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Thursday, June 28, 2012

Pictorial Vocabulary Guides

Pictorial Vocabulary Guides

pictorial guideThe pictorial vocabulary guide contains image based pages (les plantes) as well as complementary pages with adjectives, verbs, and expressions (les taches ménagères). Place your cursor over an object or text to hear it pronounced aloud.
bulbWhen using the pictorial guides it's best to participate in an active way. Guess the word - even say it aloud yourself - and let the voice you hear be your friendly tutor that either corrects or confirms your guess.
There is another way to interact with the page. When quiz mode is activated, the voice will say a word. Try to click on the image for that word. If you are incorrect it is pronounced again, otherwise your "tutor" goes on to the next word. Quiz mode is a good way to practice audio comprehension. (les nombres) Not all pages have quiz mode enabled at this time.
If you ever wish to save a word for later review, click on its image. A popup menu with the word and its translation will appear along with an option "save to account". You can view your list of saved words by clicking on "my account" on bottom menu. If you ever have a doubt about exactly what an image refers to, clicking on the image is a good way to get clarification.