Activity 2: Creating a word stress matching activity using the Quiz module

Aim: Help students identify sounds

Moodle modules: Quiz

Extra programs: NanoGong

Ease of setup: ***

When students are at early stages of learning, matching exercises can be an effective way of helping them identify sounds. In this activity we'll use the Quiz module to create two variations of a matching exercise. In Variation 1, students will group sound patterns without hearing them, so no recording equipment is needed. In Variation 2, they will listen to sound recordings.

If you cut your teeth on the Quiz module in Chapter 3, Vocabulary Activities, Activity 12, you might enjoy having another go here. You can also use Hot Potatoes to prepare a quiz, but you can't record directly into Hot Potatoes. So Moodle is possibly easier to use for matching activities which include sound.

In a matching exercise, pairs of items are arranged in two separate columns. The items in each column can only be text, but the introduction to...