Leo English online. About how I asked a friend for a written review of Lingualeo (LinguaLeo)

Lingua Leo is an excellent program that allows you to turn English into an interesting and exciting game for children and adults.

Studying English, and any other language at school and college, often leaves much to be desired. Pointless cramming and lack of real (authentic) communication with native speakers leads to the fact that most adults cannot communicate freely in English. IN best case scenario, their knowledge is limited to reading and translating using a dictionary.

IN modern world, English has become international language communication.

English is increasingly required to a wide circle of people. That's why, English for children becomes a necessity.

Start in-depth study in English needed as soon as possible.

Now in every city there are a lot of linguistic centers that are very short term(from several months to a year) they promise to teach adults spoken English.

Studying English for children lasts for many years.

In most centers, half the time children copy words from the dictionary into a notebook, and then learn and pass. The technique is of little interest, and therefore its effectiveness is low.

If your income allows, you can study individually with a tutor. Training in in this case It goes much faster, but basically everything is based on the same boring books.

Recently, a unique resource has appeared on the Internet that allows you to turn learning English for children and adults into exciting entertainment that can be done both at home and anywhere else where there is an Internet connection.

This resource for learning English is called - Lingua Leo ( ).

Lingvaleo is very interesting and useful resource For studying of English language , and absolutely free .

There are, of course, tempting offers to buy yourself “Golden Status”. But don’t get carried away, you can be content with “Silver status” for free and master the English language perfectly without spending a penny on it.

LinguaLeo – brief instructions for working with the program

So, let's figure out what Lingua Leo is?

Step 1. Registration in LinguaLeo.

We type the following search query in Yandex: “Lingua Leo or (LinguaLeo)” and go to the site

Lingua Leo (registration)

Step 2. Getting started in Lingua Leo.

The cute lion cub, which now becomes your pet, happily greets you.

Lingua Leo (greeting)

The lion cub is very funny, children adore him. The lion cub is essentially a Tamagotchi who constantly demands attention and eats meatballs. You can earn meatballs only by constantly learning new things English words or by listening and watching interesting materials in English.

If you click on a lion cub from Lingua Leo, then this lion cub produces various phrases: “I want meatballs,” “I want to sleep,” etc.

If you click on the “What do you want today?” icon on the right, the lion cub will tell you exactly how to feed it: training, audio listening, or something else.

Children perceive the lion cub as a living creature. They begin to take care of him and feed him with pleasure every day. And so that the lion cub does not remain hungry, they earn meatballs for him, mastering the English language unnoticed.

At the beginning of work, you need to indicate your level of knowledge of the English language (beginner, basic, below-intermediate, intermediate, above-intermediate, advanced, fluent) and the amount of time you plan to devote to learning English daily (from 0.5 to 10 hours).

If you specified the “Beginner” level, then in front of you will be a small defenseless lion cub that needs to be constantly fed so that it grows faster. The lion cub's size changes when it reaches certain levels.

Lingua Leo (agile beginner)

The LinguaLeo program is designed in such a way that a window will often appear in front of you with instructions for your actions (click on unfamiliar words, master the page).

Your reward for completing the task is also shown here (at level 1 for beginners - this is 10 experience points and the ability to master content on the service).

As you master Lingualeo, the level tasks become more complicated, and you need to earn more and more experience points to feed your growing pet.

Step 3. Getting to know the LinguaLeo service.

The LinguaLeo program panel is quite simple and includes several pages (jungle, glossary, dictionary, training, magazine, savannah).

General view of the LinguaLeo service

Jungle (Lingua Leo)

Here are all the materials for successfully learning English:

Videos (clips, films, news, advertising, English lessons, etc.)
Audio (songs, books, news, radio programs, etc.)
Texts (books, novels, stories, newspaper articles, anecdotes, fairy tales, poems, etc.)

You can add your own content for study.

Courses (Linguo Leo)

This is a new section of the service that gives you the opportunity to study through video courses. There are 4 topics to study:

Nutrition (basic)
Friends (above average)
Work (above average)
Money (free level)

The video course includes from 7 to 14 lessons in which you will watch the video, read the text and answer the questions posed.

One topic (Nutrition) is offered free of charge, for other topics it is possible to conduct a trial lesson, but you need to pay for the main training.

Taking a video course allows you to improve your language skills in a specific area. At the same time, you receive experience points and a certificate.

Glossaries (LinguaLeo)

80 dictionaries are collected here (about a person, education, work, English for beginners, English for specialists, etc.).

Dictionary (Lingua Leo)

This is your personal dictionary, you fill it by reading and listening to texts, watching videos.

Training in Lingvo Leo.

Here are 6 options for exciting games for successfully learning English.

Here we use words from your personal dictionary (a dictionary that is formed as you study various materials).

Word-translation – you need to translate a word from English into Russian.
Translation-word is the reverse process - you need to translate a word from Russian into English.
Word constructor - you need to create a word from the given letters.
Listening – You listen to a word and write it down.
Crossword (demo version, the main version can be purchased) – you need to solve the crossword in English.
Vocabulary cards - English words are written here, you choose those that you know.

For all correct answers you receive experience points, which are necessary for the growth of your pet and increase your level of knowledge of the English language.

Journal (Lingvo Leo)

Here is a detailed description of what and when you did. How much time did you spend on the service, how many words did you learn? On the right is a graph of actual and planned indicators for the period.

Savannah LinguaLeo

You can add friends and acquaintances to your pride strangers who have lion pets.

The leader of the pride is determined daily - the person who has scored the most experience points.

In order to add new words to the dictionary you pay Meatballs.

Many people think that there is a secret code Leo 100 meatballs.

In fact, you can replenish your reserves in several ways:

by logging into the LinguaLeo service daily (+10 meatballs)
having reached a given level in Lingua Leo (+100 meatballs),
inviting a friend to Lingua Leo (+100 meatballs)
by purchasing “Golden Status” on the LinguaLeo service.

Lingua Leo - Meatball Rain

So, you are ready to explore the jungle. Your child will be delighted. I’m telling you this using my own example.

Lingua Leo (Vigilant Ranger)

Good luck to you and your children in learning English according to the program Lingua Leo !

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IN Lately study foreign languages It has become not only fashionable, but a vital activity. Whatever one may say, without knowing a foreign language, you can get a job prestigious job Today it’s unlikely to work: almost any application form for employment threatens with the “knowledge of languages” column. It would seem, what is the problem here? We enroll in a language school (we are looking for a tutor) and hone our linguistic skills. However, everything would be simple if it were not so difficult. This option is very expensive: both in terms of money and time. It's much easier to learn English on your own with the help of free online service LinguaLeo.

TOP 5 advantages of LinguaLeo and my review

Among the many sites that offer help in learning English, the LinguaLeo service can rightfully be called one of the best. What's the secret? Its advantages, of course! These, in particular, include the fact that this service:

absolutely free, which means that instead of purchasing English courses, you can organize a trip abroad;
makes it possible to effectively determine the level of language proficiency using interactive tests;
offers unique program training, which is selected individually for each user, taking into account his interests, level of English proficiency and the stated learning goal (for example, passing the TOEFL exam);
opens up the opportunity for users to independently determine the type of activity (for example, watching movies, TV series or listening to music files);
provides a wide range practical tasks to develop English language skills;
mobile, that is, with its help you can practice English anywhere in the world.

At the same time, you can practice English using LinguaLeo at any time! Just 30 minutes a day is enough to see visible results after just a week of practice. Want to know how the site works? Then let's go! Let's look at everything step by step.

Step #1: Master the art of registration

In principle, the registration process on the LinguaLeo website is so simple that it will seem like a joke even for complete “dummies” who are far from computer science. The fact is that you can register here directly from social network. In this case, you just need to follow this link to the LinguaLeo website, then click the “More” button and select one of the proposed social networks - “Vkontakte”, “Odnoklassniki” or Facebook:

After this, all that remains is to give the application the go-ahead to read user data, and you can immediately get to work:

It is worth noting that you can register on LinguaLeo without having an account on a social network. In this case, our favorite email will come to our aid. What are we doing? We go to the LinguaLeo page and click the “Register” button to get started. Then enter the address Email and password for the site, click “Create an account” and select gender and age in the window that opens to select an individual training program:

The next step is to determine the amount of time that you plan to devote to English classes per day and press the button"Further":

After this, we fill out an interactive plate illustrating our English skills. In this case, in each of the columns we alternately move the lever to the number that the best way characterizes the level of our practical training:

Now, after clicking the “Next” button in the new window, all you have to do is tick your interests and click “Finish” to complete registration on the site:

What's the result? Less than 5 minutes of work, and your LinguaLeo account is created! You can start learning!

Step No. 2: Choosing a training program

So, after registration is completed, a window similar to this should appear in front of us:

What is required of us? To begin, determine your lexicon to learn only those words that are unknown to us. How to do it? Click the appropriate button in the column and go to the text. Each of the tasks looks similar:

We are only required to answer honestly whether we know the meaning of the word or not. At the end of the test, the following message will appear:

There are only three possible answers to each question, so to test your knowledge, just select the appropriate one and click the “Check” button. If the answer is given correctly, check the “Already know” section; if incorrect, go to the “We will study” section. Based on the test results, the individual training program will be determined:

All that remains is to click the “Finish” button and select the “Target” item in the newly appeared column. Actually, why do we need English? As a hint, the service offers us this window:

Select the appropriate option and click “Finish”.

Step No. 3: We undergo training

Well, after the training program has been selected, all that remains is to start classes. It is worth noting that the tasks will be different for everyone, because they directly depend on the level of English language proficiency, and on the interests of the user, and on the set goal in learning it. In general, tasks can be in the form of reading texts, practicing pronunciation of words, listening, watching videos, speaking.

If desired, you can choose new program, add unfamiliar words to study, repeat previously learned lessons. Where else can you find such freedom in learning English?

In general, with LinguaLeo, learning English will turn not only into useful, but also into the most interesting hobby, which is simply impossible for either a child or an adult to tear himself away from! Are you already on LinguaLeo?

English with Leo is a program for learning English on Android. It is intended for both children and adults. Information is presented at two levels of perception: visual and auditory.

The application is styled like old map, along which Leo the lion will lead you. You can select your language level immediately when you first enter the game. At the same time, a student account is created, which allows the program to remember your successes and failures. Based on this data, exercises and a dictionary are created for learning new words. The "English with Leo" application can be synchronized with your Google account, and then, if you have Internet access on your phone or tablet, it will be able to remind you about classes. It will also be possible to purchase additional updates.

Features of learning English with Leo

The entire program is built in game form, you are asked to perform several exercises to feed the hungry lion Leo. For correct answers you receive meatballs, which you feed to the virtual assistant.

Learning English with Leo is carried out at all levels necessary for full communication. Each time you log into your account, you will be asked to select words to study on a wide variety of topics, for example: “At food,” “ Phrasal verbs", "Family members" and so on. After the words for study have been reviewed and selected, you can proceed to training.

The training includes four types of exercises: word-translation, translation-word, word constructor and listening. Each of the exercises consolidates knowledge of a certain layer of the language. Words presented in English are constantly dubbed by voice, which allows you to practice pronunciation while practicing translation. In addition, all words are equipped with pictures depicting the concept being studied. For those who have well-developed visual and associative memory, this is a real find.

The results of the lessons are remembered by the application if an account has been created in the game. This allows you to increase the complexity of language learning and gain new knowledge on an individual basis.

Which I myself knew nothing about and my students told me about.

So, the site positions itself as “ easy way learn English” with the help of a personal dictionary, thematic sets of words and training. Here's a video tour of the site.

This site reminds online game with level adventures, experience points and the ability to communicate with site visitors in which you need. In my opinion, it’s a good format for training, according to at least not a stupid “write-translate-listen”.

Who is LinguaLeo created for?

The site's creators say:

We created LinguaLeo for yourself, your friends, loved ones and for hundreds of thousands of people who want to learn English effectively, using authentic content, live speech and texts from native speakers.

LinguaLeo is intended primarily for those who want to improve their perception skills English speech listening, reading and correct pronunciation. It is also very useful for those who want to memorize 20–40 words in context every day.

I would like to note on my own that people who speak English at an above-intermediate level (upper-intermediate, advanced) have nothing to do there, except to test their knowledge of vocabulary on topics in a special section "Sets of words." Well, perhaps, once again practice your listening comprehension or read classic and not so jokes in English in the section "Jungle".

How to use the LinguaLeo website?

The user is given a character - the lion Leo, who needs to be “fed” daily to maintain shape. The food is meatballs, the internal “currency” with which you can also pay for paid functions on the service. The more useful actions you do, the faster you satisfy your character's hunger.

The site consists of sections dedicated to specific tasks. There are, for example, already mentioned "Jungle", where you can find reading materials and listening to audio/watching video on a specific topic. Click "Catalog" and select the section you are interested in.

Since the activities on the site are mainly aimed at expanding vocabulary, you have own dictionary, where you can enter words for repetition after highlighting them in the text (translation is given immediately). Each word is given a picture (which certainly helps memorization) and pronunciation. In this dictionary you can also group vocabulary by degree of knowledge/unstudiedness. Very convenient for self-testing. Words that you memorize are considered mastered and will no longer appear in training, and those in which you made mistakes will be repeated over and over again until you learn them.

There is a section "Courses", which consists of “Grammar Courses” and “Video Courses”. The first courses are divided into sections according to grammatical tenses ( Present Simple, Past Perfect Tenses). There they explain to you the use of this tense with examples, which you then practice in exercises. For each correct answer you receive experience points.

Chapter "Workout" allows you to choose a way to practice the vocabulary acquired during training. There are several ways, just choose the one that is convenient for you.

On this moment There are six types of training. The most interesting training is called “bridge”. To work with it you need a microphone or headset. This interactive game: a live opponent connects to you, your task is to pronounce the words written on the cards and, in turn, correctly guess those pronounced by your opponent. The set of words is compiled from your dictionary.

Chapter "Sets of words" I also already mentioned: there you need to select a topic of interest and, after going through the list of words related to this topic, check off those that you don’t know/don’t remember and add them to your dictionary for future memorization.

Chapter "Savannah" created for communicating with your friends, whom you, in theory, should invite to the site. Although, it is possible and necessary, in my opinion, without friends - you go to the site to study, but you can communicate on VKontakte, etc. However, for those who cannot live without communication, this format is also suitable: you can add people as friends and follow their achievements. You can also search for new people by indicating their age, level in the service, level of knowledge of the English language and gender.

Once you find new friends, you can start a dialogue with them. The main feature of such dialogues is that communication takes place only in English. Even if you write a message in Russian, it will be translated.

Why get meatballs?

Everything on the site, in general, is not bad, if not for these meatballs! Well, who came up with the idea of calling experience points “meatballs”, please tell me!? Meatballs are LinguaLeo's in-game currency. Each meatball allows you to learn 1 new word and feed your lion. They are given:

100 immediately for registration
“Meatballs” +10 every day when visiting the service
“Meatballs” +100 when the invited friend reaches level 5.

General impression of the site.

I think the site LinguaLeo- x and continuing to study English. Free registration It’s enough to fully study using the numerous materials on the site. To be honest, I don’t know what the paid add-on, or the “Golden Stock of Fracadeles” gives, but you can check it yourself if you really want to. Just then don’t forget to write to me in the comments whether it’s worth it or not)

After completing the course, you receive a printable certificate.

Oh yes, of course the site has application for iPhone, Android and Windows Phone 7.

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is a fairly popular service for learning English. The platform has existed for more than 7 years; by January 2017 there were already 15 million registered users.

According to the authors of the project, LinguaLeo is intended primarily for those who want to improve their listening, reading and correct pronunciation skills in English. It is also very useful for those who want to quickly expand their vocabulary by memorizing 20–40 words in context every day.

The service is now available both online and as an application for iOS, Android, and Windows Phone. There is also an extension LinguaLeo Translator for browsers Chrome, Firefox, Opera, which allows you to translate unfamiliar words and add them to the dictionary for training.

Linvaleo is quite easy to use. After registering on the site, the user begins with a language test and fills out a questionnaire and a list of his interests. Then you need to choose a learning goal: improve your level, pass an exam, etc. Based on all the data, Lingualeo creates a personal training plan, the implementation of which in different categories of skills the user sees in personal account. During the learning process, the user can independently choose unfamiliar words for exercises or use thematic selections. Grammar and pronunciation training, games, a personal dictionary with associations, and a journal that tracks learning progress are available.

Let's now figure out why Lingualeo is so good?

Game teaching method

Lingualeo is based on: the site resembles an online game with level adventures. While working with the service, you will be greeted by a friendly and bright interface, as well as main character- Leo the lion cub. He will become your teacher, who will accompany the training all the time and give out tips on how to use the service. For activity on the site (login to the site, exercises, inviting friends), the user receives game currency - meatballs, which Leo eats for adding new words and phrases to his personal vocabulary. By eating regularly, Leo improves his level and makes new exercises available in his free account. Paid subscription gives an endless supply of meatballs.

250,000 free educational materials

Lingvaleo is suitable for different people, useful for both beginners and those who already know the language quite well. With this service you can practice individual plan or just study different materials, of which there are a lot in Lingvaleo. Just go to the section "Materials" and choose what you like best.

Here you will find a wide variety of materials in English: audio recordings, songs, videos, texts, clippings from. Content taken from open sources or added by users themselves, it is organized by difficulty level and topic. There is also a rating of materials by which you can sort the publications found. Among the sources original text and audio - speeches at TED conferences and courses on the educational website Coursera, thematic lessons published in the Evernote notebook. All materials contain clickable subtitles.

Premium status and closed courses

IN free version Only part of the training is available at Lingualeo, and the addition of personal vocabulary is limited. The service must somehow pay for itself, so users who don’t want to think about “stocking up on meatballs” are encouraged to buy Premium status (formerly known as "Golden Status").

Here's what it gives: