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Use Words as Building Blocks — Stock Phrases don’t work!

November 1st, 2025|

If you want to learn a language, learn to use words as flexible building blocks...and there is a brilliant hack! Featuring our new video for Race to Paris...60 words make 5 million sentences https://youtu.be/xm_n0oZsB6U We’re excited to share a brand-new video that shows off the A-deck of Race to Paris — 60 high-power cards mixing verbs, nouns, adjectives, connectives and expressions. With just 60 cards you can generate over 5 million sentence combinations. That’s how potent words become when you know how to use them flexibly. In this article I’ll walk you through why this [...]

Why Learning a Language Through Games Just Works!

October 8th, 2025|

Picture this: your students are laughing, competing, and speaking in another language—without even realising they’re learning. That’s exactly what happens when they play KLOO’s Race to Madrid. So what’s the secret?It’s simple. When learning becomes play, the brain relaxes—and that’s when the magic happens. 1. Play switches off the “I’m learning” alarm Traditional language lessons can feel like hard work: memorising vocabulary, verb tables, grammar drills. But in a game, those same students are too busy trying to win. Their minds are open, focused, and receptive. Neuroscientists have found that when people are in a [...]

THE OVERLOOKED SECRET: THE RIGHT TOOLS MAKE OR BREAK YOUR LANGUAGE LEARNING JOURNEY

August 4th, 2024|Tags: , , , , , , |

The Overlooked Secret: The Right Tools Make or Break Your Language Learning Journey How crucial is your method of learning? Spoiler: It's more important than you think. When it comes to learning a new language, the tools you use matter far more than any so-called "innate ability." Choosing the wrong tools can make you believe you lack the talent to learn a new language (which is nonsense). On the flip side, using the right tools will let your natural language skills shine through. Picture this: a golfer trying to play with a cricket [...]

LANGUAGE TEACHERS LOVING THIS AWARD WINNING GAME

July 25th, 2024|

Teachers, are you searching for a game-changing tool that can make language learning fun and effortless for your students? KLOO Best Game for Teaching a Language With KLOO, students can teach themselves a language through play—no need for you to be fluent in the language! This incredible resource has just been honoured with the Tutorful Award for Best Toys and Games to Learn a Language, a testament to its powerful impact in classrooms around the world. Tutorful, used by over 10,000 tutors, praised KLOO for turning language learning into an engaging game where players [...]

11 Tips For Raising Bilingual Kids

August 22nd, 2018|Tags: , , , , , , |

A guest blog by Lingoo, the Language Homestay Club It can be tough to make sure your bilingual child gets the right balance of exposure to the languages they are learning. But any bumps in the road will far outweigh the benefits of your child being fluent in more than one language. You just need a little perseverance and a good sense of humour along the way. Here are 10 tips for raising bilingual kids. Children are never too young to be learning another language When raising bilingual kids it’s important to get proactive from [...]

Easiest ways to learn a language fast

May 28th, 2018|

I am always grateful when I receive free resources on the internet. People can be very generous and sharing - and I have certainly benefited from the wisdom of others. Here I am sharing a document on how to learn a language - and in particular how to build vocabulary up to 10 times faster.  I have really collated the good work and research of others - and hoping to bring the best techniques to light. You see, the best techniques for learning languages are hardly used at all - while the worst techniques are [...]

How to make learning a language fun!

March 8th, 2018|Tags: , , , , |

How to make learning a language fun! Learning a language does not have to be difficult, time-consuming or boring these days. If you can find ways to enjoy learning a language so that it doesn’t feel like studying, then you are more likely to stick at it for longer and be more successful. Here are 10 fun ways to enjoy learning languages: 1. Cook a recipe in the target language Find an online recipe or a foreign recipe book with the instructions in the language you are learning. Not only will you learn the names [...]

KLOO wins “Best Toys and Games to Learn French”

February 27th, 2018|Tags: , , , , |

Simply thrilled to hear that KLOO has won the prestigious Tutorful Award for BEST TOYS AND GAMES TO LEARN FRENCH This is all the more rewarding knowing that Tutorful is used by over 10,000 tutors to match them with students learning languages all over the UK. Knowing that the game is rated highly by tutors and students has put a big smile on our faces. Tutorful says: KLOO has turned learning a language into a game so that all you have to do is play – and the language comes naturally. Players score points by learning [...]

KLOO is Amazon’s Choice

June 22nd, 2017|

It's always lovely to be recommended. When it's Amazon that is doing the recommending it's, well, big! KLOO has received the Amazon's Choice accolade. Amazon reserves this for: "highly rated, well-priced products available to ship immediately." Thank you Amazon. We appreciate it. You can also get the same product from the KLOO website :-) Wherever you buy from Make Life Fun.

Going on holiday? Pack 6 million foreign sentences in an award winning travel game

June 10th, 2017|

You can do better than a phrase book Why not take a travel game that packs 6 million foreign sentences inside? Indeed, KLOO's foreign language travel games were described by Conde Nast's prestigious Traveller magazine as the Must Pack items. They also won Dr Toy's Best Vacation Game Award. 6 million sentences and loads of family fun for less than $20. Take a look at KLOO Travel Games. Then play and learn and language :-) Bon Voyage Holidays!! The Best Opportunity to Learn a Language! The Best Travel Games to pack this holiday The Secret [...]

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