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This series of CD-ROMs is a modern-day version of the classic Adventure game. The learner plays the key role in a mystery story. As the learner tries to solve the mystery he/she is confronted in the target language with an interesting cast of characters. The learner's mother tongue can be set to English, French, German, Italian or Spanish, making the software usable for a wide variety of different users. The video scenes run under QuickTime and are a vital component for the interactive sequences: e.g. in one sequence the learner books a train ticket, hands the ticket clerk the money, picks up the ticket and puts it in a briefcase. The learner can choose to see the text of any conversation on screen, record his/her own voice, and see a translation.. The learner participates in the conversations by selecting alternative answers, so the conversation can develop in different ways - and so can the story. Over 1000 items of vocabulary are covered. All the learner has to do is click on any object in any scene, which causes a native speaker to pronounce the name of the object while the text appears on screen. Available in French, German, Spanish (Latin American), Italian and English. Please specify language when ordering
Ashcombe School Language College reviews Oscar Lake as follows: Ashcombe School's Language College pages - http://www.ashcombe.surrey.sch.uk/Curriculum/modlang:
"We are convinced that this is going to be really popular with the kids - they will be forced to go through the role-play situations every time in order to try out all the different routes and endings. No way they can 'skip' bits! Because everything can be displayed in English as well, it will not be essential to know all the language needed, and it will be a good way of 'picking up' new language along the way."
The single-user French, German,
Spanish and Italian versions of this program now form part of
the Instant Immersion package, which consists of a
set of five CD-ROMs.
Network licences: Network versions of Oscar Lake as a separate program are available: Prices on Application. If you wish to run this CD-ROM on a network you are advised to test the single-user version first, as network versions cannot be returned once a firm order has been placed.