Using AI Tools to Practice and Improve Your English

Your phone can be your teacher, coach, and study buddy. With AI, you get instant feedback, endless practice, and support at your level—anytime, anywhere. Here is a clear, practical guide to use a large language model for speaking, writing, reading, and listening, while staying safe and focused.

How can AI tools boost your English practice?

AI tools based on a large language model (LLM) predict words and sentences. They can chat with you, check your writing, and build practice tasks. This helps you practice every day with quick corrections and targeted exercises.

• Use voice, text, and task generation for flexible practice.
• Expect quick corrections and short tips after each answer.
• Stay safe: do not share sensitive data. Double-check facts.

What is a large language model (LLM)?

An LLM is a program that predicts words and sentences. It can simulate a tutor: chat, correct writing, and create practice activities for your level.

Which models can you use?

You can use your preferred model. The teacher mentions: ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, LLaMA, and Claude. Some models offer extras (for example, pronunciation or text-to-voice), but you can get similar results with clever prompting in most tools.

Which prompts work for speaking, writing, and comprehension?

Start simple. Use ready-to-use prompts and a short timer. For speaking tasks, make sure your model supports voice mode.

What speaking prompts should you try?

• Play a friendly interviewer. Ask me five questions about my work one by one. Wait for my answer, then give me one tip to improve my answer.
• Simulate IELTS Speaking Part 1. After each answer, give one vocabulary upgrade and one grammar fix.
• Give me a 60-second shadowing script at B1 about travel. After I read, test me with three follow-up questions.

Key vocabulary: shadowing (read and speak along), vocabulary upgrade (a better word or phrase), grammar fix (a correction).

What writing prompts build accuracy and tone?

• I will write a 150-word email about [topic]. Give feedback in three bullets: meaning, grammar, and tone. Then show a corrected version and five gap fill items based on my errors.
• Give me a paragraph plan with a topic sentence and three supports for an opinion paragraph about [topic]. I will write it, and you give me one high-impact fix.

Key vocabulary: gap fill (fill-in-the-blank practice), topic sentence (main idea of a paragraph), tone (formal, neutral, friendly).

What reading and listening prompts help comprehension?

Reading prompts: - Create a 200-word article at B1 (or my level) about [topic]. Ask five questions: main idea, detail, inference, vocabulary, and opinion. List six key words with simple definitions. - Rewrite the article at B2 (or my level) and highlight five higher-level phrases I should learn.

Listening prompts (needs text-to-voice): - Give me a 120-second monologue at B1 (or my level) about [topic]. Include a short transcript after the audio or text. Ask five comprehension questions. - Make a 90-second script with natural pauses. Tell me to shadow it twice and then ask me to summarize it in three sentences.

Key vocabulary: monologue (one speaker), higher-level phrases (more advanced expressions).

What routine and exam strategies should you follow?

Build a short, daily routine first. Then add challenges like spaced repetition, exam mode, an error log, and authentic input as you grow.

How to build a daily 15–20 minute routine?

• Five minutes speaking and listening: short role play with voice chat, one topic, and one clear tip at the end.
• Ten minutes reading or writing: a 200-word text or a 150-word email. Always ask for feedback.
• Five minutes review: make five flash cards from your own errors the model highlights.

Consistency tips: - Set a fixed time and a short timer. Short and daily practice helps. - Keep a feedback notebook. Track what you need to improve. - Ask for one type of feedback at a time. Too much can kill focus. - Use English-only time during practice. - When stuck, ask for a hint, not the full answer. - Track your progress every week: what got easier and what is still difficult.

Which advanced challenges increase difficulty?

• Spaced repetition: turn new words into flash cards or cloze cards.
• Exam mode: practice IELTS or TOEFL with time limits.
• Error log: ask AI to track your top three mistakes each week.
• Authentic input: practice with articles you like and ask AI to grade the language to your level.

How to simulate certification exams with AI prompts?

• Simulate IELTS Speaking Parts 1–3. Keep time. After each part, give one strength and one area to improve.
• Give me a TOEFL integrated writing task: one reading, one lecture summary, and a 20-minute timer. After I submit, score with a simple rubric.
• Create a Cambridge B2 First writing task. Give two options. After I write, mark common B2 errors and suggest one C1 phrase (adjust for my level).

Share your best prompts below so others can practice with them. Create five flash cards from your latest errors and keep going—short, daily, and focused practice wins.