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│ FOREIGN LANGUAGES - GAMES & TUTORS All Ages │
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│ INDEX: this section is divided into several │
│ categories, listed in the order below: │
│ 1) Games │
│ 2) Translators │
│ 3) Exercises, Tutors, and other programs. │
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║ FOREIGN LANGUAGE GAMES ║
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E313: GERMAN WORD LADDERv 2.12 (92) P.WIDERGREN (menued)
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Multi-purpose program with 20 vocabulary files ( clothes, food, family, time,
animals etc). PRESENT TENSE VERBS - revision. VERB QUIZ. "CASES IN THEIR
PLACES" 4) WORTLEITER (select correct translation from selection on the
ladder). QUIZ. Edit files or create your own. Adjust speed, sound on/off etc.
Good grammar and vocabulary practise. 10+; 250K; $19.95 (manual); CGA. ****
E315: FRENCH & SPANISH WORD GAMES (menued) - improve your vocabulary.
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SPANISH SQUEEZE PLAY (92) R.BLOCHER - challenging colourful word game. You're
given an English clue, find the hidden Spanish translation. Highscores. Nice
sound. 11+; 120K; $10 (update, 100s more words, word slide puzzle); CGA. ****
FRENCH SQUEEZE PLAY (92) R.BLOCHER - as above but in French / English. ****
SPANISH MIXER v1.1 (93) R.GROTHE - 1/2 players, unscramble Spanish words
(English clue) against the clock. 12+; 80K; $5 (more words/levels). Too fast
on a 386 unless you have a turbo button you can turn off. ANY MONITOR. ***
E367: TOUR DE VOCABULAIRE v1.0 (92) J.DOWD (menued)
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Entertaining way to learn French vocabulary and history. You're asked some
history questions, the speed of your car depends upon the number of correct
answers. Then answer vocabulary questions; matching a given French word to an
English one (5000+ words - easy to very difficult). As you answer correctly
your flag moves across the map of France to its destination (Paris). How
quickly can get there? High scores. Mouse option. 11+;330K; $10(manual); CGA,
EGA (in b&w). VGA (full colour). *****
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║ TRANSLATORS ║
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H282: LANGTRANS v0.9 (91) R.PAYLING (Australia)
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Translates French nouns and verbs into English, including the correct tense
of 100+ styles of French verbs (reg and irregular) into the correct English
tense. 12-ADULT. 500K(1.2MB); $40 (more features). ANY MONITOR. ****
[(£2.00) or 5¼"HD (£3.00) only]
H281: WORD TRANSLATOR v3.5.TRANSLATION EXPERTS U.K (93)
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Pop-up bilingual dictionaries (German, Spanish, Danish, Portugese) that work
inside your DOS word processor (tested with Wordperfect, Wordstar, Word, Pro
Write; will work with many others). About 10 000 entries per language, plus
you can add your own. Look up words, study for tests, save time writing
reports, speed up homework. Also spell checks, translates (rough outline)
whole documents. 12+. 700(1MB); £39.00 (manual, more data); ANY MONITOR. ****
(Windows version in Windows section) [3½"DD(£2.00) or 5¼"HD(£3.00) only]
H288: WORD TRANSLATOR (Russian, Croatian) v3.5 (93) TRANSLATION EXPERTS (U.K)
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Two more modules, same features as H281 (above). Republic or Phonetic
keyboard for Russian module. Russian (15,000 entries) requires EGA, HERC or
VGA monitor. 16+; 700K(1MB); £39 (as above); ****
[3½"DD(£2.00) or 5¼"HD(£3.00) only]
H314: VOCABULATOR v3.10 (92) BLUEBULL - "mini Berlitz course on disk"
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Basic words & phrases (about 500 per language) in 9 languages on a flip-chart
display. Prompts in English or chosen foreign language. After an (adjustable)
pause the translation is shown. Hide words you already know. Browse through
whole list (can print). Libraries can be edited & extended, or add a new one.
Covers: Afrikaans, Italian, French, German, Portugese, Zulu, Slovak, Spanish,
Tswana. 12+; 300K(1MB); $25 (update); ANY MONITOR (best in colour). *****
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║ OTHER FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAMS ║
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H501: FRENCH SPECIAL - ideal for beginners through to GCSE
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ULTIMATE FRENCH v1.2 (94) WATSON - covers verbs, nouns, phrases, misc, verb
conjugation; each with about 100 words/phrases. English to French, or French
to English. Multiple choice or "fill-in" style. Tracks scores, time etc. 12+;
120K; $20 (reports, add your own libraries); ANY MONITOR. Mouse option. *****
WORD BY WORD FRENCH (93) GREENWOOD (UK) - tests vocabulary and understanding.
Arranged around 40 different "Pages" - each has a theme (doctors, food, body,
what is it?, what time is it? etc. etc.). View all phrases on a page or test
yourself at 5 different levels per page - ranging from simple spelling to
fill in the gaps. Eng to Fr / Fr to Eng. Look up dictionary of all key words.
Fully customisable; add your own pages in any language. Stores results - max
200 students. Based on 3000 key words taken from GCSE vocab lists. 12+; 210
(470); £14.75 (no reminder screens); ANY MONITOR (best in colour). ****
LE MOT JUSTE (92) ACIRAN SOFTWARE (UK) - french "Blockbusters". As "gold run"
section where you are given a clue and hint. Work against clock, music on or
off. Various topics: cafe, illness, shop, school, travel, etc. A fun way to
improve vocabulary. 12+; 200K (330); £12 (customise) ; VGA. MOUSE. ****
[available on 3½" DD (£2.00) or 5¼" HD (£3.00)]
H499: SPANISH SPECIAL - two excellent programs for serious students
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SPANISH HELPER v1.0 (94) BLANCHARD - excellent, easy to use program offering
ENG-SPA (or vice verse) practise covering the 1000 most popular words. Simple
verb tenses, prepositions & adverbs, plus nouns, adjectives and simple
expressions. Tests are fill-in or multiple choice. Make your own study lists.
12-ADULT; 300K(600); £20+ (more words & modules); ANY GRAPHICS MONITOR. *****
LINGUA PRO SPANISH v2.5 (94) SCHULENBERG & ASSOC - another heavyweight title
with graded vocabulary levels, unique verb conjugator and on-line dictionary.
Covers both Latin American and Castilian, again with option of ENG-SPA or
SPA-ENG. 14-ADULT; 400K (1MB); $39.95 (more lessons, words); ANY MONITOR.****
[available on 3½" DD (£2.00) or 5¼" HD (£3.00) only]
H368: GERMAN PLUS! (93) G.HAYWORTH
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Nice selection of menu driven vocabulary (nouns, adjectives, prepositions &
direct objects) and verb conjugation exercises. Also a review section to
check your facts before you start. 11+; 150K(400); $5; ANY MONITOR. ****
E083: IMPROVE YOUR FRENCH (menued) - BOTH FOR ANY MONITOR
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FRENCH VERB CONJUGATOR v1.13 (87) Select verb (201 are covered) and tense (14
are covered). Verb is then conjugated instantly on screen. Also runs as "pop
up" memory resident program. 11-ADULT; 160K; $25 (more verbs & tenses). ****
FRENCH HANGMAN v5.75 (1984/8) similar to English game on E037. Same friendly
man. 1) ENG words / FRE clues. 2) FR words / ENG clues. 3) ENG phrases / FR
clues. 4) FR phrases / ENG clues. 5) Personalised - use your own word/phrase.
Large dictionary; options inc. easy/hard (5/9 guesses), music/sound on or
off, colour/mono, timed/untimed game. 11-ADULT; 140K; $15. ****
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│ OTHER RELATED PROGRAMS │
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│ Related programs that may be of interest - to │
│ locate, make a note of disk number, then use │
│ the CHECKLIST option from menu screen. │
│ 1) W287 - WORD TRANSLATOR FOR WINDOWS │
│ 2) H284 - WORD GALLERY │
│ 3) H089 - WUNDERBOOK │
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