What is a WeSpeak lesson?

A lesson is one real conversation with a goal. You get a scene (a café counter, a hotel desk, a team meeting), a role for the tutor, a handful of steps to get through, and target words to use. You reach the goal by talking your way through it — not by answering quiz questions.

How long does a lesson take?

Most lessons are around five steps and take roughly ten minutes. You can leave at any point; a finished lesson is scored, and an unfinished one is simply not counted against you.

Do I have to speak, or can I type?

Either. The tutor speaks its lines out loud with a natural voice, and you can reply by voice or by keyboard in the same lesson. Speaking is where the practice pays off, but typing is always available when you are somewhere you cannot talk.

Which level should I choose?

Every scenario runs at four levels: Starter (A1 – A2), Conversational (A2 – B1), Confident (B1 – B2) and Natural (B2 – C1). The scene and the steps are identical at all four — only the vocabulary gets harder and the hints fade away, disappearing completely at Natural. Start one rung below where you think you are, then climb.

Can I practise a situation that is not in the library?

Yes. Describe any situation in your own words — a visa interview, a performance review, a call with a landlord — and a full lesson is built for it in seconds, with the same goal, steps, target words, and scoring as a curated one. Custom lessons are part of the Learning Plan, which starts with a 7-day free trial.

Does the tutor correct me while I am speaking?

Never mid-conversation. Interrupting a learner to fix a preposition is how speaking practice dies. Mistakes are noted quietly as you go and handed to you on the completion screen, with the correction and a short explanation for each.

How is the score calculated?

Three parts: reaching the goal (40%), how many of the target words you actually used (30%), and accuracy based on how many corrections you needed and how serious they were (30%). Reaching the goal is what passes a lesson — stars reward quality but never block you from moving on.

4 of the 100 ready-made lessons are free to play as often as you like, at every level, along with 10 messages a day of open conversation — plus corrections, vocabulary and progress tracking. The Learning Plan unlocks the whole library, custom lessons you describe yourself, and unlimited conversation for $1.99 a month, starting with a 7-day free trial.

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English speaking lessons you finish by talking.

Pick a situation — or describe your own — and hold the conversation until you get what you came for. 100 written scenarios, four levels each, from your first sentence to natural speed.

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Free plan: 4 lessons plus 10 messages a day. No card needed.

Coffee shop orderStep 1 of 5Order a drink

Morning! Welcome in. What can I get for you today?

the barista, opening

StarterA1 – A2
hints on all 5 steps
Hi! Can I get a hot coffee, please?
ConversationalA2 – B1
hints on all 5 steps
Morning! Could I get a latte, please?
ConfidentB1 – B2
hints on 3 of 5 steps
Morning — I'll have a flat white, please.
NaturalB2 – C1
no hints
Nothing. Whatever you would really say.

What a lesson is

One conversation with something to get done. You are given a scene, a person to talk to, and the steps that finish it — here, the five that make up a coffee order.

Your tutor holds their role. The barista stays the barista, asks what you want, and waits for you to answer. Steps clear when you say the thing that clears them, not when a timer runs out.

Nothing is corrected while you are talking. Mistakes are noted quietly and handed to you at the end, so a preposition never stops the conversation.

01
Order a drink
Say hi and order one drink.
02
Say how you like it
Say what size you want, and how you like it.
03
Add a snack
Ask for a snack if you'd like one — or say no thanks.
04
Check the order
Check your order is right, and ask how much it costs.
05
Pay and finish
Say how you'd like to pay, and finish politely.

Hello — can I help you with anything?

How it opens

Describe your own

The library cannot hold your Thursday. Type the situation you are walking into and you get a lesson for it — same scene, steps, target words and score as the written ones.

Visa interview on Thursday

Or anything else

Explaining a bug to my team
Parent–teacher meeting
Negotiating my salary

When you finish

Reaching the goal is worth 40% of the score, the target words 30%, and accuracy the last 30%. One star lands at 50 points, two at 70, three at 88 — but reaching the goal is what passes a lesson. Stars never block you.

Every correction saved along the way arrives here, written out and explained, then stays in your corrections list. A finished lesson raises your level estimate and opens the next rung of the same scene.

Example · Coffee shop order, Conversational

Goal: Reached
Target words used: 7 of 10
Corrections: 3, all grammar

latte · regular · recommend · oat · medium · pastry · everything

Questions about lessons

: A lesson is one real conversation with a goal. You get a scene (a café counter, a hotel desk, a team meeting), a role for the tutor, a handful of steps to get through, and target words to use. You reach the goal by talking your way through it — not by answering quiz questions.
: Most lessons are around five steps and take roughly ten minutes. You can leave at any point; a finished lesson is scored, and an unfinished one is simply not counted against you.
: Either. The tutor speaks its lines out loud with a natural voice, and you can reply by voice or by keyboard in the same lesson. Speaking is where the practice pays off, but typing is always available when you are somewhere you cannot talk.
: Every scenario runs at four levels: Starter (A1 – A2), Conversational (A2 – B1), Confident (B1 – B2) and Natural (B2 – C1). The scene and the steps are identical at all four — only the vocabulary gets harder and the hints fade away, disappearing completely at Natural. Start one rung below where you think you are, then climb.
: Yes. Describe any situation in your own words — a visa interview, a performance review, a call with a landlord — and a full lesson is built for it in seconds, with the same goal, steps, target words, and scoring as a curated one. Custom lessons are part of the Learning Plan, which starts with a 7-day free trial.
: Never mid-conversation. Interrupting a learner to fix a preposition is how speaking practice dies. Mistakes are noted quietly as you go and handed to you on the completion screen, with the correction and a short explanation for each.
: Three parts: reaching the goal (40%), how many of the target words you actually used (30%), and accuracy based on how many corrections you needed and how serious they were (30%). Reaching the goal is what passes a lesson — stars reward quality but never block you from moving on.
: 4 of the 100 ready-made lessons are free to play as often as you like, at every level, along with 10 messages a day of open conversation — plus corrections, vocabulary and progress tracking. The Learning Plan unlocks the whole library, custom lessons you describe yourself, and unlimited conversation for $1.99 a month, starting with a 7-day free trial.

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English speaking lessons you finish by talking.

What a lesson is

Order a drink

Say how you like it

Add a snack

Check the order

Pay and finish

Every scenario, four ways to play it

Everyday LifeThe exchanges you handle without thinking in your first language.

Food & Drink

Travel & TransportWhere not finding the words costs you a room, a meal, or a flight.

Shopping & Money

Health & Wellbeing

Home & Living

Social & Connection

Work & CareerSounding like the professional you already are, in a second language.

Services & AdminHigh-stakes admin, rehearsed before it counts.

Learning & Leisure

Describe your own

When you finish

Questions about lessons

For every English learner.