Four Free Mobile Apps to Help You Learn English Faster
Have you realized that you can put your smartphone to really good use for learning English? Here are 4 free mobile apps that will help you do just that.
Hello English
It covers all the aspects of language learning, including vocabulary, translation, grammar, spellings, spoken and reading skills. It uses interactive games to teach different English lessons and offers new audiobooks, latest news, and books. However, you should already understand basic English structures and alphabets, for the app can’t help you learn English from scratch (从零开始).
Duolingo
If you want to learn English from scratch, then this is the app you are looking for. Duolingo uses interactive games to help you learn English. For beginners, the app focuses on helping you learn verbs, phrases and sentences.
Lingbe
If you are ready to practice your spoken skills in the realworld, you’ll need Lingbe. It’s a communitybased app where people help each other and share their native languages. It connects you with real people on call who are native English speakers.
Hello Talk
HelloTalk is similar to Lingbe as it connects you with native speakers to help improve your language skills. However, it adds a few extra functions that might interest you. You can view the information about users to find a match that interests you. Additionally, you can also send text and audio messages, and even do video calls with other people.
If you are a beginner, start from Duolingo and then use Hello English to take full command over the language. For fluent spoken English learners, you can try out Lingbe or Hello Talk.
1.What should you already understand to use Hello English?
A.Good reading and writing skills.
B.Basic listening and speaking tips.
C.Different English lessons and books.
D.Understand basic English structures and alphabets.
2.Which app is the best choice for an English beginner at first?
A.Hello English. B.Duolingo.
C.Lingbe. D.Hello Talk.
3.What can you do on Lingbe?
A.Read the latest news. B.Enjoy the interactive games.
C.Practice your spoken English. D.Talk with native speakers in the flesh.
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注意:
1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.结束语已为你写好。
Dear Peter,
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Best wishes.
Yours,
Li Hua
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增加:在缺词处加一个添字符号(^),并在下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线( \)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意: 1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限- -词;
2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Hi Jacob,
I' m really pleased you' re coming to stay with us soon. I have easy-going family of four and all of my parents are very approachable. They let me do more or less what we like as long as we tell them about it first. I've already been made a list of the most interesting thing to do and see when you're here. As you're keen on watch football, I’ve booked two tickets for a bigger match. We can explore the countryside，when we might see animals in the wild. Besides, since it’s true peaceful there, we can even camp for a night and two. And I can't wait to meet you!
William
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When you don't have a greenhouse or enough room on the balcony for a few pots, you can still grow1.(you) a few tasty home-grown tomatoes in hanging baskets ans window boxes if you stick to short varieties. I’ve even heard of these being grown by canal-boat2.(owner) on their cabin（船舱）roof, since they’re short enough to fit under the bridges.
You might have trouble3.(find) suitable plants later but there’s still time to raise your own form seed if you start straight away. Look for small “tumbling”（下垂的）varieties such 4.Totem and Gartenperle. If you live in a5.(nature) cold area, it’s worth looking out for a unique variety called Sub-Arctic Plenty, which has6.similar size and habit but performs better than most in cooler climates.
All of these will make short plants ideal for pots; they can7.(place) anywhere with limited space, as long as it’s sheltered and8. (sun). What’s more, tumbling tomatoes are very easy9.(grow)because they don’t need to have any side shoots removed and10.do they need more than a few short sticks for support. Simply water, feed and pick.
When I first met Begay at Los Ninos Elementary on “King and Queen Day”, she was wearing a smile ear-to-ear.
This morning, though, Begay was______. The parent she had been trying to_____was a no-show again. Begay______needed to talk to her. Her boy was smart, but now about a year behind. She______there were problems at home. He was always late and had already missed too much school.
By 8 a.m. , kids were arriving, and Begay’s______quickly became a beehive（蜂窝）of activity. Forty-five minutes_______, the little boy finally walked in, shoulders sunk, head_______. Rather than______him in front of the class, Begay welcomed him warmly. He was testing Begay’s long-held_______that no child is a lost cause, no matter how______he seems. “It’s the unspoken _____teachers start out with,” Begay said.
During lunch I sat down with Begay’s students and asked them what they liked about her.
“ She never gets angry, “ said one girl. A boy______:” She’s funny and likes telling jokes.”
Before we left the______, the shy, quiet girl next to me______,” She teaches me when I don’t want to learn.”
Her_______stayed with me. When I_______it with Begay, I told her that I felt it was a very _____thing for a child to say. She agreed.
“They never______that to me.” said Begay, “But that’s what I_______. I want them to enjoy school. I want them to feel like someone_______them.”
1.A.sensitive B.worried C.thrilled D.energetic
2.A.meet B.investigate C.enquire D.praise
3.A.gradually B.occasionally C.abruptly D.desperately
4.A.clarified B.revealed C.suspected D.acknowledged
5.A.classroom B.school C.canteen D.house
6.A.after B.before C.later D.ago
7.A.rose B.bowed C.nodded D.shook
8.A.disturbing B.astonishing C.capturing D.embarrassing
9.A.conclusion B.dream C.belief D.ambition
10.A.awesome B.troubled C.innocent D.careless
11.A.commitment B.assumption C.proposal D.regulation
12.A.rejected B.declared C.added D.protested
13.A.office B.kitchen C.playground D.table
14.A.shouted B.whispered C.cried D.suggested
15.A.comment B.adventure C.experience D.discovery
16.A.interpreted B.promoted C.shared D.demonstrated
17.A.fancy B.comprehensive C.crucial D.meaningful
18.A.do B.express C.guarantee D.leave
19.A.acquire B.secure C.accomplish D.pursue
20.A.believes in B.stands by C.tums against D.fears for
We usually understand when someone speaks or writes to us, and many gestures and facial expressions have meaning, too. But have you ever considered what and how we eat as a form of communication?1.
In many cultures, people share food at meal times. Sharing bread or other foods is a common human tradition that can promote unity and trust. Food can also have a specific meaning, and play an important role in a family or cultures celebrations or traditions.
In most cultures, bread represents nutrition.2.Sharing bread, whether during a special occasion or at the family dinner table, is a common symbol of companionship and togetherness.
Food also plays an important role in many New Year celebrations. Most of the foods eaten during the Chinese New Year have symbolic significance. Sometimes this a based on their shape. 3.The symbolism can also be based on the sound of the word in Chinese. For instance, people give out oranges because the word for ”orange” sound like the word for “good luck”.
4.Many cultures have ceremonies to celebrate the birth of a child and food can play a significant role. In China, when a baby is one month old, families name and welcome their child in a celebration that include giving red-colored eggs to guests.
Nutrition is essential for life.5.The food people eat during celebrations and ceremonies can symbolize many thing, but sharing food is one custom that almost all humans have in common.
A.Food can also be part of ceremony.
B.For example, long noodles symbolize long life.
C.Food can be used to celebrate the Spring Festival.
D.Food serves this purpose in two fundamental ways.
E.It is also one of the most commonly shared foods in the world.
F.It is not surprising that sharing bread has become an important celebration.
G.This is why food is such a important part of different cultures around the world.
