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ENGLISH ADVENTURES
presents a thoughtful, balanced approach to English
learning, incorporating the best of both traditional and
holistic practices. It covers all of the language skills
(reading, writing, speaking, and listening), as well as
grammar and vocabulary. |
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The program takes the form of an adventure game, allowing
students to work at their own pace and move freely in an
interactive environment.
ENGLISH ADVENTURES
immerses children in a natural and authentic environment,
presenting a series of adventure stories, chants, songs, and
texts to provide meaningful context, while at the same time
introducing them to the sounds of letters, letter combinations,
and the creation of words from these sounds (phonics).

The learning path is made up of Units (discrete lessons that
focus on the 4 skills: listening, reading, writing and
speaking). Each unit is intended to serve as a single lesson of
approximately 30-40 minutes. The units increase in difficulty as
the student progresses through the program.
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Adventure
component
- presentations and activities (3-4 per unit) based on the
adventures of Gumma, Zoom, and Sam, the lead characters/heroes
in the story.
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Planet Component-
After completing the adventure activities, students are
automatically routed to the next component level - The Planets.
These Planet activities have been specially designed to offer
extra practice and enrichment to the adventure activities by
providing vocabulary expansion, grammar focus and content
readings.
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Planet
Listen - in this planet students hear
English used in real-life situations and help characters
solve problems.
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Planet
Read - gives students an opportunity to
improve their reading and decision-making skills and
meet new characters and environments
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Planet Write -
provides the opportunity for students to learn to write
letters and words in English.
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Planet Video -
includes over 50 video clips designed to enhance
communication skills (asking for help, giving
instructions, etc.)
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Planet Words -
serves as a multimedia dictionary including pictures,
videos (illustrating verbs), text and sound. Children
can also add their own words to the customized personal
dictionary.
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Planet Paint -
incorporates a Drawing Program
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Planet
Internet
- gives students access to the ENGLISH Adventures
exclusive Kids Club, where they can find an assortment
of extra fun activities to further practice their
English.
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Mastery Tests-
Computerized tests for the teachers to follow each student's
progress in the program, administered after every 4-5 units.
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Portfolio
- Electronic portfolios for students to keep their work and
recordings in.
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Teacher Management System
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Keep
track of the progress of their students in the program
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Use the
recommended default learning units and/or customize them
to each student's needs/level
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View the
specific learning goals and targets of each unit
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Preview
the activities themselves
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View
reports of individual student progress (completion
reports, mastery tests) and compare them to the rest of
the class.
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View
electronic portfolios of each student's work with a
recorded message.
Key Features
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3D graphics
& Video
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Reading,
Writing, Speaking, & Listening
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>100
Learning Units with specific goals and targers
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1,000 Word
Vocabulary; 300 Sight Words; 500+ Activities
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Electronic
Portfolio
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Record/playback capability
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Multimedia
dictionary; Spoken Native Language Support
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Teacher
Management System
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Kid's Club
via Internet Connectivity
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Paint
Program
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Personal
Dictionary
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