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Preparing for a Live Class

How IMMERSE recommends prepping for your upcoming in-person class.

Updated over a week ago

Get ready to supercharge your learning! This guide will walk you through everything you need to know to feel confident and prepared for your upcoming IMMERSE live class. We'll cover how to access essential Prep Materials (practice activities) and share valuable tips to help you make the most of every session. Let's dive in and get you hyped for an engaging and effective learning experience!


Accessing the Live-Class Prep Material

Each learning outcome and lesson in IMMERSE includes about 15 minutes of prep materials that include 3 self-guided practice activities. These are designed to help you prepare before lessons and review afterward. Some activities are created by our expert language Guides, while others are powered by AI.

For a Booked Class

You can easily find the preparation materials for a class you've already booked:

From your Home Tab

  1. Log in to IMMERSE and enter your Homeroom.

  2. On the Home tab, find your booked class under My Upcoming Lessons.

  3. Hover over the lesson you want to prepare for.

  4. Click > “Practice” to start the Prep Material

From your Schedule Tab

  1. Log in to Immerse and enter your Homeroom.

  2. On the Schedule tab, find your booked class.

  3. Hover over the class you want to prepare for.

  4. Click > “Practice” to start the Prep Material

👩🏼‍🏫 Guide Tip: Click on the “View on Learning Path” option when hovering over your booked classes, to complete the associated Self-Paced Lesson as practice before jumping into the live class. These lessons are also great for reviewing afterwards!

For an Unbooked Class

You can still access practice activities even if you haven't booked a specific class time:

From the learning path:

  1. Click > Learning Path

  2. Go to desired section if other than current one

  3. Toggle on Live Class Toggle

  4. Hover over Live Class tile

  5. Click > Prepare

  6. Hover over desired activity

  7. Click > Practice

From the Schedule page (only accessible if you have Live classes on your plan):

  1. Click > Schedule

  2. Select a date

  3. Select a class and time

  4. Click > Practice

  5. Hover over desired activity

  6. Click > Practice again

From a floating Live Class tile on the Learning path:

  1. Click > Learning Path

  2. Find a floating class tile and hover over it

  3. Click > Book

  4. Select a time

  5. Click > Practice

💭 Can I access this practice material with no access to Live Classes?

Practice activities associated with live classes remain accessible to users, even if their plan does not include live class access. There simply will not be a Book option.


The Prep Material Explained

​​Each learning outcome has an associated study space where you can practice vocabulary, pronunciation, and conversations related to the lesson content, often times to prepare for a live class.

🎓 Recommended Practice Plan

  • Before your lesson: Focus on flashcards and pronunciation activities to build confidence.

  • After your lesson: Work on the fill-in-the-blank and Guided Conversation activities to reinforce what you’ve learned.

Flashcards

Flashcards help you recognize words and phrases you might encounter in your lesson.

  • Reveal Button: Select to reveal the definition or image.

  • Mark as Known: Thumbs up to remove from your current list once you've learned it.

  • Mark as Unknown: Thumbs down to shuffle it back in for more practice.

  • Vocabulary Bank: See all words/phrases, marked as Green(known) or Red (unknown). Red words turn green when marked as known.

  • Listen to Example: Select the speaker button to hear the word or phrase spoken.

  • Progress Bar: Shows your progress as you mark words as known.

Fill in the Blank

This activity quizzes you on new words and phrases by presenting phrases with a missing word and three options to choose from.

  • Answer options: Select one to see if your answer is correct.

  • Progress Bar: Shows your progress as you answer each phrase.

Pronunciation

Practice pronouncing words and phrases and receive feedback on your performance.

Color Scale Quality Indicator

  • Red: Poor pronunciation, try again!

  • Yellow: Weak pronunciation but closer, needs work!

  • Yellow Green: Good Pronunciation, needs some fine tuning!

  • Green: Great Pronunciation, nailed it!

Pronunciation Score - Grading/Rating Parameters

  • Accuracy: How closely your speech matches a native speaker.

  • Completeness: How many words you pronounced compared to the reference.

  • Fluency: How naturally your speech flows.

Feature Options:

  • Record your voice: Select the record button to speak.

  • Listen to Example: Select the speaker button to hear the word or phrase spoken.

  • Pronunciation feedback: Visual representation of your performance.

  • Listen to your recording: Hear your own voice.

  • Try again: Redo the pronunciation.

  • Next Word or Phrase: Move to the next item.

  • Progress Bar: Shows your progress as you complete each word or phrase.

ℹ️ Navigating Between the Prep Material Practice Activities

To switch activities in a lesson, click the three-lined button in the upper right. A confirmation screen will appear, warning that unsaved progress in the current activity will be lost. It is advised to complete the current activity or accept the loss of unsaved work before proceeding.


Other Recommendations

Community Scene AI Avatar Conversation Partners

Want to check your understanding? Use the open-conversation AI Avatar in the Practice Scenes to test yourself! Try directing the conversation toward the grammar points or topics you want to practice. This helps you see how well you can apply what you've learned in a free-flowing conversation before or after class!

You can speak to the AI practice avatar in any language, and the dialogue box will automatically translate your words.

Using Your Class Notes

During a lesson, your Guide will send you notes and phrases that you can save for later review. You can access these notes during and after the session from either VR or a computer. Here are some ways to use class notes for review or future aid.

  1. Review Past Class Notes - You can review notes from previous classes in the Review tab of your Homeroom. Each past class is listed in chronological order (newest to oldest) and displays:

    1. Language Function Icon (symbol)

    2. Level

    3. Language Function Name

    4. Class Title

    5. Date of Class ✨ After selecting "View Notes," you'll also see:

    6. Instructor/Guide who led the session

    7. Location/Scene where the session was held

  2. Create Your Own Personalized Notes with +MyNotes - All Past Class Notes are saved permanently by default. To create a personalized note list, you can selectively save key terms using the +MyNotes feature. This lets you save specific vocabulary or concepts for later use and review.


Frequently Asked Questions

Why aren’t the practice activities marked as completed after I’ve done them?

Practice activities are always available for you to revisit whenever you need to refresh your understanding of a specific lesson's learning objective. We do not mark them as complete after an attempt because our intention is for you to utilize them multiple times. Additionally, they do not contribute to your level progression, so completing them is not mandatory.

Why don’t the practice activities count towards my level progression?

Self-Paced lessons are the only activities that count towards your level progression. While Live Classes and their preparatory materials are optional for leveling up, they are designed to extend your learning. These practice opportunities, though marked as complete on the Learning Path with a red check, serve to expand upon concepts introduced in Self-Paced Lessons.

Do I have to complete the practice activities or associated Self-Paced Lesson in order to attend the Live Class I booked?

Not at all! Completing the associated prep material/practice activities, or the Self-Paced Lesson version is not required to book and attend Live Classes. However, Live Class completion will not contribute to leveling up progress.

Do I need to change the level on my account to match the level of a booked class I am trying to access the practice activities for?

This used to be the case, but in our most recent September 2025 update we removed this requirement! You can now access all prep activities for any booked class regardless of the level your account is set to. Keep in mind you'll still need to switch to that level in order to view your booked class on the Learning Path or Schedule itself.


❓ Questions about how to prep for a live class or the practice activities themselves? Send our support team a message at [email protected].

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