The NoSleep Podcast. If you like scary stories, this one is for you. The podcast compiles several short, horror stories inside each episode. They are well-crafted, with expert narration, and scary music to enhance the stories.
Stuff You Should Know. This podcast educates listeners on a wide variety of interesting topics like how the placebo effect works, how natural selection works, how online dating works, and so on. This podcast is for everyone. The Filmcast. A podcast for movie lovers. On this podcast, the hosts discuss the latest films, movie reviews, film news, television shows, and entertainment.
Many English students love learning English through movies. The School of Greatness. Do you love inspiring stories? On this podcast, the host interviews some of the greatest people on the planet: from brilliant business minds, to world-class athletes, to some of the most influential thought leaders out there. Or just install Pocket Casts. Once installed, open the app and search for podcasts by entering a podcast name or a search term.
If your phone has limited Internet data, I recommend that you download a lot of episodes ahead of time over a WIFI network. Step 2: On the page for that episode, locate the download link or icon and click on it. Note: Different websites will have different layouts. But the steps for downloading audio files are pretty much the same. Watching YouTube videos is an excellent way to practice your English listening. The best way to get started is to subscribe to YouTube channels that interest you.
Basically, things that interest me. One thing I like about YouTube is how it keeps recommending interesting videos that I might like. This makes it easy to listen to English conversations all day long.
So, create a YouTube account now and start subscribing to some interesting channels! Well, there are a few things you can do. You can read about them in this article. It explains how to overcome this problem. Do you have other recommendations? In this case, I suggest that you search for interesting podcasts or YouTube channels yourself. So, I suggest that you search for podcasts or YouTube channels for English students because the hosts of these programs tend to speak slower than usual.
You can simply watch videos directly on the YouTube website or the YouTube app. But if you really want to do it, you can use a free program called 4K Video Downloader. This program is easy to use. And you can choose whether to download the whole video or just the audio track. I believe these two mediums are the best resources for improving your English listening skills.
English conversations in these two mediums are real spoken English — the type of English you hear in English-speaking countries. Best Vocabulary App for Kids: Lingokids. Best for Finding a Tutor: italki. Best for Casual Conversation Practice: Cambly.
Best for Quick Questions: HiNative. The apps in this category cover just about all aspects of English to some degree. They often make good resources for beginners that are looking for a comprehensive resource to start out with. Common features include lessons that build on each other and interactive exercises. Compared to most of the apps on this list, Pimsleur has been around for a very long time. Its tried-and-true method uses audio lessons to teach listeners their target language.
Especially for aural learners, this app can give you a head start with spoken English. Courses are available for speakers of fourteen different languages. Visit Pimsleur. This is surely one of the most popular language apps for learners of just about any language. Duolingo also excels at motivating users with frequent reminders to practice. Courses are currently available in over 20 languages. Visit Duolingo.
The lessons take a close look at the similarities between Spanish and English, using the relationship between them to outline a unique way of thinking about English. There are no games, pictures, or videos with this app, but some may really appreciate how straightforward the app is. For Spanish speakers looking to develop a solid foundation in English, this free app is a fantastic place to start.
Visit Language Transfer. This is another very popular language-learning platform. It offers English courses in six languages and teaches through explanations and interactive exercises. The biggest appeal with this app may be how well the course is structured. Lessons are thorough and build on each other in a way that makes for natural and effective progress. Visit Babbel. English proficiency is a valuable skill in both the professional and academic worlds.
The platform allows users to progress at their own pace and includes video lessons, timed practice questions, vocab flashcards, progress tracking, a competitive feature, and more. Visit Magoosh. Lingodeer is something like a more mature Duolingo. The English course on Lingodeer is available in Chinese.
This platform emphasizes the value of a playful approach to learning a language. The app teaches English with videos, audio tracks, and interactive activities. Instructions are available in 14 different languages. It teaches a variety of English courses with instructions in six different languages and uses both British and American accents.
The basic version of the app is free, and the premium version unlocks all of the content. While the app seems to excel in design and providing a variety of interactive activities, we noticed several low-quality translations and questionable grammar. This app uses a logically structured course to teach the basics of English. The app is free to download, but there are ads. Its English course is available in 11 different languages. You can also pay less if you only need access to one language.
Mondly provides English instruction in more than 25 languages, but we think there are better apps to choose from. Both edX and Coursera are online platforms that offer free university courses. A certificate is usually available upon completion for a fee. The platforms offer the structure and quality you can expect from a university course while allowing learners to progress at their own pace.
Like edX and Coursera, this is an online platform boasting tons of courses in English and for learning English. The productive language skills are maybe the most exciting. Communicating your thoughts and ideas in English for the first time can be a thrill, and reaching advanced levels in speaking and writing can open lots of doors professionally and personally.
The apps below will be most useful for improving these skills. Unfortunately, it can also be one of the hardest to perfect. Getting personalized instruction from an instructor may be the most effective way to practice, but apps like Elsa Speak are leveraging technology to make practice more accessible.
The basic version of Elsa Speak is free, and it uses voice recognition technology to provide detailed feedback on your pronunciation. Record yourself reading example sentences to see what individual sounds you need more practice with and take focused practice lessons. They both provide detailed feedback but take a different approach. Speechling provides even more personalized instruction by involving real teachers.
Record yourself speaking English and submit the recording for a native English speaker to evaluate and provide feedback. Practice happens through mimicking exercises, and you can send a limited number of recordings to be evaluated each month for free.
A subscription to the platform allows you to submit an unlimited number of recordings. Visit Speechling. This app from the British Council aims to provide you with accessible and comprehensive grammar practice. You should be able to find relevant grammar practice no matter what your level of English — there are over practice questions covering CEFR levels from A1 to C2.
Practice happens in the form of interactive activities like multiple-choice questions, fill-in-the-blank exercises, and matching. The complete app is available in English, Spanish, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese, though there is also supporting material available in Italian and Arabic.
Visit LearnEnglish Grammar. This popular platform is probably best known for being an online tutor directory with literally thousands of available English tutors. One of these is its Exercise feature, which is available for free in the italki app. To use the feature, simply write something and post it for the community to see. Other users will then have the chance to read what you wrote and provide corrections and feedback. Visit italki. This is another great place to feedback on writing from real humans.
This app will get you used to producing some basic utterances in English through a conversation activity where you record yourself speaking part of the dialogue. Another one from British Council, this gamified app is free and uses second quizzes to test learners on vocabulary, spelling, and grammar. For many people, vocabulary is the first thing that comes to mind when considering studying a new language. After all, what is a language if not words? The apps in this category will help you learn new words, know how to use them, and commit them to long-term memory.
One thing to look for in vocabulary apps is a spaced repetition system SRS , which makes memorization more efficient. This is one of the most versatile and comprehensive multi-language dictionary apps out there.
There are also some WordReference extras that add some value to the resource. There are also English usage and collocation dictionaries available. Visit WordReference. Gamified flashcards and SRS are part of what makes this app so popular. The official Memrise courses for English require a paid subscription for full access, but they come with videos of native speakers and high-quality audio.
The free, user-created courses are of varying quality, but there are certainly some good ones available. There are so many that you should be able to find one to suit just about any difficulty level. Visit Memrise. Visit Knudge. This app can do just about anything you want it to when it comes to memorization practice. There is a bit of a learning curve with Anki — its design definitely puts function over form.
Visit Anki. Both of these apps use SRS flashcards to teach English, and they present new language items in context sentences. Clozemaster review. The interface is slick, and there are actually some language explanations to go along with the material. Instructions are available in nine languages.
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