#1 App to teach English language in short videos

04.05.2020https://blablaapp.cn

Video Creation Guideline For Teachers

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• First of all, thank you for your interest in becoming an ESL video content creator of BlaBla. 🙌

• This is the guideline to create short videos for ESL users on BlaBla app.

• It may take you up to 5 mins to read the guideline if you are not distracted by news or YouTube. 😉

Welcome!

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Topics• We have a variety of video topics to focus on, ranging

from basic vocabulary and pronunciation, to situational english, and workplace English.

• In the next few slides we are going to show you some sample videos for each category.

Topics 1 - Exam-Focused Videos: TOEFL/IELTS/CET-4/CET-6/HighSchool

Here are a few examples of the most popular exam-related topics, with links of sample videos below. Since exam-writers usually need to rely on online training and resources to improve their scores, such content is highly relevant and attractive to users.

• IELTS - Do you think pollutions is a problem nowadays • https://video.blablaapp.cn/sv/37a00ddc-170fb72a98b/37a00ddc-170fb72a98b.mp4

• TOFEL Vocabulary - “Swallow” • https://video.blablaapp.cn/sv/fcc8235-17128e32026/fcc8235-17128e32026.mp4

• JASON STATHAM: CET-4 • https://video.blablaapp.cn/sv/5bd55046-1709c27b160/5bd55046-1709c27b160.mp4

Topics 2.1 - Situational - Dialogue

Dialogue videos are also our users’ favorite. Videos would have 2+ people talking to each other to create a lifelike scenario. Here are two examples:

• Conversation on buying books • https://video.blablaapp.cn/sv/c9402cc-170d4483e27/c9402cc-170d4483e27.mp4

• VIN DIESEL, CET-4 VOCABULARY #1 (This is a simple way to have a dialogue with a character in a movie clip)

• https://video.blablaapp.cn/sv/19d6d218-170b8e2dd38/19d6d218-170b8e2dd38.mp4

Topics 2.2 - Situational – Role Play

If you cannot find anyone else to make a conversation with you, why not try “role play” mode? You can switch the roles by yourself and make a hilarious video in this way. Here are two examples:

•Ordering food in a restaurant •https://video.blablaapp.cn/sv/5750f905-170d69dc6dc/5750f905-170d69dc6dc.mp4

•Shopping for bags •https://video.blablaapp.cn/sv/40078477-1711c70b619/40078477-1711c70b619.mp4

Topics 2.3 - Situational - Sports

• Basketball - NBA • https://video.blablaapp.cn/sv/52619e9e-170b091cced/52619e9e-170b091cced.mp4

• Hiking with a friend • https://video.blablaapp.cn/sv/25739f8a-170501df5e3/25739f8a-170501df5e3.mp4

Topics 2.3 - Situational - Cooking And Cuisines

• How to cook a tofu dish • https://video.blablaapp.cn/sv/4b8c651f-170a0ad910d/4b8c651f-170a0ad910d.mp4

• Cooking at home • https://video.blablaapp.cn/sv/21aac206-170a0d6f7a6/21aac206-170a0d6f7a6.mp4

Topics 2.3 - Situational - Traveling

• 6 things I did in New York • https://video.blablaapp.cn/sv/1c17b28-170a43d658f/1c17b28-170a43d658f.mp4

• Going on a road trip • https://video.blablaapp.cn/sv/480be4d6-170a4433fe0/480be4d6-170a4433fe0.mp4

Topics 3.1 - Others - News

• BBC News - festival-goers • https://video.blablaapp.cn/sv/4235e12-17116aa4390/4235e12-17116aa4390.mp4

• BBC News - Japan postponed Olympics • https://video.blablaapp.cn/sv/22b97b2a-17110711543/22b97b2a-17110711543.mp4

Topics 3.2 - Others - Learn with Songs

• Learning rhythm using Lady Gaga’s song “Shallow” • https://video.blablaapp.cn/sv/d5e863c-170bbe1df95/d5e863c-170bbe1df95.mp4

• How to evaluate a song • https://video.blablaapp.cn/sv/35f7921-1706f4951d9/35f7921-1706f4951d9.mp4

Topics 4.1 - Idioms and Expressions

Idioms should be an integral teaching subject of any ESL program.  English idioms help sentences flow more naturally and sound more native. Here are some examples:

• 'They' as singular!? • https://video.blablaapp.cn/sv/4d70acf6-1700d652ac4/4d70acf6-1700d652ac4.mp4

• Tissues or Napkins? • https://video.blablaapp.cn/sv/1179efe2-1700da1376c/1179efe2-1700da1376c.mp4

Topics 4.2 - Grammar

• Measuring Words in English • https://video.blablaapp.cn/sv/dfa5f6d-1708a6a5170/dfa5f6d-1708a6a5170.mp4

• Auxiliary verb - “Would”: going to past tense • https://video.blablaapp.cn/sv/3dc34c50-1705c4dcc72/3dc34c50-1705c4dcc72.mp4

Topics 5 - English for Kids

English has been introduced into the curricula of Chinese primary schools, and more Chinese parents are enrolling their kids in English learning before the age of five. Therefore if you have experience working with kids, this is great chance for you. Here are some good examples for you:

• Big vs Small • https://blabla-app.oss-cn-shanghai.aliyuncs.com/images/big%20vs%20small.MP4

Video Specs

• Video needs to be VERTICAL with the aspect ratio of 9:16, like the image on the right.

• The resolution should be at least 720x1280 or 1080x1920 to make sure your video are clear, because smart phones nowadays have higher resolutions.

• If you want to add hints, keywords or emojis into your video, please put them on top of the screen. Our app will automatically add your video subtitles as Mandarin and English at the bottom of the screen like the image shown on the right.

Download Links

• This is our app which will be used for video upload, filming, and editing.

• iOS: https://apps.apple.com/app/id1481415695 

• Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.blabla.id

• For other Android users, you can directly download from https://blablaapp.cn.

Thank you and please let us know if you have any questions! support@blabla.app

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Appendix: Subtitles

• We rely on you to provide correct English subtitles that match exactly what you talk about in the video. So our system can understand the video’s key point and the level of difficulty of the language being used.

• A list of words will be extracted from subtitles to create a vocabulary list. And Mandarin subtitles will be converted from your English subtitle.

• When you edit subtitles, please make sure you use the correct punctuation. And please type all sentences into one paragraph, eg. “This is the first sentence. This is the 2nd sentence. This is the 3rd sentence”.

Appendix: Title/Tags/Series

• The last step is to give a video title, tags and series, if any. Tags are important because we use tags to categorize your videos into different themes and then recommend to users who subscribed to that topic.

• Series are used to group relevant videos you created together so users can watch them in a series. You can think of this like Netflix Episodes.

Appendix: Check Video Upload Status• Once you post your video, you can go to Me

-> Creator Center -> Content Management to see the video upload progress.

• Once it is uploaded, • If a video is not in a series, it will be shown

in the ‘Default’ folder. • If a video is included in a series, it will be

shown in the series folder.