5.1 Google Translate
Google Translate translates words, phrases, and entire text documents into many formats. Not only that, it is capable of translating entire websites.
The translation file size limit for each document is 1 MB.
To use Google Translate to translate a document:
* Open a web browser and type in the address bar: www.translate.google.com.
Tips: You don’t need a Google account to log in. Like many Google services, this is also free.
Source: https://translate.google.com/
* Click the Documents button (Top left area).
* Click Browse and select the document you want to translate.
* In the upper left you can choose the language of the document.
* On the right, however, you can choose the language for which you want to translate the document.
* If you have followed the previous steps now you can click on the Translate button.
* To use translated text, copy and paste it from your browser window into a new document.
Google Translate is convenient but not perfect. You can make mistakes by being an automatic translator. Keep this in mind when using it.
There is a GoogleTranslate App for every smartphone app store.
An additional resource that works similarly to google translate is Reverso.
By clicking on the speaker icon you can hear the pronunciation of what you have translated. You can make the same process in Google Translate.
Source: https://www.reverso.net/traduzione-testo
Remember that if you do not remember the precise addresses of previous web pages you can get there easily by searching on any search engine! You can write i.e in Google Search Engine “Google Translate”. It is also a free Google Extension.
We show you an additional resource called Grammarly.
Grammarly is an Internet platform for spell-checking, antiplagiarism and grammatical correctness of a textual linguistic variety. The proofreader can apply more than 250 different grammatical rules.
Finally, we suggest you watch the following video for the next activity!
How to Use Google Translate – Beginner’s Guide
Go to a search engine. Search for a local news bulletin and translate an article using google translate. Finally, also try to use its pronunciation function by clicking on the speaker.
Finally, we would like to give you a website on which you can find much pragmatic info about know-how. Inside Wikihow you can read and learn very user-friendly guides.