For Ages 8-14.
Word is out! In an unspeakable attempt to turn the English language on its ear, Carmen Sandiego has invented the Babble-On Machine, a diabolical device that transforms language into utter nonsense. As Agent 13, your mission is to free a dozen babbling ACME agents by completing over 60 activities that will further develop your spelling, grammar and vocabulary skills. Good Luck!
Become a well versed Word Detective as you chase Carmen Sandiego through this language learning adventure. To restore the power of speech to 12 babbling ACME agents, you must uncover clues hidden in V.I.L.E. hideouts, solve more than 60 spelling, grammar and vocabulary activities, complete a dozen dangerous missions, and collect secret codes to face Carmen's final challenge.
Spelling; Practice spelling in activities that appear in each mission, or go to Practice Mode, where you can access any or all of the spelling lists.
Practice up to 10,000 words
Learn 50 common spelling rules
Create custom spelling lists
Identify correct spellings
Fill in missing letters to form words
Unscramble letters to form words
Spellcheck up to 100,000 words
Grammar: Discover fun facts you never know about Carmen through 18 original stories that help you better understand:
Parts of speech
Punctuation
Sentence structure
Subject – verb agreement
Over 100 grammar rules
Vocabulary: Expand your vocabulary by learning new:
Word definitions
Greek and Latin word roots
Prefixes and suffixes
Use of words in context
Dictionary & Reference Skills: The easy-to-use electronic dictionary defines over 3,000 words, explains over 100 important grammar rules and helps develop language reference skills.
Practice Mode: Features thousands of exercises that develop spelling, grammar and vocabulary proficiency, along with 18 fact-filled stories that shed light on science, history, geography, and even the elusive Carmen Sandiego.
Features:
Over 60 different activities
3 levels of difficulty
Thousands of exercises
Electronic dictionary with over 3,000 words
Customisable spelling lists
On-screen progress report
Practice Mode
System Requirements:
Windows 95 / 98 / ME / XP / Vista, 66MHZ processor, 32MB RAM, 20MB hard drive space, 640x480 256-colours display, Windows compatible sound device, Windows 95/98 or DirectX compatible video and sound cards.
Macintosh & Power PC, System 7.1 or higher, 20MHZ 68040 processor of faster,16MB RAM, 20MB hard drive space, 640x480 256-colours display.
This software comes in a sealed CD case.
