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Contents

Welcome to TELL ME MORE®!........................................................................................... 3

TELL ME MORE®: Learning Modes and activities .............................................................. 4

The Learning Modes ..................................................................................................................................... 4

The Guided Mode: for structured topic-based learning................................................................................................4

The Free-to-Roam Mode: free access to the content of TELL ME MORE®, organised into workshops for students

already familiar with the language and the software....................................................................................................4

The Dynamic Mode: for a Learning Path that adapts according to students’ progress................................................5

The activities in TELL ME MORE® and the skills they work on .................................................................... 5

Presentation and description of the activities working on areas of knowledge ............................................................6

Presentation and description of the consultation activities...........................................................................................7

How to use TELL ME MORE® efficiently........................................................................... 10

Group work with TELL ME MORE® activities.............................................................................................. 10

Focusing on oral comprehension...............................................................................................................................10

Focusing on written expression .................................................................................................................................10

Focusing on vocabulary.............................................................................................................................................10

Focusing on the culture of the language....................................................................................................................11

Organise a semi-autonomous work programme with TELL ME MORE®................................................... 11

Focusing on grammar, syntax and written expression...............................................................................................12

Focusing on oral comprehension...............................................................................................................................12

Focusing on oral expression......................................................................................................................................12

Choose the Learning Mode corresponding to the student’s profile ............................................................ 12

Advise beginners to use the Guided Mode................................................................................................................13

Recommend the Free-to-Roam Mode to more advanced students ...........................................................................13

The Dynamic Mode for an accompanied learning experience with TELL ME MORE®..............................................13

Appendix ........................................................................................................................... 14

Summary of the skills developed in each activity.......................................................................................................14

Conjugation tables by language ................................................................................................................................15

Table detailing average time spent on each activity (Free-to-Roam Mode)...............................................................17

Complete Beginner Learning Path content................................................................................................................19

Beginner Learning Path content ................................................................................................................................20

Learning Path content for all Lesson Families from Intermediate onwards ...............................................................21

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Welcome to TELL ME MORE

TELL ME MORE®, the complete language learning method, is a pedagogical software package that makes teaching and learning a foreign language both practical and rewarding. With TELL ME MORE

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, students are able to work on the whole range of skills necessary to master a foreign language. The wide range of activities (dialogues, various exercises, cultural texts, etc.) allows students to work on all skills (oral and written comprehension, oral and written expression) and areas of knowledge (vocabulary, grammar, culture, etc.). The Tutor provides the link between the resource material and the students, guiding each of them toward the activities best suited to their objectives.

This manual is designed to help Tutors guide students through whatever Learning Path the student uses. The manual presents:

§ the Learning Modes and activities in TELL ME MORE

§ different ways of using TELL ME MORE

depending on the framework in which it is used.

;

Help: The A icon indicates when further information is available in the appendix at the end of the manual.

The icon indicates when PDF files containing complementary information are available in the program group file.

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The Learning Modes

TELL ME MORE® offers three different Learning Modes.

• The Guided Mode enables structured learning based on specific topics.

It is organised into different Learning Paths, each adapted to the student’s ability level.

• The Free-to-Roam Mode gives complete access to the linguistic and pedagogical content.

It is organised into workshops and is designed for students who already have a basic knowledge of the language and TELL ME MORE

• The Dynamic Mode directs students, offering them the activities best suited to their needs. The

exercises suggested vary according to the student’s original objectives and the results obtained in each activity.

The Guided Mode: for structured topic-based learning

Students progress using Learning Paths made up of TELL ME MORE®’s lessons and activities. The standard Learning Path, available in every Lesson Family, allows students to work on the whole range of skills and knowledge areas of a language (vocabulary, grammar, oral and written comprehension, oral and written expression and culture), through topics and cultural activities.

The activities and lessons are defined and organised by level of increasing difficulty. Students can follow the activities and lessons in the order proposed by TELL ME MORE

or they can do

the activities in any order they wish. However, the most effective way to progress in the Guided Mode is to follow the suggested Learning Path. We would recommend that students who prefer to select their activities themselves work in the Free-to-Roam Mode.

The Free-to-Roam Mode: free access to the content of TELL ME MORE®, organised into workshops for students already familiar with the language and the software.

The workshops

In this Learning Mode, the linguistic and pedagogical content of TELL ME MORE® is organised into six different workshops. Students can therefore move freely among the topics and activities on offer. This Learning Mode is aimed at students who already have a good knowledge of the language and are used to working in TELL ME MORE The workshops offer two different methods of language learning:

- learning based on a specific topic, using the lessons and activities in the Lesson Workshop. This workshop allows students to work on all the skills and knowledge areas of a foreign language using vocabulary and activities from a specific topic.

- a learning programme focusing on a specific skill or knowledge area, taking activities from the Vocabulary, Grammar, Oral, Written and Cultural Workshops. These workshops group together all the activities available in TELL ME MORE improve and perfect their linguistic skills and knowledge.

The content of each workshop

Each workshop is divided into two sections: the first section is made up of consultation activities or activities in the target language, all based on the topic of the lesson (Glossary, Grammar Explanations, Maps, etc.). The second section includes the exercises, classed according to level of difficulty, which allow the student to practise the notions and skills learnt in the previous section. As the activities are set out in each workshop in order of increasing difficulty, we recommend that students follow the order suggested by TELL ME MORE

, allowing students to

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The Dynamic Mode: for a Learning Path that adapts according to students’ progress

Caution!

The Dynamic Mode is deactivated by default in TELL ME MORE® Education. You can activate it for each student using Tutor Tools.

In this mode, students work following one of the proposed objectives. TELL ME MORE® constantly adapts an individual student’s Learning Path according to their progression and the results obtained in each activity.

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§ Select an objective:

Students choose one of the objectives suggested, working on both language abilities and knowledge areas.

§ Personalise an objective, according to ability or knowledge area:

- according to ability: students select one or several abilities, as well as the level or levels they wish to work at.

- according to knowledge: students select one or several areas of knowledge, as well as the level or levels they wish to work at.

Select an objective

Complete Activities working on all abilities and areas of knowledge. Beginner

(1)

Activities working on all the basic abilities and areas of knowledge

Comprehension Activities working on oral and written comprehension. Expression Activities working on oral and written expression. Vocabulary Activities working on vocabulary. Grammar Activities working on grammar.

Personalise an objective

According to ability

Oral comprehension Activities working on oral comprehension. Oral expression Activities working on oral expression. Written comprehension Activities working on written comprehension. Written expression Activities working on written expression.

According to knowledge

Vocabulary Activities working on vocabulary. Grammar Activities working on grammar.

(1) only available in the Beginner Lesson Family

allows students to:

for Beginners.

For personalised objectives, students must establish the level or levels they wish to work at. There are five difficulty levels available: Very Easy, Easy, Medium, Difficult and Specialised. One or several of these difficulty levels may not be available, depending on the Lesson Family the student is working on.

The activities in TELL ME MORE® and the skills they work on

TELL ME MORE® is based on nine principal activities which put into practice the whole range of linguistic

skills and knowledge areas:

Ê Dialogue Ê Pronunciation/Phonetics Ê Video Ê Exercises Ê Grammar Explanations Ê Conjugation Ê Glossary Ê Cultural Texts Ê Maps

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Presentation and description of the activities working on areas of knowledge

The activities in TELL ME MORE® allow students to either start learning a foreign language or improve their existing linguistic skills, both oral and written.

A A summary of all the activities and the skills/knowledge areas they address is available in the appendix.

Dialogue

The Dialogue activity enables students to use vocabulary by propelling them into situations taken from everyday and professional life. The dialogues bring to life a large number of expressions that constitute the basis of conversational language, giving students the opportunity to build their vocabulary and learn a wide range of expressions useful in communicative situations. The interactivity of the dialogues enables students to:

• retain these expressions and re-use them each time they want to express themselves, without having to

think of a new linguistic construction;

• become pro-active and participate: students are obliged to speak, as the Dialogue cannot continue

without their participation. The British English pack includes video dialogues. They allow realistic and direct exchanges of questions and answers between the video and the student. The TELL ME MORE by placing emphasis on learning expressions and idioms rather than isolated words. If students so wish, they can improve their grammar and vocabulary by accessing, through the Links icon, different exercises and Grammar Explanations linked directly to, and accessible from, the Dialogue.

method makes it easier to acquire the basics of everyday language communication

Pronunciation/Phonetics

The Pronunciation activity is split into three sections. These activities give students the opportunity to work on listening comprehension and oral expression, skills essential when communicating in a foreign language.

• Sentence Pronunciation

Students can access the sentence pronunciation exercise either from the Dialogue, using the Find out more about a word function, or from the Sentence Pronunciation activity itself. The sentences (45 sentences per lesson, or 540 per level – 675 for British English) are classed by lesson. It is possible to isolate each word in

the sentence, pinpointing specific pronunciation problems, and then access the Word Pronunciation exercise.

• Word Pronunciation

Students can focus on words found in the exercises, the Dialogue and the Video and Questions activity by accessing the word pronunciation exercise. This can be done either by using the Find out more about a word function, or by accessing the Word Pronunciation activity itself. The words are divided into four main lexical families: Daily Life, Intellect and Reason, Society and Institutions and Professional Life. Each one is then divided into 6 to 15 families, which are then divided into between 24 to 69 sub-families.

• Phonetics Exercise

Students also have access to the Phonetics Exercise, which deals with all the phonemes of the language in which they are working. Each phoneme is represented by a 3D sound animation, next to which a brief explanation of the phoneme can be found. There are 26 to 43 phonemes available, depending on the language being learnt.

List of phonetic points

A PDF file containing a list of the phonetic points for each language is available in the program group file.

Video and Questions

The videos, lasting two to three minutes, allow students to work on and improve their oral comprehension. This skill can be truly tested and allowed to develop if the translation of the script function is deactivated. On the other hand, the script function does enable students to work on their oral and written comprehension at the same time. It is also possible to have a full-screen version of the video. Approximately ten closed

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questions follow, relating to the video in global or specific terms, testing students on what they have remembered from the video. Students can review the whole video or just the paragraph relating to a question by clicking on the video link whenever they are unable to answer.

In the Oral Workshop in the Free-to-Roam Mode, there are two series of closed questions available for each video. Students can choose which set of questions to attempt. The first set of multiple-choice questions is made up of 8 to 10 general questions relating to the video with a varying number of answers proposed, but with only one of them being correct. The second set of multiple-choice questions has 10 specific questions relating to the video, each with a choice of 8 answers, a maximum of 4 of which may be correct.

List of lessons and videos

A PDF file containing a list of the lessons and videos for each language is available in the program group file.

Exercises

The various exercises in TELL ME MORE

provide students with a full and varied learning programme, systematically making use of the vocabulary and the grammar points used in the dialogues and videos. These exercises allow students to practise and consolidate what they have learnt.

Students can not only see the vocabulary again, but they can also expand their knowledge of a grammar point using the following exercises that have been specifically created with this aim in mind: Word Order,

Grammar Practice, Sentence Practice, Words and Functions, Fill-in-the-Blanks, The Right Word, Text Transformation and Dictation (in certain cases only).

Other exercises focus on expanding students’ vocabulary by re-using words dealt with in the Dialogue and the Video and Questions exercises: Word Association, Picture/Word Association, Mystery Phrase, Crossword Puzzles, Words and Topics, Word Searches and Written Expression. Certain exercises allow students to concentrate on syntax and learn idiomatic expressions (Word Order) or even focus on writing and spelling (Written Expression, an exercise focusing on different sources depending on the lesson, and Dictation). The Text Transformation exercise tests students’ written expression as well as their grasp of a particular grammar point. All the exercises can be slightly modified to put the emphasis on a different linguistic skill or knowledge area, depending on the parameters selected in TELL ME MORE

(Crossword Puzzle: Translation, Crossword Puzzle: Listen and Write, Word Order with speech recognition, etc.). The difficulty level of each exercise is also variable.

Note: The Written Expression activity is not available for those learning German or Dutch.

Finally, the exercises testing the cultural content of TELL ME MORE

, such as the Riddles, Patchworks and Mapmania exercises, allow students to improve upon their vocabulary and cultural knowledge at the same time. Students can thus develop upon the knowledge learnt from the Cultural Texts and Maps.

Presentation and description of the consultation activities

Grammar Explanations

Students can access any one of the 105 to 192* grammar explanations available for each language whenever the need arises. The grammar rules are set out in a concise and attractive manner. Many of the grammar points are accompanied by humorous cartoons complete with audios, allowing students to see and understand clear examples of the grammar structures found in the dialogues and videos. Students can choose to concentrate on one specific grammar level (Elementary, Basic, Average, Advanced or Specialised). Finally, students can also search by grammatical category (The Sentence, Nominals and Modifiers, The Verbal Group, Mood, Voice and Auxiliaries, Linking Words, Vocabulary), and then sub-category to select a grammar point to study.

* This figure is a total per language.

List of grammar points

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points are classed by Lesson Family and by difficulty level.

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Conjugation Tool

The Conjugation Tool, accessible from every activity using the Find out more about a word function, gives students access to the conjugation of any one of the 550 to 2,300 verbs available (depending on the language).

A Refer to the conjugation table (number of verbs conjugated and the list of tenses and modes) for each language, available in the appendix.

Glossary

The Glossary, containing around 10,000 words, gives students access to all the words and expressions used in TELL ME MORE The Glossary offers a translation, as well as a recording, of each term found in TELL ME MORE

. Students can search either by level of difficulty (Elementary, Basic, Average, Advanced or Specialised), or by lexical family. The words are divided into four main lexical families (Daily Life, Intellect and Reason, Society and Institutions and Professional Life), each one is then divided into sub-families (between 6 and 15 depending on the family). Therefore, students can concentrate on vocabulary relating to specific topics.

Language Number of words per

Lesson Family

Total number of words

German 3,800 to 5,700 13,100 British English 3,400 to 5,600 12,500 Spanish 3,300 to 4,600 9,400 French 3,400 to 4,700 10,200 Italian 3,200 to 4,000 6,900 American English 3,000 to 4,200 9,045 Dutch 3,200 to 4,000 6,000

Cultural Texts

The Cultural Texts (27 to 81 depending on the language) are organised into 7 to 8 topics (Geography, History, Traditions, Cuisine, Literature, Art and Architecture, Entertainment, Society and Economy) and deal with specific subjects relevant to each language. Each cultural text is made up of the informative and clearly written text itself, an illustration or a photo and a list of keywords allowing the student to seize quickly upon the essential vocabulary in each text. There is also the possibility, depending on the topic, of viewing a map corresponding to the text. Finally, students can select from two text display options: text summary (with only one sentence and a larger image) or the complete text.

List of Cultural Texts

A PDF file containing a list of the Cultural Texts for each language is available in the program group file.

Maps

This activity is made up of 6 to 8 Maps, illustrating in different ways the country or countries in which the target language is spoken. Students can thus see the layout of continents, countries, towns, rivers and lakes, seas and oceans etc. and also familiarise themselves with the geography of the country in which the language they are learning is spoken. The maps are divided into three types:

• maps of countries (topographical, political, linguistic)

• maps of Europe (topographical, political, linguistic)

• maps of the world (topographical, political, linguistic)

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On every map, students can select or deselect different elements (islands, borders, regions, etc.). There are also zoom and full-screen map functions, allowing the maps to be viewed differently and/or in greater detail. Finally, icons on the maps give direct access to any Cultural Texts linked to the map.

Note:

The Maps activity is not available for Dutch.

List of maps

A PDF file containing a list of the Maps for each language is available in the program group file.

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How to use TELL ME MORE

TELL ME MORE® is a teaching aid aimed at either replacing or complementing traditional language

learning materials (books, video cassettes, audio cassettes, etc.) that Tutors may use, for example, to introduce a study theme and its associated vocabulary or to expand upon a grammar point. This section sets out different ways of using TELL ME MORE explains how to introduce cultural topics, focus more on oral expression or even manage a class containing students of differing abilities.

efficiently

, whether it be for group work or individual learning. It also

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Group work with TELL ME MORE® activities

Here are a few suggestions for Tutors wishing to integrate TELL ME MORE®’s activities into their lesson plans. This list of suggestions, organised around skills and linguistic knowledge, is by no means exhaustive and does not aim to lay down one single use for TELL ME MORE Tutors are free to use the software in any way they wish.

Focusing on oral comprehension

• Video and Questions

Having watched the whole video, Tutors can ask students to summarise and describe orally what they saw. This activity tests students’ comprehension of the language as spoken by a native speaker. Tutors can also print and use the multiple-choice questions (available from Tutor Tools). Students must then try and answer the questions using the key vocabulary from the video.

• Dictation

Tutors can play sentences from the dictations in TELL ME MORE thus developing students’ oral comprehension and written expression. Tutors can also ask students to write each of the sentences on the board and then pronounce them, thus involving the group in the correction process. The Tutor can then point out mistakes to avoid, and highlight spelling, grammar and syntax errors. Just like the Video and Questions exercise, the Dictation uses authentic material spoken by native speakers with differing accents.

. Rather, it seeks to give a few tips.

, making students write them out, and

Focusing on written expression

• Written Expression

As with the Video and Questions activity, Tutors can display the Written Expression source material (image or video) and then ask students to give an oral or written description. This activity helps develop spoken and written expression and students’ ability to summarise. It is also an ideal way of checking that students have learnt vocabulary linked to a specific theme and are able to use this vocabulary correctly when constructing sentences.

• Text Transformation

This multi-faceted activity allows students to work on their written comprehension and expression as well as their grammar skills. Tutors can display the text to be transformed using an overhead projector, allowing students to complete the exercise. Then, when the class corrects the exercise together, each student takes it in turn to read out one of the sentences. This activity develops students’ expression (particularly written expression) and their knowledge of the grammar point relating to the exercise.

Focusing on vocabulary

• Crossword Puzzles

Tutors can project the crossword grid onto a screen and ask individual students to translate the word shown into the target language. This activity allows students to revise vocabulary and pronunciation, as well as spelling in a foreign language.

• Picture/Word Association

The aim of this activity, which can also be adapted for group work, is to find the word corresponding to the picture. Each exercise can be displayed without the answers (by modifying the Picture/Word Association options in the Lesson Workshop in the Free-to-Roam Mode), allowing students to then take turns to say the answer corresponding to the photo.

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• Mystery Phrase

Tutors can have students carry out the Mystery Phrase activity to evaluate their vocabulary and written comprehension. The definition can be projected onto a screen. Students can then take it in turns to suggest letters until the word or words are completed. This exercise also gives students the opportunity to revise the phonetic alphabet.

• Word Association

Tutors can project the two lists of words onto a screen, and ask students to link the words in the left column to the words on the right, following the instructions for each exercise.

• Words and Topics

Using an overhead projector once again, Tutors can ask students to choose words from the list and place them in the correct box. Furthermore, Tutors can ask students to propose other words that could also be placed in the boxes to give an additional dimension to this vocabulary-based exercise.

Focusing on the culture of the language

Acting as a support to the exercise-based content, these activities allow students to discover cultural elements specific to each target language.

• Cultural Texts

Tutors can hand out one or several cultural texts (which can be printed out using Tutor Tools) on specific topics so that students can read them and focus on the key vocabulary. The class can then discuss the topic in greater detail, using the new vocabulary they have learnt. Tutors can also ask students to write a summary of the selected topic to test their written comprehension and written expression.

• Maps

It is possible for Tutors to project maps onto a screen having removed the place names or icons. They can then ask students to name and locate towns, rivers, regions, etc. This activity can also serve as a starting point for a discussion on a specific topic related to the country in question.

• Mapmania Tutors can display the exercise to the whole group and ask students to take turns in placing the given elements on the map (towns, capital cities, rivers, etc.). This exercise reinforces the knowledge gained from the Maps activity.

• Patchworks

This activity can be used once students have studied the cultural texts. Tutors project the images onto the screen, and students then have to find the name corresponding to the image.

• Riddles

This activity can be used once students have studied the cultural texts. Tutors can include the students in the activity by projecting the definitions of the words onto the screen and asking them to find the answer to the culture-based question.

Organise a semi-autonomous work programme with TELL ME MORE®

Here are some new suggestions and recommendations for Tutors using the activities from TELL ME MORE Individual learning with TELL ME MORE

with small classes of one or two students.

§ helps Tutors deal with multi-level groups

of students, allowing certain students to improve upon specific knowledge areas (grammatical and linguistic basics not yet mastered, for example) or certain skills (oral comprehension and expression, for example).

§ allows students to prepare or revise a lesson before or after a group meeting

or even work on a specific topic themselves. Students can thus study the next topic in the list and its associated vocabulary by attempting the dialogues in the different function modes (Explore, Expression and Comprehension) and by taking note of the key vocabulary linked to the lesson topic. They can also, if the Tutor wishes, work specifically on a grammar point already dealt with in their course. Therefore, students can revise, at their own pace, grammar points they had problems with. Tutors also have the possibility of setting specific tasks and asking students to search TELL ME

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MORE®. Students have to collect information on a specific topic, using the dialogues, videos and

Cultural Workshop, and then present their work to the group.

§ Gives students who have problems speaking in front of groups the opportunity to practise and

express themselves freely. Thanks to TELL ME MORE®, shy students, or those who find oral expression difficult, can practise the dialogues and sentence, word and phoneme pronunciation exercises without having to worry about being embarrassed.

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Focusing on grammar, syntax and written expression

• Words and Functions

Students can work on their own or in groups on this activity. It allows them to revise and/or perfect their knowledge of the function of the words in a text.

• The Right Word and Fill-in-the-Blanks These two activities work on the same principle: finding the word that correctly completes the sentence. This can be done with the aid of the grammar explanations related to the exercises. Tutors can recommend these activities to students who have difficulties with written comprehension and grammar or those who are progressing more slowly than the rest of the group.

• Sentence Practice and Grammar Practice These activities allow students to perfect their written expression, grammar and syntax, working either on their own or in groups. As in The Right Word and Fill-in-the-Blanks activities, students can access grammar explanations linked to each exercise.

• Word Order without speech recognition

Students can either work on their own or in groups on this activity to improve their syntax.

Focusing on oral comprehension

• Dialogue: Comprehension with speech recognition

The Dialogue: Comprehension activity allows students to listen to the audio recordings as many times as is necessary to complete the dialogue. They can therefore perfect, at their own pace, their oral comprehension thanks to audio recordings made by native speakers with various accents.

Focusing on oral expression

• Sentence Pronunciation Word Pronunciation and Phonetics Exercise Thanks to these three activities, students can improve their oral expression by repeating words and sentences while at the same time imitating the model pronounced by a native speaker. They can repeat the sentence or word as many times as they like, until they are satisfied with their pronunciation or they have achieved their objectives. Students can therefore work and progress at their own pace without being surrounded by their Tutor and peers. Tutors should recommend these activities to students who will profit most from them.

• Dialogue: Expression, The Right Word with speech recognition, Picture/Word Association with speech recognition, Word Order with speech recognition

These activities allow students to work on their oral expression, not only through dialogues but also through exercises. As the number of times the exercises can be attempted is limited, it is recommended that students attempt these activities, after having already done them without speech recognition.

A A table indicating the average time spent on each activity is available in the appendix.

Choose the Learning Mode corresponding to the student’s profile

When choosing individual learning programmes, Tutors must try to adapt each programme to correspond exactly to the student’s needs. Everything depends upon how much autonomy Tutors wish to give each student. For a detailed description of the content of each of these modes, refer to the The Learning Modes section.

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Advise beginners to use the Guided Mode

The Guided Mode’s straightforward and aesthetically-pleasing layout informs students of what they have done, what they still have to do and the order in which they should do it. This Learning Mode is therefore particularly well adapted for students unfamiliar with TELL ME MORE

A table listing the Learning Paths available for each activity is available in the appendix, detailing:

- the corresponding options;

- the skills addressed;

- the number of exercises available;

- the time needed to do all the exercises. Tutors, therefore, have all the information necessary to decide upon which Learning Path to recommend to each student.

A Details of the Complete Beginner, Beginner and Complete Learning Paths (for the Lesson Families Intermediate and above) are available in the appendix.

Recommend the Free-to-Roam Mode to more advanced students

The Free-to-Roam Mode is recommended for the more autonomous student. Tutors should still assist these students to make sure that they follow a balanced learning programme and therefore make the most of their learning with TELL ME MORE Tutors can ask students to start on a specific lesson from the Lesson Workshop, beginning with the Dialogue and then completing all the other activities available in the workshop. Finally, students should consult the Glossary and the Grammar Explanations, both of which are specific to each lesson. Students can do one or several lessons in the same fashion. More advanced students can even personalise their learning by modifying the General Options (activating the Timer, for example) or the Activities Options (choose exercises with or without speech recognition, define the size of the grids for the Crossword Puzzles or Word Searches, etc.). These options allow students to increase the level of difficulty of the exercises and/or attempt the exercises in a different way. Finally, according to the results obtained, students can choose to revise or focus on one skill or knowledge area in particular by attempting exercises from a specific workshop (Vocabulary, Grammar, Oral, Written).

The Dynamic Mode for an accompanied learning experience with TELL ME MORE

Note!

The Dynamic Mode is not activated by default in TELL ME MORE® Education. You can activate it by modifying the parameters in Tutor Tools.

In the Dynamic Mode, students choose their starting objective and the abilities and/or areas of knowledge they wish to develop. TELL ME MORE following activities in their Learning Path. As students successfully complete activities, TELL ME MORE

accompanies the students and, as they work, determines the

will propose more varied and increasingly difficult exercises which still correspond to the student’s starting objective. From the second day onwards, students can see their progress chart and try to ensure the curve on the graph keeps ascending. When students have completed all the activities, TELL ME MORE

asks them

to change objective. Reminder: the list of suggestions detailing the different uses of the Learning Modes and activities in TELL

ME MORE can make the most of using TELL ME MORE

is by no means exhaustive. The idea is simply to give Tutors some key advice so that students

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Appendix

Summary of the skills developed in each activity

Below is a summary of all the activities in TELL ME MORE® and the linguistic skills they develop. OC : Oral comprehension WC : Written comprehension OE : Oral expression WE : Written expression

Activity OC WC OE WE

1 Dialogue: Explore x x 2 Picture/Word Association x 3 Word Association x 4 The Right Word x 5 Word Order x x 6 Fill-in-the-Blanks x 7 Keyword(s)/Lesson Glossary x x 8 Mystery Phrase x x 9 Crossword Puzzles: Translation x x 10 Sentence Pronunciation x 11 Dialogue: Expression x x x 12 Word Pronunciation x 13 Picture/Word Association with speech recognition x x 14 Phonetics Exercise x 15 The Right Word with speech recognition x x 16 Key/Lesson Grammar Explanations x 17 Sentence Practice x x 18 Word Order with speech recognition x x 19 Crossword Puzzles: Listen and Write x x 20 Grammar Practice x x 21 Dictation x x 22 Written Expression x 23 Dialogue: Comprehension x x x 24 Dialogue: Comprehension with speech recognition x x 25 Video and Questions x x 26 Words and Topics x 27 Words and Functions x 28 Word Searches: Play words x 29 Word Searches: Display words x 30 Text Transformation x x 31 Patchworks x 32 Mapmania x 33 Riddles x x 34 Cultural Texts x 35 Maps x

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Conjugation tables by language

British English

Number of verbs conjugated Conjugation verb groups and tenses

Spanish

Number of verbs conjugated Conjugation verb groups and tenses

1,796

Indicative Present simple Present continuous Preterite simple Preterite continuous Present perfect simple Present perfect continuous Past perfect simple Past perfect continuous Future simple Future continuous Future perfect simple Future perfect continuous

1,554

Indicative Present Perfect Imperfect Pluperfect Simple past Past anterior Future Future perfect Present conditional Perfect conditional

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Conditional

Present simple Present continuous Perfect simple Perfect continuous

Subjunctive Present Perfect Imperfect (1 Imperfect (2 Pluperfect (1 Pluperfect (2 Future Future perfect

form)

Infinitive Present Perfect

Participle Present Past

Imperative

Past participle

Gerund

Present Past

Imperative

Subjunctive

Present Past

Infinitive Present Perfect

French

Number of verbs conjugated Conjugation verb groups and tenses

German

Number of verbs conjugated Conjugation verb groups and tenses

1,563

Indicative Present Imperfect Perfect Pluperfect Past historic Simple future Past anterior Future perfect Present conditional Perfect conditional I Perfect conditional II

2,253

Indicative Present Preterite Perfect Pluperfect Future I Future II

Subjunctive Present Imperfect Perfect Pluperfect

Subjunctive Present Past Perfect Pluperfect Future Future perfect

Imperative Present Past

Conditional Conditional Perfect conditional

Participle Present Past

Participle

Present Past

Gerund Present Past

Infinitive Present Perfect

Imperative

Infinitive

Present Perfect

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Italian

Number of verbs conjugated Conjugation verb groups and tenses

American English

Number of verbs conjugated Conjugation verb groups and tenses

1,114

Indicative Present Imperfect Perfect Pluperfect Past historic Past anterior Simple future Future perfect

Subjunctive Present Imperfect Perfect Pluperfect

1,300

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Conditional

Present Past

Conditional Present simple Present continuous Perfect simple Perfect continuous

Imperative Present

Infinitive Present Perfect

Participle Present Past

Gerund Present Past

Participle

Present Past

Imperative

Subjunctive

Present Past

Dutch

Number of verbs conjugated Conjugation verb groups and tenses

700

Indicative Present Imperfect Future simple Present conditional Perfect Pluperfect Future perfect Perfect conditional

Imperative Infinitive

Present participle

Past participle

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Table detailing average time spent on each activity (Free-to-Roam Mode)

Activity Number of exercises per activity

for each lesson

Dialogue: Explore 15 questions 17 minutes

Picture/Word Association 7 exercises 2 minutes 30

Word Association 1 exercise 30 seconds

The Right Word 6 exercises 2 minutes

Word Order 18 exercises 13 minutes

Fill-in-the-Blanks 5 exercises 3 minutes 30

Lesson Glossary 1,750 words 1 hour

Mystery Phrase 10 exercises 4 minutes

Crossword Puzzles: Translation unlimited; calculation of 10 grids 10 minutes

Sentence Pronunciation 45 sentences 19 minutes

Dialogue: Expression 15 questions 18 minutes

Word Pronunciation 2,000 to 2,500 words 8 to 10 hours

Picture/Word Association with speech recognition

Phonetics Exercise 6 phonetic points 6 minutes

The Right Word with speech recognition

Lesson Grammar Explanations 4 grammar explanations 7 minutes

Sentence Practice 4 exercises 6 minutes 30

Word Order with speech recognition 8 exercises 4 minutes

Crossword Puzzles: Listen and Write

Grammar Practice 3 exercises 4 minutes 30

Dictation 3 dictations of 5-6 sentences each 6 minutes

Written Expression 1 exercise 12 minutes

Dialogue: Comprehension 15 questions 10 minutes

Video and Questions 1 video with multiple-choice questions 6 minutes

Words and Functions 2 exercises 5 minutes

Words and Topics 2 exercises 3 minutes

Text Transformation 1 exercise 7 minutes

Word Searches: Play words 2 grids 5 minutes

Word Searches: Display words 2 grids 5 minutes

6 exercises 1 minute

3 exercises 1 minute

unlimited; calculation of 10 grids 10 minutes

Time to do the whole activity for each lesson

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Cultural Workshop: table of time needed to do all the activities

Activity Number of exercises per

activity for the whole Lesson Family

Mapmania 180 exercises 30 seconds 1h30

Riddles 280 exercises 2 minutes 9h20

Patchworks 120 exercises 30 seconds 1h00

Cultural Texts 55 texts 10 minutes 9h

Maps 6 maps 30 minutes 3h

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Total time per activity for the whole Lesson Family

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Activity

For a lesson (average calculated using all lessons in each language)

Dialogue Explore OC-WC 10 14 Word Searches Display words,

grid size 10x10

Picture/Word Association without speech recognition,

2 incorrect answers Word Association WC 3 1:30 Word Pronunciation parameter = 8 words OE 15 8 The Right Word WC 6 2 Words and Topics WC 3 2 Mystery Phrase WC-WE 4 4 Fill-in-the-Blanks WC 5 4 Keyword(s) WC-OC 15 15 Crossword Puzzles Listen and Write,

grid size 7x7,

parameter = 10 grids Sentence Pronunciation parameter = 6 sentences OE 15 7:30 Dialogue Expression OC-WC-OE 10 14 Picture/Word Association with speech recognition,

2 incorrect answers Word Order with speech recognition WC-OE 4 2 Word Searches Play words,

grid size 10x10 Phonetics Exercise OE 6 6 Words and Functions WC 1 3 Grammar Practice WC-WE 3 4:30 Word Order without speech recognition WC-WE 2 1 Sentence Practice WC-WE 3 4 Dictation OC-WE 5 10 Key Grammar Explanations Dialogue Comprehension,

TOTAL

WC 4 8

with speech recognition,

2 incorrect answers

16 hours

Options Skills

OC-WC 3 5

WC 5 1:30

OC-WE unlimited 1 minute per grid

WC-OE 5 2

OC-WC 3 6

OC-WC-OE 10 14

For the whole Learning Path (6 complete lessons)

(1)

No.

exercises

No. of

Total: 2 hours 45 minutes

minutes

(1) OC (oral comprehension), WC (written comprehension), OE (oral expression), WE (written expression)

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Activity

For a lesson (average calculated using all lessons in each language)

Dialogue Explore OC-WC 15 17 Word Searches Display words,

grid size 10x10 Picture/Word Association Display words,

2 incorrect answers Word Association WC 1 30 seconds Word Pronunciation parameter = 15 words OE 17 10 Words and Topics WC 2 3 Crossword Puzzles Listen and Write,

grid size 7x7,

parameter = 6 grids Keyword(s) WC-OC 17 15 Sentence Pronunciation parameter = 10 sentences OE 15 7:30 Dialogue Expression OC-WC-OE 15 17 Picture/Word Association with speech recognition,

2 incorrect answers Word Order with speech recognition WC-OE 17 8 Word Searches Play words,

grid size 10x10 Phonetics Exercise OE 6 6 Words and Functions WC 2 5 Grammar Practice WC-WE 3 4:30 Sentence Practice WC-WE 5 7 Key Grammar Explanations Dialogue Comprehension,

12 complete lessons 30 hours 3 series of cultural activities 3 lessons based on a video dialogue

TOTAL

(2)

WC 3 7

with speech recognition,

2 incorrect answers

2 hours 50 minutes (between 42 minutes and 1 hour 10 minutes depending on the series)

1 hour 50 minutes

about 35 hours

Options Skills

OC-WC 2 5

WC 7 2:30

OC-WE unlimited 1 minute per

WC-OE 7 3

OC-WC 2 5

OC-WC-OE 15 17

For the whole Learning Path

(1)

No.

of exercises

No. of

minutes per

lesson

grid

Total: 2 hours 45 minutes

(1) OC (oral comprehension), WC (written comprehension), OE (oral expression), WE (written expression) (2) for British English only

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Learning Path content for all Lesson Families from Intermediate onwards

Activity

For a lesson (average calculated using all lessons in every language)

Dialogue Comprehension,

without speech recognition, 2 incorrect answers

Word Searches Play words,

grid size 12x12 Picture/Word Association Word Association WC 1 30 seconds Word Pronunciation parameter = 15 words OE 20 12 The Right Word WC 6 2 Words and Topics WC 2 3 Mystery Phrase WC-WE 10 10 Fill-in-the-Blanks WC 4 3:30 Crossword Puzzles Listen and Write,

Keyword(s) WC-OC 20 17 Sentence Pronunciation Dialogue Expression OC-WC-OE 15 17 Picture/Word Association Word Order with speech recognition WC-OE 7 4 Phonetics Exercise OE 6 6 Words and Functions Grammar Practice WC-WE 3 4:30 Word Order without speech recognition WC-WE 15 6 Sentence Practice WC-WE 5 7 Dictation OC-WE 3 6 Text Transformation WC-WE 1 7 Key Grammar Explanations Written Expression WE 1 12 Dialogue with speech recognition,

Video and Questions OC-WC 1 video with

For the whole Learning Path

12 complete lessons 38 hours 3 series of cultural activities 3 lessons based on a video dialogue

TOTAL

(2)

without speech recognition,

3 incorrect answers

grid size 7x7,

parameter = 10 grids

parameter = 10 sentences OE 15 7:30

with speech recognition,

3 incorrect answers

WC 2 5

WC 4 7

3 incorrect answers

2 hours 50 minutes (between 42 minutes and 1 hour 10 minutes depending on the

series)

1 hour 50 minutes

about 42 hours

Options Skills

OC-WC 15 17

OC-WC 2 5

WC 5 2

OC-WE unlimited 1 minute per grid

WC-OE 4 1:30

OC-WC-OE 15 17

(1)

No.

exercises

No. of minutes

8-10

questions

Total: 3 hours 10 minutes

per lesson

(1) OC (oral comprehension), WC (written comprehension), OE (oral expression), WE (written expression) (2) for British English only

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Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

The Learning Modes

The activities in TELL ME MORE® and the skills they work on

Group work with TELL ME MORE® activities

Organise a semi-autonomous work programme with TELL ME MORE®

Choose the Learning Mode corresponding to the student’s profile

Appendix

Summary of the skills developed in each activity

Conjugation tables by language

Table detailing average time spent on each activity (Free-to-Roam Mode)

Complete Beginner Learning Path content

Beginner Learning Path content

Learning Path content for all Lesson Families from Intermediate onwards