How to turn learning into an entertaining process?
Many people mistakenly believe that mastering the skills of academic writing and public speaking may be nothing more than a monotonous and exhausting process. However, this is not at all the case.
We suggest you look at some interactive tools collected in our Useful Resources section. With these services you will be able to boost your writing and speaking skills in an exciting and fun way. The service is free of charge. Registration is simple. All that is required of you is just a couple of clicks and a few seconds of your time.
Writtenkitten will motivate you to write more in English. After each hundredth word, images with the cutest kittens will appear. Despite the fact that the reward is symbolic, the service indeed helps tune in to work and significantly increases the concentration.
750words — the service offers an opportunity to improve writing by applying a "write every day" approach. Users get points for writing 750 words a day. If they meet the target several days in a row, they accumulate even more points. The service helps maintain discipline and organize records.
Squibler helps to cope with inventive disasters and any sort of writer’s block. The platform requires a visitor to uninterruptedly write a text within a five-minute session. If they pause even for a few seconds, the written text will disappear. Is this not the best way to let go of your Inner Critic and, in a stressful situation, realize the potential that you do not even know about?
TubeQuizard — the platform generates instant quizzes from any YouTube video with subtitles. This is a unique tool for English learners of any level that allows them to master the subtleties of the language based on their favorite interviews, lectures, speeches, or movie excerpts.
Rhetoric: The public speaking game — is the best tool for practicing, developing, and improving public speaking skills playfully. In each round, players roll a virtual die and receive a task. Each speaker has around 1–2 minutes to speak. At the end, the participants evaluate each other's performances and calculate the total score.
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