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Theme/Topic Ideas for each Talk it Up! picture:
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How to play Talk it Up with classmates!
1. Choose one of the pictures together and think about a theme or topic for it.
2. Click on RECORD.
3. Talk together using your theme or topic. Try to talk for more than 1 minute.
4. Press PAUSE.
5. Press PLAY to listen to the conversation you had together.
6. Press PLAY again and together try to write down everything you said.
7. Look at what you wrote. Try to make it better by fixing mistakes and adding more ideas and words
8. Press CLEAR on the recorder.
9. Press RECORD again and have a new conversation with your improved script.
10. Press PAUSE and listen to the new conversation. Is it better than the first one?
How to play Talk it Up on your own!
1. Choose one of the pictures and think about a theme or topic for it.
2. Click on RECORD.
3. Talk about your theme or topic. Try to talk for more than 1 minute.
4. Press PAUSE.
5. Press PLAY to listen to what you said about your topic.
6. Press PLAY again and try to write down everything you said.
7. Look at what you wrote. Try to make it better by fixing mistakes and adding more ideas and words
8. Press CLEAR on the recorder.
9. Press RECORD again and talk about your topic again with your improved script.
10. Press PAUSE and listen to the new talk. Is it better than the first one?
money, working, bank,
shopping, thief
mystery, lost, police
secret, looking
fixing, building,
making, skills
time, sleeping, home,
late, morning
travel, airport,
in an airplane
camera, photos, family,
events, celebrations
international, other countries
pen pals, friends
mail, post office,
letters, election
telephone, call from a friend, taking a message
idea, surprise, realisation,
electricity, energy
reading, books, newspapers
study, menus
entertainment,
magic, trick
friends, teamwork, sports,
plan, different cultures
love, family, friends,
romance, marriage
strengths, training,
trying, exercise
games, cards, luck,
cheating, winning