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.

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.

·         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.

·         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.

    • Planet Listen - in this planet students hear English used in real-life situations and help characters solve problems.
    • Planet Read - gives students an opportunity to improve their reading and decision-making skills and meet new characters and environments
    • Planet Write - provides the opportunity for students to learn to write letters and words in English.
    • Planet Video - includes over 50 video clips designed to enhance communication skills (asking for help, giving instructions, etc.)
    • 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.
    • Planet Paint - incorporates a Drawing Program 
    • 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. 
  • Mastery Tests- Computerized tests for the teachers to follow each student's progress in the program, administered after every 4-5 units.
  • Portfolio - Electronic portfolios for students to keep their work and recordings in. 
  • Teacher Management System
    • Keep track of the progress of their students in the program
    • Use the recommended default learning units and/or customize them to each student's needs/level 
    • View the specific learning goals and targets of each unit
    • Preview the activities themselves
    • View reports of individual student progress (completion reports, mastery tests) and compare them to the rest of the class.
    • View electronic portfolios of each student's work with a recorded message.

Key Features

  • 3D graphics & Video
  • Reading, Writing, Speaking, & Listening
  • >100 Learning Units with specific goals and targers
  • 1,000 Word Vocabulary; 300 Sight Words; 500+ Activities
  • Electronic Portfolio
  • Record/playback capability
  • Multimedia dictionary; Spoken Native Language Support
  • Teacher Management System
  • Kid's Club via Internet Connectivity
  • Paint Program
  • Personal Dictionary

Last Updated: April 18, 2007