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Duolingo - An Interesting Website for English Beginners in China

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Duolingo  ( https://www.duolingo.com ) is a website that combines language learning, language assessment and many other functions. I will focus on its English learning function in this article. Probably the most impressive thing about Duolingo is its mascot, Duo , a cute green parrot, and learners can enjoy the cute animations and illustrations of Duo while learning. It is worth mentioning that the layout of Duolingo is simple and clear, so that visitors can quickly find what they need. In addition, there are nearly no ads on the pages or in the learning courses that may distract learners, which is great. Before starting the course, Duolingo will invite you to take a simple assessment in order to find out your current level of English. Once a result is obtained, learners can 'skip levels' and move to the more difficult content. Is this your first time learning English? Currently, Duolingo has 122 units of English learning courses, most of which are about the use of English in ...

Triptico - A Practicable Tool for Classrooms

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 Triptico is a website with resources that are helpful to handling a lesson. This article will introduce some of its functions and usage. Group Activities I'm sure many teachers have been confused about the tools when they need to randomly group their students. The group function in this website makes it easy to do this. If you need to group students randomly, just click the left button of your mouse and drag it to the right. Dragging the mouse to the left allows you to randomly select groups or specific students. It is usable when you need to interact with students. Gaming Triptico has many forms of games that can be used in your classroom. After signing up for an account, teachers can input content and images to create their own games. For language teachers, Triptico also comes with the ability to read words in many languages, so teachers can also use it to get students to connect words with sounds. The following pictures will show some of the game types.   Presenting Teach...