The primary classroom audio materials have been developed for Classes 1 to 5. Each lesson of each class has two audio files, to be played in the classroom via mobile phones and speakers. The files contain an assortment of different audio content. These include:

•     Dialogues

•     Songs

•     Rhymes

•     Instructions and demonstrations of games and other activities

Each lesson has a story based on the existing EFT textbook content. This helps students to achieve the learning objectives of the target lesson and often, additional language skills. Songs and rhymes with a background score of authentic local music help students to learn in an enjoyable and interactive way.

The audio stimulates communication in various ways. Students in the ‘real’ classroom interact with the audio, and the two 'communicators' - Suman Bhaia and Shapla Apu, provide a bridge between the students and the audio. The advantages of using audios in the classroom are:

1. Creating opportunities for listening skill development

2. Bringing authentic English into the classroom

3. Bringing the ‘outside world’ into the classroom

4. Bringing more interactive ways of learning into the classroom

Each EFT textbook lesson has two audio files (for the two days in the activity guide) to be played in the classroom. The average duration of the audio files range from 6 to10 minutes, which also includes the presumed time required for student interaction.

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