App Shopper: LearnEnglish for Taxi Drivers (Education)

App Activity

May 07 '13	Version 2.2
Feb 28 '13	Version 2.1.1
Jan 14 '13	Version 2.1
Dec 13 '12	$2.99 -> $1.99
Dec 13 '12	Version 2.0
Dec 13 '12	Free -> $2.99
May 22 '12	New App: Free, v1.0

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LearnEnglish for Taxi Drivers

iOS Universal

LearnEnglish for Taxi Drivers is the first complete English learning course designed specifically for taxi drivers! Learn everything you will need in everyday situations on the job – all from your handheld device!

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4 UNITS, 20 LESSONS
Detailed course written by experienced teachers with esteemed knowledge in English for tourism and hospitality. Includes 20 lessons that cover everything you will need on the job – from the moment you meet and pick up your clients, to navigating the taxi journey and dropping them off. Focus on learning the most useful phrases and expand your vocabulary and grammar while doing it.

LISTEN TO NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKERS
Train your listening skills with dialogues and conversations of real-life situations, all spoken by native speakers and clarified with images. Learn and review expressions and phrases you use daily.

INTERACTIVE LEARNING AND PRACTICING
Have fun while you practice the most important vocabulary, grammar and phrases through interactive questions such as fill-in-the-blank, drag-and-drop, multiple choice and image labelling.

SPEAKING PRACTICE TO IMPROVE FLUENCY
Recording function allows you to compare your own speech with the native English speaking sample. Improve pronunciation and fluency by reviewing your speech over and over again.

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Features:

* 20 lessons spread across 4 Units
* Each lesson contains 4 sections – Presentation, Language Practice, Speaking Practice and Progress
* Questions are presented in 10 unique activity types – from multiple choice to labelling.
* Questions use text, images and audio for an interactive and fun learning experience
* Interactive syllabus lists all the learning points in each lesson
* Help files explain how to do all activity types and available in 8 languages

If you’re looking for great grammar practice, try our LearnEnglish Grammar app. For a unique way to build your own vocabulary flashcards and download ready-made word packs, try our MyWordbook app. For these and more great language practice apps from the British Council, go to:
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/mobile-learning

What's new

v2.2
* All buttons and text fully localised for Japanese, Portuguese and Spanish-speaking countries.
* Minor bugs fixed

v2.1.1
* Minor bug fixed

v2.0
We’ve made a lot of new improvements to LearnEnglish for Taxi Drivers:

* improved speed and performance of the app
* improved functionality and design for all activity types
* improved answer checking, so that every individual answer/gap is marked right or wrong
* added a new and improved ‘About us’ screen
* added an interactive course syllabus
* added a ‘share’ button so you can recommend the app to your friends
* added a ‘feedback & support’ button so you can contact us directly if you have any questions

Email us if you have any comments or suggestions for the app (learnenglish.mobile@britishcouncil.org). We’d love to hear from you! Enjoy your learning, and don’t forget to rate our app in the app store :)