1. Navigation
  2. Look Mode
  3. Listen Mode
  4. Talk Mode
  5. FAQs

1. Navigation icons

The Jonesville title bar at the top of the display window contains navigation icons to help you move around:
  • LEFT ARROW:
    takes you back one step
  • HOUSE ICON:
    restarts Jonesville
  • QUESTION MARK:
    opens this Help section
  • LETTER 'S':
    turns English subtitles on or off. 'S' is highlighted green when switched on
    (NB subtitles not applicable to 'Look' mode)

2. Using the 'Look' mode

'Look' mode lets you learn and hear new words by exploring clickable objects within each work environment.
  • Click on one of the town's buildings to select an environment
  • Click on the objects in the room to see the word and hear the pronunciation
  • Click on 'Next' and 'Previous' to move from room to room
  • To change environment, click the LEFT ARROW button in the title bar

3. Using 'Listen' mode

'Listen' mode lets you watch, listen and test yourself on the characters' dialogues in different work environments.
  1. Click on one of the town's buildings to select an environment
  2. Select one of the dialogues
  3. Select one of the 'Listen Mode Options':
    • Watch a scene: Listen to the dialogue between two Welsh speakers
    • Test your Welsh: Test your understanding of the dialogue
    • Select another scene: Choose another dialogue

4. Using 'Talk' mode

You need a microphone attached to a compatible soundcard in your PC to use 'Talk' mode. 'Talk' mode lets you interact with the spoken dialogues in 'Listen' mode, by allowing you to record your own voice to your PC and listen back to it as part of the dialogue.
  1. Click on one of the town's buildings to select an environment
  2. Select one of the dialogues
  3. Click one of the 'Talk Mode Options':
    • Watch the scene in full with your voice: Listen to your voice as part of a dialogue with a character. If you haven't recorded your voice before selecting this option, the dialogue will play back without your voice.
    • Interact with the conversation and record your voice: Record your voice to your PC, then interact with one of the characters in the dialogue by following the instructions in the record setting display box. Listen to your voice by selecting 'Watch the scene in full with your voice'.
    • Select another scene: Choose another dialogue

5. Frequently Asked Questions