Marking Mate — Standard Version
Check your writing for language and style problems before submitting it to your tutor. Marking Mate works best with academic writing, such as essays and reports, of more than 200 words.
Tools to support your academic English
Explore practical tools for improving academic writing, developing vocabulary, understanding reading texts and working with academic sources.
Writing and feedback
Prepare, practise and review your writing.
Marking Mate — Timed Writing Task 1
Practise writing to a prompt within a time limit, then receive feedback on your work when the time is up.
Try Timed Writing Task 2Theodore — The Thesis Statement Tutor
An AI tutor to help you write a thesis statement for your report and answer questions about thesis statements.
Sentence Error Correction Game
Practise sentence-level proofreading by identifying how a teacher has rephrased sentences to correct errors. Wrong guesses cost a life.
Reading, vocabulary and sources
Build the skills behind confident academic work.
Randomized Checklist Vocabulary Size Test
Find out more about the size of your vocabulary.
Randomized Checklist Academic Word List Test
Check how much of the Academic Word List (AWL) you know.
Reading Mate
Check whether a reading text is at the right level for you. Highlight and list important vocabulary, including words you may not know.
Tip: Check your vocabulary size with the Vocabulary Size Test before using Reading Mate.
Academic Source Searcher
Search for sources that are suitable for use in an academic writing assignment.
Internet Source Checker
Check whether an internet source is suitable for use in an academic assignment.
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