The Economist

Johnson Locked and learning - how to make progerss in a foreign language from home

make progress

undertake v.

alongside prep.

fitness n.

intellectual adj.n.

Intellectual property

pick up a language

master v./n.

interactive adj.

hone v.

columnist n.

diplomat n.

cassettes n.

low-tech

low-concept

repetition n.

repeat v.

murmur v.

drudgery n.

skeleton n.

drum in

variable n.

alter v.

cite v.

feminine adj.

nouns n.

instruction n.

masculine adj.

pound v.

primitive adj.

whizzy adj.

a body of

acquire v.

a bit

get fit

device n.

freemium n.

bite-sized adj.

gamify v.

subscription n.

articulate v.

repeat sth to death

formula n.

meagre adj.

substitute v./n.

mutter v./n.

look up

flashcard

trick n.

alphabet n.

critical adj.

dozen n.

glue v.

enhance v.

spaced adj.

stick vi./n.

thereafter adv.

consolation n.

pricey adj.

rate v./n.

shame-free

elude sb.

journal n.

mumble v.

graphic novel

no-nonsense adj.

prose n.

snap

pay off

in the flesh