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Learning English - App for absolute beginner

New Home · 2020-07-03 17:24:23

Would anyone be able to recommend an app (or something else) for an absolute beginner who wants to learn English? The lady in question speaks Portuguese (mother tongue) and Spanish (Second language). I read the reviews for Babbel (speech recognition isn't reliable) and Duolingo (virtually unusable because of all the ads).…

03-07-2020 06:24PM

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Would anyone be able to recommend an app (or something else) for an absolute beginner who wants to learn English? The lady in question speaks Portuguese (mother tongue) and Spanish (Second language). I read the reviews for Babbel (speech recognition isn't reliable) and Duolingo (virtually unusable because of all the ads). I suggested she take a few classes, but with Covid there's very little to be found. She's not in Ireland and her budget is very limited

Any suggestions would be very welcome.

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