CALFNES Lesson 2b

COMPUTER ASSISTED LITERACY FOR NON ENGLISH SPEAKERS

CALFNES Exercise in Listening to English

Instructions

Mark the first of the following three sections of text (number 3) and copy it to the clipboard.
Minimize Microsoft Word.
Open TALK IT (EXE).
Paste the text to the TALK IT window.
Listen for a while to the text.
Reopen Microsoft Word.
Mark the second section of text (number 4) and copy it to the clipboard.
Reopen TALK IT.
Paste the text to the TALK IT window.
Listen for a while to the text.
Reopen Microsoft Word.
Mark the third section of text (number 5) and copy it to the clipboard.
Reopen TALK IT.
Paste the text to the TALK IT window.
Listen for a while to the text.
Close TALK IT.
Reopen Microsoft Word and print the page.

Ejemplos

You could go.

You could not go.

Could you go?

She could go.

She could not go.

Could she go?

La tarea

He could write a letter to his friend.

I could write the alphabet.

They could write very fast.

You could write very clearly.

Juan could write to his girlfriend every day.

Maria and I could not write to each other.

We could not write very often.

He could not write with his right hand.

Could he write to you from Mexico?

Could they write to their parents while at school?

Could Gabriela write to you when she was in the hospital?

Could he read the book? No, last year he could not read but now he can do it.

When they were young children they could not understand it but now they can.

We could not speak English but now we can.

Could you speak English when you arrived in Utah? No, we couldn’t but now we can speak it a little and we can understand a lot.

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