CIE 4 Sem 2

An AR app with animations for CIE 4 Semester 2

For the first time Ratna Sagar brings an Augmented Reality App with textbooks. The app will

• make language learning a multi-dimensional experience

• provide a convenient way for learners to access content

• help develop comprehension skills of students

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Ratna Sagar has launched this app with the most loved Indian ELT course, Communicate in English (CIE). The app is available both to teachers and students without any additional cost.

What is in the app?

Learning is more fun with the new CIE app! You can get animations of entire chapters with one touch on your smartphones or tablets.

How to use the app?

1. You will need the book to use the app.

2. Open the first page of any lesson/unit/poem with its name on it.

3. Start the app and focus on the page ensuring the entire page is seen on screen. (see image below)

4. Tap the screen to scan.

5. Watch the stories and poems come alive with animation.

Communicate in English is an ELT course that consists of main coursebooks (A, B, 1 – 8), activity books (A, B, 1 – 8), literature readers (1 – 8), CDs and teachers’ companions.

A modern, attractive layout, beautiful colour illustrations along with several new features and reinforced CCE tools are a first in ELT course books!

What is in the books?

• FULL-PAGE GET SETS Interactive introductions to lessons to engage learners and initiate learning

• COMIC STRIPS A popular form of storytelling to enhance understanding

• ASL Oral activities to build speaking and listening skills

• VALUE-BASED QUESTIONS Thought-provoking questions to develop sensitivity towards social concerns

• CIRCLE TIME (Books 1, 2) Interesting activities and games to help strengthen language

• PUNCTUATION (Books 3 – 8) Exercises to build up the mechanics of writing

• CRITICAL APPRECIATION (Books 6 – 8) Evaluative questions to help appreciate language in context

• PSA (Books 6 – 8) Absorbing activities to augment problem-solving and decision-making skills

• OTBA (Books 6 – 8) Detailed text based questions to help acquire skills of information processing, analysis and inference

• EXCITING VISUALS Attractive illustrations and a modern layout to stimulate imagination and interest

Other exciting features :

• VOCABULARY Carefully graded activities to enhance vocabulary

• GRAMMAR Interactive tasks and activities

• WRITING Scaffolding to provide a framework for writing

• SPELL RIGHT (Books 3 – 5) Various kinds of exercises to sharpen spelling skills

• DICTIONARY CHECK (Books 3 – 5) Activities to guide learners’ dictionary reference skills

• HOTS (Books 3 – 8) Questions to focus on critical thinking and analytical skills

• LIFE SKILLS Activities to help develop skills and attitudes to meet everyday challenges in healthy and desirable ways

• TASK FOR FA AND SA Tasks to monitor and evaluate student learning