EBS English

The app listens to a spoken response and scores it across five areas: words, sentences, dialogue, expressions, and fluency. That's a wider breakdown than a single accuracy percentage, and it tells a learner where to focus. The scoring is tuned to Korean elementary speakers, which makes the feedback more useful than a generic tool's for that group.

Topic World reuses the same lesson content in two views. Stage Mode steps through material that matches the Ministry of Education's elementary English achievement standards, while Theme Mode regroups everything by topic. A student who's lost in one structure can switch to the other and keep the same content.

Free Talk turns the drills into open conversation with Pengsoo, the EBS penguin character who has become a familiar face in Korea. It builds on the Topic World and Speaking exercises rather than starting cold. The back-and-forth is where learners stop reading prompts and start answering, which is the hardest step for most.

Scan It uses the phone's camera to recognize real objects and return their English words. The word sets fall into four groups: animal dictionary, food preparation, indoor objects, and outdoor activities. It works best as a break from screen-based drills. Point the camera at a kitchen counter or a desk and the vocabulary follows.

Let's Talk supplies discussion videos and group-topic sets built on elementary vocabulary and themes. A teacher gets leveled discussion topics plus a way to leave feedback, which turns a speaking activity into something a class can do together and review afterward.

Beyond the app, EBS English runs a reading library with a daily pick, VOD lessons, an online class area, and word lists including a 365-word program. The e-Clip clip library and after-school English section round out the catalog for learners who want more than the app offers.

Practicing earns rewards and stamps, which buy items to decorate Pengsoo. It sounds like a small thing and it works: the reward loop, plus a monthly event schedule, gives elementary students a reason to come back daily. A dashboard shows a learner's progress, and parents can see activity and match accounts to a class.