The Complete Teaching Platform

Zero prep time. Full curriculum. Interactive games. Student portal. Everything you need to run a professional language teaching business from day one.

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Teaching Languages
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Interactive Games
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CEFR Levels
20+
Translation Languages

Ready-to-Teach Lesson Plans in 8 Languages

Every lesson is fully prepared with grammar explanations, vocabulary, reading passages, dialogues, and activities. Just pick a student, choose a level, and start teaching. No preparation needed.

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    6 CEFR levels from Beginner (A1) through Mastery (C2)
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    7 learning goals — General, Business, Conversation, Academic, Travel, Exam Prep, and language-specific
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    12 lessons per unit with progressive difficulty and topic variety
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Introduction
Topic overview & learning objectives
2
Warmup
Icebreaker questions & vocabulary preview
3
Grammar Focus
Rules, examples & guided exercises
4
Story / Reading
Comprehension text with questions
5
Dialogue Practice
Teacher-student roleplay scenarios
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Activities & Tasks
Fill-in-the-blank, sentence building, exercises
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Vocabulary Review
Key words with translations & examples

8 Interactive Activities

Reinforce every lesson with engaging practice. Activities automatically match lesson content and CEFR level so students practise exactly what they've learned.

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Flashcards

Spaced repetition flashcards that adapt to each student's pace. Words they struggle with appear more often. Includes audio pronunciation and native language translations.

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Memory Pairs

Match vocabulary pairs against the clock. Students flip cards to find matching English words and definitions, translations, or images. Builds recall speed and retention.

Quiz

Multiple-choice quizzes covering grammar, vocabulary, and comprehension. Instant feedback on every answer with explanations for incorrect responses.

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Picture Match

Visual vocabulary building. Students match words to images, strengthening the connection between language and meaning without relying on translation.

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Word Scramble

Unscramble jumbled letters to spell vocabulary words correctly. Improves spelling accuracy and letter recognition at every CEFR level.

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Sentence Builder

Drag words into the correct order to form grammatically correct sentences. Reinforces word order, grammar structures, and sentence patterns.

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Speaking Practice

Students practise pronunciation using their device's microphone. Instant accuracy scoring and feedback help fluency grow between lessons. Word libraries for all 8 languages and 6 CEFR levels.

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Conversation Coach

Real-world dialogue scenarios — order coffee, check into a hotel, network at work, negotiate in meetings. Level-appropriate conversations A1 to C2 across all 8 teaching languages.

Media Library

Bring real-world content into your lessons. The Media Library gives students authentic listening and reading practice through movies, TV shows, songs, and more — all matched to their CEFR level.

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    Movies & TV shows — curated clips with vocabulary breakdowns and comprehension questions
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    Songs & music — lyrics-based exercises for listening comprehension and gap fills
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    Articles & news — real-world reading passages with discussion prompts
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    Level-matched content — every item mapped to A1–C2 so students always work at the right difficulty
  • Pro plan — full Media Library access across all 8 teaching languages
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The Office — S2E3
B1 · Workplace vocabulary
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Yesterday — The Beatles
A2 · Past simple practice
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Climate Change Report
C1 · Academic reading
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TED Talk — The Power of Introverts
B2 · Listening comprehension
🎁 Free for every student

Students join for free, forever

Every student invited by a Derstina tutor gets a full account — no paywalls, no credit card, no time limits. They link to their tutor with a one-tap class code or QR, and immediately unlock everything below.

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    Speaking + conversation practice — real-time pronunciation scoring, scripted dialogues with native audio
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    Writing with instant feedback — 540 level-matched prompts, starters, word banks, and grammar check
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    6 vocabulary games + exam prep — IELTS, TOEFL, DELE, DELF, Goethe, CILS, TORFL practice papers
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    Direct messaging with their tutor — ask questions between lessons, share wins, flag struggles
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    Streaks, XP, spaced-repetition review — gamified so daily practice actually sticks
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    UI in 21 native languages — including Arabic & Persian (right-to-left), Chinese, Japanese, Korean
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Maria's home
Linked to Sarah's class
Level B1 🔥 12-day streak 480 XP
💬 Sarah — "Great work on today's writing Maria! I left feedback on your essay."

Why linked accounts unlock more

When tutor and student link (one tap, via class code or QR), both sides get tools that don't exist in isolation. No extra setup, no extra cost.

👩‍🏫 For the tutor
  • ✓ Assign homework and see completion instantly
  • ✓ Review writing submissions + leave feedback
  • ✓ See most-missed words across the whole class
  • ✓ Streak-at-risk alerts + inactivity list
  • ✓ Message any student in-app between lessons
  • ✓ Run the structured A1–C2 curriculum
🧑‍🎓 For the student
  • ✓ Lessons matched to their exact CEFR level
  • ✓ Homework auto-appears on their home page
  • ✓ Written feedback from their teacher, not a bot
  • ✓ Ask questions anytime via in-app messages
  • ✓ Curriculum view: clear next step, always
  • ✓ No invoices, no payment — the tutor covers it

The student never pays. Tutors upgrade their own plan to unlock advanced games and class-wide features — their students get everything free, always.

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Multi-Language Support

Teach English, Spanish, French, German, Russian, Italian, Portuguese, or Japanese. The platform interface is available in 6 languages, and student translations are provided in 20+ native languages.

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English
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French
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Russian
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Spanish
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German
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Italian
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Portuguese

Student vocabulary translations available in 20+ languages including Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Turkish, and more.

Interactive Lesson Runner

Deliver lessons through an interactive slide-based interface. Each lesson section becomes a slide you can navigate through, with teacher notes and student tasks built in.

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    Share Screen mode — optimised view for Zoom and video calls
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    Teacher notes — guidance and tips on every slide
  • Student tasks — interactive exercises with reveal answers
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    Slide navigation — move freely between lesson sections
Lesson Runner
B1 Present Perfect vs Past Simple
Grammar Rule
Use the present perfect for experiences without a specific time. Use the past simple when the time is mentioned.

Progress Tracking

Monitor every student's journey with detailed analytics. Track CEFR progress, lesson completion, game scores, and skill development over time.

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    Skills assessment — evaluate students across grammar, vocabulary, reading, and speaking
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    CEFR progress bars — visual progress from A1 to C2
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    Lesson history — complete record of lessons taught and topics covered
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    Game scores — track performance across all 7 game types
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    AI Insights (Pro) — personalised recommendations and learning patterns
Student Progress
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VocabularyB2
ReadingB1
SpeakingA2

Custom Decks PRO

Go beyond the built-in curriculum. Create your own flashcard decks, quizzes, and vocabulary lists tailored to individual student needs or specific topics.

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    Custom flashcard decks — build targeted vocabulary sets
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    Custom quizzes — create assessments on any topic
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    Vocabulary lists — curated word lists for specific lessons or exams
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Your Custom Deck
12 cards Business Vocab B2 Level

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