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Welcome to our Blended Learning English Language site.

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When you first log in log in with the username and password you have been given, you will be taken to a page called Your Courses: All the course you have access to will be listed on this page. Simply click on the title of a course and you will then be taken to a page where you can begin your lessons.

How to do your course

To begin a lesson you want to do, click on its title in the list of lessons for that week. The first page of each lesson shows you the title, the topic and the skills you will practise.

The first page of each lesson shows you the title, the topic and the skills you will practise.
The number of activities per lesson is shown in the red menu bar running from left to right at the top of the lesson. The small picture in the menu bar tell you what type of exercises you will do.

  Lesson Exercise Key: What do these pictures mean?
 
This is a reading comprehension exercise.
This exercise is a writing skills exercise.
This is to practise listening.
This will develop your vocabulary.
  This is a grammar exercise. This is a pronunciation exercise. This means you can print out the model essay, report or grammar guide to keep.

To begin the lesson click "Start" to go to the first activity.
On each activity, you will see instructions on what to do in black writing. For example, enter your answers in the boxes or use the arrows.
When you have completed the exercise, click "Check Your Answers". You will be told your score and whether you have finished that exercise.
To go to the next exercise click "Next". Alternatively, you can click on the number of the exercise you would like to do. The menu bar will track where you are by highlighting the number of the exercise you are on.
When you have completed all the activities in the lesson, or wish to try another lesson, close the page by clicking on "Close" in the bar at the top of the page. You will then go back to the library where you can choose another lesson.

On each activity, you will see instructions on what to do in black writing. For example, enter your answers in the boxes or use the arrows.

When you have completed the exercise, click "Check Your Answers". You will be told your score and whether you have finished that exercise.

To go to the next exercise click "Next". Alternatively, you can click on the number of the exercise you would like to do. The menu bar will track where you are by highlighting the number of the exercise you are on.

When you have completed all the activities in the lesson, or wish to try another lesson, close the page by clicking on "Close" in the bar at the top of the page. You will then go back to the list of lessons for the week where you can choose another lesson.

Answers and feedback

All of the exercises tell you whether your answer is correct or not. You get instant feedback on your answers.
Each exercise is then scored individually. You are given a percentage score based on how many correct answers you give and how many attempts you had before you got the answer right.
In many of the exercises you will also be told not only if your answer is incorrect, but given feedback telling you where to find the correct information or why your answer was not the right one. Many of our lessons have small "Hint" pictures which you can see when you have not given a correct answer. If you hold your mouse over each picture, you will see an explanation for the answer or a clue where to find the right answer.

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