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I. FanBai words
01. Features
① The main color of the interface is mint green, simple and fresh.
② FanBai word punch card is one of its major features, usually can see a lot of friends in the circle of friends with FanBai punch card learning. This punch card function, first, to develop the habit of memorizing words, so that they are adapted to the punch card, but also adapted to the gradual learning; second, you can record your own review results, to see their own growth; third, the punch card is still an important way to get the shell (shells can be used to buy FanBei products and services, such as derivation and association, syllable division and other expansion packages).
02. Memorization: 4 modes
① Self-assessment mode: Through the English interpretation, example sentences to guide you to understand the meaning of the word, so that you will be inspired to carve the word y in your mind at all levels.
② Recall Mode: Test whether you have mastered the word through two buttons (recognize and don't recognize) to judge the frequency of the word afterward.
③ Explore Mode: There are detailed explanations of words and rich scenarios of example sentences, so that you know exactly how words can be used and in what situations.
③ Summary Mode: For every 7 words you learn, there is a summary summary to review the words you have learned.
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03. Review Methods
① Word Tests: Look at English to choose the Chinese interpretation, personally I think the role is limited, if you have an impression of a word (but do not remember it), to see its correct interpretation can also be selected.
② Sentence test: give the Chinese interpretation of the sentence and the word disordered, sorted. This function is not very meaningful, and also charges, can be ignored.
04. Interesting Learning Functions
① Phrase learning words: a form of memorizing words, just add words into phrases, which allows users to memorize the use of words in a deeper sense, such as scenarios, methods, etc.
② Phrase learning: a form of memorization, just add words into phrases, which allows users to memorize the use of words.
② video to learn words: the video is relatively short, usually a few minutes, through the scene to learn new words; when watching the video you can choose the subtitles (do not show subtitles, only show English/Chinese, show both), so you can learn new vocabulary in a fun way, but also to practice listening; Finally, FanBei also summarized the text version of the video content for learning.
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05. Disadvantages
① The first time you log in to select the word pack to memorize can not be changed, so the first step must be seen clearly, selected.
① You can't see the total number of words you want to memorize, the amount of words you have left, or the amount of time you have left on the program, so you don't know when you've reached the end of the day, and you don't have the stimulus to achieve anything.
Second, the hundred words chop
01. Features
① Pictorial memory method, through the picture to establish a relationship with the word, the content is interesting, memorizing words is not boring.
①Word plan is clear, the home page can clearly see the completed words, the remaining days of the plan, so that every time you open the software in mind, and at any time according to the actual situation to adjust the learning program.
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02. Memorization: 5 modes
Hundred Words Chopper adopts the "one word with one picture" memorization method, which uses interesting pictures to help you establish the connection between the words and the real environment. Because the human brain processes and receives information from pictures faster, this picture method facilitates the memorization of words.
During the memorization process, each word will appear in at least 5 forms: picture selection, English selection of meaning, listening to the sound of words, Chinese selection of words, spelling combinations, and so on, to deepen your memory as much as possible.
Pictures are from 100Word Chop
03. Review Methods
Various modes of reinforcement are used, including "English Selection" (give English, select corresponding interpretation), "Chinese Selection" (give Chinese, select corresponding word), "Listening to Sounds" (listen to the pronunciation, select corresponding word), "Listening to Sounds" (play the words + example sentences), "Spelling Fill in the Blanks" (fill in words), and "Spelling Combination" (know the words, select words). Spelling Combination" (know the Chinese language, choose the correct parts from some letter combinations given, spell out the word), "Full Spelling Exercise" (give example sentences, leave the key words blank, fill in the words according to the Chinese meanings).
The bolded modes are the ones I've found to be more useful, while the others are a bit less useful. The other modes are more unhelpful. "English Selection" can deepen the memory of the meaning of the word (not required to write), which is conducive to improving reading skills; "Listening to the sound of the meaning" is conducive to improving listening skills; "Full Spelling Exercise" exercises the ability to master the spelling of words, which is conducive to improving the ability to write and translate; "Listening to the sound of the speed of remembering" can be used as a resource for dictation of the word.
04. Interesting Learning Functions
①Word Radio: The radio is lively and interesting, with in-depth explanations of words and examples of usage scenarios. Personally, I like this feature very much. For one thing, I recommended that we use dictation to test the effect of memorizing words, and this word radio is a very good resource. The first is that it's a voice, so you can listen to it anytime you want, in the car, on the road, or even at dinner.
② Word TV: a few seconds of a small video to introduce a word, the form of expression or scene dialog, or similar word analysis, or movie clips with lines and so on.
05. Disadvantages
① Some abstract concepts of the word is difficult to express in the picture, so you still need to struggle to figure out which picture corresponds to the word;
② English words with multiple meanings are very common, but limited to the word with a picture, the meaning of the word will be relatively single.
① You can read English famous books (such as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone) for free and accumulate vocabulary through reading.
② Push English news.
02. Memorization: 3 modes
Each word appears in three forms. The first time it appears as a single word, the second time it appears as a phrase or sentence, and the third time it appears in the form of selecting words to fill in the blanks. Step by step, you continue to deepen your understanding of the word, and then master the use of the word and memorize it.
03. Review Methods
①Vocabulary Review: "Full Spelling Exercise" + "Fill in the Blanks with Initial Letters" + "Listening to the Sounds of the Words" + "Listening to the Sounds of the Words to Review". Among these modes, the more useful ones are "full spelling practice" and "listening to sound and recognizing meaning". Initials Fill in the Blanks: Is it useful to memorize the first letter of a word? It's not very useful. Listening review, only read the pronunciation of the word once, and rely on yourself to read the example sentences, losing the meaning of "listening" in listening review, which is rather weak.
Picture from Zhimi memorized words
② familiar words review: consolidate familiar words. This is a very thoughtful feature, because often, even if we think we've mastered some words, if we don't use them for a long time, we'll still forget them, so we need to review familiar words as well.
04. Interesting Learning Functions
Zhimi Phrase: You can choose different scenarios (e.g., airport, family, society, etc.) and learn common phrases in the scenarios, which is very recommended and useful.
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② The interface needs to be optimized.
Fourth, Mo Mo memorize words
01. Features
① The pronunciation of words is British, it is so different!
② Memorize words and review words with three buttons: Recognize, Unsure, Don't Recognize / Recognize, Fuzzy, Forgot, Precisely according to your memory to determine your mastery of words, to determine the number of times the word appears in future learning.
③Monitor your forgetting curve at all times, and customize your learning plan by combining the Ebbinghaus forgetting curve with your own forgetting characteristics.
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02. Memorization: 2 modes
"Read English and recall Chinese" (quick word recognition) + "Read Chinese and recall English" (in-depth memorization of words and verification of spelling).
"See English Recall Chinese" is a bit similar to FanBei's self-assessment mode, which guides you to guess the meaning of a word through the hints of example sentences.
Image from MoMo Memorize Words
This method is not recommended for learning new words, but for reviewing words you have learned. For more information, please refer to "Reviewing Ways".
03. Review Methods
Look at the example sentences and fill in the words. In the first step, you can recall the word according to the Chinese meaning, if you can't recall it, then look at the example sentence, if you can't recall it, you can click on the "trumpet" to listen to the pronunciation and recall the spelling of the word, and if you can't recall it, you can take a peek at the answer according to the last hint.
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MoMo's design is very clever. Although reviewing a word is just a simple page, it contains 4 modes of review (looking at Chinese to recall English, looking at example scenes to recall, listening to sound to recall, looking at words to recall), which guides you step by step to recall the word.
04. Disadvantages
The initial word learning limit for each user is 600 words, and then you can increase the limit in the following ways.
① Stick to the clock, the more days you stick to it, the more free words you get. Although this is a way to incentivize you to memorize words, if you memorize words faster, the later punch card will only be able to infinitely review the learned list ...... words ...... words... ...
② share software and so on;
③ buy buy buy, recharge to buy learning words.
V. Hujiang Happy Thesaurus
01. Features
① Happy Thesaurus has the most complete range of languages, covering 10 languages, and also including Han ...... Chinese.
② Word PK function - the use of the user's psychology of winning, to stimulate the user's enthusiasm and motivation to learn English.
③ there is a reading board, you can read books in foreign languages, but most of them need to be charged, and there are many non-foreign language reading materials in the book category, such as computer, medical ...... this operation?
02. Memorization: 4 modes
Similar to the elimination of the form of the breakthrough, memorize a level of words, unlock a level, the game scene is diverse, increasing the fun. A word appears repeatedly through 4 forms, constantly reinforcing and consolidating the memory; the first time in the form of words, then read the Chinese text to choose words, then choose words to fill in the blanks, and finally in the form of spelling.
Picture from HJ Happy Words
03. Review Mode
Look at the words and choose the interpretation + spelling (listen to the sound and see the interpretation, write the word) + listen to the sound and choose the word + choose the word to fill in the blanks. Each mode focuses on the review mode introduced in the 100 words.
04. Disadvantages
① The background is too fancy.
①The background is too colorful.
②No phonetic symbols, the pronunciation of words depends on listening, and there is no detailed explanation of the words.
Sixth, summary
Comparison table of the basic situation of each APP
Comprehensively, each software to memorize words has a commonality: the process of learning new words, taking into account the review of old words; the establishment of a study group, urging the user to memorize words; memory and review generally include several modes, which is more recommendable to use a similar "look at the word to choose the interpretation", "see the word", "the word to choose", "the word to choose", "the word to choose", "the word to choose", "the word to choose", and so on. The first is that the user has to be able to see the word and the word is not the same as in the previous one, and the second is that the user has to be able to see the word and the word is not the same as in the previous one, and the third is that the user has to be able to see the word and the word is not the same as in the previous one.
Secondly, because memorizing words is a boring process, each APP is trying to improve the user's interest in memorizing words, forming their own characteristics, such as word PK, video learning, hieroglyphic memorization, learning through the gate, and so on, according to your tendency to choose the APP (the table of personal recommendation index can be referred to).
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