Listen-and-Write

This site allows users to listen to audio excerpts and then transcribe those excerpts. The audio selections are taken from newscasts, sourced from various news organizations. Users can play back the selections in three different modes, full, quick, and blank. The full mode requires the user to type every letter of every word; the quick mode needs only the first letter of each word and then provides the remainder; and the blank mode inserts blank spaces for random words, which the user has to fill in with the correct letters. Various languages and proficiency levels are supported.

How to use it?

1- You should sign in or create a free account to use this site. You can also hace access to it using your facebook account. If you create an account, you should select the language you want for dictations.

2- Once you created your account, click on  Let's start listen and write

3- You can select audio from these categories: levels; youtube;categories; groups and channels.

4- Decide on the mood you would like to do the dictation.

5- Wait for the audio to load and then start doing the dictation. You can first listen to the whole of it before doing the dictation.

6- The dictation will be divided in different tracks which will be repeated over and over again until you write the correct word.  If you are stuck with a word you can also click on Hint and the word will be provided for you in a different colour.

The site also provides you with a tutorial to use listen-and-write. It is really very helpful!!

http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/listenWrite/index.html

Go to this link to do an activity. http://web20inelt.blogspot.com/2011/11/listen-and-write-activity.html