Learning English can be both fun and effective! The iStory app facilitates this journey through stories specifically designed to suit your current level. Follow this guide to make the most of your daily learning journey.
1. Start Strong and Set Your Goals
Begin your journey by setting up your profile to ensure a personalized experience:
Create an Account: Ensure you sign up to save your progress and the words you’ve learned.
Placement Test: Take the test to ensure the stories that appear perfectly match your current skills.
Set Your Daily Goal: Decide how many chapters or exercises you want to complete daily to challenge yourself.
💡 Tip: Start with simple steps (e.g., one chapter a day) to build a consistent habit that doesn't break.
2. Preparation: Reviewing Vocabulary
Before diving into the story details, the chapter's keywords will appear:
Classify Words: Choose "I Know" or "Learn" for each word shown.
Build Your Personal Lists: Words marked as "Learn" are automatically saved for later review and reinforcement.
3. Choose Your Learning Style (During the Chapter)
After reviewing the words, the app will offer you two learning modes. Choose the one that suits your time and mood for the day:
Reading: Ideal for quiet self-reading to improve comprehension and understanding.
Listening: Focuses on developing listening skills by hearing the full story narrated by professional voice actors from Oxford.
(In both modes, you can tap on any word to translate it and hear its pronunciation).
4. The Consolidation Journey (After Finishing the Chapter) 🚀
Once you finish reading or listening to the chapter, a 4-step interactive journey begins to cement the information in your mind:
First: Reading with Assistant (Speaking) 🎙️
The app will display the most important sentences in the chapter that contain the Headwords (key vocabulary).
Listen to the sentence, tap the microphone icon, and repeat it. The app will evaluate your pronunciation immediately (Premium feature).
Second: Comprehension & Understanding Quiz 🧠
Answer a quick quiz about the chapter's events to ensure you have understood the context and the story correctly.
Third: Vocabulary Exercise 📝
A quick and direct test on the new words encountered in the chapter to ensure you don't forget them.
Fourth: Chat with iStro 🤖
Discuss the story events with our AI assistant to practice conversation in a realistic way (Premium feature).
Important Note ⚠️: Do not skip the chat! It is linked specifically to this chapter, and you cannot return to it later separately.
Master Your Words (Vocabulary Page) 🗂️
To strengthen your long-term memory, head to the separate Vocabulary page to review your linguistic collection via:
Flashcards: To strengthen visual memory.
The Challenge: A fast-paced competition to test your speed in recalling meanings.
Take a Break in the Open Library 📚
Do you want to read outside the scope of your usual stories? Visit the Open Library section:
Global Book Summaries: Explore summaries of top books at various difficulty levels to suit your skills.
Maintain Enthusiasm and Consistency 🔥
The "Streak" Series: Keep your consecutive daily streak going to feel the pride of achievement.
Track Your Progress: Visit your profile to see the numbers—how many words and stories you have mastered so far.
💡 Golden Tip
Focus on Context: Don't worry about translating every word literally. Always try to understand the general meaning from the context of the story; this is the fastest way to learn to think in English.