Many of us studied English at school, at university, some attended courses, but never mastered fluency due to lack of practice. We offer a selection of useful applications to correct the gaps in education.

A review of interesting, useful and non-standard applications for Android and iOS for learning and maintaining the English language at a high level.

How to speak English

The application was created in 2014 by Kaplan. With it you can get rid of your accent. This is possible thanks to three types of exercise: the Challenge section, the Your Sounds and All Sounds sections. The first section is built on the “question-answer” principle, which allows you to determine the level of proficiency in phonetics. Your sounds will allow you to compare your pronunciation with academic pronunciation. The third section contains not only the international phonetic alphabet, but will also teach you to recognize speech errors and their occurrence.

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ED Words

ED Words is an application from the online English language school Englishdom. Helps you remember new words and expand your English vocabulary. Suitable for beginners and users with above-intermediate English. The application is simple and intuitive, there are 350 ready-made thematic sets, as well as the ability to create your own sets and track progress. Uses 4 types of word memorization exercises and the spaced repetition method. There is gamification - compete with friends, learn words, get points and bonuses in the form of premium access to the application. Advertising.

British Council

The British Council is a global organization with training centers in over 100 countries. Many textbooks are published under the editorship of this organization. It is not surprising that the application of the same name is popular.

Applications allow you to learn English through games, videos, podcasts. The student will be offered exercises of different difficulty levels. With the help of the British Council you will learn new words, study grammar, and master correct pronunciation.

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FluentU

The application is ideal for people with audiovisual memory. The whole principle of language learning is based on video: advertising, music videos, dialogues, news. Absolutely everything is built on ensuring that you hear natural English. Moreover, each video comes with interactive captions. This makes learning unknown words much easier - you can click on any unfamiliar word, see its image, meaning and examples of use.

FluentU remembers the words you've covered, so the app loves to recommend example videos that include the words you've learned. The result is a kind of personalized program.

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Quill

If you have no problems with oral speech, but there are gaps in written language, then the Quill application will help you cope with them. The program includes tasks of varying complexity for individual and group work. Very convenient for consolidating knowledge of grammar.

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LinguaLeo

One of the oldest apps for learning English. The application is an addition to the website, which stores a huge amount of useful information: trainings, video tutorials, training courses. There are paid and free ones.

As for the application, it is interesting, first of all, for its competitive nature. Going from simple to complex, moving from one level to another, you compete with yourself, constantly discovering new types of training. The main goal of the program is to teach you new words and grammar. The interface is very simple and looks cartoonish.

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English Idioms and Phrases

If you already have a basic level of knowledge and the only thing that constantly confuses you is incomprehensible phraseological units and phrases, then this application will help correct the situation. Set expressions and idioms require special knowledge, which you will gain by doing exercises and reading a detailed description of each such phrase in the application.

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Duolingo

Duolingo lessons are designed for users who have just started learning English. Words are proposed to be studied by topic. Each lesson is approximately 7 words on the topic of education, science, school. You will be asked to consolidate your knowledge with exercises: for example, you need to match a word with a picture, translate a phrase from your native language into English and vice versa. Once a week they will offer exercises to repeat the words covered.

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Memrise

Cramming new words is not the most pleasant experience. Moreover, it is very tiring. Memrise is an app that helps you overcome boredom and learn vocabulary with an element of fun through creative and fun activities. It is noteworthy that the tasks are created by the users themselves, so they are definitely proven and effective.

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Rosetta Stone

The app offers a unique way to learn English without using your native one. Those. all words are explained either with pictures or using words already learned. The main goal of the program is to learn words to form phrases and long sentences.

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Carton Tongue Twister

The application developers from Online Science Classroom are confident that the most effective way to learn correct pronunciation is to memorize tongue twisters.

The application interface is designed in the form of interactive cartoons that were drawn by hand. The result was a funny animation with useful content in the form of tongue twisters.

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+ Bonus for advanced experts. Google Play Press

With the help of the application you will always be up to date with all the news. The program allows you to read the English-language press. In turn, this enriches your vocabulary and grammar. Of course, it is worth considering that reading the press implies a certain amount of knowledge that you should already master.

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The Intermediate course (above-intermediate level) is intended for those improving their English, especially for those who want to speak fluently, read unadapted texts, and write high-quality articles and essays. Certificates with a confirmed B1 are required at foreign universities when applying to top foreign companies.

The program is divided into 31 lessons, each of which has 5 interactive training sessions. The lexical composition of the course affects the first 5 thousand words, and the grammar is aimed at mastering all verb tenses, degrees of comparison of adjectives, features of the construction of direct and indirect speech.

❶ You have an above-average level of English or close to it, you know a lot, but want more;

❷ Previously, you studied English in courses, with a teacher or on your own, and now there is a need to improve your language competence;

❸ You communicate freely, easily carry on a conversation, but in some situations you do not immediately remember the right words;

❹ You understand slow English speech well, but have difficulties in real communication with foreigners;

❺ You have already studied English at this level and now you want to brush up on your knowledge.

If you decide to seriously learn English, the advanced course will give you everything you need for this. As a rule, the Intermediate level of English already gives a person an enviable advantage when choosing a country of study, work and social circle.

Lim English allows you not only to maintain your existing good level, but also to discover new horizons in an already familiar foreign language. A vocabulary of 3,000 of the most commonly used words and frequently occurring constructions in your luggage - this is the result of completing the advanced course "Above average - Intermediate". The effectiveness of the technique is confirmed by 100% of people who have tried it!

What does the course include?

The “Above Intermediate” course consists of 31 lessons. This is English for advanced users who are ready to further deepen their knowledge. The course includes funny stories, short stories, interesting facts from different fields. Thanks to the wide variety of topics, you can greatly expand your vocabulary, gradually immersing yourself in new topics and feeling the results.

Each lesson includes 5 interactive exercises. Such advanced English courses are aimed at comprehensive improvement of language skills: listening comprehension, reading, writing, vocabulary acquisition, translation and correct pronunciation. You will feel an improvement in your language skills, experience a surge of energy and a desire to continue moving towards your goal.

Grammar load. You will learn how to improve your English by practicing new grammatical forms and structures. Explore all tenses of the English verb, consumption gerund and infinitive, degrees of comparison of adjectives and types of conditional sentences. Learn to correctly translate direct speech into indirect speech. Learn various grammatical structures, which will allow you to communicate freely.

As a lexical load in the advanced course “Above Intermediate”, words from 5000 most frequently used words in English. Thus, English for advanced students is characterized by the study of useful idioms and phrasal verbs. Words used in different contexts are learned even better.

By completing the “Above Intermediate” course, you will be able to expand your vocabulary by at least 700 new words, improve your English level and move towards perfection with pleasure. Language learning on the site is designed so that you gradually enrich your vocabulary by encountering words several times in different environments and combinations. This is great practice for using new and already familiar words lively!

We recommend spending at least 30 minutes a day learning English. This time is enough to master all the necessary material, if you have correctly determined your level. Take the “Above Intermediate - INTERMEDIATE” course, studying 30 minutes daily! And continue learning English with Lim English in a format that is comfortable for you!

Course Objectives

Maintaining knowledge level

The most difficult thing in learning any language is maintaining a good level even without immersion in the language environment. Words and phrases are quickly forgotten, not to mention the fact that you don’t remember anything new. Therefore, having chosen English for advanced, you need to constantly keep yourself in good shape. Daily training with Lim English will help with this.

Development of free communication skills

Were you able to overcome the language barrier? This means you can learn to communicate fluently without thinking about your choice of words. To develop such a skill, you need training and a rich vocabulary. The course “Above Intermediate - INTERMEDIATE” will help develop real communication skills: you will become familiar with complex grammatical structures, their use, and learn new words.

Comprehensive Skills Training

The peculiarity of the Lim-English teaching methodology is that in each lesson all the necessary skills for mastering the English language are trained: listening comprehension, writing, reading, translation, correct pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar. Only such comprehensive training makes independent learning fun and most effective.

What will you get from the course?

Honing your speaking skills.

“Above average - INTERMEDIATE” provides the student with the opportunity to learn many new words and expressions with which he will subsequently diversify his speech. Interactive exercises will help to complicate future dialogues and make speech natural through relevant vocabulary and syntax.

Bringing most grammatical rules to automatism.

Within the framework of the program, all available tenses of the verb are considered - those already covered are repeated and still unfamiliar ones are learned, constructions with indirect speech and types of conditional sentences are analyzed, etc. At the end of the advanced English course, the student feels confident in the grammatical “wilds” and does not fall into a stupor when asked about the Present Perfect Continuous or Future Perfect.

General improvement in English level.

The lessons are accompanied by several exercises to develop a whole group of skills - reading, writing, speaking, listening. Recognition of new words occurs through their inclusion in educational texts, and progress in the construction of phrases and sentences is achieved during writing essays and during communication. Correctly constructed tasks from the point of view of methodology cover the entire range of necessary skills.

Well “Above average - Intermediate” is what will help you!

How to take the course?

After registration, select the required level, in your case it is Intermediate, and begin to go through the lessons step by step.

Don’t forget to do the exercises, because they will help you learn new material - expand your vocabulary, listen to sentences and texts, take dictation, work on pronunciation and translate. All these directions are at your service!

Don't forget to look at the tab with your achievements and, if necessary, optimize your work on tasks. Evaluate your level in comparison with other users and set a new bar!

Will I be able to study English for advanced students?

Course difficulty level:
ABOVE AVERAGE

To take the Upper Intermediate course, you must have at least an intermediate level of knowledge of the English language. And you will certainly be able to complete this course, moving towards your cherished goal. After all, English at the Intermediate level is a good achievement and provides extensive opportunities, for example, a real advantage when applying for a job, including abroad. Good luck!

This section contains exercises in English. With their help, you can consolidate or test your knowledge. The exercises are available without registration, SMS and other complex body movements; they are not taken from collections or textbooks, but were invented by me personally. All exercises are given with answers, translations, and sometimes with hints; the correctness of the answers is checked automatically. Most of the exercises are designed for beginners, they are designed to consolidate the material.

So far, almost all the exercises here are on grammar, you can also see links to them in. The section will be updated with new materials, subscribe to so you don’t miss anything.

English grammar exercises

Noun

Article

Adjective

Numeral

Verb

Exercises on verb tenses and conditional sentences

English vocabulary exercise

P.S. When can you break the rules of the English language?

These exercises will help test how well you know the rules, but there are times when even the strictest rules “give way.” What I mean? The answer is in this video:

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What does English grammar look like by level?

In this post we will discuss in detail what grammar is covered at different levels of learning English - from beginner to advanced. Let's see examples of this grammar and do a little test.

Just in case, let me remind you that grammar is just one aspect of language learning. Necessary, useful, yes. But far from the only one.

How nice it would be if I learned grammar and, consider myself, mastered English))

English grammar by level

You will see that the same grammar is often repeated at different levels. Read more about why this happens. In short:

• not all grammatical structures are learned the first time (repetition is the mother of learning)))
• at low levels phenomena are considered separately from each other, and at higher levels they are compared with each other
• As the level of English improves, it turns out that each grammatical structure has nuances and subtleties, which insidious teachers are silent about for the time being, so as not to create confusion

English grammar by level - in different textbooks - looks approximately the same. Therefore, I will take as a basis one of the most popular textbooks - English File.

By the way, this English grammar by levels can be a kind of test. Look at any section and see if you understand sentences with grammar examples? But - more importantly - do you use such constructions in your speech? If not, it may not be your level yet. If yes, go to the next level and do the same.

English grammar by level - a short way to the desired section:

Beginner/Starter level grammar

The Beginner level covers the basics - the simplest constructions. At the same time, they are also the most important, because all the complex grammar of higher levels will be based on them.

At this level, a lot of attention is paid to forms - again, to achieve a certain automaticity in simple things, like I am, you are, he is. Grammatical constructions at the Beginner level are mainly treated separately from each other to avoid confusion of comparisons and nuances.

Elementary level grammar

The Elementary level is very similar to the previous level. I will say more, often instead of Beginner, my students and I take on Elementary right away, we just go through it a little more thoroughly.

The Elementary grammar is almost identical to the grammar of the previous level.

Pre-intermediate level grammar

At the Pre-intermediate level they are already beginning to compare different designs with each other and find out the nuances. Why is it better to say somewhere I study economics, and somewhere - I"m studying economics.

Intermediate Grammar

At the Intermediate level, they also compare already familiar phenomena with each other and, of course, study new ones.

Upper-intermediate grammar

By the advanced Upper-intermediate level, enlightenment usually sets in; the basics have already been covered. All that remains is to repeat them a little and move on to the interesting and subtleties of grammar.

Advanced Grammar

That's all English grammar by levels.

Does English grammar really end after the Advanced level? No, of course)) If you look at the levels, there is also the Proficiency level, but the line of conversation courses really ends at the Advanced level.

Perhaps this is because:

• even an ambitious user of English rarely needs a level higher than Advanced (not to mention the average learner who stays in the Intermediate area)
• at high levels, people already know how to find the necessary authentic materials on their own and independently organize their training
• at high levels, many people think about a more practical and targeted use of English - for example, preparation for international exams (IELTS, TOEFL and others) or specialized courses in the profession

And there are still a lot of subtleties left even after the Advanced level!

How do you like English grammar by levels?

Did you manage to determine your level with its help? Share in the comments!

When you have already reached the Advanced level, know that you are almost at the top of the educational ladder! This level will be the most difficult, but at the same time the most interesting. It will allow you to bring to perfection all the knowledge that you have acquired at previous levels, and the courses on our channel will allow you to turn this into a rather interesting activity.

Teachers of the English Club TV channel will help you master new idioms of the English language, which will make your vocabulary richer and more imaginative. What, if not stable expressions, will help to better understand another culture, learn to perceive the whole situation on the fly and quickly respond to it.

Having mastered this level, you can easily listen to your favorite audiobooks in English and watch movies, trying not to miss the most interesting moments that are often lost in translation. Even business English correspondence will not be difficult, so you can successfully conduct business with representatives of foreign companies.

Video lessons from our channel will allow you to watch educational programs at a convenient time, and native speakers will explain the specific nuances of expressions that will definitely come in handy in everyday life. However, remember that the results depend on the regularity of classes - do not forget to devote time to useful, and most importantly interesting courses. So, our graduates have already managed to make a career in business, make friends in other countries, or simply started traveling to other countries on their own - you too can join them!

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