Click Me!
Click Me!
Audio
Voice Mail or Telephone Answering Machines
For Example Only!!! Please don’t call your teacher!!!
Learning English Homographs
Double click Akemi MP3 for example of completed exercise.
Akemi Link
Directions: Look up the word you want in a Dictionary. Match the correct definition to the correct
pronunciation. Use the pronunciation guide inside the dictionary to help you pronounce these words
correctly. Make notes so that you can pronounce the word correctly the next time you read each
sentence. You may also want to note the definition of the words you don’t know. Then call Bro.
Christensen and leave him a voice mail of you reading these sentences (see instructions at bottom).
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We must polish the Polish furniture
The farm was used to produce produce.
The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.
The soldier decided to desert in the desert.
This was a good time to present the present.
A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.
When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.
I did not object to the object.
The insurance was invalid for the invalid.
The bandage was wound around the wound.
They were too close to the door to close it.
To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.
The wind was too strong to wind the sail.
Upon seeing the tear in my clothes I shed a tear.
I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.
Extra Credit
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After a number of injections my jaw got number.
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The buck does funny things when the does are present.
Sentences taken from the Web and emailed to a multitudinous slurry of recipients till they finally came to me. The original
source may be Dlchrane. It’s hard to tell.
Voice Messaging (anytime day or night)
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Dial 3991 (or 293-3991 if off campus)
Enter 3358#
Say your Name clearly (no name, no score) after the beep
Read the 15 sentences above (Don't worry if you don't finish before you run out of time, about
1min. 10 seconds)
5. Hang up
Only call once, points will be deducted if you call twice, so practice before you call.
What are the benefits of voice mail to both the teacher and the student?
Answer: I think it’s more daily life thing students have to do, so they can practice
how they can leave a message appropriately.
EILville (example of Audio, Drawing, and Comparing)
Sometimes teachers can’t find the right materials they want, so they create them. This was the case for
EIL. The EIL program administers the SLEP test. On the test was a map section. This would often cause
problems because it which was different from any exercise we did in class. To help the students become
familiar with the map exercise format we developed a practice exercise we call EILville.
Open the link to EILville and do the exercise.
Briefly describe what you thought of the exercise (summary/reaction).
Answer: I think this is a good exercise for advanced level students in terms of the
comprehension task and the speed of speaking. This kind of exercise would help
students know the custom of road in the United States. I would have to adapt it
when I want to use in Japan though.
Explain other ways the compare document feature could be used by a teacher or student in a writing
class.
Answer: I think teachers can have students write a direction or something that
they have to be able to explain. That would be a good exercise to practice giving
directions through writing tasks.
Audio Recording Software
There is a lot of software that can be used to record your voice to a computer. One piece of software I
like is called Audacity. Audacity is a free download from http://audacity.sourceforge.net/.
Make a short multitrack recording using Audacity or other recording software. Try to export it as an MP3
or .wav file (a .mp3 is smaller). Then turn your recording into a lesson by asking questions about it. Be as
creative as you want, but keep the recording to under a minute.
You can either save your audio file on the desktop and then drag it onto your document like in the
sample lesson below, or you can save your audio file in your portfolio folder and then create a hyperlink
to it.
Sample Lesson (This lesson fits the minimum requirements and would probably get a “C” grade. For a higher
grade, make your lesson better.)
Directions: Click on the audio and answer the questions that follow.
Audio:
Bleak December.mp3
Notice that this is a .mp3 file. If
your file says .aup, it means it is an
Audacity project file and it won’t
work on any other computer.
Export to .wav or .mp3
Questions:
1. What month was it? December
2. What was the weather like? Snowing
3. Who were the main characters? Su and Bacdat
4. How long have they known each other? Since they were young
Your Audio Recording
Lesson:
Listen to the audio file and answer the questions
jij.3gp
Questions:
1, How many pairs of jeans can you get with $30?
2, How much will one t-shit cost if you buy 3?
3, How much would it cost if you want to buy one jeans and two tshirts?
Audio, Email, and Feedback
Some semesters I give my students assignments to email me short audio recordings they have made.
These recordings are usually only a minute or two. To provide feedback, I open their audio file with an
audio player, like Windows Media Player. I also open Audacity at the same time. I start recording in
Audacity saying, “Aloha, I’m going to listen to your recording and make some comments.” Then I start
the student’s recording and place the microphone near the speaker to record what they have said.
When I hear a mistake or something I like, I pause their recording and record my comments. Sometimes
I even rewind their recording a little bit and play the bad or good part a few times so they can see what
I’m talking about.
Using Audacity or an MP3 Recorder (available in the Language Center), interview someone about a hot
topic: cafeteria food, Seasider prices, computer lab hours, immodesty of BYUH students at the beach, etc.
Keep it short (less than a minute). Then as you play the recording use Audacity to make comments and
described in the procedure above. Export your Audacity recording to an .mp3 or .wav file and link it or
put it below.
[ Ask the lab workers to help set up speakers if you need to.]
Your Feedback Comments
Recording:
alice final.3gp
Google Search “a mp3” or “an mp3”. Make sure to use “quotation marks”. Which is
more correct or more common? Which do you prefer?
Answer:
It looks that “an mp3” is more commonly used than “a mp3”. As an ESL student, it sounds odd because it
does not follow the rule. However, that is how native speaker say, so I guess I have to use that way.
Note:
Sound Recorder
 click Programs, Accessories, Entertainment, Sound Recorder for a possible different recording
experience.
Finishing Touches
 Blog after every class about what you are learning.
 Add a background color to this document, but make sure it is still easy to read.
 Name this document “Audio” and save it as a Word Document (.docx) in your portfolio folder.
 Link the file to your Home Page.