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Why We Created Chunky English

The Chunky English Series was created to promote English Fluency. We were tired of apps that don't have an element of practice and review. So, we came up with Chunky English to help you reinforce chunks of English you sort of know but not really, and help you use the chunks of English you need to know but just can't remember. The goal of the Chunky series is to improve your English Fluency: Listening, reading and even speaking. Chunky lets you listen and practice English in fun way without getting tired of endless drills.
Currently,
  • Chunky English: Vocab
  • Chunky English: Fluency
  • Chunky English: Grammar (coming soon)
  • Chunky English: Kids Vocab (coming really soon)
Other apps you might enjoy
  • Show Me (Flashcards & Spelling)
  • English Grammar Patch



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Chunky English: Fluency

Enhances English fluency and reading comprehension. Boosts grammar and vocabulary skills.

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Android app on Google Play
If you’re tired of endless test questions and drills, then try Chunky English: it’s not your typical English learning app. You will improve your English fluency the longer you use Chunky.

Developed by
Max Praver & Bob Coffee
Stats
30 stories
100 idioms
300 sentences to learn
300 questions to answer
670+ unique words to study
900+ chunks to arrange and practice
2700+ words for you to improve your fluency with

1 app to help you improve your English listening and fluency.

-- Limitless playback until you are happy with your understanding.
-- Great for both short casual learning and long extended periods.
-- Systematic and targeted grammar and vocabulary practice.
-- Stories and activities can be completed quickly and easily.
-- Allows the learner to progress at their own pace.
-- Everything is recorded for listening practice.
-- Simultaneous reading and listening options.
-- Lots of replayabilty.



Academic Features
1. Features over 300 reading and listening comprehension questions: Choose the correct word or phase that answers the question.

2. Features over 900+ English chunks (re-ordering problems): Put the sentence back into its original order using the chunks you hear. Chunking is the grouping of words in a sentence into short meaningful phrases.

3. Chunked material separated into meaningful related groups of words improves reading comprehension.

4. Features over 300 fill in the blank activities: Choose the correct vocabulary to complete the sentences, with or without audio support.

The benefits of chunking in reading comprehension are; increased processing speed (Ellis, 2003; Kameyama, 1993; Komaba, 1992; Newell, 1990; Nishida, 2009; Ohtagaki & Ohmori, 1991; Tan & Nicholson, 1997; Yubune, 2012); improved reading comprehension (Ellis, 1996, 2001; Tuchiya, 2002; Ushiro, 2002); and the promotion of direct reading with direct understanding (Shiokawa, 2008; Terashima, 2002).
Designed for Intermediate learners, with 30 riveting stories and over 900+ chunks of English to help you build your English fluency skills. Complete audio support for each story, sentence and question.  Every word is recorded with human voices. No machine text-to-speech fakery-shmakery. Listen to every word or phase as much as you like.

Enhances English fluency as well as reading comprehension. Boosts grammar and vocabulary skills.


And if you're not having fun, then you're not learning. So, come try the Chunky English way! Because learning should be fun!
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Chunky English: Fluency

Learn that English you sort of know but not really.
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Android app on Google Play
Description
Because learning English should be fun!
Chunky English brings you Vocabulary. Tired of boring word lists? Then try Chunky English: Vocabulary. 30 different categories to choose from and over 1200 chunks to play with - the Chunky English way. Strengthen your knowledge of words you sort of know but not really. Learn new words in context. Increase your English vocabulary and fluency. Most of all if you’re not having fun, then you aren’t learning the Chunky way.

Chunky is not your typical English learning app. You will improve your English vocabulary and fluency the longer you use Chunky English. 90% of all words and expressions are from the top 2000 most frequent words in English. How do we know? We checked. And practice high frequency English to improve your fluency. Boom! It’s Chunky!

Designed for beginner & intermediate learners. Every question and every sentence comes with audio support.  Every word is recorded with human voices. No machine text-to-speech fakery-shmakery. Listen to every word or phase as much as you like.


Stats
Enhance you're English vocabulary and fluency as well as reading comprehension. Boosts grammar and idiom knowledge, all in context. And develop the English skills you want and need. Chunky English: Vocabulary.


1 app
30 categories
300 questions to answer
300 sentences to practice
1120+ different words to learn
1200+ chunks to arrange and practice
6000+ total words for you to improve your vocabulary and English fluency

-- Great for both short casual learning and long extended periods.
-- Systematic and targeted grammar and vocabulary practice.
-- Allows the learner to progress at their own pace.
-- Everything is recorded for listening practice.
-- Simultaneous reading and listening options.
-- Limitless audio playback
-- Lots of replayabilty.

And if you're not having fun, then you're not learning. So, come try the Chunky English way! Because learning should be fun!

Developer Showcase
Dion

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Play tester, idea guy, audio engineer and content developer. Dion is currently working on our latest app Chunky English: Kids Vocab. With over 20 years teaching experience and always a smile Dion is master teacher, entertainer, creator. Look for Chunky Kids coming this summer!

Chunky English Series

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Chunky English: Fluency
Android app on Google Play

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Chunky English: Vocab
Android app on Google Play

News & Annoucements

April 6, 2015

Chunky English: Fluency
Just released in Google Play Stores.
Our first app in the Chunky English Series is Fluency. Created with Max Praver (PhD. in Education), this app mixes game mechanics and educational pedagogy for a unique flavor of fun and learning. Coming within the next few weeks to iOS (cause Apple takes their sweet time about everything).


Grammar Patch

for iPad, iPhone & all Android devices
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Now Available in iTunes & Google Play Stores
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Android app on Google Play
Grammar Patch

Improve your English fluency with Grammar Patch.

Educational and engaging, Grammar Patch merges English learning with pure fun. Complete sentences to check your understanding and then build them with or without audio cues. Arrange chunks of language to create sentences and then check your fluency rating. The English difficulty ranges from easy to intermediate to challenging, but just because you can answer a fill in the blank question does not mean you are fluent. With English Grammar Patch you will improve your English fluency at all levels, increasing your fluency with the English you already know and also picking up new expressions you may not have seen before. 

Grammar Patch is good for increasing your English fluency, learning new vocabulary, improving your listening ability and fixing your grammar. A highly engaging learning environment, have fun while you learn English the Short Snap Way.


Features

English Stats
- 20 worlds
- 100+ grammatical features
- 400+ sentences to build
- 1000+ unique words to learn
- 1100+ chunks of English to arrange
- 5000+ words in total for you to play with
- Difficulty ranges from easy to intermediate to challenging
- Receive a fluency rating on your performance for every sentence.


Audio
- Toggle bgm
- Toggle sound FX
- Toggle spoken sentences
- All sentences are spoken in a natural human voice. NO machine voices.

English Language
- Reset and start over any time.
- Improve your English grammar.
- Learn new words and expressions.
- Check your fluency rating for each sentence.
- Track the total number of sentences you build.
- Track the number of times you play each world.

Improve your English fluency of the language you already know and pickup new words and expressions you need to know.


Show Me

Show Me More

( coming soon )

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Available in iTunes Store Now
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Arriving soon to iTunes & Google Play Stores
for iPad, iPhone
for iPad, iPhone & all Android devices

Flashcard & Spelling App

Sentence building app

Reviews

Coming Soon

"Great app for kids"

"I love it."

"Make another for colours, music and weather."
Landing in app stores in early 2015...

Show Me More is the sequel to Show Me. It gamifies the flashcard experience with more human spoken audio, fun sound FX, and more language than ever before. Coming soon...
Show Me
6 Categories; 48 sets; 240 images; 480 words and phrases
Learn English words and phrases through flashcards
Progress tracking; Audio for every word and phrase; Feedback on progress

CONCEPT
This free simple app is designed to teach English through flashcards and spelling practice. View fun vibrant real photos illustrating words and phases. Flashcards are always full screen on whatever device size you have. Flashcards consist of photos of real objects to teach learners about the world around them. Images are reused for both flashcards and spelling to reinforce learning. 

Designed for both teachers and students. Teachers can plug their device into a projector and control the audio settings to prompt students for words, phrases or pronunciation in flashcard mode. Students can review the flashcards and then test their memory in spelling mode.

FEATURES
Images
--240 vibrant colourful photos used for both flashcards and spelling.
--Images are reused to promote retention and familiarity.
--Images are colourful, cute and eye popping. 
--Images consist of photos of the real world.

Audio
--Every word and phrase has audio.
--Words/Phrases audio can be turned off to increase difficulty.
--Background music on/off.
--Sound effects on/off.
--Letters play on touch to reinforce ABCs in a natural way.
--Audio feedback on spelling completion.
--Audio feedback when player touches wrong letter.

Tracking and Progress
--Spelling progress is tracked and displays as stars on menu screens
--Reset all or any category for replayability.

Help
--Never get stuck on a spelling word or phrase if it is too challenging.
--Use the Help Fairy to show the next letter in the word. 
--Swipe left or right at any time to skip or move move to next card. 

Categories 
--6 categories include: vehicles, veggies, fruit, pets, houses, sports
--Each category consists of 8 sets for a total of 48 sets.
--And each set contains 5 exciting images used for both flashcards and spelling, giving 480 words and phrases in total.


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