Vocabulary and Pronunciation

Materials for teaching Vocabulary and Pronunciation using ICT or AI Tools.

Lesson Objectives:

By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
✅ Learn 10 new vocabulary words related to a theme (e.g., Travel, Technology, Food).
✅ Improve pronunciation using AI-based speech recognition tools.
✅ Practice speaking with ICT-based interactive exercises.

🔹 Warm-up (10 minutes) – AI Chatbot Interaction

🛠 Tool: ChatGPT / Google Bard
📌 Activity:

• Teacher provides students with a thematic conversation prompt (e.g., “Talk about your last vacation.”).

• Students use ChatGPT to generate sentences and practice pronunciation.

• The teacher encourages them to identify new vocabulary words from the chatbot’s response.

💡 Example:
💬 ChatGPT Prompt: “Describe your favorite travel destination in three sentences.”
🔍 Students extract new words (e.g., breathtaking, itinerary, landmarks).

🔹 Vocabulary Activity (15 minutes) – Digital Flashcards & Games

🛠 Tool: Quizlet / Canva
📌 Activity:

• Teacher creates interactive digital flashcards on Quizlet with images and audio.

• Students match words to images and listen to correct pronunciation.

• Gamified Challenge: Students play Quizlet’s “Match” and “Gravity” games.

💡 Example:
🎭 Word: "Itinerary" → 📸 Image of a travel plan → 🔊 AI-generated pronunciation

🔹 Pronunciation Drills (15 minutes) – AI Speech Analysis

🛠 Tool: ELSA Speak / YouGlish
📌 Activity:

• Students use ELSA Speak to record and analyze their pronunciation.

• AI gives feedback on intonation, stress, and articulation.

• Students use YouGlish to hear real-world pronunciation from native speakers on YouTube.

💡 Example:
🎤 Task: Pronounce “breathtaking” → AI feedback → Adjust and improve.

🔹 Speaking Task (15 minutes) – Video-Based Responses

🛠 Tool: Flip (Flipgrid) / Vocaroo
📌 Activity:

• Students record a 1-minute video/audio response using Flip or Vocaroo.

• Peer Review: Students listen to each other’s recordings and give feedback.

• Teacher provides pronunciation corrections and suggestions.

💡 Example:
🎙️ Prompt: “Describe your dream vacation using five new words.”

🔹 Wrap-Up (5 minutes) – AI Chat Reflection

🛠 Tool: ChatGPT / Bard
📌 Activity:

• Students use AI to generate short reflection sentences (e.g., “Today, I learned that pronunciation affects meaning.”).

• AI provides grammar suggestions for improvement.

🔵 Homework Suggestion:

📌 AI-based Speaking Challenge:

• Use Speechling to record 3 sentences using new vocabulary.

• AI provides pronunciation corrections for practice at home.