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Games, activities and teaching ideas > So excited my English speaking practice app just got approved for the iOS app store! Give it a go & let me know what you think
So excited my English speaking practice app just got approved for the iOS app store! Give it a go & let me know what you think
kingfant72
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So excited my English speaking practice app just got approved for the iOS app store! Give it a go & let me know what you think
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Hey guys, I´ve made this super cool iOS app called "Naked English" (😃not that kind of naked! Naked as in natural and stripped of all the boring stuff). Just thinking if any of you use iPads in class you could give it a try with your students. If not, since I know for some of you English isn´t your first language, perhaps you can just have fun and learn with it yourself at home on your iPhone.
Here´s how it works: you are given 7 categories to choose from on the home screen:- conversations, fun facts, tongue twisters, business phrases, phrasal verbs, idioms, and positive affirmations.
You are then given a series of natural phrases which you try to read out loud with 100% accuracy. There�s a model recording by my good self for you to listen to before you give it a try. The app then gives you an instant % for your pronunciation accuracy. No worries if you can´t get it right first time. Just try again until you´re happy with your recording.
The cool thing with the "conversations" category is you say phrases from a common situation such as in a restaurant, and then your recorded phrases (eg customer role) are stitched together with recorded phrases from a native English speaker (eg waiter role), so when you play it back it actually sounds like you´re having a natural conversation in English. I reckon this is a great way to build confidence in any student.
The other categories I´ve set out to make a combination of informative, challenging and super fun, so basically anyone, regardless of their English ability, can get something out of using it.
Anyway, I´d love it if you could give it a try and let me know your thoughts.
Enjoy!
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19 Sep 2019
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lreal3
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Hi!
I tried to find your app but I couldn�t find it on app store. Could you please post the url?
Thank you very much.
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19 Sep 2019
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kingfant72
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Hi, thanks for checking. Yeah, you�re right, I forgot it can take up to 24 hours after approval for the app to actually appear in the AppStore. I�ll post a URL for you once it�s up.
Cheers |
19 Sep 2019
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kingfant72
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I posted this in the category �games, activities and teaching ideas� because it is a game, an activity and a teaching idea! It is also free, so how exactly it classifies as spam in some of your eyes is beyond me. I�ve already used it in a lot of my ESL classes to good effect & thought some of you might like to do the same. The blandness and general nastiness of some people is all a bit sad |
20 Sep 2019
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cunliffe
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Hey Kingfant, don�t be so touchy! And thank you for sharing with us! Insofar as I remember, Victor has made it clear he doesn�t mind people advertising their stuff on here, and this resource is free, so I don�t think we need any more �spam� votes! Have a great day, everybody! Lynne |
20 Sep 2019
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kingfant72
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Hey Lynne, thank you so much! I guess it was a tad touchy of me but it does hurt a bit when you�re accused of being a spammer/scammer. I made this to help people FFS. Anyway, it�s finally in the App Store. Here�s the link. I hope you and your students enjoy
😀👍
Naked English by Jamie McCormack
https://apps.apple.com/jp/app/naked-english/id1387669398?l=en |
20 Sep 2019
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