A lesson — 60 minutes on Zoom
Five parts, and the longest is conversation. The teacher leads but doesn't solo.
- 5 min warm-up
- 10 min homework
- 15 min new topic
- 25 min conversation
- 5 min wrap-up
Online school · since 2019
In three months you'll tell this story in EnglishEN
English, Spanish and Italian in groups of up to six. Conversation from the first lesson, native-speaker teachers once a week, a notebook with homework — and not a single table of irregular verbs to memorise.
1 240 students in a year · 4.9 on Yandex
homework: talk about your weekend
Lesson 12 · Thursday 19:30
- Emma
two minutes, honestly
Find out your level before the first lesson
Five grammar questions — and we'll show your level on the scale and the group where you'll be neither bored nor scared.
- A1Beginner
- A2Elementary
- B1Intermediate
- B2Upper-Intermediate
- C1Advanced
Question 1 of 5
I from Saint Petersburg.
don't think too long — the first thought is usually right
how lessons go
An hour after which you want to keep talking
No forty-minute lectures on the Present Perfect. The lesson is built so that you speak more than the teacher — and leave with homework you actually want to do.
group B1, Thursday, 19:3070% of the lesson you're the one talking, not listening
Up to six people
Everyone speaks every lesson. Pairs change so you hear different voices.
Homework in the notebook
Record a voice message: three things that annoy you in the morning. In English, 40 seconds.
A native speaker once a week
Every fourth lesson is led by a native speaker — you get used to the speed and the accent.
- Manchester
- Valencia
- Bologna
After the lesson you keep
- The lesson recording for a week
- Notes with the new words
- A voice review of your homework
schedule
Groups starting this autumn
Pick a language and a level — we'll show where there are places. Lessons twice a week for an hour, morning and evening.
nearest startcounting…checking the calendar
language
level
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
19:30
Didn't find your time? Write to us — we'll put a group together for you.
progress
What happens in three months if you don't quit
We count the words you actually use in speech, not just the ones you've seen. Move the slider — we'll show what you'll be able to say by that week.
- 520active words
- 12lessons
- 300minutes of speaking
by week 6: explain to a doctor what hurts and understand the answer
teachers
People it's not scary to make mistakes with
Native speakers run the conversation lessons, methodologists — the grammar. Each has their own accent: have a listen so it doesn't surprise you in class.
ManchesterEmma Whitfield
English · native speaker · 9 years
favourite word — serendipity
ValenciaDiego Ferrer
Spanish · native speaker · 7 years
favourite word — sobremesa
BolognaGiulia Rinaldi
Italian · native speaker · 6 years
favourite word — abbiocco
PetersburgAnna Severova
English · methodologist · 12 years
favourite word — petrichor
prices
Pay for lessons, not for «platform access»
Pick a format and how many times a week you're ready to study — the price recalculates. The first lesson is free in any format.
Format
up to 6 people, 60 minutes
Lessons a week
chosen by 78%
Group
7 920 ₽per month
- Lesson
- 990 ₽
- Per month
- 8 lessons
- First lesson
- free
- A native speaker once a week
- A conversation club on Saturdays
- Lesson recordings and notes
- A group chat with the teacher
Us, an app or a tutor?
| Slovo | An app | A tutor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live conversation in every lesson | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ |
| A native speaker | ✓ | ✕ | ~ |
| Homework checked by a human | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ |
| A group where mistakes aren't embarrassing | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ |
| The schedule keeps you going | ✓ | ~ | ~ |
| Per month at two lessons a week | 7 920 ₽ | 990 ₽ | 20 000 ₽ |
reviews
Before → after, in levels, not in stars
The level before and after — by our test and an external exam, if taken. Real names, with permission.
- +2 levels
Came in with «London is the capital», six months later I was running a call with a client from Dublin and even got his joke about the weather.
passed IELTS with 7.0
Marina · English · 6 months
- +1 level
Learned it for a trip. In Seville I ordered tapas, argued with a taxi driver and didn't get lost in the metro. Diego said my accent was «terrible, pero encantador».
the trip was a success
Artem · Spanish · 3 months
- +2 levels
Quit apps three times. Here the group holds you: miss a lesson — they ask where you were. Nine months on I'm reading Ferrante with a dictionary, but reading.
moved to Milan
Ksenia · Italian · 9 months
- +1 level
I didn't need the language, I needed confidence at interviews. Emma drilled me on behavioural questions until I stopped saying «umm». Got the offer.
an offer in Amsterdam
Oleg · English · 4 months
- +1 level
Studied at 8:00 in the morning before work. Thought I wouldn't last. I did — because a group of seven people was waiting, not a bot.
Dasha · Spanish · 6 months
- +2 levels
I'm 47, started from scratch. Never once felt embarrassed — that's probably the main thing. Now I text my son in Canada without a translator.
the best year
Igor · English · 12 months
first lesson — free
Come and talk. Just talk
The trial lesson isn't a test or a sales pitch. Half an hour of conversation with a teacher to see whether the format and the group suit you.
- We'll talk for 30 minutes in the language — as much as you can manage
- We'll pin down your level more precisely than the test and pick a group
- We'll tell you what to expect in a month and in three
Questions
What people ask before the first lesson
Briefly about what worries people most. The rest — at the trial lesson.
Ask on Telegram«From scratch» groups are made up only of beginners — everyone is on the same page of the notebook. For the first two weeks we speak in short phrases, and the teacher doesn't let anyone «drop out».
The recording and the notes arrive the same evening, homework can be handed in as a voice message. Missed more than two in a row — the teacher offers a short catch-up lesson for free.
Yes, at any time: if the group turned out too fast or too slow, the methodologist moves you within a week, and the money is recalculated.
Every fourth lesson is led by a native speaker on the week's topic. They speak at their own pace, and you get used to a live accent rather than a newsreader's.
Monthly by card, the receipt comes by email. Unused lessons are refunded in full — no explanations needed, within three working days.