Lexibook DC510i1 - Manuel (Page 25)

24 25
English
Activity 3 – Ecology Dictation
Your Listen & Spell Master also provides short ecological dictations that will raise your
awareness of your environment. The dictations are divided into 2 parts: Listen & Spell
Master will first dictate a fact . Then, for the next dictation, you will be given a tip to know
how to act ‘green’.
Example of a full dictation text:
Fact: Plastic bags are highly polluting waste.
Tip: Whenever you go shopping, take along a reusable bag (next dictation).
Educational value: The 40 ecological sentences are topical and engaging to the specific
age-group of this product.
Activity 2 – Challenge Dictation
The Listen & Spell Master tells a challenging short story using tricky words and punctuation.
Example of a full dictation text:
The Egyptian sphinxes have long fascinated archaeologists. Many scientists have studied
the secrets of the pyramids and of life at the time of the Pharaohs. But numerous facts about
ancient Egypt have yet to be elucidated.
Example of a typical question:
Educational value: Fun and engaging stories, created specially for the product. They pay
particular attention to age-appropriate vocabulary, punctuation, grammatical or conjugation
topics such as adjectives, tense, adverbs, homophones and “problem” words that children
often find challenging to spell. This activity contains 30 short stories.
Listen carefully and type what you hear.
The Egyptian sphinxes…
have long fascinated archeologists…full stop
Listen carefully and type what you hear.
Plastic bags...
are highly...
polluting waste... full stop