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Anki Strategies (Vocabulary and Listening):

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ChatGPT

Free Text to Speech Online with Realistic AI Voices

Lector de textos con voz. Online. Preciso. Gratis.

With the unfamiliar words on Anki Deck, you should practice once.
You get all the errors and use the prompt to ChatGPT
Consequently the result of the request put on a free speech online and try to listen without reading before the text.
Answer this question: can I identify the Anki’s words ? What is the main theme it is talks about in the story ? if its not occur , replay de audio.

Prompt

Write a paragraph in English that tells a short, everyday story using the following words naturally and coherently: [unknown words in Anki]. The story should describe a realistic situation that could happen in daily life, such as a day at work, school, a trip, or a family event. Use simple, clear sentences to ensure the level is appropriate for a CEFR English learner.

Listening Strategies

Video Strategy

It is a novel strategy that consist in watch the video 3 times (you select a video where there is only there one person speaks and a maximum duration of 7 minutes ):

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Points

First visualization (without subtitles)
- Focus in the main ideas, the tone and the body language
- Don’t worry if you don’t understand each word
Second Visualization ( with subtitles )
- Identify key word and important phrases
- Take notes of the unfamiliar words and their meaning
Third visualization ( without subtitles again)
- Verify how much you have improved your understanding.
- Try repeating some key phrase out loud to improve your pronunciation.
Summary and self-evaluation
- Write a brief of the video in your owns words
- Answer questions to make sure you understand the message