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Understanding and Using English Grammar

Interactive

Orientation (English version)

Quick Start

Microphone for Speaking Activities

Before You StartWhat is Understanding and Using English Grammar Interactive?

Course Screens

HomeStudy Plan

Chapter Contents

Course NavigationAnimated Grammar Presentations

Chapter PreviewCharts

Exercise TypesListening

Speaking and ListeningSkills Review

Evaluation and AssessmentChapter Tests and Progress Reports

Gradebook

Copyright 2008, Pearson Education, Inc.

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Quick StartTo start your course immediately, please read:

Microphone for Speaking ActivitiesMicrophone for Speaking ActivitiesYou will need a microphone to record your voice for the speaking activities in this course.

Your computer should have a connection to plug in the microphone. Microphones pluggedinto USB ports are also supported.

A microphone can be purchased at many stores. We recommend that you use a combinationheadset + microphone, which allows you to listen and record.

Before You Start:

We recommend that you check the microphone settings on your computer.

PC Version:1. Click on the Start button, then click All

Programs>Accessories>Entertainment>Volume Control to display the VolumeControl box (see graphic below).

Or, use your right mouse button to click on the Volume icon on your taskbar.

Then select Open Volume Control.

2. In the Master Volume box, set the Volume Control at least to a middle level. Also,make sure that Mute all is not selected.

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3. To set the volume of the Microphone, click on Options in the Master Volume box,then choose Properties. Finally, choose "Recording."

The volume control will look like this:

4. Set the Microphone Volume at a middle level.

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Macintosh version:

1. Click on the Apple icon and select System Preferences. Then click on the Speechicon.

2. Select the Speech Recognition tab. If you are using a USB microphone, chooseDigital In": from the drop down menu next to "Microphone." If you are using an

analog microphone, choose Line In.

3. To adjust the volume, click on from the desktop.

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What is Under s t and ing and Us ing Eng l i sh Gr am m ar I n t e r ac t i ve ?

Understanding and Using English Grammar Interactive is a dynamic interactive programthat allows you to study grammar as never before. Through an exciting combination of

animation, audio, and voice recording, this multimedia program provides over 200 hours of

grammar practice.

Description

The Course Outline in your Study Plan provides access to the chapters and the charts,

exercises, and tests within them.

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Course Screens

Home

Your Home page gives you information about your course and additional resources.

Description

My Course This panel gives you information about the course you are in, the lasttime you logged in, and a tutorial on how to use the course.

My Study Plan This panel provides information on the last chapter you worked on, aswell as what's next on your list to complete. Click on the View link to g

to your Study Plan, which lists all Modules and Chapters in the course.

Click on the Chapter link below "Last Worked On" to begin or to resumthe sections of that chapter.

My Gradebook This panel shows your scores for the most recently completed chapter.

activities in a chapter must be completed for scores to appear. Click onView to go to the Gradebook Options screen where you can choose to

view your Gradebook for the chapter exercises or chapter tests.

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Other Resources Glossary: Click on this link to look up the definition and usage of wordin the course.

Longman Dictionary: Click on this link to access the complete Longm

Dictionary.

Grammar Exchange: Click on this link to access grammar resources

Games: Click on this link to go directly to the Games at the end of the

chapters.

The tab structure at the top of the Home screen is a quick way to get to the different sections of thecourse. These tabs are available on all course screens.

Home Click on this tab to go to the Home screen from anywhere in thecourse.

Study Plan Click on this tab to go to your Study Plan.

Gradebook Click on this tab to go to your Gradebook.

Settings Click on this link to go to the Settings screen where you can view

information about your course. From this screen, you can join a

different course and update your personal information, such as youmail address.

Help Click on this link for Help topics to assist you in using the course.

Logout Click on this link to log out of the course.

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Study Plan

Description

The Study Plan is your guide to the content of the course.

Chapters Click on these links to see the Chapter Contents andChapter Test for a particular chapter.

Chapter Content Click on this link to see the complete list of charts

and skill reviews in the chapter. Under the heading

Total Activities you will see the number ofexercises for each chart.

Chapter Tests Each chapter has a test covering all the grammar

points in the chapter. Click on this link to access

the test.Important: You can only take a test once.

(instructor note) If the instructor note icon appears next to a chaptername, your instructor has left a note to the class for

this chapter. Click on the icon to read yourinstructor's note.

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Chapter Contents

Each chapter in Understanding and Using English Grammar Interactive has its own contents.

The image below shows how each chapter is organized.

Description

The Study Plan page below contains links to the contents of the chapter. Next to each topicname there is a button which will say View, Begin, Resume, or Try Again.

Begin When the button says Begin, this means that the activities

in this section have never been viewed. Click on the chartname or the Begin button to go to this section for the first

time.

Resume If the button says Resume, it means that the activities are

in progress. Click on the button to go to the last page viewedin this section. Note that if you did not finish an exercise

before logging out, your earlier answers will not appear whenyou resume.

Try Again When all activities in the section have been completed, thestatus of the button will read Try Again. Click on the name

or the score to go to that section of the course. You will beable to review your answers.

Click on Take Again to reset all activities in the section. All

submitted answers for all activities will be erased.

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Outstanding! This message will appear if you score 100% on an activity.

Submitted This message will appear after you submit a Chapter Test.

Tests can be submitted only once.

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Sample Course Screens

Course Navigation

Here's how you can move to new pages or go to the resources on each course page.

Description

At the top of any exercise or presentation page, there are tools which will help you to

navigate to the different screens within the course.

This navigation tool is also known as a "breadcrumb trail." Click on one of the links to goback to that section.

This navigation tool will take you to the different charts within the chapter. The charts shown

before and after the highlighted chart are what come before and after the chart you arecurrently in. To skip to other charts in the chapter, click on the drop-down menu and thenchoose the chart you want to go to.

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On all exercise screens, you will have access to extra grammar help in the form of charts.

Click on the Charts button to see all charts related to the exercise you are in.

To navigate from one screen to the next in a section, use the back and forward buttons atthe bottom of the screen. If you are on the first screen of a section, only the forward buttonwill appear. If you are on the last screen of a section, only the back button will appear. When

you reach the last screen, use the section navigation at the top of the screen to go to thenext section.

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Animated Grammar Presentations

At the beginning of every chapter, and before each chart, lively animated Talking Headsprovide information about grammar and usage. Click the Play button to listen to the

Talking Head as you read along with the text.

Chapter Preview

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At the beginning of every chapter, right after the Talking Head introduction, there is aChapter Preview consisting of a longer listening and text featuring the target grammar. The

target grammar is highlighted within the text. You can roll your mouse over the highlightedwords or phrases and an explanation will appear.

Charts

All of the charts from the student book are included in each chapter. These charts can also

be accessed throughout the unit by clicking on the Charts button. The charts are not

available in the Chapter Tests.

Exercise TypesYou will do various kinds of exercises in Understanding and Using English GrammarInteractive. In most exercises, you will have two tries to answer correctly.

Description

Multiple Choice

Click on the button to the left ofthe answer you want to select.

Then, click on Check Answers.If all your answers are correct,

you have completed theactivity. If some of your

answers are incorrect, correct

them and click Check Answersagain to complete the activity.

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If your answer is correct, you

will see a green check mark.

If your answer is incorrect, you

will see a red X next to yourselection. Click on Clear to

remove your incorrect choicesand try again. Or you can make

a different selection and thenclick Check Answers again.

If you have clicked on Check

Answers for a second time andyour selection is incorrect, you

will see a red X next to yourselection. You will also see a

green arrow pointing to the

correct selection for thatquestion. Click on Take Again

to clear all answers and tryagain.

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Drag and Drop

In drag and drop activities, you will see sentences or a paragraph with blanks. Click on aword or phrase from the blue box and, while still holding down the mouse, drag it to the

appropriate blank. When the blank turns blue, drop the word or phrase into the blank. Clickon Check Answ ers to see if your answers are correct.

If your answer is correct, it will turn green. If it is incorrect, it will turn red and be crossed

out. Either click Clear and try again, or drag and drop a different word or phrase into the

blank with the incorrect answer. Your first choice will go back into the blue word box. Thenclick on Check Answ ers again.

After clicking on Check Answers for the second time, your correct answers will turn green.If you still have incorrect answers, they will be red and crossed out. Use your mouse to roll

over your incorrect answers to see the correct answer for that blank. Click on Take Againto clear all answers and try again.

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Type-in

Use your mouse to place your cursor in the box and type in your answer. If there is a word

pool, use one of the words in the box. Click on Check Answ ers to see if your answers arecorrect.

If your answer is correct, it will turn green. If it is incorrect, you will see a red X next to

the type-in box. Highlight the incorrect answer and type your new answer into the box. Click

on Check Answ ers again to see if your new answer is correct.

If your new answer is correct, it will turn green. If it is incorrect, you will see the correct

answer in green followed by the incorrect answer crossed out in red. Click on Take Again toreset the activity and try again.

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Pull-down

Click on the pull-down box tomake your selection from the

list. Click on the word orphrase in the list to select it.

Click on Check Answ ers tosee if your selections arecorrect.

If your answer is correct, it

will turn green. If your answeris incorrect, you will see a red

X next the pull-down box.

Click on the pull-down boxagain to make a newselection. Click on Check

Answers to see if your newanswers are correct.

If your answer is correct, it

will turn green. If it isincorrect, you will see the

correct answer in green

followed by the incorrectanswer crossed out in red.

Click on Take Again to clearall answers and try again.

Find the Errors

In each item, click on theincorrect word or phrase. A

pop-up box will appear. Typethe correction in the box.

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Click on the Check Answers

to see if your selections arecorrect. If your answer is

correct, it will turn green witha green check mark. If it is

incorrect, it will turn red witha red "X" next to it. Eitherclick on the Clear button or

on the incorrect answer to tryagain.

After clicking on CheckAnswers for the second time,

your correct answers will turn

green. If you still haveincorrect answers, they will be

red and crossed out. Use yourmouse to roll over your

incorrect answers to see thecorrect answer for that blank.

Click on Take Again to clear

all answers and try again.

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Listening

In the Listening exercises, you will listen and respond to a passage.

Description

The listening passage may be a sentence, a conversation, a short passage, or a longerreading.

Listen to the selection as many times as you needto. The Fast Forward button moves the audio

forward bit by bit. The Rewind button will take youback to the beginning of the listening.

For many of the listenings, there is a transcript foreach passage which can be viewed at any time. We

recommend listening to the passage first, then

reading the transcript if you need further help inanswering the questions.

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Speaking and Listening

The Speaking and Listening section provides oral communication practice with the grammar

point.

Description

In these exercises, you will listen to parts of a conversation and record your responses.Sometimes when you are done recording all the parts, you will be able to hear the wholeconversation.

1. Click on the Play button. Listen to the audio.

2. Complete the sentence using the correct form of the words in parentheses.

3. Click on the Record button to record your response. Click on to stop recording.

4. Click on the Single Playback button to listen to your recording. Record your response

again if you want.

5. Click on the Double Playback button to listen to the character and your recordedresponse.

6. Click on the Model Play button to listen to the model from the video.

7. Click on the Transcript button to read the text of the model.

8. After recording your three responses, click on the Play Conversation button to listen toyour entire conversation.

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Skills Review

Description

In this two-part cumulative review section, you will first play a game (either a crossword orconcentration).

Then, you will complete one or two listening activities.

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Evaluation and Assessment

Chapter Tests and Progress Reports

Description

Each chapter ends with a comprehensive Chapter Test. Each Chapter Test is several pages

long. Click on the Next button at the bottom of the screen to go to the questions on thenext page. When you have reached the last page, you will see a Submit button. Click on

the button to submit all your answers.

Important: Answer the questions on every page before you click on the Submit button.Once the Submit button has been clicked, you cannot go back and change your answers.

Each test can be taken only once.

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Once you click on Submit you will come to the Progress Report. This report shows youroverall score as well as how you did on the different grammar points covered.

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Gradebook

Description

The Gradebook provides an overview of all work completed for the course. Click on the

Gradebook tab at the top right of the screen to access the Gradebook Options screen.

Choose Practice Activities to see your scores for the practice sections in the course.

Choose Chapter Test Results to see your scores for the tests you have taken in thecourse.

Chapter Practice Activities: You will see your scores for each chapter as well as the totalamount of time spent in the chapter. If you click on the + to the left of the chapter title, adetailed list of all the charts in that chapter will appear with your scores and times.

Click on Export to convert the Gradebook information into an Excel document.Click on Print to print your Gradebook screen.

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At the bottom of the Gradebook, you can see your course average for all the sections in thecourse. You can also see the total time you spent in the course. Click on Return to go back

to the Gradebook Options screen.

Chapter Test Results: Each test is listed in the left column. Your score for each test, as

well as the time you spent on the test, is listed in the columns to the right. Click on yourscore to open a new window where you can review your score for each section of the test.

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