Creating Your Own Practice Activities

After signing in, choose Activities in the sidebar. This is where you find the personal practice activities you create or copy from the community library.

• Students — use All, To do, Class, and Mine to switch between class assignments and personal practice. Your own activities appear in Mine.
• Independent learners — Activities is your personal activity library. Your Dashboard also gives you quick access to the AI Activity Builder.
• Create activities in any supported language for travel, work, socializing, or extra practice on a learning goal.

Lemon says: Personal practice lets you focus on topics you care about. If you also have class assignments, keep checking those separately so you know what your instructor expects.

Choose "Create Activity" on the Activities page to open the creation options. The same button may also appear when your activity list is empty.

• Create with AI — describe what you want to practice and review the activity the AI drafts.
• Explore Library — browse community-shared activities, copy one, and customize it when needed.
• Start from Scratch — open the Activity Editor and build the activity manually.

Lemon says: "Create with AI" is a quick way to start. You can review and edit the result before practicing.

Describe the scenario in plain language, choose the target language and proficiency level, and provide the details you want the AI to use. You can upload supporting files such as vocabulary lists or readings for additional context.

• Explain the situation, your role, your AI partner's role, and what you want to improve.
• Answer any follow-up questions and review the generated draft.
• Check the language, level, objectives, and scenario before saving or practicing.

Lemon says: Try: "I am traveling to Tokyo and want to practice checking into a hotel in Japanese." Add your level and any vocabulary you want to work on.

Whether you use AI or start from scratch, the Activity Editor organizes your activity into four sections: Basic Info, Objectives, Scenario, and Evaluation. On smaller screens, the navigation may show section numbers instead of names.

Lemon says: You can move between sections and refine as you go. Save your draft when you want to come back later.

Set the essentials that appear on your activity card and before a practice session.

• Title — a clear name, such as "Ordering at a Restaurant".
• Description — a brief overview of the scenario and what you will practice.
• Language — the language you will practice in.
• Duration — the minimum and maximum practice time. Reach the minimum during a session to receive feedback.

Lemon says: Keep the title descriptive but concise so you can recognize the activity when you return.

Define what you want to learn. These settings shape how the AI guides the conversation and what your feedback focuses on.

• Learning objectives — specific goals for what you want to improve; add or reorder objectives to reflect your priorities.
• Target proficiency level — select your level and add context if needed so the AI can adjust its complexity.
• Target vocabulary & phrases — a private language bank the AI can use naturally during the conversation. It is not displayed as a vocabulary list during practice.
• Help & tips for students — notes you can open from Details during practice. These notes are separate from the AI's instructions.

Lemon says: Be specific about your learning objectives. They connect the conversation to the skills you want to build.

Design the conversation situation and your AI partner's role and behavior.

• Scenario context — describe the situation, such as "You are a server at a tapas restaurant in Madrid. The learner is a customer."
• AI role and behavior — describe who your partner is and how they should respond, such as a friendly waiter or a chatty neighbor.
• Speaking style — adjust the pace, formality, and response length.
• AI voice — choose a voice and use the preview to hear it.
• Review the available support settings, including how the AI handles mistakes or helps when you get stuck.

Lemon says: Try the voice preview. A voice and speaking pace that fit the scenario can make practice feel more natural.

Choose the areas covered in your post-conversation feedback. Personal activities use learner feedback; rubric and instructor proficiency insight controls are not available in the student or independent learner editor.

• Select feedback areas that match your learning objectives, such as grammar, vocabulary, communication, or cultural awareness.
• With no feedback areas selected, you still receive a summary, but no area-by-area breakdown.
• Open Advanced settings to choose Feedback reading level (Simple or Standard), Amount of detail (Brief, Standard, or Thorough), and the feedback Language.
• Feedback language controls the explanations. Corrections and phrases to say remain in the activity's target language; these settings do not change the conversation language.

Lemon says: If your objective is to improve vocabulary, include vocabulary in your feedback areas. Choose explanations that are comfortable for you to read.

Use a field's "Edit with AI" button (sparkle icon) to request changes to that field. Use "Ask AI" near the top of the editor for broader changes to the activity.

Lemon says: The AI uses the activity context to keep suggestions consistent. Review the updated fields before saving, and use Undo if a change does not fit your goals.