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FIRST WORDS
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ACTIVITY 2: Letter Hunt
Test what you have learnt in activity 1! The unit displays a letter and
pronounces it. You need to find this letter on the keyboard and press the
correct key.
In level 2 the unit only pronounces the letter to find.
ACTIVITY 3: Letter Maze
Use the 4 arrows on the joystick to guide Spider-Man through the labyrinth
and find the exit. There are many letters hidden in the maze which
Spiderman must find. The laptop will pronounce the name of the letters
when Spider-Man finds them. Be careful to collect them all before you exit:
if there are still letters inside the labyrinth, you must begin again!
There are 2 levels of difficulty.
ACTIVITY 4: Alphabet
This is an exercise to practice the alphabetical order. You need to type the
letter that is missing between the 2 displayed letters. For example, on the
screenshot herewith, you need to find the letter which goes between <A>
and <C>. The correct answer is <B>.
In level 1, discover the capital letters and in level 2, the small letters.
ACTIVITY 5: Word Discovery
Discover your first words! Press a letter key to see and hear a word starting
with that letter followed by an illustration of the word.
ACTIVITY 6: The First Letter
In this game you can practice the words you learnt in the previous activity.
You will see for 2 seconds a picture, then the word corresponding to the
picture is displayed but the first letter is missing. You need to find the first
letter and type it on the keyboard. For example, on the screenshot
herewith, type the letter <B> to create the word <bus>.
ACTIVITY 7: Pick a Word
The laptop will say a letter. Your task is to find the word starting with this
letter. You have two choices. Use the UP and DOWN keys to highlight the
correct word and press
ENTER
. A word is highlighted when it has a black
background. For example on the screenshot herewith, let’s say that you
heard the letter <b>. Highlight the word <bus> which begins by the letter
<b>.
The screen will display questions in most activities. Answer by typing the correct letter or
number or by selecting the correct answer using the joystick. Press ENTER to confirm.
The activities are played in game rounds. If your first answer is wrong, Spider-Man will say
‘Too bad!’ and will repeat the question so that you have one more attempt. You have two
attempts to find the right answer; otherwise, the correct answer will be displayed.
A game round usually consists of 6 questions and is followed by a fun Spider-Man
animated graphic.
Demo
To see a short demonstration explaining how to play an activity, press DEMO while you are
inside an activity or in the activity selection menu.
Level
Most activities have 2 levels of difficulty. When you enter a game the difficulty level is
always set to 1. Press to toggle between level 1 and level 2
MISSION
LETTERS
PLAYING THE ACTIVITIES
ACTIVITY LIST
In the Mission Mode you have to answer questions randomly selected from all activities.
Press MISSION at any time to start this mode. As usual you have 2 attempts to answer a
question. But be careful! Once you cannot answer a question your mission is over! After 6
questions, your score will be displayed. Challenge yourself to answer all 6 questions on
the first try to reach a high score.
The points are counted as follows: 2 points if you answer correctly at the first attempt and
one point only if you answer correctly at the second attempt.
ACTIVITY 1: ABC
In this activity you will learn the letters of the alphabet. Just press any
letter key and the laptop will display this letter in capital and small letters.
It will also pronounce this letter. For example, the screenshot shows the
letter <A>.
