7 useful Firefox extensions for learning English

The other day I published a selection of Chrome extensions, which I use to "pump" various English skills. The comments asked to make similar material for add-ons for Firefox. Since this is my second favorite browser, which I also actively use, it was easy to do.

So, here are seven useful extensions that will help improve your writing skills, vocabulary and learn to understand English by ear.
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Textly.AI

One of the few tools available with the same functionality for both Chrome and Firefox. After installation, the extension will automatically check what you write on sites with a text input field (from Gmail to social networks and blog platforms like WordPress and Medium).



To correct the errors found, just click on the underlined word / phrase and select the proposed replacement. The service is able to correct mistakes in punctuation, grammar, and also points to stylistic flaws. Plus for learners of English is that remembering the correct spelling is much easier if you constantly emphasize your wrong version.

Linduo

According to the developers, the addon allows you to learn 1000 new English words per month. Learning takes place during the game, during which the user sees illustrations explaining the meaning of words and can listen to the pronunciation.



For each lesson passed, experience points are awarded - such gamification stimulates not to throw lessons. From personal experience, I can say that if not a thousand words a month, then quite a lot can be learned with the help of this extension. A definite plus is the Russian version of the interface.

Read aloud

A great option for honing the skills of perception of speech by ear. Thanks to text recognition technology, using this add-on you can translate any text on the web into audio. And this means that you will not have to listen to anything, but those articles that are of interest to you. You can choose the type of voice and set the speed of reading. The extension can even work with PDF.

English Popup Dictionary

Handy dictionary for Firefox Quantum. It works very simply - double-clicking on a word on the page shows the translation.

ReadSpeaker TextAid

Another tool for translating text to speech. With it, you can translate web pages, Google documents and Microsoft Word Online pages into audio formats. Able to dictate the text that you are typing right now.

Context witik

A simple addon, but sometimes useful. Helps you quickly find the meaning of a word in the Wiktionary dictionary. The result opens in a new tab.

Google translate

The hit of the last review - the most convenient extension for Google Translate, as it turns out, is also for Firefox. It doesn’t work as comfortably as the Chrome version - the translation was shown right there on the page, and here a new tab with a translator opens. But you can still save some time.



And what useful Firefox extensions for learning languages ​​do you know? Complete the list in the comments!