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| FREE
Text Match Demo (free for all) |
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This
executable Text Match Demo is designed to demonstrate the different
kinds of matching items that can be used in a Text Match file. |
The
demo contains 20 fully working Text Match files which allow the user
to try out all of the 21 interactive games and exercises available
in Text Match.
It prints the Text Match worksheets too! |
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exercise files contained in the demo match the list of 20 suggested
formats (we're sure you can think of more) listed on the Text
Match page. |
The
Text Match Demo is ideal for those who want to familiarise themselves
with using the Text Match component of TaskMagic and have ready-made
sample files available at the click of a mouse. |
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| FREE
Mix & Gap Demo (free for all) |
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This
executable Mix & Gap Demo is designed to demonstrate the different
kinds of texts that can be used in a Mix & Gap file. |
The
demo contains 7 fully working Mix & Gap files which allow the
user to try out all of the 18 interactive games and exercises available
in Mix & Gap.
It prints the Mix & Gap worksheets too! |
The
contents / topics of the exercise files contained in the demo are
listed below. The examples cover various languages as well as non-language
material. |
TaskMagic
Mix & Gap Demo content : (i) KS4 French - daily routine using
perfect and imperfect; (ii) KS2/3 Spanish, with sound - personal
infromation & weather; (iii) KS3/4 Italian - the water cycle;
(iv) KS2/3/4 Spanish - family, school, likes & dislikes, sports;
(v) KS2 Geography - glaciers; (vi) KS2/3 Science - the Solar System;
(vii) KS3 French - accommodation / rooms in a house. |
The
Mix & Gap Demo is ideal for those who want to familiarise themselves
with using the Mix & Gap component of TaskMagic and have ready-made
sample files available at the click of a mouse. |
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Zip Downloads for Football / Jump / TowerBlock (free
for all) |
Football
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Jump!
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TowerBlock
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of the zip downloads below (numbered 1 to 7 at the bottom of this
section) contain 3 separate executable games, which practice the same
information, but which can be used in different ways. See the descriptions
below: |
| Football
- a team game for use with interactive whiteboard (or can be played
by two students at a computer). Reds v blues - teams take turns to
answer the question to keep control of the ball, so that they can
pass to their team or attempt a shot. Can be played as a timed game
(eg. 2 minutes) or as a "first to..." game (eg. first to
3 goals wins). This game has always been extremely popular with TaskMagic
users, and goes down well with students of all ages (particularly
boys!). |
| Jump
- a game to be played one person to a computer. A multi-level platform
/ jumping game requiring students to find correct matches before their
time runs out, whilst avoiding hazards such as monsters, spikes, collapsing
floors... |
| TowerBlock
- can be played on individual computers or on an interactive whiteboard.
The player / contestant has to answer 15 questions correctly in order
to build a 15 storey tower block. Hints / help buttons are available.
A wrong answer causes the tower to collapse. (TowerBlock started life
as Millionaire and works in a similar way). |
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on the links below to download the appropriate zip file containing
the 3 games described above. Each one is under 0.5MB. |
(1)
French
- être & avoir in the present tense
(2) Geography
- definitions and key words for weather and climate
(3) German
- haben & sein in the present tense
(4) Literacy
- definitions and keywords for literature types
(5) Numeracy
- definitions and keywords for geometric shapes
(6) Science
- definitions and key words for mixtures, solutions and states of
matter
(7) Spanish
- ser & estar in the present tense |
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don't anticipate any problems with the above downloads, but if you
do have any questions or problems, please do not hesitate to contact
us on this
link. |
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| FREE
VOCAB TEST PROGRAM for TaskMagic2 Users |
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The
free vocab test program can be used by anyone who has a licensed
version of TaskMagic2 installed on their computer or network. |
The
program allows you to create vocab tests of up to 100 questions. |
Tests are marked automatically and scores are saved on the computer
/ network for you to access later. |
| Vocab
Test Program Features: |
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Up to 100 questions.
- You
can quickly import data from TaskMagic Text Match and Grid Match
files, as well as from other Vocab Test files or from txt files.
- There
is a quick input function allowing you to quickly type all of
your questions and answers into one text box.
- Questions
can have up to 3 correct answers.
- You
can choose whether or not to award scores for partially correct
answers / words.
- You
can choose whether answers are case-sensitive.
- You
can select a priority element for a particular answer, so that
this element scores 50% irrespective of the rest of the answer.
- Students
can opt for a practice session or a test. The practice session
steers them towards the correct answer if they get it wrong. They
can ask for a hint to help them out, or they can skip the question
(in which case they are told the correct answer). Answers that
are not answered correctly first time are repeated.
- The
test awards scores according to your criteria. Unless you opt
otherwise, the test awards a percentage score for each attempted
answer by comparing it with the expected answer.
- Scores
can be saved either automatically via the student's username or
by requesting the student to type in their name, depending on
how you set it up.
- There
is a results viewer screen allowing you to see all available results.
You can choose to see only results in a given time period. You
can also opt to see the highest result per student or the most
recent result per student for a particular test.
- Scores
are in % format by default, but you can opt to view them as a
mark out of 10, 20 or other.
- When
you click on a particular test result (ie. the name / username
of the student, date taken and score) you can see all the expected
and given answers for that particular test and the individual
scores awarded for each question.
- You
can select multiple results and print them as a list or export
the data as a CSV (comma separated variable) file, which can then
be opened in Excel.
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You
can download the program from
http://www.mdlsoft.co.uk/VocabTest.zip
(195KB) |
Once
it is downloaded, extract the contents.
The zip file contains a folder, VocabTest, containing 3 files:
1) TMCreateVocab.exe - the teacher version for making tests and accessing
scores.
2) TMPlayVocab.exe - the student version
3) vocab.dat - a hidden file (If you can't see this file change your
folder options to view hidden files), see below
for details.
NB: All 3 files should be kept in the folder 'VocabTest', which you
can copy to your computer or network. |
| Technical
Stuff Relating to the file vocab.dat: |
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file vocab.dat contains information on what to do about saving student
scores. Currently it is empty of contents, but you will be able
to try out the Vocab Test program yourself.
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However,
if you want to use it with students or install it on a network, you
will need to add a couple of bits of information to it to make it
do what you want. See the information below.
NB// You may have to get a technician to help you out with
this!!! |
| The
Vocab programs access this file to look for 2 pieces of data, which
should be on the first 2 lines of the vocab.dat file:
1) On the first line of vocab.dat, the full path of the directory
where student scores are saved and from where they can be accessed.
If students are accessing the program from various workstations
linked to your network, it makes sense to save the student scores
to an area on the school network. This needs to be a folder to which
students have write access (so that their scores can be saved),
but preferably they shouldn't know where it is. Make it a hidden
directory. So you could [ask someone to] set up a hidden directory
at P:\Languages\TMVocabTestScores (or whatever name you like in
whatever location on the network), and then you would type on the
first line of vocab.dat P:\Languages\TMVocabTestScores
*NB. If you leave this line blank, the scores are saved by default
to [Application Path] + \TMVocabTestScores. (ie. a folder called
TMVocabTestScores is created wherever the program itself is located.)
This is fine if you have put the program files on the network, although
students are unlikely to have write access to it. This is also fine
if you want to save all scores on your own computer (which means
that students will have to do the tests on your computer, too...).
It's no good if the program files are copied to each local workstation,
as the test scores will also be saved on separate workstations.
2) On the second line, either the word username or the word inputname
That's it. Nothing else.
- username instructs the programs to save the the scores automatically
to the specified or default location, using the student's username
for future reference.
- inputname (or leaving the line blank) instructs the program to
ask the student whether they want to save scores for the test, then
asks them to provide their first name and surname. (This is the
option you would need if all students were doing tests on the same
computer).
All 3 files should be kept in the folder 'VocabTest', whether you
copy it onto individual machines or on your network. If you copy
the folder to individual machines, you will need to make sure that
the information contained in vocab.dat is the same on each computer.
Please contact us at mdlsoft@mdlsoft.co.uk if you have any questions
/ problems. |
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| NEW
TaskMagic2 Multiple TextMatch Maker (free for
TaskMagic2 users) |
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This
free program can be used by anyone who has a licensed version of TaskMagic2
installed on their computer or network. |
| The
Multiple TextMatch Maker allows you to convert long lists of matching
text items into TextMatch files. Copy and paste table content from
web pages or from a Word document, and the Multiple TextMatch Maker
checks and reformats the list before saving it as multiple TextMatch
files. So now you can create hundreds of TextMatch files in a matter
of minutes! |
| TaskMagic2
already has a Quick Input screen that allows you to paste content
from other sources to create a single TextMatch file, but this downloadable
extra makes importing from external sources so much easier, and it
creates a whole load of files with a couple of clicks of the mouse. |
When you save your multiple
files, you choose a name for the file (eg. holidays.MDL) and all
files are saved with that name + a number. (ie. holidays_1.MDL,
holidays_2.MDL etc). If you later decide to add a new batch of files
with the same name, these can be added to the existing list of numbered
files. |
Download
the zip file from http://www.mdlsoft.co.uk/TaskMagicMultipleTextMatchMaker.zip
It's a
19KB zip file containing 1 file:
TaskMagicMultiTextMatchMaker.exe |
| The
Multiple TextMatch Maker also allows you to save .tmfoot, .tmfla,
.tmjmp and .tmtb files (files allowing multiple file access - see
the special editions below) along with your TextMatch files. You can
specify whether these files should access all files in the folder,
or just those listed with a certain name. |
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| TaskMagicFootball
Special Edition for TaskMagic2 Users |
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This
free program can be used by anyone who has a licensed version of TaskMagic2
installed on their computer or network. |
| TaskMagicFootball
is a new variation on the football game, ideal for team games with
a whiteboard, which accesses data from multiple Text Match files.
The idea behind this is that you can have access to hundreds of questions
for one game, rather than just the 16 contained within a particular
Text Match file. |
Download
the zip file from http://www.mdlsoft.co.uk/TaskMagicFootball.zip
It's a 231KB zip file containing
a folder containing 2 files:
TaskMagicFootball.exe
football.tmfoot |
| 1)
Extract the files. (You can copy the TaskMagicFootball folder into
your TaskMagic2 folder) |
| 2)
Run TaskMagicFootball.exe - this will result in a message box being
displayed with information about how to access multiple TextMatch
(MDL) files. (It should also tell your computer what to do if you
double-click a .tmfoot file, provided that the settings on your computer
allow this registry setting to be created. If not, see below*). |
| 3)
Copy football.tmfoot into any folder containing Text Match files on
your computer or network (won't work over a web connection). |
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Double-click (or link to) the football.tmfoot file and it will open
the Football game and randomly select from all of the data contained
in the available TextMatch files. |
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*If at step
4 you are asked what program to use to open .tmfoot files, browse
to the location of the TaskMagicFootball.exe file and click the
box to always use this program to open this type of file.
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| This
is ideal for revising a topic, for example - just drop the football.tmfoot
file into a folder containing all of the Text Match files for a particular
topic and TaskMagicFootball will select the items at random. |
NEW:
You can now opt to include only certain files, or exclude certain
files from the game.
The options are:
1) To include all files, save / copy a .tmfoot file with no content.
All files will automatically be included.
2) To include only certain files, list these on separate lines within
the .tmfoot file (which you should right-click and Open With...
and then open with Note Pad). eg.
er_present_tense.MDL
holiday_activities.MDL
aller_plus_infinitive.MDL
This way, only the content of the listed files will be included.
3) To exclude certain files, do as above, but put an x as the first
line. eg.
x
er_present_tense.MDL
holiday_activities.MDL
aller_plus_infinitive.MDL
This will include all the Text Match files within the current folder,
with the exception of those listed above.
You can give the .tmfoot file any name you like. eg. holidays.tmfoot
/ all_except_verbstuff.tmfoot |
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| TaskMagicJump
Special Edition for TaskMagic2 Users |
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This
free program can be used by anyone who has a licensed version of TaskMagic2
installed on their computer or network. |
| TaskMagicJump
is a new variation on the jumping game which accesses data from multiple
Text Match files. The idea behind this is that you can have access
to hundreds of questions for one game, rather than just the 16 contained
within a particular Text Match file. |
Download
the zip file from http://www.mdlsoft.co.uk/TaskMagicJump.zip
It's a 128KB zip file containing
a folder containing 2 files:
TaskMagicJump.exe
jump.tmjmp |
| 1)
Extract the files. (You can copy the TaskMagicJump
folder into your TaskMagic2 folder) |
| 2)
Run TaskMagicJump.exe - this will result in a message box being displayed
with information about how to access multiple TextMatch (MDL) files.
(It should also tell your computer what to do if you double-click
a .tmjmp file, provided that the settings on your computer allow this
registry setting to be created. If not, see below*). |
| 3)
Copy jump.tmjmp into any folder containing Text Match files on your
computer or network (won't work over a web connection). |
| 4)
Double-click (or link to) the jump.tmjmp file and it will open the
TaskMagicJump game and randomly select from all of the data contained
in the available TextMatch files. |
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*If at step
4 you are asked what program to use to open .tmjmp files, browse
to the location of the TaskMagicJump.exe file and click the box
to always use this program to open this type of file.
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| This
is ideal for revising a topic, for example - just drop the jump.tmjmp
file into a folder containing all of the Text Match files for a particular
topic and TaskMagicJump will select the items at random. |
NEW:
You can now opt to include only certain files, or exclude certain
files from the game.
The options are:
1) To include all files, save / copy a .tmjmp file with no content.
All files will automatically be included.
2) To include only certain files, list these on separate lines within
the .tmjmp file (which you should right-click and Open With... and
then open with Note Pad). eg.
er_present_tense.MDL
holiday_activities.MDL
aller_plus_infinitive.MDL
This way, only the content of the listed files will be included.
3) To exclude certain files, do as above, but put an x as the first
line. eg.
x
er_present_tense.MDL
holiday_activities.MDL
aller_plus_infinitive.MDL
This will include all the Text Match files within the current folder,
with the exception of those listed above.
You
can give the .tmjmp file any name you like. eg. holidays.tmjmp /
all_except_verbstuff.tmjmp |
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| TaskMagicFlashCards
Special Edition for TaskMagic2 Users |
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This
free program can be used by anyone who has a licensed version of TaskMagic2
installed on their computer or network. |
| TaskMagicFlashCards
is a new variation on the FlashCards activity available in TaskMagic2.
This special edition accesses data from multiple Text Match files,
so that you can have access to hundreds of questions for one exercise,
rather than just the 16 contained within a particular Text Match file.
TaskMagicFlashCards is ideal for vocab practice and revision of a
whole topic, and can be used with individual PCs or an interactive
whiteboard. |
Download
the zip file from http://www.mdlsoft.co.uk/TaskMagicFlashCards.zip
It's a 99KB zip file containing a folder containing 2 files:
TaskMagicFlashCards.exe
flashcards.tmfla |
| 1)
Extract the files. (You can copy the TaskMagicFlashCards
folder into your TaskMagic2 folder) |
| 2)
Run TaskMagicFlashCards.exe - this will result in a message box being
displayed with information about how to access multiple TextMatch
(MDL) files. (It should also tell your computer what to do if you
double-click a .tmfla file, provided that the settings on your computer
allow this registry setting to be created. If not, see below*). |
| 3)
Copy flashcards.tmfla into any folder containing Text Match files
on your computer or network (won't work over a web connection). |
| 4)
Double-click (or link to) the flashcards.tmfla
file and it will open the TaskMagicFlashCards game and randomly select
from all of the data contained in the available TextMatch files. |
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*If at step
4 you are asked what program to use to open .tmfla files, browse
to the location of the TaskMagicFlashCards.exe file and click the
box to always use this program to open this type of file.
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| This
is ideal for revising a topic, for example - just drop the flashcards.tmfla
file into a folder containing all of the Text Match files for a particular
topic and TaskMagicFlashCards will select the items at random. You
can test yourself to see if you know all of the information. You can
also tell the FlashCards program whether or not you got a question
right, and any questions you got wrong are repeated again at the end
of the list. |
NEW:
You can now opt to include only certain files, or exclude certain
files from the game.
The options are:
1) To include all files, save / copy a .tmfla file with no content.
All files will automatically be included.
2) To include only certain files, list these on separate lines within
the .tmfla file (which you should right-click and Open With... and
then open with Note Pad). eg.
er_present_tense.MDL
holiday_activities.MDL
aller_plus_infinitive.MDL
This way, only the content of the listed files will be included.
3) To exclude certain files, do as above, but put an x as the first
line. eg.
x
er_present_tense.MDL
holiday_activities.MDL
aller_plus_infinitive.MDL
This will include all the Text Match files within the current folder,
with the exception of those listed above.
You
can give the .tmfla file any name you like. eg. holidays.tmfla /
all_except_verbstuff.tmfla |
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| TaskMagicTowerBlock
Special Edition for TaskMagic2 Users |
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This
free program can be used by anyone who has a licensed version of TaskMagic2
installed on their computer or network. |
| TaskMagicTowerBlock
is a new variation on the Tower Block game which accesses data from
multiple Text Match files. The idea behind this is that you can have
access to hundreds of questions for one game, rather than just the
16 contained within a particular Text Match file. Tower Block is a
1 in 4 multiple choice game requiring the student to answer 15 questions
correctly (it started life as Millionaire) |
Download
the zip file from http://www.mdlsoft.co.uk/TaskMagicTowerBlock.zip
It's a 109KB zip file containing
a folder containing 2 files:
TaskMagicTowerBlock.exe
towerblock.tmtb |
| 1)
Extract the files. (You can copy the TaskMagicTowerBlock
folder into your TaskMagic2 folder) |
| 2)
Run TaskMagicTowerBlock.exe
- this will result in a message box being displayed with information
about how to access multiple TextMatch (MDL) files. (It should also
tell your computer what to do if you double-click a .tmtb file, provided
that the settings on your computer allow this registry setting to
be created. If not, see below*). |
| 3)
Copy towerblock.tmtb into any folder containing Text Match files on
your computer or network (won't work over a web connection). |
| 4)
Double-click (or link to) the towerblock.tmtb file and it will open
the TaskMagicTowerBlock
game and randomly select from all of the data contained in the available
TextMatch files. |
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*If at step
4 you are asked what program to use to open .tmtb files, browse
to the location of the TaskMagicTowerBlock.exe
file and click the box to always use this program to open this type
of file.
|
| This
is ideal for revising a topic, for example - just drop the towerblock.tmtb
file into a folder containing all of the Text Match files for a particular
topic and TaskMagicTowerBlock
will select the items at random. |
NEW:
You can now opt to include only certain files, or exclude certain
files from the game.
The options are:
1) To include all files, save / copy a .tmtb file with no content.
All files will automatically be included.
2) To include only certain files, list these on separate lines within
the .tmtb file (which you should right-click and Open With... and
then open with Note Pad). eg.
er_present_tense.MDL
holiday_activities.MDL
aller_plus_infinitive.MDL
This way, only the content of the listed files will be included.
3) To exclude certain files, do as above, but put an x as the first
line. eg.
x
er_present_tense.MDL
holiday_activities.MDL
aller_plus_infinitive.MDL
This will include all the Text Match files within the current folder,
with the exception of those listed above.
You can give the .tmtb file any name you like. eg. holidays.tmtb /
all_except_verbstuff.tmtb |
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| TASKMAGIC
FREE EXE FILE DOWNLOADS
(free for all) |
French
Jumping Game: être
et avoir - present tense practice
The link is to a 92K exe file. Right-click and save
to your computer. 800 x 600 pixels.
A prototype of a new game to be added to TaskMagic2 as a free update.
The aim is to steer the little man to the letter containing the correct
answer. Use the left and right arrow keys to go left / right and the
up arrow to jump. |
French
Jumping Game MKII: être et avoir -
present tense practice You
can download an exe
file (452KB) or a zip
file (125KB).
Similar to above but full screen and multi-level. |
French
Football Game: être,
avoir, aller, faire - present tense practice
The link is to a 630K exe file. Right-click and save
to your computer. 800 x 600 pixels.
The download contains 2 games practising verbs in the present tense.
Choose between a timed game or a first to... game, then press start.
Get the correct match to pass the ball or shoot. Short passes / shots
are more successful than longer ones. You can't shoot from kick-off. |
Christmas
Jumping Game: French
/ Spanish
Each link is to a 92K exe file. Right-click and save
to your computer. 800 x 600 pixels.
A prototype of a new game to be added to TaskMagic2 as a free update.
The aim is to steer the little man to the letter containing the correct
answer. Use the left and right arrow keys to go left / right and the
up arrow to jump. |
French
Football Game: Christmas
/ Daily Routine
Each link is to a 360K exe file. Right-click and
save to your computer. 800 x 600 pixels.
Choose between a timed game or a first to... game, then press start.
Get the correct match to pass the ball or shoot. Short passes /
shots are more successful than longer ones. You can't shoot from
kick-off. |
World-Cup
Football Game: French
/ Spanish
Each link is to a 630K exe file. Right-click and save
to your computer. 800 x 600 pixels.
The downloads contain 2 games practising football vocabulary, 1 for
describing a team and 1 for describing a game after the event. Choose
between a timed game or a first to... game, then press start. Get
the correct match to pass the ball or shoot. Short passes / shots
are more successful than longer ones. You can't shoot from kick-off. |
| TaskMagic |
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The
équipe nouvelle avec TaskMagic CDs contain stand-alone
packages of TaskMagic1 games and activities
created specifically to complement the équipe nouvelle
1, 2 and 3 course books from Oxford University Press. |
Each
équipe nouvelle avec TaskMagic CD contains approximately
180 separate TaskMagic files, each of which consists of up
to 14 different games and exercises.The équipe nouvelle
avec TaskMagic CDs do not require the user to have the TaskMagic
programs on their computer, as the packages contain their
own version of the TaskMagic1 software, although
those who have the TaskMagic2 software can
also access the files using TaskMagic2 and
gain access to a wider range of exercises. Below you will
find a link to a free demo of the équipe nouvelle 1
avec TaskMagic package.
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Below
is a link to download a free demo of équipe nouvelle
1 avec TaskMagic. This demo contains 15 exercise files (161
different games) taken from various units of équipe
nouvelle 1. Anyone can download it free of charge and use
it at home or at school. You cannot create your own exercises
with this demo, and you cannot use it to access TaskMagic
games other than those accompanying the demo. |
| NO
PASSWORD IS REQUIRED FOR THE ENTM1DEMO – no need to contact
us. |
|
The
downloaded file is a compressed file (ENTM1DemoSetup.exe).
Once it is downloaded, it will install the équipe
nouvelle 1 avec TaskMagic Demo software on your computer.
You
may be given the option to run or to save the file when
you click on the download link. If you choose to run
the programme, the installation will begin as soon as
the file is downloaded. If you choose to save the file,
you can specify a place to save it to on your computer.
Once the download is complete, you will need to run
the file at some point to install the software on your
computer.
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NB:
Equipe Nouvelle avec TaskMagic was designed to run
on
Windows
95, 98, NT, 2000, ME or XP - not Windows Vista
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| TMDemo |
| Free
French Holidays Demo
(free for all) |
Below is a link to download a free TMDemo based on the TaskMagic1
software. The language of the demo is French and the content
is holidays: past and present. |
The
demo contains about 40 free exercises. Any one can download it free
of charge and use it at home or at school. You cannot create your
own exercises with this demo, and you cannot use it to access TaskMagic
games other than those accompanying the demo.
|
NO
PASSWORD IS REQUIRED FOR TMDEMO – no need to contact us. |
|
The
downloaded file is a compressed file (TM2Demo.zip). You must unzip
the downloaded file before you can use it on your PC. Double-click
on TMDemo.exe to run the programme. |
This
TaskMagic1 demo was designed to run on Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000,
ME or XP - not Vista |
|
All
versions of TaskMagic require Windows Media Player. This is present
on almost all Windows machines. If you do not have Windows Media
Player on your computer, you can download it free of charge from
http://www.microsoft.com |
TaskMagic
based programmes will not run without the VB6 runtime files. Many
Windows machines (especially XP and later) will already have all
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| NonTMFreebies |
| NON-TASKMAGIC
FREE STUFF THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN ON THE SITE... |
The
files below have been on our website for ages, and since people
are still downloading them, we thought we may as well include them
again. Somebody is obviously finding them useful. |
| FrenchDocs.zip
contains the following Word Documents (see download below): |
Fr_Verb_Tables.doc |
One
A4 page: A brief summary of the 3 main regular verb groups as well
as some of the most common irregular verbs. Listings of the six
parts of the present tense and past participles. Subject and Reflexive
Pronouns. Step-by-step instructions on how to form the Perfect Tense.
|
Fr_Perf_Imperf.doc |
One
A4 page: Comparison, use and formation of the Perfect and Imperfect
Tenses.
|
Fr_Simplification.doc |
Two
A4 pages: Simplified aid to recognition and construction of Present,
Perfect, Imperfect, Pluperfect, Future, Simple Future and Conditional
Tenses.
|
FrenchFunctions.doc |
Two
A4 pages: Simple language functions broken down and translated into
French.
|
Fr_Indic_Prons.doc |
One
A4 page: Grid of articles and possessive adjectives etc. Subject,
Direct Object and Indirect Object Pronouns.
|
GCSE_Vocab_Booklet.doc |
A
20 page booklet containing all of the above as well as vocabulary
sections aimed at helping students to write about events in the
past. Particularly useful for preparing for coursework on past holidays
etc. Vocab lists contain information about verb types and auxiliaries.
|
fl_characters.doc |
One
A4 page: A list of Keyboard Shortcuts for all of the letters and
symbols required for French, Spanish, German, and probably more
besides.
|
FrenchConv.doc |
6
pages: This is a protected word document (forms protected: password
= mflteacher). I have chosen to leave it protected so that students
cannot inadvertently delete questions etc. The document contains
questions broken down into the six conversation themes from the
AQA GCSE specification A. |
This
can be printed, but from my experience it is best used as follows: |
| Copy
the document to an area of the school server where students have read-access
only. |
| They
open the document and save it in their own user area (using File,
Save As) |
| You
can prepare answers in class as soon as you cover one of the questions
from the six areas. |
| They
can type up their work in the computer room or at home and have a
permanent record of their speaking preparation. |
| They
can use Text-to-Speech software to help them with pronunciation
(see reference to Text-to-Speech below). |
| You
can link the questions on the document to your Scheme of Work (see
below). |
| You
should use these very questions for the Speaking Test itself (see
question list below). |
FrenchConvQuestionList.doc |
One
A4 page: This contains all of the questions from the document above
on one page so that teachers can use these questions for the speaking
exam.
|
FR_KS4_SOW_Summary.doc |
An
example of a simple Scheme of Work linking the questions from the
FrenchConv documents above and the AQA GCSE specification A coursework
titles with the units of a text book (in this case Francoscope à
la Mode – not the new one “pour AQA”). |
|
Text-to-Speech
(TTS) Software can help students to hear correct pronunciations
for their individual speaking test answers.
|
|
Voice
engines for French, German, Italian, Dutch, Russian, Portuguese,
Spanish and British English can be downloaded from the same page.
|
You
can copy and paste text into Speakonia and play it back. If you
register Speakonia (free to do, does not generate any junk mail)
you also have the facility to save your text as a WAV file. |
You
can create a Web page with links for all of the questions and answers
from the FrenchConv documents above. See the example using the link
below. Students can save their own version of the Web page and create
WAV files using Speakonia. As long as they save their WAV files
in the same folder as the Web page, all of the links will work (although
none of them work at present as there are no sound files). The page
contains instructions on file names for the WAV files. Once they
have done this, students can choose a question by clicking on the
link, they can then test themselves to see if they can give a correct
response, and they can check their spoken answer against the one
they have prepared using Speakonia and the FrenchConv document. |
NB:
You will need to unprotect FrenchConv.doc (Tools, Unprotect Document:
password = mflteacher) if you want them to be able to copy and paste
the questions into Speakonia. |
|
Other
ideas |
And
of course, you can use TaskMagic to create your own exercises based
on core GCSE vocabulary, high frequency words etc. using Text Match,
Picture Match, Sound Match or Pic-Sound. You can use Mix & Gap
to prepare sample answer texts for spoken and written work or to
revise topic vocabulary and structures in context. You can even
include a sound file to give students more exposure to longer spoken
texts and help them prepare for the listening exam. Dialogues can
be used to create role-play practice activities, with or without
sound. Multi-choice listening and reading activities can be prepared
using Multi-Choice. And you can revise and practise verb grammar
using Grid Match. |
Students
can download the “free for home use” version of TaskMagic
Play and use it at home to do exercises that you or they have created
at school. You can make TaskMagic exercises available to students
from your school website or on disk. |