Using AudioPal to Assess Listening and Speaking

Do you have the problem of insufficient teaching hours?  Do you always complain that there’s no time to assess every students’ speaking ability.

How do you make students practice English at home?

Well, with AudioPal, students will listen to your question very carefully, write down the answer first, and read it out many times until they think the recording is perfect enough.

See how I carry it out.

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Hi students,

This is your homework of B2 U2.
Answer the question & record it with AudioPal.

Here’s the question.

Please read the comment to see how to post your answer.

Don’t know how to use AudioPal?  Please watch the pictures below.

Sinking Vs. Thinking

It’s about a German Coast Guard who can’t tell sinking from thinking.

Questions to discuss:

1. What does the message ‘mayday’ mean?  And how do you know?

2. Where might the message be sent?  From a train, a ship, or a plane?  And how do you know?

3. What sounds does the German mix up?

4. Because of his poor English, do you think they were saved?

5. What does the ad want to tell you?

Touching Story – Going Home

Organiser: Alzheimer’s Disease Association SG

Title: Going Home

Award: First Prize

Produced by Kirill Tee

Directed by Vinn Bay

A.D: Leonard Chow

D.O.P: Austin Lai

Boom Operator: Joseph Chang

Edited by Kirill Tee & Vinn Bay

Questions:

1.Which meal is the grandma trying to cook?

(1) Breakfast.        (2) Lunch.        (3) Dinner.

2. What does dementia mean?

(1) Forgetting very simple things.

(2) Cooking for a long time.

(3) Always asking people questions.

3. The grandma must have been on the street alone for a long time.

Guess for how long it may be and why do you think so?

4. What kinds of things does the grandma forget?

Give three examples according to the video.

5. The grandma forgets her son and her daughter-in-law, but remembers her granddaughter.

Guess the possible reason.

Guess What The Clerk Said

Teaching tips:

1. Play the video clip

2. Pause at 10′

3. Ask Ss, “Guess where the man is going to?”

4. Ask Ss, “Guess what the clerk said?”

5. Ask Ss, “Guess what the man will do next?”

6. Group discussion. Write down the answers, and one member presents the answer.

7. Finish the video to see what happened next?

Love before it’s too late 愛要及時

Teaching Tips:

Watch the video and ask Ss answer the following question.

1.  Where is the father going?

2. What does the father need more time to do?