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How to learn English vocabulary from real news, what spaced repetition actually does, and what the CEFR levels mean for you. Written by the people building Lexer.
CEFR Levels Explained: What A1 to C2 Mean for Your English Vocabulary
The six CEFR levels from A1 to C2 in plain terms: what each means for your vocabulary, how to find your level in a minute, and how they map to IELTS and TOEFL.
ReadHow to Learn English Vocabulary from the News (and Make It Stick)
Textbook sentences are written to be easy; news sentences are written to be read. How to turn real headlines into an English vocabulary routine that lasts.
ReadSpaced Repetition, Explained: Why Your Words Come Back at 3, 11 and 35 Days
Spaced repetition for English vocabulary in plain language: the forgetting curve, how the FSRS scheduler decides when a word returns, and what learned really means.
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