Languages are such an important skill to have, for communication and understanding. Whether they are used for education, jobs or daily life, learning another language can help use with so many things.
The lovely people at Flash Sticks were kind enough to send us a pack of one of their great products. Flash Sticks aim to help learning a new language in a multitude of ways, with 8 languages available. (English, French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Italian, Mandarin & British Sign Language)
Each pack contains 100 unique words, that come with pronunciations & the colour of each indicates whether the word is a masculine noun, feminine noun or another word type. The packs also come in three skill levels; Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced so they are definitely suitable for all education levels.
*(Sorry for the very poor photo quality, due to our rooms being redone the cameras had to be stored away, so we had to use our iPhones!)*
As I have been learning French as part of the KS3 curriculum for almost three years now, I knew almost all the verbs in the Beginner pack. However, Beth has been learning German so we could use these Flashsticks to provide her with some basic vocabulary.
I'm also taking French for GCSE next year, so using these has helped me to brush up on basic skills and spelling, and also pronunciation with the free Flashsticks app, available from the App Store. The app contains short pronunciation videos for single words, taught and spoken by a professional language tutor. As seen in the photo below, all you have to do is scan your chosen Flashstick and the video will appear. This app can easily help with preparation for speaking examinations, or to help with the ability to speak the language with confidence.
What I love about the product is that you can stick them anywhere you want, on the fridge, on a wall, on a door or even match up the word on the Flashstick to the object, e.g la chaussure = shoe so stick it on a shoe! This makes the product more fun and versatile compared to your normal flash card. The colour coding and pictures also make the product more appealing and easier to remember the term.
We will be doing a series of Instagram posts and blogs about how we get on with our Flashsticks packs, so stay updated! You can order your own pack of Flashsticks here from just only £4.99.
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xoxo,
Soph & Beth
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