Learning proper English is no longer a choice or a distinction. Professionals must learn to speak English fluently as well as understand spoken English. If you don’t have the time or the resources to enrol in an English language course, you can still learn using phone apps. Here are 3 learning apps that can be very useful for you:
English Idioms Dictionary
Wondering where did a phrase or word come from? English Idioms Dictionary app is a database of all idioms you may encounter as a new English language learner. Search for any idiom or browse through the extensive list of idioms which are ordered alphabetically. Click on any idiom to learn the type and meaning of it as well as listen to the pronunciation.
SpeakingPal
Learn to speak fluent English in 5 essential topics as well as 2 important phonetic subjects provided by SpeakingPal: Beginner, Everyday, Travel, Business, Friends, Consonants, Vowels, and Contrasts.
Work your way up by completing each of the 4 free levels and purchase the rest of the 19 levels waiting for you.
You will have to download each level before you begin learning so make sure you have a reliable internet connection. Every level consists of two parts; listening and dialogue. Listen carefully then use your phone’s microphone to repeat.
Grammar Up
Brush up on your grammar skills with this excellent test-based app. Test yourself in 10 free areas and purchase more to continue to improve your English grammar. Grammar Up gives you access to the following test areas: Adjectives Word Choice, Adverbs Word Choice, Causative Verbs, Conditionals, Conjunctions, Nouns and Word Choice, prepositions, Pronouns Word Choice, Similar Words and Verb Tense.
Every area has 10 questions but you can decrease the number of questions.
When you’re done learning by answering test questions in every area, go to the “Mock Test” to test your overall grammar skills by answering randomly selected questions from each topic.
Did you find these learning apps useful? Try these apps to improve your conversational skills too: 3 Apps that can improve your English conversational skills.
3 Apps that can teach you English for free
3 Apps that can teach you English for free
Apple to update EU browser options, make more apps deletable
- iPhone maker came under pressure from regulators to make changes after the EU’s sweeping Digital Markets Act took effect on March 7
- Apple users will be able to select a default browser directly from the choice screen after going through a mandatory list of options
STOCKHOLM: Apple will change how users choose browser options in the European Union, add a dedicated section for changing default apps, and make more apps deletable, the company said on Thursday.
The iPhone maker came under pressure from regulators to make changes after the EU’s sweeping Digital Markets Act took effect on March 7, forcing big tech companies to offer mobile users the ability to select from a list of available web browsers on a “choice screen.”
The new rules require mobile software makers to show the choice screen where users can select a browser, search engine and virtual assistant as they set up their phones, which earlier came with preferred options from Apple and Google.
In an update later this year, Apple users will be able to select a default browser directly from the choice screen after going through a mandatory list of options.
A randomly ordered list of 12 browsers per EU country will be shown to the user with short descriptions, and the chosen one will be automatically downloaded, Apple said. The choice screen will also be available on iPads through an update later this year.
Apple released a previous update in response to the new rules in March, but browser companies criticized the design of its choice screen, and the Commission opened an investigation on March 25 saying it suspected that the measures fell short of effective compliance.
The company said it has been in dialogue with the European Commission and believes the new changes will address regulators’ concerns.
It also plans to introduce a dedicated area for default apps where a user will be able to set defaults for messaging, phone calls, spam filters, password managers and keyboards.
Users will also be able to delete certain Apple-made apps such as App Store, Messages, Camera, Photos and Safari. Only Settings and Phone apps would not be deletable.
