Start Speaking English Today
Like Duolingo, but for Start Speaking English Today. Tomo turns the whole topic into a game you play five minutes a day, until it actually sticks.
For the part of you with thirty open tabs that never became anything.
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Key ideas in Start Speaking English Today
- Formal greetings like 'Hello' or 'Good morning' are used with superiors or strangers
- Present tense greetings initiate contact
- Informal greetings like 'Hi' or 'Hey' are reserved for friends and peers
- Past tense or well-wishing phrases signal the end of an interaction
- Choosing the appropriate greeting based on social context and formality
- Distinguishing between greetings used at the start of a meeting versus phrases used to leave
- A polite exit requires a transition phrase before the final goodbye
- Distinguishing between greetings and phrases used to leave
- Closing wishes bridge the gap between talking and walking away
- The logical flow of a polite exit from a conversation
- A greeting like 'Hi' or 'Hello' starts the interaction
- The phrase 'What is your name?' is used for identification
- Sharing a detail provides a 'hook' for conversation
- The phrase 'Where are you from?' is used for origin
- Ending with a question invites the other person to speak
- Combining these questions maintains conversational flow
You've tried the other tabs
Thirty open tabs. Four facts you actually kept.
You watched. You nodded. By Sunday it was gone.
One answer, then back to scrolling.
Eight weeks. You meant to finish. You didn't.
Tomo gives Start Speaking English Today the Duolingo treatment: levels, streaks, and quick quizzes that test what you just learned. That game loop is what the tabs above never had, so it's the one you actually finish.
Here's what playing it feels like
A real question from this course. Take your best guess.
You are meeting your new boss for the first time. Which greeting should you use to sound professional?
Get it right to open this lesson and 23 more in the app.
Where Start Speaking English Today takes you
Stop studying grammar rules and start having real conversations. Learn the essential phrases to introduce yourself, get what you need, and connect with people in English.
- 1
Survive Your First Conversation
- Saying Hello and Goodbye
- Introducing Yourself to New Friends
- Asking for Help When You're Lost
- Ordering Food at a Cafe
- Numbers for Prices and Phones
- 2
Talk About Your Daily Life
- Describing Your Family
- Talking About Your Favorite Hobbies
- Telling Time and Planning Meetings
- 3
The Secret Patterns of English
- How to Build Simple Sentences
- Describing Things with Colors and Sizes
- Talking About the Past
- Using 'Is' and 'Are' Correcty
3 sections · 12 units · 24 levels. Built to play, not to enroll.
You pick the voice
Start Speaking English Today is taught in the The Bestie style: your friend who just gets it. Want a different feel? In the app you can spin up the same topic in any of Tomo's teaching styles. Same facts, totally different vibe.
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