Smart.fm is a very useful free site for pre-teaching or for reviewing vocabulary. Users can create lists for online flashcard-type drills, short matching quizzes, productive quizzes, and dictation. There is a wealth of material already there for students to access. Most of my students have quickly found either TOEIC and TOEFL prep or more casual and idiomatic vocabulary such as slang or song lyrics.

The system works by spaced repetition and some of the content is rich enough to maintain interest over time. There is also a social aspect that allows users to follow and encourage each other.

I recently created a list of 40 key vocabulary words from units 9-12 of Let’s Talk 1 for my Level 2 Eigo IIA class, but the system is open and anyone can use the list. Please take a look and consider giving it a try with a class if you have time in the computer room. Each target word has one or more example sentences with high quality audio for some basic, brief listening input and dictation practice.

Eigo IIA: U-80: Step 1: Units 9-12

Site navigation is in Japanese or English and login is quite simple. If students already have a Mixi, Yahoo, or Google account, they can simply login in with that username and password.

Role play where sudents must ask and give information on apartments.
level-2-eigoiia-u14-supp-mat-student-a.pdft
level-2-eigoiia-u14-supp-mat-student-b.pdf

This is a description of the first Speaking Task for Level 1 Eigo II A.

Level 1 Eigo IIA Speaking Task 1 Overview + Worksheets

Here are the gap fills to the theme related songs with Yuta’s story which is best done as a dictation.
level-2-eigo-iia-unit-9-dream.pdf
level-2-eigo-iia-unit-9-for-what-you-dream-of.pdf
level-2-eigo-iia-unit-11-stranger-in-this-town.pdf
level-2-eigo-iia-unit-12-rock-it.pdf
level-2-eigo-iia-unit-13-bankrobber.pdf
level-2-eigo-iia-unit-14-angelina.pdf
level-2-eigo-iia-unit-15-listening-wind.pdf
level-2-eigo-iia-unit-16-hard-days-night.pdf
level-2-eigo-iia-unit-16-hey-joe.pdf

Download the complete transcript of listening tasks from Unit 10B. Transcripts can be used to create other exercises. One self-study type activity is provided.

Let’s Talk Unit 10B Transcript PDF
Let’s Talk Unit 10B Activity PDF

Download the complete transcript of listening tasks from Unit 11B. Transcripts can be used to create other exercises. One self-study type activity is provided.

Let’s Talk Unit 11B Transcript PDF
Let’s Talk Unit 11B Activity PDF

Download the complete transcript of listening tasks from Unit 13B. Transcripts can be used to create other exercises. One self-study type activity is provided.

Let’s Talk Unit 13B Transcript PDF
Let’s Talk Unit 13B Activity PDF

Download the complete transcript of listening tasks from Unit 15B. Transcripts can be used to create other exercises. One self-study type activity is provided.

Let’s Talk Unit 15B Transcript PDF
Let’s Talk Unit 15B Activity PDF