Lexibook JC18GB User Manual
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ACTIVITY 23: Animals
Discover the French names of several animals. In level 1, the picture of an animal is
displayed followed by the French name. Press any key to see the next animal. In level 2
you need to decide which is the name of the animal on the picture. Use
UP and DOWN to
highlight the name and then press ENTER. On the example below, you must get the word
‘chat’ which means ‘cat’ in French.
ACTIVITY 24: Objects
This activity works in the same way as activity 23 but the topic is objects.
ACTIVITY 25: Food
This activity works in the same way as activity 23 but the topic is food.
ACTIVITY 26: Vehicles
This activity works in the same way as activity. This time you learn the French names of
10 vehicles.
MUSIC
ACTIVITY 27: Music Box
Listen to your favorite tune. Use the
LEFT or RIGHT keys to select one of the ten songs
and press
ENTER. Listen to the melody and watch the funny kangaroo dance. To stop
the music, press any key.
ACTIVITY 28: Little Composer
Use the number keys to play piano. Compose you own melody or repeat tunes you
already learnt. You can record your song by pressing the
LEFT key. The record icon will
start to blink. A new recording will overwrite your previous song. To stop the recording
press
ENTER or RIGHT. To listen to your master piece press RIGHT. To stop press
ENTER or LEFT.
ACTIVITY 29: Hit the Note
Learn how to play your first songs. Type on the keyboard the numbers that scroll along
the staff lines. The numbers represent the notes of a song. If you hit the
wrong note, it will be repeated until you get it right. Just play the numbers
you see on the screen until you complete the song. The kangaroo will
then play the whole song again for you!
GAMES
ACTIVITY 30: Olympic Hurdles
This is a race against the computer! Your athlete is located on the top of the screen and
competes against the opponent below. After the start signal, press the letter
R on your
keyboard as fast as you can to make your athlete run. The faster you press
R the faster
you run. To jump over a hurdle, press
J on your keyboard. You need to get the right
timing; otherwise your athlete will fall over the hurdle and loose time. You need to jump
over 10 hurdles. The first one to reach the finish line wins the race.
ACTIVITY 31: Catch the Monkey
This game will test your reflexes. A monkey will appear for a short time on one of the
screen’s 4 sides. You have to quickly catch the monkey before it disappears again by
pressing the corresponding direction on the joystick. The number of monkeys you caught
will be displayed at the end of the game round. There is a maximum of 25 monkeys. In
the example below, the monkey is located on the right side of the screen. Press the
RIGHT key on your joystick.
ACTIVITY 32: Snake
You have to guide the snake across the screen by using the joystick. The snake is hungry
and needs to eat the foods appearing onscreen. Each time the snake eats, it will grow
longer. Be careful! After 6 pieces of food have been eaten, the speed of the snake
increases by 10 percent. Let the snake eat as much food as it can, but do not let it bump
into the wall or touch its tail. Else, the game will be ended.
Your score will be displayed at the end of the game.
Note: there are 2 levels for this game, the 2nd level is faster!
ACTIVITY 33: Invaders
Defend the word against the invading alien spaceships! The alien spaceships appear on
top of the screen. Move your laser launcher using the
LEFT and RIGHT keys and position
it below an approaching enemy and press
ENTER to shoot. The aliens also drop bombs
which you must avoid or shoot down. You loose a laser launcher when you
let a spaceship land or a bomb hits you. You loose when your 3 laser
launchers have been destroyed or you win if you destroy all the invading
spaceships.
ACTIVITY 34: X-ario
Help your little friend trough a hostile world full of obstacles and enemies. You can make
your character go forward using the
LEFT key; backwards using the RIGHT key, and
jump using
ENTER. Start your quest and travel towards your destination on the right.
Jump to leap over obstacles or gaps in the ground by pressing
ENTER, to reach objects
or to destroy enemies. If you press
ENTER repeatedly you can jump higher and longer.