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Cake

Once this application was very popular and it was discussed everywhere. And I tried this application. The essence of this application is video lessons. There are no long and boring grammar explanations here, but there is a lot of lively dialogue: cuts from movies, cartoons, real conversations in English, and so on. The application is focused on learning new words and phrasal sentences.

Benefits:

🟢 Very convenient and cute interface;

🟢 A huge number of lessons;

🟢 Useful phrases and expressions;

🟢 Funny videos

Drawbacks:

🔴 User has to pay for certain courses

There are almost no cons for this app. The application is suitable for students with basic knowledge of the English language, and those who speak the language at an intermediate level.

My rate is 8/10.

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Romance club

I want to introduce you to the Romance club application. I have been using this app since 2018. This is a collection of interactive stories with role-playing elements. You watch various scenes, read the characters' lines, and choose how your character should react. The plot develops depending on the decisions you make. There are different genres for every taste. Recently creators added many languages. Stories can be played in languages ​​such as: English, Russian, German, Spanish, Polish, Turkish, Romanian, Czech.

This visual novel has a lot of advantages:

🟢 Very nice and comfy interface

🟢 Graphics at a fairly high level

🟢 Excellent musical accompaniment

🟢 Variety of ending outcomes

🟢 Variety of genres and history

Disadvantages:

🔴 Long wait for update(53 days)

🔴 Some stories are not fully translated

The visual novel is intended for persons over 16 years of age. Since the language is literary, the application requires an intermediate and advanced level of a foreign language.

My rate is 9/10.

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The Grammar of Doom

Looking for analogues to the previous site, I came across an adventure game called The Grammar of Doom, where the player has to uncover the secrets hidden in the walls of an old magical temple. There are 10 rooms in the temple, and each room has its own riddles that need to be solved with the help of English. From the name it is clear that the game is designed for learning grammar. In fact, this is an adventure action game in which you will reveal the secrets hidden in the walls of an ancient temple. There are 10 rooms in the temple. To move to the next room, you will have to make sentences and correctly solve riddles.

Benefits:

🟢 The game has an unusual plot.

🟢 Lots of grammar exercises.

🟢 Funny drawings.

Drawbacks:

🔴 Old interface

🔴 No way to save progress

🔴 Doesn't indicate mistakes

This site is similar to those games that were in the days of the Communicative CALL. The game is suitable for teenagers. Despite its drawbacks, the site is quite funny.

My rate is 5/10.

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English media lab

I came across this site by chance and there I found a bunch of great online games for learning English. And these games are suitable for those who do not like to cram dry grammar from school textbooks. Here you can consolidate the acquired knowledge and have fun. The site provides an opportunity to choose games at different levels. There are different sections dedicated to grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation. It does not matter what level the user has, because the site is multifaceted and the choice of games is very large. Some games combine elements of sports and learning. Also on the site you can replenish your vocabulary, solve crossword puzzles, hone your pronunciation and acquire listening skills. This site has many benefits:

🟢 Many tasks on different topics: grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation.

🟢 There are tests, quizzes and puzzles.

🟢 Enough tasks for the Elementary level of preparation.

And drawbacks:

🔴 Inconvenient and outdated interface

🔴 The graphics are pretty primitive.

🔴 Adobe Flash Player sometimes won't load.

🔴 User need to install AFP and to give permission for the player to work on every game.

Still, this site is pretty good for elementary and high school students.

And this application has an analogue “Grammar of doom”, which we will discuss in the next post.

My rate is 7/10.

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Azar

I want to start my blog with a feeling of nostalgia for the times when I just started connecting with people on social networks. Two years ago, I used the Ablo application, but on September 30 of this year, this application was closed and Azar was offered as a replacement. The developer is the same. Azar is very different from the usual Ablo. This is a video chat app that allows you to meet users both locally and around the world. The user does not know who the next interlocutor will be. There is an opportunity to communicate with native speakers of the foreign language that you would like to learn. However, in order to select a certain region, you need to pay with diamonds, which are purchased with real money. This app doesn't have many advantages. But let's talk about the advantages first:

🟢 User can talk to people in real time

🟢 User can make friends from all over the world

What about disadvantages:

🔴 Awkward interface

🔴 All filtration requires purchases

🔴 User need to pay to choose certain region

🔴 No translation function like in Ablo

🔴 There is a possibility to meet a pervert

I do not recommend using this application to persons under 18 years of age. There are many analogues of this application as Omegle which are time-tested.

I rate this app 4/10.