The Arcade · ten games · five free

Play it, then say it.

Ten games that sneak the English in while you’re busy winning. Your best scores are kept on this device.

New · Willowbrook · a 3D English game

Walk into a village full of English.

Explore a cosy British village in 3D. Click anything you see to learn its word, have a chat with me and the neighbours, follow little stories, and pick up over 1,250 everyday words and phrases, all spoken out loud.

24 chats with James
12 village stories
1,250+ words & phrases

Play free for 15 minutes → Get the full game · $19

One-time purchase · plays in your browser · best on a laptop or desktop · also included in Premium All Access

The village square in Willowbrook, with cottages, a fountain and a cat

A cosy living room with a fire, a teapot and a Union Jack mug

A British cottage kitchen with a kettle, dresser and fridge

The cottage hallway with stairs, coats and wellies

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FreeW·R·D

Word Scramble

Unscramble the letters. Type them or tap them. The words get longer as your streak grows.

Play → Free🃏

Matching Pairs

Turn the cards, match the word to its meaning. Fewer moves, faster time, better score.

Play → Freehow’s it going?

Sentence Builder

Real English comes in chunks. Put the chunks in order and hear the sentence.

Play → Freeturn ___

Phrasal Verb Fill-in

Up, down, off, over? Pick the particle, then find out why. Thirty of the ones natives use every day.

Play → Freebite the bullet

Guess the Idiom

Here’s the meaning. Which idiom is it? Forty-seven of them, with a second clue if you need it.

Play → PremiumQUIZ SHOW

Grammar Quiz Show

Twenty seconds a question, points for speed, two lifelines. Review your mistakes at the end.

Play → Premium[REDACTED]

Context Spy

Decode twenty-four classified documents by working out the missing words from context. Beginner to expert.

Play → PremiumCASE FILE

Idiom Investigator

A detective story. Solve the case by working out what each idiom means, and fill your notebook.

Play → Premium🎧

Listen Up!

Dictation. Hear the sentence, type it, see exactly which words you missed.

Play → Premium/ˈpɪtʃ/

Pitch Perfect

Tongue-twisters. Hear it, record yourself, play them back to back and hear the difference.

Play →

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