Aim: Help students predict a recorded text
Moodle modules: Lesson
Extra programs: None
Ease of setup: ***
It's often challenging for students to follow conversations between native speakers. One way of helping them attune themselves to natural conversation is to get them to predict what people will say. The Lesson module allows us to set up such a prediction activity in much the same way as we did in Chapter 6, Reading Activities, Activity 7, where students anticipate text that they read.
For this activity, record a conversation. Write out a transcript. Use the Lesson module to provide multiple-choice questions on what comes next.
See Chapter 6, Reading Activities, Activity 7 for instructions on setting up the Lesson module. In the Page contents box, replace text with recordings using the Moodle player or NanoGong. Moodle player is more appropriate if you are using pre-existing recordings. NanoGong might be more convenient if you...