A sample text — see what the practice looks like first

This is the sample cortex waiting in your study room when you sign up. Here it is opened out, so you can see how one text becomes paragraphs, sentences, and the phrasings underneath them.

CortexSample — business email
TextSample text — a reply email

Thank you for your message. I have attached the report you asked for. Please let me know if anything is unclear. I will send the final version by Friday.

Paragraph 1Thank them for the message and say the report is attached.

Thank you for your message.

Cue in your language · Thank them for writing.

  • Thank youSay thank you
  • for your message.for the message

I have attached the report you asked for.

Cue in your language · Say the requested report is attached.

  • I have attached the reportThe report is attached
  • you asked for.the one they asked for
Paragraph 2Invite questions and give the date for the final version.

Please let me know if anything is unclear.

Cue in your language · Invite them to ask about anything unclear.

  • Please let me knowAsk them to tell you
  • if anything is unclear.if something is unclear

I will send the final version by Friday.

Cue in your language · Give the date you will send the final version.

  • I will send the final versionYou will send the final version
  • by Friday.by Friday

Signing up puts this sample in your study room already prepared. You can practise with it without spending credits, and delete it once you do not need it.

What each level is for in practice

The layers above are the practice units. Lower down is shorter; higher up is about order.

Cortex
Holds writing that shares a goal. Your native and target languages are set here.
Text
Rewrite the whole thing from its meaning. The last step, and the hardest.
Paragraph
Rewrite a paragraph from one line about what it does. Order gets learned here.
Sentence
Write one sentence from its meaning. Only the ones that did not pass come back.
Chunk
When a sentence is still heavy, assemble it from chunks. Phrasing sticks here.

Now try it with your own writing.