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2011 - 2012<br />

<strong>Clarity</strong> Guide to<br />

<strong>ICT</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>English</strong><br />

General <strong>English</strong> /<br />

Exam practice / Pronunciation / Career / Teacher’s tools<br />

IELTS<br />

Preparation<br />

Road to IELTS from the<br />

British Council<br />

Turn to page 1<br />

Access UK<br />

Will your students thrive<br />

on a UK campus?<br />

See page 2<br />

Clear<br />

Pronunciation<br />

Help your students speak<br />

clearly, with confidence<br />

See pages<br />

4-5<br />

Middle pages:<br />

SUPPORT<br />

FROM<br />

CLARITY<br />

www.<strong>Clarity</strong><strong>English</strong>.com<br />

Since 1992


Visitusat<br />

www.<strong>Clarity</strong><strong>English</strong>.com/programs<br />

Clear Pronunciation 2<br />

Speak clearly, with confidence<br />

Finding the right level<br />

Contact details<br />

Ordering <strong>Clarity</strong> programs<br />

From <strong>Clarity</strong><br />

This Guide comes with a price list and order<br />

<strong>for</strong>m. We accept payment by cheque, bank<br />

transfer or credit card. If you don’t have a price<br />

list, please email info@clarityenglish.com,<br />

stating your location.<br />

From an authorised reseller<br />

<strong>Clarity</strong> works with authorised resellers in<br />

various countries. For more details, please<br />

email us stating your location.<br />

info@clarityenglish.com<br />

All programs run on<br />

Windows XP, Vista and<br />

7.0. All programs can<br />

be run on a thin client<br />

from a Citrix server (or<br />

similar).<br />

Most programs run<br />

<strong>online</strong> and integrate<br />

with Blackboard,<br />

Moodle and other<br />

VLEs.


EAP / Exam practice<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

Academic Module<br />

General Training Module<br />

Standalone<br />

Network<br />

PC <strong>online</strong><br />

Mac <strong>online</strong><br />

Library licence<br />

LMS / VLE friendly - Runs with Blackboard, Moodle and others<br />

Feedback on Road to<br />

IELTS from teachers and<br />

students was very positive.<br />

They found it user-friendly.<br />

They liked the way they<br />

could test themselves and<br />

get the answers and marks.<br />

They also liked being able to<br />

repeat exercises if they<br />

needed to. They found the<br />

subjects of the exercises very<br />

useful and relevant to the<br />

exam.<br />

Martin Barge<br />

Learning Centre Manager<br />

Bell International, London<br />

It’s so much easier <strong>for</strong> candidates to do<br />

well in an exam if they know exactly what<br />

to expect. This is where the British<br />

Council’s Road to IELTS provides candidates<br />

with a unique advantage. It<br />

includes 120 hours of intensive work on<br />

vocabulary, reading, writing, listening and<br />

speaking, helping them to develop their<br />

skills to the levels necessary to succeed<br />

in the IELTS test.<br />

And, crucially, the program simulates the<br />

exam itself, enabling candidates to view<br />

videos of the Speaking test, and to practise<br />

against the clock. The Listening section<br />

includes timed academic and social<br />

listening activities. Reading activities are<br />

based on an impressive array of authentic<br />

texts, with extracts from The Economist,<br />

New Internationalist, the British<br />

Medical Journal, and many more.<br />

One of the challenges of IELTS preparation<br />

is enabling learners to interpret and<br />

describe charts and tables. Road to<br />

IELTS includes a wealth of these graphics<br />

in more than 70 individual exercises.<br />

The program includes detailed explanations<br />

of each question type in each part of<br />

the exam, and tips on how best to tackle<br />

the tasks.<br />

The units are organised thematically,<br />

using topics commonly found in the<br />

IELTS test. The first six units familiarise<br />

the student with the basic exam <strong>for</strong>mat.<br />

Units 7-9 consolidate, using more complex<br />

content, and the last three units use<br />

combination activities which are very similar<br />

to the actual exam.<br />

Give your candidates a real advantage<br />

with Road to IELTS!<br />

Does using Road to IELTS improve a candidate’s score?<br />

We looked at the average scores of 130,711 learners who had<br />

access to three units of Road to IELTS <strong>for</strong> a period of a month,<br />

prior to taking the test. The findings, left, show that:<br />

Road to IELTS score %<br />

• There is a direct correlation between usage and improvement.<br />

• The candidates who used it the most improve by as much as<br />

64% on their initial score in a given area. This figure probably<br />

relates more to familiarisation with test types than <strong>language</strong><br />

improvement.<br />

Language area studied<br />

• As the Listening, Reading and Writing activities are closely<br />

modelled on the tests in IELTS, it is reasonable to conclude<br />

that Road to IELTS really will help learners to per<strong>for</strong>m better in<br />

the IELTS test.<br />

1


EAP / Exam practice<br />

<br />

New!<br />

<br />

Key content areas:<br />

<br />

Upper Intermediate to Advanced<br />

British <strong>English</strong><br />

<br />

PC <strong>online</strong> Mac <strong>online</strong><br />

Library licence<br />

1 Health<br />

LMS / VLE friendly - Runs with Blackboard, Moodle and others<br />

2 Accommodation<br />

3 Support and Guidance<br />

4 Casual Employment<br />

5 Transport<br />

6 A Day Out<br />

7 Communications<br />

8 An Evening Out<br />

Content provided by:<br />

Access UK, developed by the University<br />

of York, is a video-based, interactive<br />

<strong>language</strong> program that prepares<br />

international students <strong>for</strong> the whole<br />

range of situations they may face in the<br />

UK. This includes a visit to the doctor,<br />

sorting out visa problems, disputes<br />

with flat mates, personal safety in a UK<br />

city... it’s all essential input <strong>for</strong> a smooth<br />

transition to UK campus life.<br />

The program focuses on <strong>language</strong> and<br />

guidance, with a particular emphasis<br />

on the spoken skills, and on vocabulary<br />

needed <strong>for</strong> practical and social situations.<br />

Challenges such as making<br />

friends, walking home late at night or<br />

dealing with a theft are illustrated in a<br />

series of video scenes which progress<br />

to interactive activities. Filmed in and<br />

around a UK university, the video gives<br />

learners access to authentic <strong>English</strong><br />

and genuine situations, and the opportunity<br />

to bring this to life through active<br />

viewing.<br />

You can make Access UK available<br />

pre-departure so that students arrive<br />

with a solid grounding of the skills<br />

they need, or post-arrival to help them<br />

settle in and prepare <strong>for</strong> their course.<br />

The program comes in two versions:<br />

1. The Self access version<br />

comprises interactive<br />

activities including video<br />

and audio <strong>for</strong> students to<br />

work on in their own time<br />

and at their own pace.<br />

(Available as Anonymous<br />

Access licence)<br />

2. The Classroom version<br />

additionally includes<br />

teacher’s notes and<br />

downloadable worksheets.<br />

(Available as Learner<br />

Tracking licence)<br />

Access UK is aimed specifically at the<br />

experience of students in higher<br />

education, and is there<strong>for</strong>e also useful<br />

in preparing students who are in their<br />

final year at school or who are doing<br />

pre-sessional courses at <strong>language</strong><br />

schools. Please contact <strong>Clarity</strong> to trial<br />

this program with your students.<br />

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EAP / Exam practice<br />

New Version!<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

Upper Intermediate to Advanced<br />

International <strong>English</strong><br />

North American <strong>English</strong><br />

Standalone<br />

Network<br />

PC <strong>online</strong><br />

Mac <strong>online</strong><br />

Library licence<br />

LMS / VLE friendly - Runs with Blackboard, Moodle and others<br />

Learning to give an effective<br />

presentation<br />

Do your students need help<br />

in these areas?<br />

Independent learning<br />

Critical thinking<br />

Reading<br />

Writing<br />

Listening<br />

Speaking<br />

Grammar<br />

Vocabulary<br />

Visuals<br />

Research<br />

Study Skills Success is <strong>for</strong> students in<br />

their final years at school and first year<br />

in higher education. It provides<br />

comprehensive coverage of skills and<br />

resources that will enable learners to<br />

approach their academic studies effectively<br />

and with confidence.<br />

The new version, published in 2011,<br />

has been comprehensively enhanced<br />

and extended based on feedback from<br />

the hundreds of schools and universities<br />

already using Study Skills<br />

Success. It includes a focus on key<br />

skills highlighted by lecturers as being<br />

a particular problem:<br />

• developing critical thinking<br />

• participating in seminars and<br />

giving presentations<br />

• learning to learn independently<br />

Each unit begins with a video introduction<br />

where a teacher explains a<br />

challenge learners will face. (For<br />

example, in the Reading unit: "No<br />

matter what subject you study, you’ll<br />

have a mountain of books and articles<br />

to read...".) The video also shows<br />

students giving their own views based<br />

on their experiences. The unit then<br />

takes learners through a series of<br />

<strong>teaching</strong> points and interactive activities,<br />

helping them to develop the skills<br />

and strategies they need to meet this<br />

challenge.<br />

There is extensive use of authentic<br />

texts: articles, websites, book extracts,<br />

a BBC lecture... In addition, learners<br />

can download worksheets <strong>for</strong> use<br />

away from the computer.<br />

Study Skills Success is ideal as a self<br />

access resource or as integrated classwork<br />

or homework components of a<br />

taught course, where it can (optionally)<br />

be delivered through Blackboard,<br />

Moodle or other VLEs.<br />

Used pre-departure or post-arrival,<br />

Study Skills Success will help your<br />

students prepare to study successfully<br />

in <strong>English</strong>.<br />

Just some of the academic study skills your students will develop with Study Skills Success<br />

Analysing a task<br />

Time management<br />

Managing your learning<br />

Giving a presentation<br />

Understanding an argument<br />

Evaluating evidence<br />

Appropriate style<br />

Exam preparation<br />

Avoiding plagiarism<br />

Citing sources<br />

Describing visual data<br />

Strategies <strong>for</strong> efficient reading<br />

Eliminating grammar errors<br />

Evaluating data in seminars and reports<br />

Listening to lectures<br />

Developing academic vocabulary<br />

Speaking out in a seminar<br />

Taking notes<br />

3


Pronunciation<br />

<br />

<br />

Sounds<br />

<br />

<br />

Elementary to Intermediate<br />

British <strong>English</strong> with a range of<br />

international voices<br />

Standalone<br />

Network<br />

PC <strong>online</strong><br />

Mac <strong>online</strong><br />

Library licence<br />

LMS / VLE friendly - Runs with Blackboard, Moodle and others<br />

Learners find it extremely useful to practise<br />

pronunciation as a self-study activity.<br />

They can repeat activities as many times<br />

as they like, and can make mistakes without<br />

embarrassment. And in class, an <strong>ICT</strong><br />

resource provides a teacher both with<br />

consistent pronunciation models, and<br />

with interactive activities to keep all<br />

students focused, and to keep interest<br />

levels high.<br />

So, what will they learn in Clear Pronunciation<br />

1 (Sounds)?<br />

This program helps learners recognise<br />

and pronounce the sounds of <strong>English</strong>. It<br />

covers 43 phonemes: vowels, consonants<br />

and diphthongs. Students learn by<br />

watching videos (there are more than 50),<br />

through working with audio clips (there<br />

are over 1,000) and through recording<br />

and listening to their own voice, using the<br />

integrated <strong>Clarity</strong> Recorder.<br />

Each of the 25 units in the program contrasts<br />

two sounds, <strong>for</strong> example head/had,<br />

there/dare, hair/hear. The activities present<br />

each sound independently, in the context<br />

of individual words (in initial, middle<br />

and final position), in sentences and in<br />

discrimination activities.<br />

Learners then meet the target sounds in<br />

a real-world context. They might listen to<br />

someone describing a photograph, a<br />

child singing a nursery rhyme or the<br />

repeated vowel sounds in movie titles<br />

(<strong>for</strong> example the diphthong in Trading<br />

Places and Snakes on a Plane).<br />

The final activity is a randomised IPA test<br />

where learners refine and test their knowledge<br />

of phonemic symbols. This enables<br />

them to use phonemic transcriptions in<br />

dictionaries – a vital skill.<br />

Clear Pronunciation 1 is the ideal tool<br />

<strong>for</strong> enabling your learners to master the<br />

phonemes of <strong>English</strong>, helping them to<br />

speak clearly and with confidence.<br />

Students listen and repeat.<br />

A teacher explains the IPA.<br />

The integrated <strong>Clarity</strong> Recorderenables<br />

enables<br />

students to record, play back and save.<br />

Sounds in Clear Pronunciation 1<br />

Vowels<br />

Consonants<br />

Diphthongs<br />

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Pronunciation<br />

New!<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

Intermediate to Advanced<br />

British <strong>English</strong> with a range of<br />

international voices<br />

Standalone<br />

Network<br />

PC <strong>online</strong><br />

Mac <strong>online</strong><br />

Library licence<br />

LMS / VLE friendly - Runs with Blackboard, Moodle and others<br />

A teacher explains consonant clusters.<br />

Key content areas<br />

Consonant clusters<br />

Word stress<br />

Connected speech<br />

Sentence stress<br />

Intonation<br />

In Clear Pronunciation 2 (Speech), students<br />

learn to put the sounds of <strong>English</strong><br />

together in natural speech. This program<br />

helps them recognise and accurately<br />

produce word stress, sentence stress,<br />

consonant clusters, connected speech<br />

and intonation. By the end of the program,<br />

learners have a comprehensive understanding<br />

of the key features of <strong>English</strong><br />

pronunciation.<br />

So, how does it work? First, a teacher<br />

clearly explains and illustrates each topic<br />

in a video. Learners then listen to audio<br />

clips, identify the target pronunciation<br />

feature and practise repeating it. The integrated<br />

Recorder enables users to record<br />

their voice and assess their pronunciation<br />

against a native speaker. If they want to,<br />

they can save their recordings as MP3<br />

files, and monitor their progress over time.<br />

Thus far the activities are very controlled.<br />

But Clear Pronunciation 2 also exposes<br />

learners to the target elements of pronunciation<br />

in real-life speech. For example,<br />

learners watch a video about the 2012<br />

Olympics, listen to a pop song, and<br />

watch a series of 32 unscripted interviews.<br />

Clear Pronunciation 2 includes a wide<br />

range of speakers: male and female;<br />

young and middle-aged; <strong>English</strong>, Scottish,<br />

Australian, New Zealand, North<br />

American, Chinese, Indian. Learners are<br />

there<strong>for</strong>e exposed to the variety of<br />

accents they should expect to encounter<br />

in real life.<br />

This program is ideal both <strong>for</strong> classwork<br />

and as a self-study resource. Enjoyable,<br />

interactive and challenging, Clear Pronunciation<br />

2 is the perfect tool <strong>for</strong> helping<br />

your learners to recognise and produce<br />

the features of natural speech in<br />

<strong>English</strong>.<br />

Learners listen to how<br />

words link in a song<br />

5


What support<br />

will <strong>Clarity</strong> give you?<br />

T<br />

echnical support<br />

Technical support website<br />

www.<strong>Clarity</strong><strong>English</strong>.com/support/<br />

T<br />

eacher support<br />

Syllabus<br />

View the learning focus of<br />

each unit.<br />

User manual<br />

See how to use the program’s<br />

functions and features.<br />

Getting to know the<br />

program<br />

Click in to find out more.<br />

An activity sheet <strong>for</strong> teachers to<br />

find out how to use the program,<br />

Technical support pledge<br />

with answer key provided.<br />

My aim is to ensure you have smooth,<br />

trouble-free use of any software you<br />

CEF Chart<br />

Where do <strong>Clarity</strong> programs sit<br />

purchase from <strong>Clarity</strong>. I there<strong>for</strong>e<br />

guarantee to find a fast and effective<br />

on the CEF chart?<br />

solution to any technical problems<br />

related to <strong>Clarity</strong> software, or provide<br />

a full refund.<br />

Dr Adrian Raper,<br />

Technical Director<br />

support@clarityenglish.com<br />

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You are always welcome to email or<br />

phone us. We'd love to hear from you!<br />

email: support@clarityenglish.com<br />

phone: UK office +44 (0) 845 130 5627<br />

Hong Kong office +852 2791 1787<br />

tatistics <strong>for</strong><br />

S <strong>online</strong> accounts<br />

Monthly usage statistics<br />

We are now sending out a monthly email<br />

which enables you to generate usage statistics<br />

in just two clicks. This will tell you exactly<br />

how many sessions are run per month.<br />

P osters and flyers<br />

Support posters<br />

The posters highlight learning strategies,<br />

with a space to indicate how learners<br />

can access the program.<br />

Support flyers<br />

Two versions of an A5 flyer. One 4C <strong>for</strong><br />

printing; the other B&W <strong>for</strong> photocopying.<br />

W eb images<br />

Web banners or icons<br />

Schools which display these<br />

images prominently in a member's<br />

area typically have a higher takeup<br />

rate.<br />

7


General <strong>English</strong><br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

Elementary to Advanced<br />

International <strong>English</strong><br />

North American <strong>English</strong><br />

Standalone<br />

Network<br />

PC <strong>online</strong><br />

Mac <strong>online</strong><br />

Library licence<br />

LMS / VLE friendly - Runs with Blackboard, Moodle and others<br />

Most teachers love reading, but it can be<br />

a challenge to generate the same enthusiasm<br />

in our students. This is exactly what<br />

<strong>Clarity</strong>'s Active Reading sets out to<br />

achieve.<br />

The starting point is to present texts<br />

which are relevant, stimulating and lively.<br />

Topics range from advertisements <strong>for</strong><br />

diets to Internet posts on wireless gaming<br />

to ecotourism. Text types include<br />

newspaper and magazine articles, emails,<br />

poems, recipes, stories and press<br />

releases. There’s lots of variety, and<br />

topics to appeal to every learner.<br />

The program focuses on the complete<br />

range of reading skills and subskills, from<br />

skimming and scanning to topic sentences,<br />

prediction and inference. It also<br />

helps learners develop their vocab strategies<br />

and, vitally, it encourages them to<br />

develop the reading habit. For a list of<br />

reading skills covered, see below.<br />

Active Reading intelligently integrates<br />

reading with other skills. A text on fashion<br />

leads on to an activity where learners<br />

create their own advertisement <strong>for</strong> a<br />

watch; a unit on recipes takes students<br />

<strong>online</strong> to research recipes from different<br />

countries. This means speaking and writing<br />

are key ingredients in each unit. And<br />

learners can listen to a range of native<br />

speakers reading the texts, helping them<br />

to identify sense groups and develop<br />

their chunking skills.<br />

The program comes at six levels from<br />

Elementary to Advanced, with ten units in<br />

each level. Each unit starts with a video<br />

introduction, moves through controlled<br />

practice and comprehension exercises<br />

and concludes with a freer activity which<br />

expands on the topic. Active Reading<br />

can be used <strong>for</strong> classwork, homework or<br />

self-access. The program integrates with<br />

Results Manager enabling teachers to<br />

track student progress and generate<br />

reports.<br />

Help your students learn to love reading –<br />

with Active Reading!<br />

The students loved working<br />

with Active Reading and not<br />

just <strong>for</strong> the initial lessons<br />

when it was new and different.<br />

After the evaluation lessons I<br />

gave them the opportunity to<br />

explore some of the other<br />

units. All students took advantage<br />

of this and stayed on<br />

task, even when they were not<br />

given a specific focus.<br />

David Bunting <strong>for</strong> Schoolzone<br />

Which reading skills does Active Reading help with?<br />

Identifying your reason <strong>for</strong> reading<br />

Skimming<br />

Developing the reading habit<br />

Reading aloud<br />

Guessing from context<br />

Understanding referencing in a text<br />

Choosing words to learn<br />

Synonyms and near-synonyms<br />

Prediction<br />

Scanning<br />

Dictionary work<br />

Using ‘signpost’ words<br />

Ignoring unknown words<br />

Using layout to help reading<br />

Topic sentences<br />

Inferring meaning in a text<br />

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General <strong>English</strong><br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

Elementary to Advanced<br />

International <strong>English</strong><br />

North American <strong>English</strong><br />

Indian <strong>English</strong><br />

Standalone<br />

Network<br />

PC <strong>online</strong><br />

Mac <strong>online</strong><br />

Library licence<br />

LMS / VLE friendly - Runs with Blackboard, Moodle and others<br />

I have found Tense Buster<br />

a most excellent <strong>teaching</strong><br />

tool! The students who have<br />

started using it enjoy doing<br />

the exercises and I feel that<br />

they are really beginning to<br />

show the benefits of using<br />

the software.<br />

Suzanne Wanzala-Ryan<br />

Brad<strong>for</strong>d College<br />

Tense Buster helps learners improve<br />

their understanding of key grammar<br />

areas from Elementary level right through<br />

to Advanced. The program is ideal as a<br />

self access resource, or integrated into a<br />

course of study and used <strong>for</strong> classwork<br />

or homework.<br />

Each unit begins with a presentation<br />

based on a dialogue, newspaper article<br />

or radio broadcast, where learners are<br />

encouraged to <strong>for</strong>m theories about how<br />

the grammar works. Next comes a grammar<br />

rule where they can confirm or<br />

correct their theories. Learners then<br />

move on to a variety of practice activities<br />

in which the <strong>language</strong> is contextualised<br />

and key aspects of <strong>for</strong>m and function are<br />

highlighted.<br />

Activities provide detailed explanatory<br />

feedback to help learners understand<br />

where they went wrong, so they can<br />

avoid making the same mistakes in future.<br />

They can also see and listen to correct<br />

answers.<br />

Tense Buster includes video-based<br />

pronunciation activities, each related to a<br />

different aspect of grammar. The<br />

program includes listening and speaking<br />

activities, and learners can generate tests<br />

on single or multiple grammar areas from<br />

a test bank of more than 1,600 items.<br />

And on completing a level, they can print<br />

a certificate — a great motivator!<br />

Tense Buster has been adopted by the<br />

British Council worldwide, Ministries of<br />

Education in many countries, and thousands<br />

of schools and colleges.<br />

Help your students break through the<br />

grammar barrier... with Tense Buster!<br />

Tense Buster contents<br />

Tense Buster covers these grammar areas:<br />

Am, is, are (to be)<br />

Simple present (El.)<br />

Questions<br />

Negatives<br />

Countable nouns<br />

Possessives<br />

Articles (El.)<br />

Have got<br />

Some, any<br />

Simple present (L. Int.)<br />

Simple past<br />

Present continuous<br />

Present perfect (L. Int.)<br />

Comparisons<br />

Prepositions<br />

The passive (Int.)<br />

Will and going to<br />

Question tags<br />

Equality<br />

Relative clauses<br />

Conditionals, I wish...<br />

Past continuous<br />

3rd conditional<br />

Adjectives and adverbs<br />

Present perfect (U. Int.)<br />

Modals<br />

The future<br />

Reported speech<br />

Phrasal verbs<br />

Nouns<br />

Past perfect<br />

The passive (Adv.)<br />

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General <strong>English</strong><br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

Elementary to Advanced<br />

International <strong>English</strong><br />

North American <strong>English</strong><br />

<br />

Standalone<br />

Network<br />

NOTE: In the US MindGame is called MindLines.<br />

To conclude, this is a<br />

useful product with a<br />

definite niche - revision in<br />

an enjoyable environment.<br />

Colin Livingstone <strong>for</strong> Schoolzone<br />

MindGame is a virtual boardgame which<br />

combines <strong>language</strong> learning with pure<br />

strategy. Learners can play against each<br />

other or against the computer: the object<br />

of the game is to capture all your opponent's<br />

pieces and make them your own.<br />

To capture each piece you have to<br />

answer a <strong>language</strong> question.<br />

Each session has a different theme, ranging<br />

from familiar vocabulary and grammar<br />

areas such as irregular simple past <strong>for</strong>ms,<br />

to homophones, anagrams and chatroom<br />

slang. As students capture, lose<br />

and recapture squares, questions are<br />

repeated, and this is remarkably effective<br />

in helping them learn the <strong>language</strong><br />

items. Above all, MindGame is a fun and<br />

effective way of helping students learn<br />

important <strong>language</strong> items.<br />

MindGame is popular worldwide with<br />

students and has been adopted by the<br />

British Council.<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

Elementary to Advanced<br />

Issues 1: Australian <strong>English</strong><br />

Issues 2: International <strong>English</strong><br />

North American <strong>English</strong><br />

Australian <strong>English</strong><br />

<br />

Standalone<br />

Network<br />

Mac <strong>online</strong> (Issues 2 only)<br />

PC <strong>online</strong> (Issues 2 only)<br />

Library licence (Issues 2 only)<br />

The design, layout and<br />

navigation are very userfriendly<br />

and encourage good<br />

learning habits.<br />

Dorothy Waterhouse, TESL-EJ<br />

Each volume of Issues in <strong>English</strong> is<br />

based around eight topical issues of high<br />

interest to adults. In Issues 2, <strong>for</strong> example,<br />

these are: fame, sport, media, technology,<br />

wilderness, education, <strong>language</strong>s and<br />

immigration. Each theme is introduced<br />

through videos.<br />

The topics come at four levels, each one<br />

building on the learner’s existing<br />

knowledge of <strong>English</strong>, whilst encouraging<br />

them to expand their skills through a huge<br />

range of activities. Students learn a<br />

comprehensive set of skills, including<br />

listening, reading, writing, vocabulary,<br />

spelling, grammar, pronunciation and<br />

giving opinions – all of which will help<br />

them to communicate effectively in the<br />

real world.<br />

In addition, there is an integrated, comprehensive<br />

Teacher Tracking Module.<br />

Teachers can choose to have learners<br />

log in, and then track each individual or<br />

class activity, with times and scores.<br />

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Business / Career<br />

’<br />

<br />

<br />

Upper Intermediate to Advanced<br />

International <strong>English</strong><br />

North American <strong>English</strong><br />

<br />

Standalone<br />

Network<br />

Library licence<br />

PC <strong>online</strong><br />

Mac <strong>online</strong><br />

LMS / VLE friendly<br />

Runs with Blackboard,<br />

Moodle and others<br />

Applying <strong>for</strong> a job in <strong>English</strong> is a daunting<br />

prospect <strong>for</strong> non-native speakers. It tests all the<br />

skills: reading the advertisement, writing the<br />

cover letter, and listening and speaking in the<br />

interview. It's Your Job takes a structured<br />

approach to the <strong>language</strong> and soft skills<br />

aspects of job-seeking, from deciding on a<br />

career through to accepting a job offer and<br />

negotiating the salary.<br />

Students read instructional text in an eBook,<br />

watch video interviews with ten experienced<br />

recruiters, and test their skills in 40 interactive<br />

activities. It’s Your Job is comprehensive,<br />

interactive and highly motivating.<br />

Ms Anne Wong, Media and entertainment<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

Pre-Intermediate to Intermediate<br />

International <strong>English</strong><br />

<br />

Standalone<br />

Network<br />

Library licence<br />

PC <strong>online</strong><br />

Mac <strong>online</strong><br />

LMS / VLE friendly<br />

Runs with Blackboard,<br />

Moodle and others<br />

<strong>English</strong> <strong>for</strong> Hotel Staff is <strong>for</strong> anyone in the hotel<br />

industry who wishes to upgrade their specialist<br />

<strong>English</strong> <strong>language</strong> skills, and <strong>for</strong> students preparing<br />

<strong>for</strong> hotel employment. Each unit covers a<br />

particular area of hotel business: checking in,<br />

talking about hotel equipment, services such as<br />

food and drink, discussing activities, and more.<br />

The program contains listening activities (video<br />

and audio), as well as vocabulary, reading and<br />

writing exercises. Progress can be monitored<br />

and regular feedback is provided throughout.<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

Pre-Intermediate to Intermediate<br />

International <strong>English</strong><br />

North American <strong>English</strong><br />

<br />

Standalone<br />

Network<br />

Library licence<br />

PC <strong>online</strong><br />

Mac <strong>online</strong><br />

LMS / VLE friendly<br />

Runs with Blackboard,<br />

Moodle and others<br />

<strong>Clarity</strong>’s Business Writing helps course participants<br />

produce effective emails, letters and<br />

reports. The program focuses on the core writing<br />

skills: the writing process, clarity, appropriacy,<br />

vocabulary and grammar. Learners work<br />

on model business documents, listen to talks<br />

and attempt quizzes.<br />

Each unit leads on to writing activities, where<br />

learners write a business document based on a<br />

context built up over previous exercises. Business<br />

Writing is enjoyable, thought-provoking<br />

and always practical.<br />

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Teacher’s tools<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<strong>Clarity</strong> programs<br />

Issues in <strong>English</strong> 2 (<strong>online</strong>)<br />

Connected Speech (<strong>online</strong>)<br />

Standalone<br />

Network<br />

Mac <strong>online</strong><br />

PC <strong>online</strong><br />

We are now<br />

sending out a<br />

monthly email<br />

which enables you<br />

to generate usage<br />

statistics in just<br />

two clicks.<br />

Results Manager integrates with <strong>Clarity</strong><br />

programs, enabling teachers and administrators<br />

to see exactly what their students<br />

have done, when they did it, how much<br />

time they spent and what scores they<br />

achieved.<br />

So, how can Results Manager help you?<br />

Student management. You can organise<br />

your students into groups (e.g. year<br />

groups and classes) so you can allocate<br />

tasks and generate group reports.<br />

Login options. Results Manager allows<br />

you to decide which students can use the<br />

program (making sure you get the best<br />

use of your licences) and how they log in,<br />

e.g. name and password.<br />

Reports. The central function of Results<br />

Manager is to provide reports on student<br />

activity. You can generate three main<br />

types of report.<br />

1.<br />

2.<br />

3.<br />

Student reports focus on the activity<br />

of a single student.<br />

Group reports focus on the per<strong>for</strong>mance<br />

of all the students within a<br />

group, additionally providing summaries<br />

and averages.<br />

Content reports display the per<strong>for</strong>mance<br />

of all students who have<br />

attempted specific activities.<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

Beginner to Advanced<br />

International <strong>English</strong><br />

Standalone<br />

Network<br />

Mac <strong>online</strong><br />

PC <strong>online</strong><br />

The test results<br />

reference to<br />

CEF levels.<br />

<strong>Clarity</strong>’s Practical Placement Test is a<br />

quick, convenient and economical tool <strong>for</strong><br />

placing students at their approximate<br />

level of <strong>English</strong>. The test is in four parts:<br />

vocabulary, grammar, listening and selfassessment.<br />

The first three are built from<br />

item banks of multiple choice and gap fill<br />

questions. Question selection is random<br />

(within certain parameters), so that each<br />

test is different, increasing security, and<br />

effectively eliminating copying.<br />

The listening section tests not only the<br />

ability to hear and recognise utterances,<br />

but also the communicative intent. The<br />

self-assessment section at the end<br />

refines the scores students have<br />

achieved in the earlier sections by asking<br />

them “can do” questions based on the<br />

Common European Framework of Reference<br />

<strong>for</strong> Languages. The result is a<br />

single score placing the student in one of<br />

six bands, from Beginner (A1) to<br />

Advanced (C2).<br />

The test is administered <strong>online</strong> and can<br />

be used pre-course from home, or, more<br />

securely, in your centre. Results are delivered<br />

through Results Manager (see<br />

above).<br />

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Teacher’s tools<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

Standalone Network PC <strong>online</strong> Mac <strong>online</strong><br />

LMS / VLE friendly - Runs with Blackboard, Moodle and others<br />

In 2009 teachers at Abu<br />

Dhabi Men’s College used<br />

Author Plus to create a brand<br />

new resource: i-Read. This<br />

program is designed to provide<br />

reading practice in a local,<br />

culturally-sensitive context.<br />

i-Read has proved extremely<br />

popular with students, and won<br />

the coveted Nikai Award <strong>for</strong><br />

Teaching Innovation.<br />

No publisher can meet the needs of all<br />

teachers and all students, and that’s<br />

where Author Plus comes in. This<br />

program enables you to create your own<br />

interactive activities, aimed at your<br />

students’ exact needs, and to deliver<br />

them on a network, <strong>online</strong> or through<br />

your VLE. The program is easy to use,<br />

both <strong>for</strong> teachers and learners, and has a<br />

wide range of exercise types including<br />

multiple choice, gapfill, proof reading,<br />

text reconstruction and drag and drop.<br />

As a teacher, you have complete control<br />

over the content, and over the years<br />

teachers have made exercises <strong>for</strong> business<br />

<strong>English</strong>, vocabulary, listening and<br />

reading practice, and exam preparation.<br />

You could start by turning the paperbased<br />

exercises you have created in<br />

Word into interactive reading, speaking,<br />

writing and vocab activities. Author Plus<br />

includes an image bank and enables you<br />

to add your own graphics, audio and<br />

video files, and to link to PowerPoints<br />

and websites.<br />

The program provides detailed teacher<br />

support: a full colour manual, context sensitive<br />

help and tutorials, so it’s really quick<br />

and easy to get started. You can also use<br />

Author Plus to add to and adapt <strong>Clarity</strong><br />

content programs such as Tense Buster,<br />

bringing them directly in line with the interests<br />

and learning needs of your students.<br />

Author Plus has been used to create all the programs below.<br />

Author Plus<br />

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<strong>Clarity</strong>’s <strong>ICT</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>English</strong><br />

Road to IELTS<br />

A preparation course<br />

See page<br />

1<br />

See page<br />

5<br />

Clear Pronunciation 2<br />

Speak clearly, with confidence<br />

Tense Buster<br />

Break through the grammar barrier!<br />

See page<br />

9<br />

Contact us <strong>for</strong> a FREE trial<br />

Email us at info@clarityenglish.com<br />

or phone UK office: +44 (0) 845 130 5627<br />

Hong Kong office: (+852) 2791 1787<br />

<strong>Clarity</strong> Language Since 1992 Consultants Ltd<br />

Go to www.<strong>Clarity</strong><strong>English</strong>.com to find out more!

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