How it works
Cool English is built on the Imitum® method. It goes back to the natural way every child learns a language: first listening, then imitating, and finally speaking.
What makes it different
- No memorising word lists or grammar tables.
- You learn for only about 20 minutes a day.
- You learn stress-free, whenever and wherever you want.
- You absorb grammar without studying it directly.
- You get rid of the feeling that you’re “no good at English”.
To remember a word, you need to hear it about 60 times. That’s why sentences repeat in Cool English – and why it works. Don’t worry if you forget half of the words. You’ll still remember thousands of them.
Rules for the best results
- Study for 20 minutes a day on average.
- When catching up on missed days, don’t go over 40 minutes.
- If you need to study longer, take a break.
- Finish a lesson before starting the next one. The order of lessons doesn’t matter.
- Listen passively too – while exercising, cooking or tidying up.
How to go through one lesson
Pick one lesson and play it about 60 times in total. The app counts how many times you’ve heard it.
Listen actively
Always the whole lesson. Understand the words, think about how the sentences are built and connect with the story.
Imitate silently
Repeat the sentences quietly in your head. Nobody knows, but they already come to you whole.
Imitate out loud
Speak along with the native speaker. Very important for long-term memory and pronunciation.
Tip: before you start, stop for 15 seconds and imagine how well you’re learning.
Set it up exactly the way you like
Karaoke and translations
The highlighted word, its meaning underneath, the meaning of the whole sentence and tips. You can hide the translation, too.
Voices
The conversation as a dialogue (M), only the first or second voice (1, 2), or all versions one after another (A).
Speed 0.5× to 1.5×
Slow down at first, speed up later. The voice keeps its natural pitch.
Repeats and pauses
How many times each sentence repeats and how much time you want to imitate it before the next one.
Automatic play
Moves on to the next sentence and repeats the whole lesson. Just press play and listen.
Background and offline
Plays with the screen off and without internet. The screen can stay on when you want to read.
See how you’re doing
The app tracks how many minutes you’ve studied today, this week and this month. The default plan is 20 minutes a day, 120 minutes a week and 600 minutes a month – adjust it to suit you.
If you fall behind the plan, the app shows how many minutes are missing. And for every lesson you can see how many times you’ve played it – after 60 plays it’s done.
Study reminders
Set the time and frequency – every day, three times a week or once a week. The app reminds you it’s time for English, so you never forget.
Start with the How to learn course
The intro course is free. In a few minutes you’ll see how the app works – and you’ll already be learning.