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8.8/10
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VOX – News in English with subtitles
youtubeRated 8.8 out of 5
- Content Quality - 9/109/10
- Usability - 8.5/108.5/10
- Efficiency - 8.9/108.9/10
This is one of my favorite Youtube channels, where you can get a lot of clips on economic, political and social topics. It's very useful and interesting to sort out in class with students.
Pros
- Lots of topics
- Excellent English
- Professional journalists
Cons
- Virtually unnoticed
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8.5/10
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DeepL – Advanced machine translation tool
siteRated 8.91 out of 5
- Content Quality - 9/109/10
- Usability - 8.2/108.2/10
- Efficiency - 8.9/108.9/10
- Цена/качество - 7.9/107.9/10
DeepL is a great tool for translators or copywriters to save a lot of time for the initial preparation of texts when translating for further editing. For those who have used Google Translate it is easy to understand. And the quality of your translations will amaze you over and over again! It really is a great use of AI technology.
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7.8/10
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Multitran – Dictionary for rare words search
siteRated 8.53 out of 5
- Content Quality - 8.7/108.7/10
- Usability - 5.7/105.7/10
- Efficiency - 8.2/108.2/10
- Value for money - 8.6/108.6/10
This is a professional dictionary of translators. The main trick is the addition of dictionary entries by authors of dictionaries and glossaries with "translations" of the industry. The forum can be very useful if you don't get into polemics with its many contributors.
Pros
- Free web version
- Great forum
Cons
- A stripped-down version for the iPhone
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7.3/10
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Duolingo – Language learning app
mobile appRated 7.3 out of 5
- Content Quality - 8.3/108.3/10
- Usability - 7.7/107.7/10
- Efficiency - 5.5/105.5/10
- Value for money - 7.7/107.7/10
A great thing for the initial introduction to languages. Duo allows you to quickly learn the basic vocabulary and move on to more complicated things. No tedious grammar, just interactive tasks. The main thing is not to give up!