Wimba Voice Tools 5.2 - Support Module

Table of Contents

1. Wimba Voice Tools Support Module
2. Oral Assessment Builder (OAB) Training
3. Voice Tools & WebCT PowerLinks Training
4. Voice Tools & WebCT Vista 4 / CE 6 PowerLinks Training
5. Voice Tools & Blackboard BuildingBlocks Training
6. Voice Tools & Moodle Integration Training
7. Wimba Voice Tools Documentation and Resources
8. Wimba Voice Tools Support Network
9. Voice Tools Samples (demonstration links)
   1. ESOL: Tongue Twisting Fun!
   2. ESOL: Listening Comprehension
   3. ESOL Pronunciation: Short Vowels and Consonants
   4. ESOL: Vocal Enhanced Rhymes
   5. Spanish: Voice Email Homework
   6. French: Conversation Exercise
   7. Spanish: Listening Comprehension
   8. English: Writing Limericks
   9. Business Studies: External Speaker
   10. Business Studies: Understanding Break-even 1
   11. 19th Century Art - Vincent Van Gogh
   12. Sample of Voice Presentation - using voice online!
   13. Sample of Wimba Podcaster
   14. Personal Introductions
   15. Teaching and Learning Using Audio

ESOL Pronunciation: Short Vowels and Consonants

The following series of pronunciation exercises combines words beginning with the same consonant sound followed by similar vowel sounds.

Voiced and voiceless consonants are paired (b - voiced / p - voiceless, d - voiced / t - voiceless, etc.) to help students compare and contrast similar consonant

Exercise

1. Repeat each line slowly, listen for the minor differences between the vowel and consonant sounds.
2. Repeat each line three times. Each time repeat more quickly trying to keep the sounds distinct.
3. Find a partner and listen to each other repeat the lines.
4. Try to invent sentences using each sound at least once. For example: The big bat bet he could beat the others. - Don't worry too much about the sentence making much sense!
5. formation.