Almost at the end of the course, and I am still going strong, testing out the newest, coolest tools. And today it is about testing an amazing TTS tool.
Because if you are like me, then I am sure you are constantly searching for the “perfect” listening comprehension for your students and spending or rather wasting precious time digging through textbooks or audio banks trying to find one that fits my lesson to disappointly end up giving them a listening comprehension that does not quite fit what I have been teaching them.
Well, I’ve got an awesome tool to share with you: Hume. Yes, you read that right — Hume, like “You + Me” but smarter ahhaahha
What is Hume?
Hume is a text-to-speech tool with a twist: the voices it generates don’t just speak — they feel.
I’m talking about emotionally expressive, super clear, human-like voices that you can actually use for listening comprehension practice. And guess what? It’s free up to 10,000 characters per month if you register. No strings attached!
How I use Hume
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Use ChatGPT (yes, our bestie) to generate a text based on the vocabulary and grammar structures I am teaching.
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When I have the right text, I ask ChatGPT to add some comprehension questions
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I paste the text into Hume.
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I Choose the speaker. (Pro tip: they’ve got different voices AND emotions like happiness, sadness, excitement, etc. You can totally match tone with context. Mind-blowing!
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Download the audio.And Boom! Instant, personalized listening activity that fits your class perfectly.
No more outdated CDs. No more “Ugh, this doesn’t really fit today’s topic.” Just custom audio made by you, for your students, in minutes.
I Explain It All In this Video!
Now, I know some of you might be thinking: “But wait! How do I actually use this?”
I’ve got your back! I made a step-by-step tutorial video (yup, it’s in Spanish, but I’m sure you can follow along!).
Click on the image to watch the video
