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Stories/Articles and Audio
PDFs, MP3s, and Videos (audio/videos with subtitles)
Dictations (audio/videos with subtitles)
(Arranged for a special class, the unit numbers are mixed and do not agree with the ordered list below) Articles are from Simply Speaking 1, 2, 3, & 4.
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Palessi Shoes | PDF | Web | video | Dictation | Dictation Check
Vocab quiz | Sentence Completion | CompQu | Webcam Lecture
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retail and marketing
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Hero Rescues Baby | PDF | Web | MP3 | video | Dictation | Dictation Check
Vocab quiz | Sentence Completion | CompQu | Webcam Lecture A | Webcam Lecture B
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natural disasters
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Arson Bank Heist | PDF | Web | MP3 | video | Dictation | Dictation Check
Vocab quiz | Sentence Completion | CompQu | Webcam Lecture A | Webcam Lecture B
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legal terminology
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For Emergency, Dial P-I-Z-Z-A | PDF | Web | MP3 | video | Dictation | Dictation Check
Vocab quiz | Sentence Completion | CompQu | Webcam Lecture
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emergency situations
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Zombie Apocalypse | PDF | Web | MP3: USA, AU, UK | video: USA, AU, UK | Dictation | Dictation Check
Vocab quiz | Sentence Completion | CompQu | Webcam Lecture
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pandemics; entertainment
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Teen in Retirement Complex | PDF | Web | MP3 | video | Dictation | Dictation Check
Vocab quiz | Sentence Completion | CompQu | Webcam Lecture
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living on your own
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Heatwaves Increasing | PDF | Web | MP3: AU, USA | video: AU, USA | Dictation | Dictation Check
Vocab quiz | Sentence Completion | Quiz | Webcam Lecture
- weather; health
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Sleep Deprived Doctors | PDF | Web | MP3: USA, AU | video: USA, AU | Dictation | Dictation Check
Vocab quiz | Sentence Completion | Quiz | Webcam Lecture
- medical issues; work shifts
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Cuffed Couple PDF | Web | MP3: USA, AU | video : USA, AU | Dictation | Dictation Check
Vocab quiz | Sentence Completion | Webcam Lecture
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relationship issues
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Best For Success | PDF | Web | MP3: UK, USA | video: UK, USA | Dictation | Dictation Check
Vocab quiz | Sentence Completion | Webcam Lecture
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lifestyle; professional development
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Lotto Luck | PDF | Web | MP3: CA, Phil | video: CA, Phil | FIB | Dictation | Dictation Check
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Murder Next Door? | PDF | Web | MP3: AU, USA | video: AU, USA | FIB | Dictation | Dictation Check
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Old Men Rock | PDF | Web | MP3: USA, UK | video: USA, UK | FIB | Dictation | Dictation Check
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Trusty, Dog Hero | PDF | Web | MP3 | video | Dictation | Dictation Check | Scrambled Sentences
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Sleepwalker Swims with Gators | PDF | Web | MP3 | video | Dictation | Dictation Check | gatorVcroc.Pic | sleepwalker quizA | crocVgator quizB
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Raining Money | PDF | Web | MP3: USA, UK | video: USA, UK | Dictation | Dictation Check | Word Guess
Each Unit lesson has:
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PDF and Web(html) of the article text
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mp3 audio reading of the article
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Youtube reading (with English subtitles -- turn on [CC])
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mp3 Short Dictation
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30 min Webcam Lecture
Student Activities/Assignments
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Read the article (pdf/web)
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Listen to article’s mp3 and Youtube audio
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Watch the professor’s webcam lecture
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Take a dictation
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Listen to the audio.
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Write/Type the sentences as you listen.
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Upload the file.
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Record the answers to the comprehension questions at the end of the article.
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Upload the file.
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Scored Multiple choice:
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Vocabulary
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Scored Multiple choice:
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Choose the correct sentence
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Topic Discussion/Chat
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Join the online discussion about a topic related to the article
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Everybody must contribute at least twice
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Oral Assignment:
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Make an audio file (mp3, m4a, aac, wav)
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Summarize the article in your own words in less than 2 minutes.
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Upload the audio file
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