Exercises

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