Using AI tools to practice and improve your English

Practice English faster with AI tools on your phone. Use large language models (LLMs) for speaking, writing, reading, and listening. Get instant feedback, endless practice, and support at your level. Stay safe: AI can make confident mistakes, so avoid sharing sensitive data and double-check facts.

How can AI tools speed up your English practice?

AI works as a teacher, coach, and study buddy. A large language model predicts words and sentences, so it can chat with you, check writing, and build practice tasks. You can use popular models like ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, LLaMA, and Claude. Results are similar across tools when you use clear prompting.

• Practice anytime and anywhere with your phone or computer.
• Get quick tips after every answer.
• Build activities at your level with voice, text, and feedback.
• Watch for limits: possible errors, overconfident tone, and guessed facts.

Which key vocabulary supports learning with AI?

• Large language model (LLM): a program that predicts words and sentences. Example: chat, check writing, make tasks.
• Prompt: the instruction you give the model. Example: “simulate IELTS Speaking Part 1.”
• Shadowing: read a short script and imitate pronunciation and rhythm.
• Spaced repetition: review new words on a schedule to remember longer.
• Error log: a weekly list of your top three mistakes to fix.
• Authentic input: real articles you like, graded to your level by AI.

What routine and prompts should you use each day?

Start simple with one model on your phone or computer. Then add timers, flashcards, and exam modes as you grow. Try a 15–20 minute routine:

• Speaking and listening for 5 minutes: a short role play with voice chat, one topic, and one clear tip.
• Reading or writing for 10 minutes: a 200-word text or a 150-word email with feedback.
• Review for 5 minutes: make five flashcards from your own errors.

Which speaking prompts work well?

• “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.”

Which writing and reading prompts guide your practice?

• Writing.
• “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.”
• Reading.
• “Create a 200-word article at B1 about [topic]. Ask five questions: main idea, detail, inference, vocabulary, and opinion. List six keywords with simple definitions.”
• “Rewrite the article at B2 and highlight five higher level phrases I should learn.”

How do listening and exam-mode prompts build skills?

• Listening.
• “Give me a 120-second monologue at B1 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.”
• Exam mode.
• “Simulate IELTS Speaking Parts 1 to 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.”

How do you build habits and track progress with AI?

Short and daily practice helps more than long and rare sessions. Keep the process simple and focused.

• Set a fixed time and a short timer.
• Keep a feedback notebook with things to improve.
• Ask for one type of feedback at a time to protect focus.
• Use English-only time to push fluency.
• When stuck, ask for a hint, not the full answer.
• Track weekly: what got easier and what is still difficult.
• Convert your errors into five flashcards or cloze cards after practice.

Share your best prompts and routines in the comments so others can practice with them.