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How to Use Vocabulary Mode: Mark Words as Known or Unfamiliar and Let the Forgetting Curve Schedule Your Reviews
Constantly forgetting the vocabulary words you study and unsure when to review them? Loopy's Vocabulary Mode turns key words from lessons into flashcards. Simply mark them as 'Mastered' or 'Struggling,' and the system will use the forgetting curve to bring them back for review just as you're about to forget them. This article will show you how to get started in three easy steps.
How to Use the Vocabulary List: Collect New Words and Let the System Automatically Schedule Reviews
Do you write down new words in textbooks, sticky notes, or phone memos, only to rarely look at them again? Loopy's vocabulary list gathers the new words you've collected from everywhere in one place, and even uses the forgetting curve to automatically schedule the next review time for each word, allowing you to start practice with just one click when they are due. This article will teach you how to get it up and running in three steps.
Take Notes While Listening: Timestamped Notes Let You Jump Back to the Exact Sentence with One Click During Review
Ever written down 'I don't understand this part' during a lesson, only to forget which exact sentence it was when reviewing? Loopy's timestamped notes let you attach your questions directly to the sentence where they happen. During review, simply click to jump back and listen to that exact sentence again, helping you clear up every point of confusion one by one.
Unlocking Simultaneous Shadowing: Interpreter-Level Speaking Training to Listen and Speak Concurrently
Can you read individual sentences smoothly, but keep stumbling when putting a whole paragraph together? Simultaneous shadowing is an advanced shadowing method: without pausing the audio, you lag behind by about a second, listening and speaking at the same time. This article teaches you how to use Loopy to progress from regular shadowing to simultaneous shadowing, forcing your brain to automate and master rhythm and weak forms.
How to Practice Common Words: Master the Reference, Challenge, and Statistics Modes
The most frequently occurring words are, ironically, often the ones we spend the least time seriously practicing. This article will guide you through Loopy's Common Words training—from recognizing words on the Reference page and answering custom-range questions in the Review Challenge, to tracking your memory health on the Statistics page—so you can master the 250 words that support the bulk of your reading at a single glance.
How to Use the Review Center: Master the Today, Custom, and Weakness Tabs in One Go
Are the things you've learned scattered all over, leaving you unsure of what to review? Loopy centralizes all your reviews in a single "Review Center," divided into three tabs: Today, Custom, and Weakness. This article will help you understand what each of these three tabs does and when to use them.
Practice Natural Intonation with the Read-Aloud Guide: Look at Prompts, Catch the Stress, and Speak in 3 Steps
When shadowing, do you always find that "the words are right, but it just doesn't sound quite right"? The problem often lies in not understanding the sentence's stress and intonation before you speak. This article will teach you how to use the Read-Aloud Guide in Loopy's shadowing mode to look at the prompts before speaking, transforming stiff, word-by-word reading into natural, fluent English.
How to Use the Prosody Guide: Listen to Examples, Record Yourself, and Compare by Ear
You know how to pronounce every word, but your full sentences still don't sound quite like a native speaker? The problem often lies in "prosody"—stress, intonation, and rhythm. This article teaches you how to use Loopy's prosody guide to listen to native speaker examples, record your own version, and compare them by ear to fine-tune your pronunciation.
How to Take the Placement Test: Find Out Your CEFR Level in 5 Minutes
Want to learn English but don't know which level you're at? Choosing lessons that are too difficult can be frustrating, while choosing ones that are too easy is a waste of time. This article shows you how to use Loopy's placement test to determine your CEFR level and skill distribution across six dimensions in just 5 minutes, letting the system recommend the perfect lessons and exercises for you.