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DIGITAL WORKSHEET ANSWER KEY UNIT 2
Podcasts
Part 1: Let’s discuss
1 Read the text and answer the questions.
• Ask students to read the text and discuss the questions in pairs. Then discuss as a
class.
What is a podcast? Extra information
The word podcast comes from the terms ‘iPod’ and ‘broadcast’.
A podcast is an audio recording made available on the internet. You can listen
to a podcast on an MP3 player, a smartphone or directly from your computer.
Podcasts have changed the way people listen to programmes. The radio used to
be the means of broadcasting listening programmes. With radio, you used to
have to listen to programmes at a specific time but now, with podcasts, you can
take them with you anywhere and listen to them whenever you like.
This means you can subscribe to podcast websites and ‘episodes’ can be
downloaded and listened to on your device. Or, if you prefer, you can listen to
podcasts on your computer without the need to download them.
There are thousands of podcasts being made by people all over the world and
you don’t have to be a professional broadcaster to make one. Podcasts can talk
about absolutely anything and can be shared online with anyone who is
interested in listening.
Part 2: Let’s analyse
2 Look at the collaborative podcast. Answer the questions in groups.
• Ask students to look at the example of an online collaborative podcast and
discuss the questions in groups of three or four. Elicit some answers and discuss
as a class.
© Macmillan Publishers Limited, 2014
Answer key
1 The podcast is about daily routines during the school week. Four different people
contribute to the collaborative podcast.
2 Susan speaks first. Pol speaks next.
3 They are giving factual information about their daily habits / getting ready for
school.
4 get up / have a shower / get dressed / have breakfast/lunch/dinner / go to school /
do your homework / meet friends / watch TV / do sport / tidy your room / go to
bed
• Go online and show students a few of the recommended websites for making
podcasts.
• Ask students what they would include in their podcast and write the ideas on the
board. Ask some of the students to say an example sentence out loud for their
podcast.
Part 3: Let’s do it!
• This can be completed in class or as homework.
• Ask students to make a podcast. They can do this individually or in small groups.
Ask students to choose one of the topics from the list on the worksheet. Remind
them to organize their ideas on the Task Sheet.
• Once you have all the links to the podcasts, use one lesson to listen to them all as
a class. Students can vote on their favourites and choose the best three.
© Macmillan Publishers Limited, 2014
RECOMMENDED WEBLINKS
Podcast creator tools
www.audioboo.fm
Allows you to upload pre-recorded audio or record directly into your web browser.
www.voxopop.com
Allows you to record with others on a voice thread.
www.voicethread.com
Great recording tool for collaborative projects. Allows you to add photos and images
as well.
www.croak.it
Very simple voice tool to record audio.
© Macmillan Publishers Limited, 2014