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- 1. Skills Boost A2 READING 5 © Richmond 2014 Photocopiable A2 READING 5 1 Read about the apps quickly and answer the questions. 1 Which app helps you practise communicating with people? See hear / Spell along / Vidme 2 Which app helps you learn how to write words correctly? See hear / Spell along / Vidme 3 Which app helps you learn how to say words? See hear / Spell along / Vidme 2 Read again and choose the correct options to complete the sentences. 3 Read people’s opinions of the apps, and choose the correct words to complete the sentences. 1 Maryam thinks the spellings / instructions in the Spell along app are too hard. 2 Juan has / hasn’t used the Vidme in- app purchase. 3 PJ thinks it is hard to understand / find the words in the See hear app. 1 The See hear app has A a thousand example sentences. B a hundred example sentences. C hundreds of example sentences. 2 The Spell along app costs A $2 if you want to make your own tests. B $3.50 if you want to make your own tests. C $3.50 if you don’t want to make your own tests. 3 If you pay extra for Vidme A you can make longer videos. B you can send videos to your friends. C you can add a ‘Contact’ button. 4 Who wrote this page? A English language learners B People who make apps C English language teachers There are lots of new apps for people learning languages… but what do you think about them? Maryam I really don’t like the Spell along app. The spellings are too easy and sometimes the app doesn’t work. The instructions for making the tests are really difficult to understand. Juan I bought the Vidme app and the extra ‘Contact’ button. I think it’s a really cheap way to practise English. I have made friends with people all over the world and we share our videos. Buy it! PJ See hear is quite a good app and I’ve learned a lot of new words with it. Sometimes it’s difficult to find the words I want though. You can buy more words but not more sentences. :-( Our three new apps for English language learners See hear This new app has over a thousand pictures with the English word spoken in male and female voices with different accents from around the world. You can also hear hundreds of example sentences that contain each word, and you can play these at natural speed or a little bit slower to help you understand. Cost: $1.99 Available for all smartphones and tablets. Extra in-app purchases: When you are ready, you can buy more words at only $0.99 for each extra 200 words. Spell along We know that English spelling is very difficult. This app helps you by showing you some of the rules, for example i before e except after c (friend, ceiling). Yes! There are some rules! You can take quizzes, play games and, if you buy the special in-app purchase, create your own spelling tests for words that you find difficult. Cost: $2 Available for all smartphones and tablets. Extra in-app purchases: For only $1.50 extra you can make your own tests. Vidme This is a great new app that lets you send video messages to friends who are also learning English. You can record a video message that lasts up to 60 seconds, and for an extra $1.25, there is also a ‘Contact’ button that helps you find and contact other people who are learning English. They can watch your video and reply to you with their own video. Cost: $2.99 Available for all smartphones and tablets. Extra in-app purchases: $1.25 for a Contact button to find other English language learners. CARLA IZAMAR GUIFARRO CARDONA # CTA 202030060142