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