--- title: "AI Tutor for English Speaking, Pronunciation and Writing" description: "Practise English speaking with an AI tutor that also scores writing, reading, listening, grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, A1 to C2. In early access." canonical: https://carna.ai/en/ai-english-tutor/ lang: en dateModified: 2026-10-30T00:06:08+03:00 --- CARNA AI TUTOR · EARLY ACCESS # Speak with an AI tutor that scores all eight skills. Practise speaking out loud with Mia, the app's AI tutor, and get every skill scored on the CEFR scale: the engine schools run on today, built for one learner at a time. [Join the early-access list](https://carna.app/individual-waitlist) [Carna for Schools](https://carna.ai/en/schools/) Eight skills, each scored from 0 to 100 Preview of the Carna app, which is in early access. Everything on the screen is sample content. — THE ENGINE ## How does Carna's AI tutor score your English? Skill by skill, on the CEFR scale. The tutor runs on the engine behind Carna for Schools, so what it scores is already defined: eight skills, from speaking and pronunciation to grammar and vocabulary, each from 0 to 100; a CEFR ladder from A1 to C2; and marking that happens the moment you submit. 1. 8 skills, 0 to 100 each ### Each skill keeps its own score. Carna's learner profile scores eight skills, from grammar and vocabulary to speaking and pronunciation, each on its own scale from 0 to 100. Strong reading and weak listening stay two scores, not one average that hides the gap. 2. 9 of 11 question types marked on submission ### Marked the moment you submit. The engine holds eleven question types. Nine are marked against the answer key the moment you submit, with no waiting. Essays have no answer key, so they take a different route: in schools, to a teacher. Marked against the answer key - Single choice - Multiple answer - True or false - Fill in the blanks - Matching - Ordering - Categorization - Short answer - Numeric No answer key: a teacher marks them in schools - Essay - Coding — THE CLIMB ## From A1 to C2, one level at a time. Every Carna score sits on the CEFR scale, up to C2, which Carna calls Proficient. A1 and B1 each have an extra step, so the climb comes in eight stages. Each level has its own page: what you can do there, roughly how far it is, and how Carna practises it. Guided learning hours to reach each level 1. [A1, Beginner: 90–100 guided hours](https://carna.ai/en/learn/cefr-a1/) 2. [A2, Elementary: 180–200 guided hours](https://carna.ai/en/learn/cefr-a2/) 3. [B1, Intermediate: 350–400 guided hours](https://carna.ai/en/learn/cefr-b1/) 4. [B2, Upper-Intermediate: 500–600 guided hours](https://carna.ai/en/learn/cefr-b2/) 5. [C1, Advanced: 700–800 guided hours](https://carna.ai/en/learn/cefr-c1/) 6. [C2, Proficient: 1,000+ guided hours](https://carna.ai/en/learn/cefr-c2/) Commonly cited guided-learning-hour ranges, not a Carna measurement. Open a level for what it means in practice. Inside the app ## How do you learn English with Carna's AI tutor? In the Carna app, you speak out loud with Mia, its AI tutor. Pick a situation, from ordering in a café to a job interview, and talk it through with her; when you get stuck, Guided mode steps in with a line to try. Between calls, you answer what Carna picks for you, read along with a book and follow a plan built for your goal. A preview of the app in early access. - Talk - Practise - Read - Plan ### A tutor who listens. Choose a situation and talk it through with Mia, Carna's AI tutor. Guided mode steps in with a line to try when you get stuck. - Everyday situations with a level and a length - A line to try when you are stuck - Your microphone is on only during the call Preview of the Carna app, which is in early access. Everything on the screen is sample content. ### Questions chosen from your mistakes. Carna picks every next question from how you answered the last ones, and says why it chose it. - The reason on every question - Many kinds: gaps, pairs, sentences, true or false - What comes next, already in view Try it: four questions, four kinds. Answer on the phone. 1. Present simple Time to review what you learned Now 2. Words for size and speed You found this hard last time Now 3. Present perfect Next on your path Now 4. Reading: opening times A step toward your goal Now 5. Speaking practice · 6 min Tomorrow Preview of the Carna app, which is in early access. Everything on the screen is sample content. ### Books that are read to you. Graded readers at your level, every page narrated, the words marked as the voice reaches them. - Every page narrated - The word being read, marked - A level on every book Preview of the Carna app, which is in early access. Everything on the screen is sample content. ### A roadmap that moves with you. Your level, your goal and the stops between them, measured again after every lesson. - Where you are on the CEFR scale - Each stop, a thing you will be able to do - Measured after every lesson Preview of the Carna app, which is in early access. Everything on the screen is sample content. Learning on your own ## Carna AI Tutor, when it opens. The individual tutor is in build: no sign-up and no plan to buy yet. Leave your name and we write once, when it is ready for you. [Join the early-access list](https://carna.app/individual-waitlist) A school or a team ## Carna for Schools and Business, today. Bring a unit you are teaching this week and we show you the test it becomes, the marking, and the class picture it fills. [Book a demo](https://carna.ai/en/schools/#demo) — KEEP EXPLORING ## Where to go from here. The pages around this one: what Carna is built for, how it compares with the apps learners use most, who it is for, and where to start if you are weighing an alternative. ### Start here - [English speaking practice with AI](https://carna.ai/en/speaking-practice/) - [Is Carna free?](https://carna.ai/en/free-english-learning/) - [Carna app: sign in and install](https://carna.ai/en/app/) - [English level test](https://carna.ai/en/learn/english-level-test/) ### Use cases - [IELTS preparation](https://carna.ai/en/use-cases/ielts-prep/) - [TOEFL preparation](https://carna.ai/en/use-cases/toefl-prep/) - [Business English](https://carna.ai/en/use-cases/business-english/) - [Job interview English](https://carna.ai/en/use-cases/job-interviews/) - [Study abroad](https://carna.ai/en/use-cases/study-abroad/) - [English for migration](https://carna.ai/en/use-cases/migration/) ### Comparisons - [Carna vs Duolingo](https://carna.ai/en/compare/duolingo/) - [Carna vs Speak](https://carna.ai/en/compare/speak/) - [Carna vs Cambly](https://carna.ai/en/compare/cambly/) - [Carna vs ELSA Speak](https://carna.ai/en/compare/elsa-speak/) ### Who it's for - [For professionals](https://carna.ai/en/for/professionals/) - [For students](https://carna.ai/en/for/students/) - [For beginners](https://carna.ai/en/for/beginners/) - [For immigrants and expats](https://carna.ai/en/for/immigrants/) - [For teachers](https://carna.ai/en/for/teachers/) ### Alternatives - [Alternatives to Duolingo](https://carna.ai/en/alternatives/duolingo-alternatives/) - [Alternatives to Speak](https://carna.ai/en/alternatives/speak-alternatives/) - [Alternatives to Cambly](https://carna.ai/en/alternatives/cambly-alternatives/) - [Alternatives to Babbel](https://carna.ai/en/alternatives/babbel-alternatives/) - [Alternatives to ELSA](https://carna.ai/en/alternatives/elsa-alternatives/) FAQ ## Questions about the tutor. Straight answers about a product that is still in build. Looking for free speaking practice today? [The best AI English tutors in 2026, free and paid](https://carna.ai/en/blog/best-ai-english-tutor-2026/) ### How can I practise English speaking with AI? By talking it through, out loud, with an AI tutor. In the Carna app that tutor is Mia: you pick an everyday situation, each with its level and length, and choose how much help you want: Conversation, Guided or Check. Your microphone is on only during the call, and no recording is kept. The app is in early access. ### What is an AI English tutor? Software that teaches and scores English, rather than a person who does. Carna's version scores eight skills — speaking, writing, reading, listening, grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and general English — on the CEFR scale from A1 to C2, and marks nine of eleven question types the moment you submit. It is built on the engine that runs Carna for Schools today. ### Is Carna AI Tutor open to individual learners? Not yet. The individual tutor is in build, so there is no individual sign-up and no individual plan to buy. The early-access list is how you get in first: one email when it opens, no drip campaign. Schools and businesses run on Carna today and can book a demo. ### What is the best AI tutor for English speaking? It depends on what you want to work on. Our comparison of the best AI English tutors in 2026, free and paid, puts the speaking apps side by side. Carna's tutor is for learners who want speaking practice with Mia in one app that also teaches, reviews and scores eight skills on the CEFR scale. It is in early access. ### What is the best free app to practise English speaking? The Carna app will open with a free plan, but it is not open yet: it is in early access, and joining the list is free. For free speaking practice today, our comparison of the best AI English tutors in 2026 lists what each app gives you free. ### Can an AI English tutor replace a human teacher? No, and Carna is not built to. In Carna for Schools every AI grade is a suggestion a teacher decides, and the tutor for individuals runs on the same engine. What the software does well is volume and consistency: it marks what has an answer key the moment you submit, and it keeps a score for each of eight skills. A teacher still does the parts that need a person. ### How does AI English tutoring work in Carna? You work through material written for a CEFR level: reading, listening dialogues voiced so each speaker sounds different, grammar and vocabulary practice, and writing and speaking tasks. Questions with an answer key are marked on submission; speaking and writing are scored with a CEFR level. Everything sits on one scale, A1 to C2, so your level means the same thing in every skill. ### Is AI English tutoring good for IELTS preparation? Carna's writing and speaking tasks are scored on the CEFR scale, and each grading in the report shows the IELTS band beside its level; the IELTS preparation page shows how exam classes use that. The individual tutor is not open yet, so today the way in is the early-access list; language schools and exam classes can run on Carna for Schools now. ### What level of English do I need to start? None. Carna's material starts at A1, the first CEFR level, and runs to C2 in eight stages, so there is a first lesson for a complete beginner and a last one for a proficient user. The level pages describe what you can do at each step and roughly how many guided hours each one takes. ## One quiet email when it opens. The individual tutor is still in build: no sign-up, no plan to buy, and no date we would promise. Leave your name on the early-access list and we write once, when it is ready for you. [Join the early-access list](https://carna.app/individual-waitlist) [Carna for Schools](https://carna.ai/en/schools/)