Support, when it helps.
Choose no subtitles, English, or English with Japanese. Students can connect what they hear with what they read, then listen again.
The student experience
From “too fast”
to “I heard that!”
A clear, repeatable path through real spoken English. In the browser, at the learner’s pace.
01 · Listen closely
The next listen
is one click away.
Previous. Replay. Next. The essential controls sit just below the video, so students can spend their attention on the language. An expandable segment list makes it easy to return to a particular line.
A manageable piece of real speech.
Replay a sentence or phrase without searching through the whole video. Listen for one more detail each time.
A familiar place to practice.
Use a web browser on a computer, tablet or phone. The interface is available in English and Japanese.
Understand more than the words.
Explore explanations of grammar, idioms and usage, and cultural context. Discover how an expression works, when people use it, and what lies behind the words—then listen again with a clearer understanding.
02 · More than watching
Give every listen
a different purpose.
Teachers choose the activities and their order. Students work through the lesson, using the same language in several different ways.
01
Watch without subtitles
Start with the situation and the overall meaning.
02
Listen to every segment
Work through the recording in focused pieces.
03
Missing word
Listen for the word that belongs in the gap.
04
Word tiles
Reconstruct a sentence from its words.
05
Choose what you heard
Match the spoken phrase to its written form.
06
Choose the meaning
Connect the English to its Japanese meaning.
See what goes
into a good lesson.
Start with material your students care about. Shape the practice around it.
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