| The language school wds in Winterthur, Switzerland | | | | lie. Often the teacher does not have enough time to |
| has launched the PC program Pass First Certificate, | | | | concentrate on individual needs. The solution is Pass |
| an educational program used as preparation for the | | | | First. Users can look up any points they are not sure |
| most popular and most recognized English language | | | | of , can do more exercises on various topics, they can |
| examination \"University of Cambridge First Certificate | | | | refer to additional explanations, test themselves and |
| in English\", which is taken by over 270,000 students of | | | | generally gain a lot more confidence to tackle the |
| English each year. | | | | forthcoming exam. |
| The program, which runs on the Windows platform, | | | | Practical Help Without the Exam |
| consists of over 500 exercises in grammar and | | | | The program can also be used advantageously by |
| vocabulary. A built-in grammar booklet offers help and | | | | people not wishing to take the exam. For all those who |
| explanations at the click of a button. All parts of the | | | | just want to brush up their skills in English, Pass First is |
| examination are practiced realistically and 5 actual | | | | the ideal companion. |
| exams can be taken, the results of which are then | | | | Swiss Made by a Brit, For the Whole World |
| evaluated. In addition, there is a dictionary of 5,000 | | | | The product was developed at the wds Language |
| recorded words, with explanations and translations | | | | School in Winterthur, Switzerland. Together with a |
| currently in German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese | | | | team of professional programmers, experienced |
| and Greek, | | | | language teachers and the award-winning design |
| It Will Not Replace the Teacher | | | | company Meyer-Hayoz Design Engineering, the |
| When asked if this program could replace standard | | | | project lasted around 5 years. Project leader William |
| teaching, the author William Dobbs replied that this | | | | Dobbs is delighted with the reactions already received, |
| would never be the case. We see the program as the | | | | various language schools, companies and individuals |
| ideal complement to classroom teaching and learning. It | | | | have already placed orders for the product, based on |
| can never replace the group dynamics and | | | | pre-release versions. Pass First is the first wds |
| inter-personal contact found in the classroom. What is | | | | software product to be developed for the general |
| does, though, is provide learners with a multitude of | | | | public. Previously, the company developed tailor-made |
| additional practice materials. Our target users all have | | | | language learning programs for organizations such as |
| the same aim, to pass the First Certificate exam, and | | | | Swiss Telecom and the Swiss Post. |
| they usually know very well where their weaknesses | | | | |