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Choosing Content for Activities

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The Practice screen allows you to practice words and phrases with various activities.

To choose an activity:

  1. Check the tiles to verify what options are available. Depending on your screen size, you may have to scroll to display all the activity tiles. Each tile will have an icon indicating the activity's primary skill:

    2. Listening - Listening         Reading - Reading
    Speaking - Speaking         Writing - Writing

    Note: Activities marked TEST will function as assessments, offering an overall score at the end instead of giving feedback after each answer.

  2. Tap on the tile for the activity you want to open.
  3. Consult the appropriate instructions below to select the content for the activity, depending on whether you want to practice lessons or practice learned vocab items.
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When you launch a practice activity from the Learning screen, you will need to specify what content to use with it.

The instructions for selecting content differ depending on whether you are practicing lessons or practicing learned vocab items. Information on both options appears below.

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To choose content from lessons to use in activities:

  1. Read the name of the activity at the top of the window to verify that you have the correct one selected. To change it, {{#web}}click{{/web}}{{^web}}tap{{/web}}{{^phone}} the Activity menu beside the activity name and select a different activity{{/phone}}{{#phone}} CHANGE beside the activity name{{/phone}}.
  2. Browse through the possible content for the selected activity by {{#web}}clicking{{/web}}{{^web}}tapping{{/web}} the name of any category to display the subcategories or lessons it contains. Continue {{#web}}clicking{{/web}}{{^web}}tapping{{/web}} on subcategories until you reach a list of lessons. At any time, you can go back to the previous category by {{#web}}clicking{{/web}}{{^web}}tapping{{/web}} Back in the heading at the top of the table.{{#mobile}} In offline mode, only lessons that you have already downloaded will appear.{{/mobile}}

    3. Note: The automatic filters for each activity will hide lessons that do not contain any content that meets the activity requirements. For example, lessons in which none of the vocab items have learning language sound will not be available to select for Dictation, Listening Multiple Choice, Listening Recognition, or Pronunciation Practice. Similarly, only lessons which contain at least one phrase with three or more words in the learning language will be shown for Unscramble and all of the Fill in the Blank activities.

  3. When you get to a list of lessons, do any of the following:
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To choose learned vocab items to use in activities:

  1. Read the name of the activity at the top of the window to verify that you have the correct one selected. To change it, {{#web}}click{{/web}}{{^web}}tap{{/web}}{{^phone}} the icon beside the activity name and select a different activity from the menu which appears{{/phone}}{{#phone}} CHANGE beside the activity name{{/phone}}.
  2. {{#web}}Click{{/web}}{{^web}}Tap{{/web}} the Learned Vocab category.
  3. Do one of the following:
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  4. If you change your mind about using the activity, {{#web}}click{{/web}}{{^web}}tap{{/web}} Close in the upper right-hand corner to return to the Learning screen.
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  5. When you've selected your content, tap PRACTICE at the top of the screen.
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At any time, you can also{{#phone}} tap Goal to check your goal progress, tap Notifications to display your notifications, or tap Menu and{{/phone}} do any of the following:

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