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       How to use the audio app

       All the numbered exercises in each   your 15-minute lessons using the book
       lesson, apart from the Warm-ups at   only, and then go back and work with
       the beginning and the Say it exercises   the audio and the book together,
       at the end, have recorded audio, available   repeating the text in the gaps provided
       via a free app. The app also includes a   and then recording yourself. Or you can
       function to record yourself and listen   combine the book and the audio right
       to yourself alongside native speakers.  from the beginning, pausing the app to
        To start using the audio with the   read the instructions on the page as you
       book, first download the DK 15 Minute   need to. Try to say the words aloud, and
       Language Course app on your smart–  practice enunciating properly. Detailed
       phone or tablet from the App Store or   instructions on how to use the app are
       Google Play. Open the app and scan the   available from the menu bar in the app.
       QR code on the back of this book to add   Remember that repetition is vital
       it to your Library. As soon as the QR code   to language learning. The more
       is recognized, the audio will download.   often you listen to a conversation or
        There are two ways in which you can   repeat an oral exercise, the more the
       use the audio. The first is to read through   language will sink in.
                                          Menu, Help/How
                                          to Use, Your Library
                        1  Getting started              2  Lessons week
                                                          by week
                          The list of weeks
                        will open when                  Each numbered
                        the audio has been              exercise in a lesson
                        downloaded. From                is listed in the app
                        here you can tap into           as it appears in the
                        each week’s lessons.            book. Tap on an
                                                        exercise to start.
                        When all the lessons            A check mark
                        in a week have been             indicates when
                        completed, the week             an exercise has been
                        button will be filled           completed.
                        with color and
                        show a check mark,
                        so you can track
                        your progress.


       3  Audio for                    4  Record yourself
                                         When you are in
         exercises
       Tap the play button            the Your recordings
       to hear instructions,          screen, you can
       then the exercise.             record yourself
       You can pause the              reading the words or
       audio at any point,            participating in the
       and return to it.              conversations with
                                      native speakers, then
                                      listen back (and
                                      rerecord if desired).
       You can tap any
       part of the exercise             Add recording
       to play the audio
       from that point.                 Play recording
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