Almost every time you can play a video you can also listen to it bit by bit and record your own voice. I'm being a bit harsh on other CD-ROMs. It's nice that you can see all the videos from one unit in one go, before deciding which one to work on. Each video clip is short and snappy, and often surprisingly funny. Pick and choose from gap-fills, drag and drop and multiple choice, and work on things like word order, opposites, synonyms and written and oral comprehension.
Voice recognition is an integral part of the Real English package.
Typically the user is given a choice of expressions and has to choose the correct one after watching one of the videos. They can then either choose their answer by clicking or by speaking. The latter lets them work on their pronunciation, and each attempt is greeted with some chirpy little comment from the computer. Luckily there's a button which lets you set the pronunciation acceptability threshold to suit the awfulness level of the learner's accent. Not all is roses, however, and you notice the odd hint of discord, or slight exasperation, mainly, unfortunately, when talking to my fellow countrymen and women, the Scots.