Rating of top sites by Polina Gantman

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9.2/10
  • 9/10
    Качество контента - 9/10
  • 10/10
    Удобство - 10/10
  • 9/10
    Эффективность - 9/10
  • 9/10
    Цена/качество - 9/10
An app for communicating with language partners. I highly recommend it, I learn Spanish with it. A lot of people want to communicate, free, convenient. Only the built-in translator is paid, there are audio messages.
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8.9/10
  • 8.8/10
    Content Quality - 8.8/10
  • 8.6/10
    Usability - 8.6/10
  • 9.2/10
    Efficiency - 9.2/10
Website to improve writing skills for all levels, with autochecking: Cambridge exams and IELTS.


Преимущества


  • free self-testing
  • formatted assignments
  • all kinds of assignments: essay, review...
  • tests for IELTS, Academic and General
  • timer
  • progress tracking
  • notes on grammar and other criteria: organization of the text, formality, informality...




Недостатки


  • There are exercises for all levels, but clearly for the exams specifically only FCE(B2), IETLS. This is a little confusing, although there is actually no difference.


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8.6/10
  • 9/10
    Качество контента - 9/10
  • 8.5/10
    Удобство - 8.5/10
  • 8.5/10
    Эффективность - 8.5/10
  • 8.5/10
    Цена/качество - 8.5/10
A unique course for project managers, product owners, product growth managers, SCRUM masters and everyone involved. Suitable for anyone who is interested in Scrum/Agile/Kanban and wants to talk about it using more elegant words and structures. Consists of 4 online lessons of 60 minutes each on ZOOM/Skype.
1. General Vocab for SCRUM.
2. Roles in a SCRUM team 3.
3. SCRUM/Agile vs other methodologies 4.
4. SCRUM vs Kanban.
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8.5/10
  • 7.5/10
    Качество контента - 7.5/10
  • 9/10
    Удобство - 9/10
  • 9/10
    Эффективность - 9/10
A treasure trove of interactive exercises. The right topic is easy to find. No need to use pen and paper. Suitable for independent work.
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8.5/10
  • 9/10
    Качество контента - 9/10
  • 8/10
    Удобство - 8/10
  • 8.5/10
    Эффективность - 8.5/10
  • 8.5/10
    Цена/качество - 8.5/10
For IELTS, perhaps, the best option: everything is taken apart in detail.
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8.2/10
  • 8.5/10
    Качество контента - 8.5/10
  • 7.5/10
    Удобство - 7.5/10
  • 8.5/10
    Эффективность - 8.5/10
  • 8.5/10
    Цена/качество - 8.5/10
Grammarly is an editor you can plug into your browser, etc. By and large, it prompts competently, but sometimes fails to see the context and subtleties. If you are preparing for the written part of some international exam, you can use it to check basic errors.
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8.2/10
  • 9/10
    Качество контента - 9/10
  • 7.5/10
    Удобство - 7.5/10
  • 8/10
    Эффективность - 8/10
So, on this site you can find, first of all, information on preparing for and taking the Cambridge and IELTS exams. You can also find exercises and games for different levels on various topics. The exercises are interactive, from A1 to C2: reading, writing, listening, pronunciation etc. The site also has a test for English proficiency.
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8.2/10
  • 9/10
    Качество контента - 9/10
  • 7.5/10
    Удобство - 7.5/10
  • 8/10
    Эффективность - 8/10
Very much information on grammar, both theory and practice, there are exercises on vocabulary as well. Especially good for elementary and pre-intermediate. Higher levels will be boring. For repeating basic grammar and vocabulary, it's fine, too.
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8.1/10
  • 7/10
    Качество контента - 7/10
  • 7.5/10
    Удобство - 7.5/10
  • 9/10
    Эффективность - 9/10
  • 9/10
    Цена/качество - 9/10
Kahoot can also be played by one person alone. With a class or teacher is more fun, of course, but you can also play alone. Content is often with mistakes, so when you take someone else's quiz, look carefully. Users, too, are people. There is an analogue of Quizziz, very good too and it does not need a pin, you just go right in and play in the app, no need to share the screen and so on. You can use Quizziz on your own more easily than Kahoot.
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8.0/10
  • 8.5/10
    Качество контента - 8.5/10
  • 8.5/10
    Удобство - 8.5/10
  • 7.5/10
    Эффективность - 7.5/10
  • 7.5/10
    Цена/качество - 7.5/10
A tool for self-study,
Option 1:
Create a module by yourself with cards, preferably on 1 topic, there are 10-15 words in the module, otherwise it's too much. The app/site generates games/exercises for you to memorize.
Tip: for the elementary in the sample look for the word in Russian, those translations, for higher levels - choose the value in English.
Option 2:
Look for the right unit, by the right topic or textbook name and unit in it. For example, the same English File has already been done by other users before you.
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7.9/10
  • 8/10
    Качество контента - 8/10
  • 7.8/10
    Usability - 7.8/10
  • 7.8/10
    Efficiency - 7.8/10
The site is dedicated to practically all known exams. The whole line of Cambridge exams, including BEC (Business English Certificate), IELTS, TOEFL, Pearson Tests, Michigan Tests, Trinity.


Преимущества


  • Online test to determine your level
  • Comparison chart of all exams by level
  • Appendix
  • Examples of all types of assignments
  • Explanations and tips for all types of questions
  • Good structure, little text, lots of bullet points
  • Variety of exam lines
  • Free




Недостатки


  • Not as much exercise/practice as I would have liked


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7.7/10
  • 10/10
    Качество контента - 10/10
  • 4.5/10
    Удобство - 4.5/10
  • 8.5/10
    Эффективность - 8.5/10
Before they get banned, you have to use them. You can find almost all of the current tutorials on this site and download them for free.
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7.6/10
  • 7.4/10
    Качество контента - 7.4/10
  • 7.8/10
    Удобство - 7.8/10
  • 7.6/10
    Эффективность - 7.6/10
A good site with competent advice and an adequate explanation of what the Cambridge Examiner wants from you. In short, Cambridge cares about can do statements - what a person can do, not their mistakes. No one will look at every comma, as in the GCSE and USE. All the criteria are described and the grading system is detailed.


Преимущества


  • completely free content
  • interactive linking words practice
  • test your knowledge of the topics needed for exams...
  • and most importantly, an adequate explanation of exactly what they want you to do in the exam




Недостатки


  • little interactive content and practice


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7.5/10
  • 8/10
    Качество контента - 8/10
  • 7/10
    Удобство - 7/10
  • 7.5/10
    Эффективность - 7.5/10
The course is not for the faint-hearted fans of technical writing, from the pre-intermediate level. The course is quite long and complex, but he who doesn't risk doesn't drink champagne. It's based on different APIs, repeats basic grammar and rules of Microsoft Style Guide for writing easy-to-read technical texts.
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7.4/10
  • 7.5/10
    Качество контента - 7.5/10
  • 6/10
    Удобство - 6/10
  • 8/10
    Эффективность - 8/10
  • 8/10
    Цена/качество - 8/10
Unfortunately, almost all of the current textbooks have been removed, but there are a lot of old ones left and some newer textbooks from less popular editions. So if you're looking for something from National Geographic Learning, you're much more likely to find something from the 2015-2017 edition than you are to find something from the same years and later from Oxford. It's free to use for a modest donation.
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7.2/10
  • 7.4/10
    Качество контента - 7.4/10
  • 7.1/10
    Удобство - 7.1/10
  • 7/10
    Эффективность - 7/10
Site for preparing for KET, PET, FCE, CAE, CPE. With interactive exercises and sample tests.


Преимущества


  • Information and interactive exercises for the entire Cambridge line of exams: Key, PET, FCE, CAE, CPE.
  • Checklists for Writing Tasks.




Недостатки


  • There is no detailed explanation of what exactly they want you to do on the exam.


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6.8/10
  • 6.5/10
    Качество контента - 6.5/10
  • 7.5/10
    Удобство - 7.5/10
  • 7/10
    Эффективность - 7/10
  • 6/10
    Цена/качество - 6/10
Well, yes, they want money, but some of it is free and good. Some of the sounds can be fixed without cost.
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6.2/10
  • 7/10
    Качество контента - 7/10
  • 7/10
    Удобство - 7/10
  • 5.5/10
    Эффективность - 5.5/10
  • 5.5/10
    Цена/качество - 5.5/10
Hello Talk is similar to Tandem, but in Hello Talk you can learn only one language for free. For example, I learn Spanish and German in Tandem and I can set 2 languages there and accordingly I will be written by language partners in Spanish and German, in Hello Talk only 1 language is free.

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