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Discover English
Grammar, idioms, spelling, etc.

Developed by a team of practising teachers from different parts of the UK.

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Discover English contains 150 exercises practising grammar points, vocabulary, spelling and idioms, as well as an Editor facility to enable teachers to write their own exercises.

Before attempting an exercise the learner can read an explanation of the language to be practised, and can read and listen to the completed sentences. An animated Scotsman called Hamish will check the answers as they are entered, or you can choose to wait until the end of the exercise to have them checked.

Main menu
Main menu
Explanation of grammar
Explanation of grammar
Example sentences
Example sentences

The exercises
The exercises
Feedback
Feedback
User information
User information

Editor
Editor
Worksheets
Worksheets

Minimum system requirements: WindowsTM XP or later.

Download 15-day free trial here. (205 mb)

Single user licence £  20.00
Site licence £100.00
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Dispatch of goods:

Goods will normally be dispatched on the day the order is received, or the first working day thereafter. Orders to UK addresses will be sent 2nd class mail. Overseas orders will be sent standard airmail.

Return of goods:

Goods found to be unsuitable may be returned to us within 15 days of purchase. A full refund, less postage costs, will be made.

If there is a problem with any software which cannot be resolved, a full refund will be made.

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Site Licences

Our site licence allows you to copy the software onto a network or onto an unlimited number of free-standing machines, or to make copies on USB, all for use within the specified establishment.

It also allows teachers to install the software on home computers for use in connection with the licenced premises.

A copy of the site licence is available on request.

  Postage and Packing (number of items):

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Rest of Europe £  4.00 £  6.00 £  7.00 £10.00
Outside Europe £10.00 £10.00 £12.00 £15.00

 

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How to pay

Payment should be made online by Paypal. If you do not have a PayPal account, you can pay as a guest using a credit or debit card.

The Invoice option is available to UK schools and nurseries only. Use the Additional Information box if you have an order number.

All other customers must pay for the goods before they are dispatched.

>Main menu

Main menu

The exercises are in three categories according to difficulty, and there is a further group of exercises on living in the UK. Each language level offers exercises on verbs, other parts of speech and use of language, with sub-menus for each. The 'Living in the UK' section gives essential information for the newcomer.

Explanation

Explanation:

Grammatical concepts are explained in simple terms. Learners whose English is not sufficiently advanced to understand these, will benefit more from the example sentences.

Sentences

Example sentences:

The learner can read and listen to a series of sentences illustrating the particular point. The sentences have been recorded by teachers from different parts of the UK, so that learners hear a variety of voices and accents.

Gap-fill exercise

The exercises vary in type - gap-fill (with or without options), substitution (with or without options), re-ordering words, re-ordering sentences, correcting sentences (e.g. punctuation), questions about sentences (e.g. their meaning), selecting words from a sentence (e.g. Find the adjective) and matching two halves of a sentence or two parts of a word.

Feedback

Feedback:

At the end of an exercise the learner is given a score. The computer records the score achieved at first attempt, how many times an exercise is attempted and the best score. It also records whether the pupil has read the note and/or the sentences. This information can be printed out at the end of a session.

User information

User information:

The user’s performance is stored on the computer, so that an on-going record is kept of which exercises have been completed, the scores achieved, and which particular questions have caused problems. This allows the teacher to monitor a pupil’s progress, and also suggests which exercises should be attempted next.

Editor

Editor:

Using the Editor provided you can make up your own exercises. The complete range of exercise types is available, as described under 'The exercises'.

Worksheets

Worksheets:

All exercises (including ones you have made up yourself) can be printed from the Editor interface as paper worksheets. Answer sheets can also be printed.