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Reading and Writing

Teacher: Renan

English Learning Apps

Duolingo is one of the best English language apps today and highly recommended for English
beginners. The game learning system of the app helps you learn English quickly by spending
twenty minutes a day. Duolingo structures your lessons that teaches you about seven new words based on a
topic and points for completing the lessons.

Busuu helps you learn English language and the lesson's quality is guaranteed as it is based on
CEFR language framework. Lessons range from beginner to advanced through comprehensive
vocabulary, lesson dialogue, writing practice and tests. Busuu is actually a great English app if you want to
improve your spoken English.

Babbel is a great language app that has a strong focus on vocabulary. Babbel also lets users learn
to understand a language by completing and repeating phrases. The app has four different
approaches - Sound Recognition, Picture Recognition, Spelling and Fill in the blanks. Babbel definitely
focuses on the quality of your learning rather than the quantity. Babbel also uses a custom goal system that
allows users to set benchmarks as they learn a language and to monitor their progress as well. If your goal is
to learn new vocabulary effectively, then Babbel is the app for you!

WhatsApp can be used to talk to other people from abroad. Using it, you can make new friends and
communicate with them in English. It is a nice way to keep practicing everything you learned.

And what if chat learning a language and chatting were combined?

Friends talk is an application that allows you to upload your photos and meet more friends.
You can add people as friends if you have interest to know more about him or her.

Finally, learning and practicing a new language is easier and more intuitive than ever.
You pick the language you want to learn—there are
over 100 from which to select—and almost
instantaneously you’ll be in touch with native speakers of
that language; you’ll start learning and practicing
immediately.

http://www.educationalappstore.com/best-apps/5-best-apps-for-english-language-learners
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/rio-2016-16-fun-facts-about-year-s-olympics-n510311
 Reading and Writing

Internet acronyms, text message jargon, abbreviations, cyberslang, SMS

code, textese
24/7 - Twenty Four Seven, all the time L8 - Rlater
2b - To be luv - love
2day - Today M8 or M8s - Mate -or- Mates
2moro - Tomorrow MSG - Message
2nite - Tonight OMG - Oh My God
4ever - Forever pix - pictures -or- photos
@ - at PLZ - Please
B4 - Before PS - Post Script
BBQ - Barbecue Sth - something
c ya - see ya sup - what's up?
GF - Girlfriend u - You

Practice:
Choose between exercise 1 and 2:

Exercise 1. Write about your favorite application

Exercise 2. Create your own application.
Write information like name, purpose, public and functionalities.

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Rate a classmate’s app:

APP Name: _____________________
Stars: