Guided reading

A clearer way to start reading a language

Choose the route that fits today: bring a text you want to read, or start with a guided reading organised around a real-life situation. In both cases, Lira keeps the work in context.

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Guided readingA1–A2

SITUATION

Arrange an appointment

Understand a message, find the useful detail, then form a response.

Comprehension and reuse

Try the reading tool on a real sentence

Choose a language and tap an underlined phrase. The same contextual translation panel as in the reader opens.

Kurs 1 · Im Café

Goal: Commander simplement

Ich möchte , bitte.

Read it, understand it, then reuse this phrasing.
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EXPLORE LEARN

Choose a language, then a level

Guides structure reading around practical situations. Choose the one that fits your starting point.

A1–A2 · GUIDE 1

Grundlagen im Alltag

Sich vorstellen und kurze Informationen verstehen.

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A1–A2 · GUIDE 2

Unterwegs und Termine

Zeiten lesen, nachfragen und kleine Probleme lösen.

Open in Learn

Read what matters to you

Import an EPUB, a PDF, or an article. Translate in context and save the words you want to keep meeting.

Follow a guided reading

Move through a real-life situation with a clear reading goal, comprehension activities, and useful language to reuse.

Read, understand, reuse

1. Meet a situation

A focused text and a concrete purpose for reading.

2. Check understanding

Use the context, translation, and comprehension activities to make sense of what you read.

3. Keep useful language

Save words and phrases for spaced review, then meet them again in use.

A reading path, not a complete course

Guided readings give structure when you want it. They do not replace exhaustive grammar practice, correction from native speakers, or oral coaching.

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Free includes two new guided lessons a day. Premium makes guided lessons unlimited, alongside higher limits for reading.

For those who read for real

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