English (American) Level 1, 2 & 3 Set
This indispensable set includes everything you need to become conversant in English (American). Quickly gain the confidence to enjoy social interactions such as greetings and introductions, travel, dining out, giving and getting directions, shopping and other recreational activities.
Inside the box, you'll find:
- Version 3 Personal Edition CD-ROM software for Levels 1, 2 & 3 (Windows/Mac)
- Headset microphone
- User’s guide
Level 1 Examples
Level 2 Examples
Level 3 Examples
What You'll Learn
This set will help you:
- Build your vocabulary and language abilities.
- Spell and write accurately.
- Speak without a script.
- Retain what you’ve learned.
- Read and understand your new language.
- Share ideas and opinions, express feelings and talk about everyday life.
Sample topics include:
- The basics, such as age and family relations
- Questions, greetings, introductions
- Times of day, calendar terms, the weather
- Directions, locations, telling time
- Present, past and future tense
- Apologies and polite requests
- How to order at a restaurant and give and receive directions
- Emotions, opinions and ideas
- Political, media, business and religious terms
About English (American)
English is spoken by more than 300 million people as a first language, and millions more speak it as a second language. American English is spoken throughout the United States and is widely understood by English speakers in other parts of the world.
English (American) Learning Tips
- In both written and spoken English some pairs of words are combined into a shorter form, called a contraction. In spoken English, if a contraction exists for a pair of words, the full forms will be used relatively infrequently (mostly for emphasis). For example, the words “it is” are often written and pronounced “it’s.”
- You’ll notice that English spelling is irregular, with the same sounds being written in different ways.
- Sometimes words may be spelled the same but have different meanings and pronunciations. Rosetta Stone teaches you to distinguish between these words through context.
- English nouns have singular and plural forms, but they don’t have masculine or feminine forms.
Requirements for Rosetta Stone User Workstations
- Windows (32-bit editions only) 2000, XP or Vista, Mac OS X 10.4 or 10.5
- 512 MB RAM
- 1 GHz or faster processor speed
- 600 MB free hard-drive space (per level)
- 16-bit sound card
- 800 x 600 display resolution (1024 x 768 recommended)
- Internet or phone connection required for product activation
- Speech recognition feature requires a headset microphone (USB recommended)
- 16X CD-ROM Drive (for installation)
Additional Requirements for Online Products
- High-speed internet connection
- Browsers: Internet Explorer 6sp1, Internet Explorer 7, Firefox 2.0, Safari 2 and Safari 3
- Flash 9 plug-in installed on browser
Note for Microsoft® Windows Vista™ users:
Current Rosetta Stone® products have been engineered to install and run on the Windows Vista operating system. Some 3rd party components used in Rosetta Stone products have not been certified by Microsoft as ‘Vista Compliant’. Accordingly, you may encounter some Vista-related operating issues. Rosetta Stone technical support may or may not be able to resolve these Vista-related issues. Rosetta Stone hereby disclaims any representations, warranties, guaranties and conditions with respect to the compatibility of the Rosetta Stone products with the Windows Vista operating systems.