Exercises
Learners are able to choose 10 different kinds of exercises in each lesson.In each activity,users are asked to provide answers to the questions either by selecting an answer from a set of multiple choices or by filling in a correct response from a list provided.The correct answer is also provided by the program.The result of the exercise is shown in the Lesson Report.
Figure 2 Dialogue
The 10 types of exercises are as follows:
1.Picture/Word Association Learners select one of three words that best matches the picture shown.
2.Chinese/pinyin Association Learners match words with its transcription or antonym in Pinyin.
3.Chinese/English Association Learners match Chinese words with their meanings or antonym in English.
4.Chinese/Chinese Association Learners match Chinese words with each other.
5.The Right Word Learners select the correct word from a list to complete a sentence.
6.Fill in the Blank Learners fill in the blank by selecting a correct word from the word list provided.
7.Mystery Phrase Learners type the Pinyin of Chinese words translated from a randomly selected English phrase.
8.Word Order
Learners reorganize a set of words and phrases to form a sentence.
9.Dictation
Learners listen to utterances and conversations by clicking the speaker icon and then type these utterances and conversations in Pinyin.
10.Crossword Puzzle(see Figure 3)
Learners solve a crossword puzzle in Chinese Pinyin.
Figure 3 Crossword Puzzle