Speech recognition exercises – Sample page
This is a selection of the new speech recognition exercises added to our General English courses.
Technical tips
- Check that your microphone is working correctly using the Record Yourself tool at the bottom of the page
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Record yourself and play it back. Can you hear it okay? If not, see help.
HELP
(Windows 10)
- Check your microphone mode. Make sure that your microphone is turned on.
- Check your cable connections.
- Check microphone settings.
- Right click on the Sound icon on your bottom right of your screen.

- Click on Open Sound settings
- See Choose your input device and make sure the correct microphone is selected.
- See Test your microphone.
Test the microphone by speaking into it.
Look at the blue bar next to the
microphone image

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- Check your microphone placement.
- Recalibrate your microphone.
- Right click on the Sound icon on your bottom right of your screen.

- Click on Open Sound settings.
- Under the Input section, click on Device properties.
- Click on the Levels tab.
If the Mute

button is on, click it to turn off mute. The Volume button should show as a blue speaker without the red circle

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Adjust the volume and boost controls until the Test your microphone indicator goes to above 50% when you speak.
- Reduce background noise.
- Listen to your audio.
(Windows 7)
- Check your microphone mode. Make sure that your microphone is turned on.
- Check your cable connections.
- Check microphone settings.
- Click here to see how to check the settings.
- Reduce background noise.
- Listen to your audio.
- Be in a quiet place to try each exercise.
How the exercises work
- With these buttons you can listen to an example, repeat and record yourself, and listen to what you recorded.

- Exercises have coloured feedback:


