automatically when you install the course.)
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 7