Guide: what you can do here
Here you find everything you can do in the English course. You read texts and YouTube videos. You tap a word and see an explanation. You listen, speak and practise for 10, 20 or 40 minutes a day.
The course is free. You need only an email and a password. You need no invitation and no payment card.
Start here
You can open this guide without an account. Every button takes you straight to the feature it describes. If you have no account yet, you see the login first. Then you come back to the feature.
The first 10 minutes
- Click Create account. Enter your email, a password (at least 10 characters) and Your language. Then click the link in the email (it works for 24 hours).
- After your first login, you see the screen Where do we start?. Tick what you can already do. It is not a test. If you are not sure, choose Skip (start at A2).
- Open Words and scroll down to Words to start with. Take 3–5 words with the button Take this word.
- Open Reading and choose a short text. Tap 2–3 words you do not know and add them to your words.
- Go back to Today. Tick the tasks you did and click Finish the day. Your first day is done.
A tip to start
A level is a letter and a number. A1 means the beginning. C2 means very good English. You have a separate level for reading, listening, speaking and writing. At A1–A2, start with the 10-minute plan, the words to start with and short texts from the library. At B1 and above, use your own texts, YouTube videos and practice with AI. If a text is too hard or too easy, say so with the button under the text.
I want to learn every day
Today is your plan for every day. You do not have to choose the exercises yourself. Open Today and go from the top.
- The plan takes 10, 20 or 40 minutes. You change the length in the menu Settings.
- Every task is a link. After the exercise, mark it as done.
- Reviews of your words and texts appear in the plan when it is time for them. You do not look for them in the menu.
- Is it a bad day? Click Short version (bad day). This counts too.
- At the end, click Finish the day.
I want to read and listen to texts
You read what you like: ready texts, your own texts and subtitles from videos. Open Reading. There you find My shelf and Shared library.
The reader
- Tap a word and you see a short explanation. Tap again and you see the full definition. You add the word to your words with one button.
- Tap the space between words and you get tools for the sentence: a simpler explanation, the sentence split into parts, and a translation into your language (if it is not English).
- A voice reads the text aloud. You can change the speed.
- At the end of the text, answer the questions in Check your understanding.
Your own text
Do you have an article, a song or an email in English? Open Reading → Add your own text and paste the text. Then you read it in the reader with explanations and the voice.
A YouTube video
Open Reading → Text from a YouTube video.
- Paste the link to the video.
- Click Get subtitles and choose the subtitles.
- Click Save as my own text.
The text of the video goes to your shelf. The video must have subtitles. A link to a video from our channel opens the episode lesson straight away.
Episodes from our YouTube channel
The YouTube tab has the audiobooks from our channel “Listen & Learn English with Zagrosze App”: classic novels told in simple English, separately for levels A2, B1, B2 and C1. The list first shows the episodes at your listening level. Use the filter to choose another level, series or chapter.
Click an episode - you see the video and its text, sentence by sentence, straight away. Tap a word to see what it means, and tap ▶ next to a sentence to hear it in the video. The player stays at the top of the screen while you scroll the text (on a phone it shrinks to a small bar). When you finish, click Watched.
You can open or skip two sections:
- Get ready (about 5 minutes): key words with explanations in your language, matching words to meanings, useful phrases, harder sentences, idioms and a grammar tip.
- Practise after watching: gaps in sentences, true or false, which scene, the order of scenes, dictation and shadowing. Add the words you got wrong to your flashcards. There is also a ready prompt for your AI, which will ask you questions about the episode.
The text comes from the video's captions. Automatic captions may have mistakes. A second listen the next day works best. Ads in the player, if any, come from YouTube.
Listening to a text
From the reader, you open two listening exercises for the same text. In Three passes, you first listen without the text and rate how much you understand. You see the text only after that. In Tempo ladder, you listen to the text faster and faster.
I want to understand better by listening
Open Listening. You listen to a short sentence and write what you hear. You can also say the answer.
- Micro-dictation: one short sentence.
- Gap with my words: you type the missing word.
- Control dictation: once a month, you check how much you understand.
You can play a sentence again or more slowly.
I want to speak
Open Speaking. Each exercise is a tile with a Start button. You need a microphone to speak. Without a microphone, you can type your answers.
Quick answer
You see a question. You have 3 seconds to think, and then you answer in a full sentence. A quick start matters, not correct English.
The same story 3 times
You tell the same short story three times in a row. Each time you speak more smoothly.
Rebuild a sentence
You get a simple sentence and a hint: when? where? with whom? You change one part and say the whole new sentence.
Shadowing
You listen to a sentence and repeat it aloud straight away, like an echo. The app compares your words with the original. It does not save the recording. You also find Shadowing on the word card, with example sentences.
Describe the picture
You see a photo of a scene and describe what is in it. You can write or speak. Then click Check. If you are stuck, use the button Hint. At the end, you see the Model description and questions about the picture.
Benchmark recording
Once a month, you speak for 60 seconds on a new question, without preparation. After a few months, you hear how your English changes.
I want to learn words
Open Words. These are your flashcards. The app reminds you by itself when to review a word.
Words to start with
Do you have no words yet? At the bottom of the Words page, you find Words to start with: common words with a translation and a sentence. Click Take this word, or click I know it if you already know the word.
New word
Click New word. Type the word in English or in your language and choose the right meaning. Add the sentence where you met the word. You can also add words with one tap in the reader.
The word card
Every word has its own card. It shows the pronunciation, the voice, an explanation, example sentences, the word family and words that often go with it. From the card, you can write a text with this word straight away.
I want to write my own texts
Open My texts → New text. Choose a few of your words and write a short text with them. You can also dictate with your voice.
- Later, you read the text in the reader with the voice and explanations.
- You can read it aloud or tell it in your own words.
- The text comes back to you as a review in the Today plan.
I want to understand grammar
Open Grammar. The topics go from A1 to C2. Topics above your level are closed for now. This is normal.
A lesson has short steps: listen to examples, find the rule, read the explanation, and see the forms and common mistakes. Then do the exercises. You can add a topic to your Today plan.
I want to play with words
Games
Open Games. These are short word games for 3–5 minutes: Pairs, Word in a sentence, Hear and write, Build the sentence and Say it!. Every game has three levels of difficulty and records.
Idioms
Idioms are expressions that you cannot translate word for word. Open Idioms. You guess the meaning, type the missing idiom or write it down after you hear it. Idioms appear from higher levels.
I want to practise with AI
Open Practise with AI. This is not a chat inside our app. You get a ready instruction (a prompt). You copy it into your own ChatGPT, Gemini or Claude and talk there in English. A free account with the provider you choose is enough. The provider sets its own limits and terms.
- Prompt of the day: a conversation about the words you are learning today.
- Other exercises: a conversation about your text, a role-play with goals, a correction of your text and more.
- At the end of the conversation, ask the AI for a summary (type SUMMARY) and paste it back here. We save your progress.
AI is an extra. The rest of the course works without it.
I want to see my progress and set up my learning
Progress
Open Progress. You see whether you practise regularly, how much more you know, and whether you speak and understand better. You also find your benchmark recordings and dictation results there.
Settings
In the menu Settings, you change:
- your levels, the length of the daily plan and your study times,
- the speed and the voice that reads aloud,
- the reminder by email,
- the menu language, the look (light, dark or sepia) and the language of explanations,
- a break (for example, a holiday of up to 60 days), so the plan waits for you.
Here you can also download your data or delete your account.
Account, languages and other apps
Account and languages
The account is free. The menu works in 10 languages. You change the language with the flag at the top of the page. You get explanations of words and grammar in the menu language. When the menu is in English, you get them in the language you chose as Your language when you signed up. If you chose English - explanations in simple English, you get simple explanations in English, with no translations. If your language is not on the list, choose this option when you sign up.
One account, several apps
You can use the same account to log in to other zagrosze.com apps:
- Speed Reading: training for reading speed and focus. It needs an account.
- Touch typing: learn to type on the keyboard without looking. It works without an account, but then your results are not saved.
The texts and lessons in these apps are in Polish, English, German, Spanish, French and Ukrainian.
Programs on request
On a separate page, programy.zagrosze.com, you can order a low-cost computer program for yourself or for your company.
Questions and problems
How much does it cost?
The course is free. You do not pay us for the AI exercises either. You use your own free account with an AI provider.
The microphone does not work
Speaking works best in Chrome or Edge. Allow the page to use the microphone. Without a microphone, you can type your answers. Your recordings stay in your browser. The only exception is the benchmark recording, if you agree to it.
I cannot hear the voice
The voice comes from your browser and your system. If you cannot hear it, try another browser, or choose another voice in the menu Settings.
Does it work on a phone?
Yes. On a phone, the menu is a bar at the top. Swipe it sideways to see all the items.
Where is…?
- Today: the daily plan and reviews.
- Words: your words, words to start with, a new word.
- Grammar: lessons and exercises.
- My texts: texts that you write yourself.
- Reading: texts, your own text, a YouTube video.
- Speaking: quick answer, shadowing, describe the picture.
- Listening: dictations.
- YouTube: episodes from our channel with exercises.
- Idioms and Games: short exercises with words.
- Practise with AI: instructions for your ChatGPT, Gemini or Claude.
- Progress: your results.
- Settings: levels, voice, reminders, account.
Want to start?
The account is free. You only need an e-mail address and a password.