Effortless English with A.J. Hoge
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LEVEL 1
1.1. Day of the Dead
1.2 A Kiss
1.3 Bubba’s Food
1.4. Changed
1.5. Drag
1.6. Intimacy
1.7. Secret Love
1.8. The Race
LEVEL 2
2.1. Bad Choices
2.2. Double Standard
2.3. Greek Family
2.4. Longtime Affair
2.5. Lost Custody
2.6. Meddling Mother-In-Law
2.7. Nudist
2.8. Obsessive Behavior
LEVEL 3
3.1. Cafe Puccini
3.2. Disobedience 20
3.3. Emotionally Intel Husbands
3.4. First Battle 25
3.5. Jack Kerouac, King of the Beats
3.6. Lifestyle Diseases
3.7. The Role of Media 1
3.8. The Role of Media 2
3.9. Mind Maps
3.10. Microsoft’s Cyber Censorship
3.11. Neo-Bedouins
3.12. New Year's Resolutions
3.13. No Belief
3.14. Storytelling
3.15. Thriving On Chaos
3.16. TPR & Listen First
3.17. Our Universal Journey
3.18. Validation
3.19. Vipassana
3.20. Worthy Goals
LEVEL 4
4 .1. Hitch 1
4 .2. Hitch 2
4.3. Hitch 3
*BONUS*
1. The Key to Excellent Speaking
2. Learning Languaes Like Children
3. Seven Rules to Speak English Excellently
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1. Listening Is The Key
English quickly and easily... WITHOUT translation. Fluency means you can talk easily with native speakers-- they easily understand you, and you easily understand them. In fact, you speak and understand instantly.
Fluency is your most important English goal.
The research is clear-- there is only ONE way to get fluency. You do not get fluency by reading textbooks. You do not get fluency by going to English schools. You do not get fluency by studying grammar rules.
To get English fluency, you must have a lot of understandable repetitive listening. That is the ONLY way. To be a FANTASTIC English speaker, you must learn English with your ears, not with your eyes. In other words, you must listen. Your ears are the key to excellent speaking.
What kind of listening is best? Well, it must be understandable and must be repetitive. Both of those words are important-- Understandable and Repetitive.
If you don't understand, you learn nothing. You will not improve. That's why listening to English TV does not help you. You don't understand most of it. It is too difficult. It is too fast.
Its obvious right? If you do not understand, you will not improve. So, the best listening material is EASY. That’s right, you should listen mostly to easy English. Most students listen to English that is much too difficult. They don’t understand enough, and so they learn slowly. Listen to easier English, and your speaking will improve faster!
Understanding is Only Half The Formula.
Understanding is not enough. You must also have a lot of repetition. If you hear a new word only once, you will soon forget it. If you hear it 5 times, you will still probably forget it!
You must hear new words and new grammar many times before you will understand them instantly.
How many times is necessary? Most people must hear a new word 30 times to remember it forever.
To know a word and instantly understand it, you probably need to hear it 50-100 times!
The Key To Excellent Speaking
That's why I tell my students to listen to all of my lessons many times. I tell them to listen to the Mini-Stories, the Vocab Lessons, The Point-of-View Stories, and the Audio articles everyday. I recommend that they listen to each lesson a total of 30 times (for example, 2 times a day for two weeks).
So, the two most important points are: listen to easier English and listen to each thing many times.
Suggestions For Powerful Listening and Excellent Speaking
1. Practice “Narrow Listening”
“Narrow listening” means listening to many things about the same topic. This method is more powerful than trying to listen to many different kinds of things. Students who listen to similar things learn faster and speak better than students who listen to different kinds of things.
For example, you can choose one speaker and find many things by him. Listen to all of his podcasts, audio books, and speeches. This is powerful because all speakers have favorite vocabulary and grammar. They naturally repeat these many times. By listening to many things by the same person, you automatically get a lot of vocabulary repetition. You learn faster and deeper!
Another example is to choose one topic to focus on. For example, you could read an easy book, listen to the same audio book, listen to a podcast about the book, and watch the movie.
I did this with my class in San Francisco. We read “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”. Then we listened to the audio book. Then we watched (and listened to) the movie. Then we listened to interviews with actors in the movie. My students learned a lot of vocabulary in a short time, and their speaking improved very quickly.
2. Divide Your Listening Time
Which is better: to listen for two hours without a break, or to divide that time during the day? Well, dividing your listening time is best.
By dividing your time throughout the day, you remember more and learn faster. So its much better to listen 30 minutes in the morning, then 30 minutes in the car or train, then 30 minutes coming home from work, then 30 minutes before sleep. In fact, this is the exact schedule I recommend to my students!
3. Use an iPod or MP3 Player
iPods are fantastic. You can put a big listening library on one. Then you can carry your English lessons everywhere. You can learn English while walking, while shopping, in the car, in a train, while cooking,....... With an iPod or MP3 player, you don’t have to worry about CDs. Also, you can find a lot of English listening on the internet. You can find lessons, stories, podcasts, TV shows, interviews, and audio books. Simply download the audio, put it on your iPod.. and learn English anywhere!
4. Listen To Movies
Movies are great for learning English BUT you must use them correctly. Don’t watch all of an English movie. You will not understand it, and therefore you will not learn anything.
Only watch one scene or segment per week (maybe 2-3 minutes). Follow this method:
a) First, watch the scene with subtitles in your language. This will help you understand the general meaning.
b) Second, watch the scene with English subtitles. Pause. Use a dictionary to find new words you don’t understand. Write the new sentences in a notebook.
c) Listen to the scene a few times, with English subtitles. Do not pause.
d) Listen to the scene a few times, without subtitles.
e) Repeat a) - d) everyday for one week.
On the second week, go to the next scene/segment and repeat again. It will take you a long time to finish a movie. That’s OK, because you will improve your listening and speaking VERY FAST. This method is powerful-- use it!
5. Read and Listen at the Same Time
Listening and Reading together are very powerful. While you listen to something, also read it. This will improve your pronunciation.
Reading while listening also helps you understand more difficult material. Read and listen to learn faster. After you do this a few times, put away the text and just listen. You will understand a lot more and you will improve faster. Always try to find both audio and text materials.
To start, you can read my blog and listen to my podcast at:
Text
http://www.EffortlessEnglishClub.blogspot.com
Audio
http://www.EffortlessEnglish.libsyn.com
Another great idea is to get both a book and its audio book (ie. the above example of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”).
6 Months To Excellent English Speaking
Follow the above suggestions (and the 7 Rules in my email course) and you will speak excellent English.
I have been teaching over 10 years. Every student who follows these methods succeeds. Always! The Effortless English method is the key to speaking excellent English. It is the key to fluency.
You only need 6 months-- 6 months and you will speak easily to native speakers. 6 months and you will speak quickly and naturally. 6 months and you feel relaxed when you speak English.
You have tried the old ways. You tried textbooks. You tried schools. You tried grammar study.
It is time to try something new!
Good luck. I wish you success with your English learning!
A.J. Hoge
Director
Effortless English
By Dr. J. Marvin Brown
In 1984, the American University Language Center in Bangkok started using a new approach to teach the Thai language. The method is called ‘The Listening Approach’. In more recent years it’s become known as ‘Automatic Language Growth’.
The method says that any attempt to speak (or even think about language), before automatic speaking comes, will cause damage and limit final results! In other words, the method uses a very long "silent period".
During the "silent period", students focus only on listening. After 6 - 12 months of intensive listening, students begin to speak spontaneously and naturally-- without effort and without thinking!
ONE - THE CHILD’S SECRET
Everyone knows that when people move to a new country the children will eventually speak the language natively and the adults won’t. The normal explanation is that children have a special ‘talent’ that they lose as they grow up.
Teachers said that for adults, languages should be taught and studied instead of learned naturally.
But are we any better with present language teaching? Why, for example, do adults in Central Africa do better when they move to a new language community than our modern students do? Could it be that early teachers were mistaken? Maybe adults can do what children do. Maybe it’s just adult behavior (not lack of talent) that prevents them from succeeding.
THE MISTAKE – Children can do something that adults cannot.
THE UNASKED QUESTION – What would happen if an adult were to just listen for a year without speaking?
OUR ANSWER – Both adults and children can do it right, but only adults can do it wrong.
Imagine a 4 year-old child and an adult reacting to somebody talking to them in a foreign language.
The child most often just listens, while the adult usually tries to talk back.
Now imagine that ‘not trying to speak’ was the child’s secret. It makes sense that listening to things that are always right would build the language right, while saying things that are always wrong would build it wrong.
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2. Learning Languages Like Children
What would happen if adults were to do the same thing children do, (that is, just listen for a year without trying to say anything).
In 1984, the AUA language center in Bangkok started doing exactly this in its Thai classes. The students just listened for as much as a year without speaking at all. We found that adults get almost the same results that children do. If adults understand natural talk, in real situations, without trying to say anything, for a whole year, then fluent speaking with clear pronunciation will come automatically.
It seems that the difference between adults and children is not that adults have lost the ability to do it right-- but that children haven’t yet gained the ability to do it wrong (that is, to destroy it with forced speaking).
Forced speaking damages adults. Consciously thinking of one’s sentences – with translations, rules, substitutions, or any other kind of thinking prevents you from speaking like a native.
Natural speaking (speaking that comes automatically) won’t cause damage (not even when it’s wrong). The damage doesn’t come from being wrong; it comes from thinking about the language.
What we’re suggesting is this. The reason that children always end up as native speakers is because they learn to speak by listening. And the reason that adults don’t is because they learn to speak by speaking.
Adults talk too much.
The formula is this: ‘Listen’, ‘Don’t speak’, and ‘Be patient’. And now it appears that this is not only the child’s secret. It’s everybody’s secret. And while children do it more faithfully, adults can do it faster.
TWO - HOW ALG WORKS
Most language teachers are constantly telling their students to try to speak as much as they can, and to think carefully before they say anything, so they’ll get it right. And now I’m saying that this kind of speaking and thinking is the exact thing that prevents adults from learning languages well.
THREE – PUTTING ALG IN THE CLASSROOM
We look at children who have moved to a new country, and we see them ‘listen, laugh, and stare’. The child’s secret; ears open, mouths shut, no tests. They become near-native within two years.
Then we look into language classrooms around the world, and we see just the opposite; ears practically closed (the students use their eyes instead), mouths open, and a lot of tests. Very few of these students become near-native.
Two things are needed for modern students.
First, they need experiences in the language that are so interesting (fun, exciting, suspenseful, etc.), that the students forget that a new language is being used.
And second, the students understanding must be high enough to learn - and this means 80-100% from the very first day!
It takes a lot of work to train teachers to be both interesting and understandable. But it is the secret to success! Interesting and understandable listening, and a long "silent period", is the key to speaking like a native.
RESOURCES
Free Email Course: 7 Rules for Excellent English
http://www.EffortlessEnglishClub.com/free.html
Effortless English Lessons
http://www.EffortlessEnglishClub.com
Automatic Language Growth (Dr. J. Marvin Brown)
http://www.algworld.com
Dr. Stephen Krashen: Language Learning Research
http://www.sdkrashen.com
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7 Rules to Speak English Excellently
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My name is A.J. Hoge. I live in San Francisco, USA. I am an English teacher. I have a Masters degree in Teaching English. I enjoy travel, SCUBA diving, motorcycle riding, movies, and learning Spanish.
I will teach you a new method for learning. I will teach you how to study-- to speak English faster and more easily.
***Your First Suggestion
Imagine speaking English automatically... without thinking. The words come out of your mouth easily, and fast. You understand instantly.
To do this, you must change the way you study English. Your first action is to stop studying English words. What?
Stop studying English words.
That's right, do not memorize words. Native speakers do not learn English by remembering single words. Native speakers learn phrases.
Phrases are GROUPS of words that naturally go together.
**Learn 4x Faster
Research by Dr. James Asher proves that learning with phrases is 4-5 times faster than studying individual words. 4-5 Times Faster.
Also, students who learn phrases have much better grammar.
***RULE 1: Always Study and Review Phrases, Not Individual Words
Never study a single, individual word. Never.
When you find a new word, always write down The Phrase it is in. Always. When you review, always review all of the phrase,.. not the word.
Collect phrases. Your speaking and grammar will improve 4-5 times faster. Never again study a single word. Never write a single word in your notebook, always write the complete phrase.
Learn Phrases Only.
**Your Next Tip Comes Tomorrow
During this week, I will teach you 7 rules for learning English. I will send you a new rule each day, for 7 days.
I look forward to helping you improve your English!
Have a great day :)
Cheers,
AJ Hoge
Hi. How are you? Are you having a good day? I'm doing fine. Let's get started with Day 2 of your email course.
** A Story From Angelina
"My name is Angelina and I'm a student from Paraguay. When I started learning with A.J., I couldn't speak any English. I had studied English grammar many years, but I couldn't speak.
The first day with A.J.'s Effortless English I thought I would study grammar. However, he surprised me because he never taught grammar rules.
Instead, he told a story. He told it many times, in a strange way. He constantly asked questions, and I answered the questions. The questions were super-easy.
Honestly, I was a little confused. I thought he was kind of a crazy teacher :) I thought I needed to learn more grammar.
I continued with Effortless English and then, after only two weeks, something amazing happened. My speaking improved! My friends asked me, 'How are you improving so quickly?'
I realized that A.J. was quite clever, and the stories and questions and articles were teaching me to speak English, without studying grammar rules. Wow!"
Angelina is a great student. She learned extra fast because she listened to Effortless English 5 hours a day. However, you can improve with just one hour a day. You can get the same results... but you must follow Rule 2.
**RULE 2: Don't Study Grammar
Angelina quickly improved speaking-- when she stopped studying grammar. This is your second rule.
Stop studying grammar. Stop studying grammar.
Right now. Stop. Put away your grammar books and textbooks.
Grammar rules teach you to think about English, you want to speak automatically-- without thinking!
With Effortless English, you learn English without grammar study. Your speaking improves quickly. You succeed. You speak English naturally.
So Rule 2 is: Don't Study Grammar!
*The Vital Secret For English Learning Power
In the next email, I will discuss the most important rule for speaking English easily.
Have a great day and continue to improve your English :)
Take Care,
AJ Hoge
PS: Ignacio Almandoz wrote and said:
"I've just sucessfully downloaded the 'A Kiss' lesson set. Congratulations on your teaching program! I'm learning a lot through your lessons!"
Hi! This is A.J. again, with the next day of your 7 Rules Email Course. I really enjoy emailing you and helping you improve English.
Today is the most important rule.
Most schools ignore it.
** A Story
Humberto is from Venezuela. He moved to Canada a few years ago. He studied English in Venezuela for many years-- mostly grammar.
In fact, Humberto learned English with his eyes- by reading textbooks, by studying grammar books, by remembering word lists.
He thought his English was good. But when he came to Canada he was surprised and shocked-- he couldn't understand anyone!
He joined an English school in Canada. He went to school everyday.
What did they teach him? More textbooks, more grammar books, more word lists!
After 12 months of school, Humberto was angry and frustrated. The school cost over $10,000 for one year-- but he still could not speak English. He didn't know what to do.
He said: "I couldn't believe it A.J. After one year, I still couldn't speak English. I told the teacher, 'this is a waste of time'. I was very upset.
Thank God I found a better way. Now I can speak English. I understand native speakers. I talk to Canadians every day. I feel confident. I can't believe I wasted so much time with schools... and so much money too!"
**RULE 3: The Most Important Rule-- Listen First
What is the rule that Humberto found? Simple. The rule is listening.
Listening, listening, listening.
You must listen to UNDERSTANDABLE English. You must listen to English EVERYDAY. Don't read textbooks. Listen to English.
Its simple. That is the key to your English success. Stop reading textbooks. Start listening everyday.
**Learn With Your Ears, Not Your Eyes
In most schools, you learn English with your eyes. You read textbooks.
You study grammar rules.
Effortless English is a listening system. You learn English with your ears, not your eyes. You listen 1-3 hours every day.
Your speaking improves quickly. You speak English easily-- just like Humberto.
Spend most of your study time listening- that is the key to great speaking.
* The Next Powerful Method
Good luck. I know you can do it.
Have a great day. Enjoy these emails and enjoy your English learning!
Take Care,
AJ Hoge
PS: Hiroshi Ichikawa writes:
"Hi AJ, Ever since I joined Effortless English Club, I have been listening to every lesson I downloaded into my MP3 player for 5-6 hours a day.
Whenever my boss is not around, I put a headphone on and start listening to them!"
Hi. Its me again ;) I hope you are feeling good and are enjoying the 7 Rules Email Course. Here's rule 4.
**Rule 4: A Story
Hyun, a student from Korea, said:
"Im a very serious student. When studying English in Korea, I memorized 50,000 English words for a big test. Fifty Thousand!
My problem was-- I couldn't USE them. I could pass an English test. But I could not understand native speakers.
With Effortless English, I learned to instantly understand English. I learned how to automatically use vocabulary. After 6 months, I could speak easily. I didn't need to think.
Thanks so much!"
**RULE 4: Slow, Deep Learning Is Best
Hyun learned a lot of words in a short time. Her learning was short and shallow. That's why she quickly forgot the words. That's why she could not use them.
The secret to speaking easily is to learn every word & phrase DEEPLY.
Its not enough to know a definition. Its not enough to remember for a test. You must put the word deep into your brain.
To speak English easily, you must repeat each lesson many times.
You must learn English deeply.
Learn deeply, speak easily. Learn deeply, speak easily.
How do you learn deeply? Easy-- just repeat all lessons or listening many times. For example, if you have an audio book, listen to the first chapter 30 times before you go to the second chapter. You could listen to the first chapter 3 times each day, for 10 days.
**Deep Learning Of Grammar
What about grammar? How do you learn it deeply, without studying grammar rules?
I'll tell you in the next email.
Have a great day :)
A.J. Hoge
PS: Mona Hassan of Palestine wrote:
"I downloaded many English lessons and everyday I listen to them 1 hour a day. In short -THEY'RE GREAT!"
Hi. How are you today? Are you having a great day? I'm doing well.
Today I'm back to explain Rule 5. I hope you are enjoying these emails :)
On Day 2, I told you never to study grammar rules. But, of course, you want to use correct English grammar.
Maybe you are thinking, "How can I learn English grammar if I don't study English grammar rules?"
Well, today I will tell you.
I will teach you a way to learn grammar naturally. Use this method and your grammar will improve automatically. You will automatically use the correct verb tense. You won't think. You won't try.
**Rule 5: A Story
Miyuki did very well on grammar tests. She knew all of the grammar rules. She knew English verbs.
But Miyuki had a problem. She couldn't USE the grammar in a real conversation. She could explain the past tense, but when speaking, she would say "Yesterday I GO to school".
Miyuki was confused. How could her grammar tests be so good, but her speaking so bad?
Miyuki said:
"Before Effortless English, I knew all the grammar rules, but I couldn't speak correctly. I couldn't feel English grammar. After using Point of View stories, I feel it and use it correctly.
Now my grammar is great when I speak. I never think about it, I just automatically use correct grammar. Thank you A.J.!"
Miyuki learned this grammar naturally. She never studied grammar rules. How did she do it?
First she listened to a short story in the present tense. She listened to it everyday.
Then, she listened to the exact SAME story-- but this time it started with "10 years ago...." She learned to "feel" the past tense by listening to this story.
Next, I gave her the exact same story. This time, it started with "Since 2004..." Miyuki learned to FEEL the perfect tenses by listening to this story.
Finally, I gave her the exact same story... beginning with "Next year". She learned to FEEL the future tense simply by listening to this story.
***RULE 5: Use Point Of View Mini-Stories
I call these stories "Point Of View Mini-Stories". They are the most powerful way to learn and use English grammar automatically.
Use Point of View Stories for Automatic Grammar
Use Point of View Stories for Automatic Grammar
You must learn grammar by listening to real English. The best way is to listen to the same story... told in different times (points of view): Past, Perfect, Present, Future.
How do you do this? Easy! Find a story or article in the present tense.
Then ask your native speaker tutor to write it again in the Past, with Perfect tenses, and in the Future. Finally, ask him to read and record these stories for you.
Then you can listen to stories with many different kinds of grammar. You don't need to know the grammar rules. Just listen to the Point of View stories and you will improve grammar automatically!
You can also find Point of View lessons and use them to learn grammar automatically.
It is powerful. It is simple. It is successful. You will succeed. You will use correct grammar naturally and automatically.
This is the secret to English grammar.
**How To Learn Real English
In the next email, I will tell you how to avoid textbooks and learn only real English.
I guarantee you will succeed. Don't quit. You can do it :)
Have a great day!
Good luck with your English learning,
A.J. Hoge
Hi again :) It's me, your English teacher... with another rule!
I want you to think about something today: You have studied English for more than 4 years- why do you still have trouble understanding native speakers?
Nothing is wrong with you. Something is wrong with the schools you went to, and the textbooks you used. English textbooks and audio tapes are horrible.
You never learned REAL English.
You learned TEXTBOOK English.
**How To Understand Native Speakers
Megdelio studied English for 5 years in Venezuela. Teachers said he was an advanced student.
When he came to the USA he felt good. He was excited to meet Americans. He was ready. He wrote:
"One day I tried to talk to an American woman and everything changed.
The woman started talking-- and I couldn't understand her. Not at all!
Her pronunciation was totally different than the textbook tapes and CDs I listened to. She used idioms, slang, and many casual phrases.
I was totally confused. That's when I realized I needed to learn real English!"
**You Must Learn Real English
I taught Megdelio to learn with real English materials-- learning the English we use everyday in conversations, books, movies, TV shows, comic books, audio books, articles, newspapers, magazines, and podcasts.
**Stop Learning Textbook English
If you want to understand native speakers, you must stop learning English from textbook tapes and CDs.
To learn real English, you must listen to English that native speakers listen to. You must watch what they watch. You must read what they read.
Listen only to real English. Listen only to real English
Listen only to real English.
How do you learn Real English? It's easy. Stop using textbooks. Instead, listen only to real English movies, TV shows, audio books, audio articles, stories, and talk radio shows. Use real English materials.
After 6 months of real English, Megdelio could speak easily. He could understand real English from real native speakers. You will too.
**RULE 6: Only Use Real English Lessons & Materials
You learn real English if you want to understand native speakers and speak easily. Use real magazines, audio articles, TV shows, movies, radio talk shows, and audio books.
Learn Real English, Not Textbook English
Learn Real English, Not Textbook English
**The Final Rule
In the next email, I will tell you the final rule. I'll teach you how to speak 2-3 times faster.
Until then, have a great day and enjoy learning English!
Good luck,
Hi. Today is the last rule! Remember, I promised to send you 8 emails.
Today is number 7 :)
Today is the last Rule, and it is the easiest:
Most English CDs use "listen and repeat". The speaker says something in English, and you repeat exactly what they said. This method is a failure.
**Rule 7: A Story
Emi, a Japanese woman, had a problem. Her speaking was SLOW. She could not answer questions quickly.
Emi listened to many English tapes and CDs. She listened. She repeated what the speaker said.
Emi emailed me. I recommended "Listen & Answer" lessons. I told her not to use "listen and repeat". I told her to use "Listen & Answer" Mini-Stories.
I told her that "listen and repeat" is not enough-- when you repeat, you only copy the speaker. But when you hear a question and you ANSWER it- - you must think in English.
After using listen & ANSWER lessons for just 4 months, her speaking was fast, easy, and automatic.
Emi was excited. She wrote: "The lessons are FANTASTIC! I love them. My speaking is so much faster now. I understand quickly and I can now speak English without thinking.
I can't believe it!"
**RULE 7: Listen and Answer, not Listen and Repeat
Use Listen & Answer Mini-Story Lessons
Use Listen & Answer Mini-Story Lessons
In each Mini-Story Lesson, a speaker tells a short simple story. He also asks a lot of easy questions. Every time you hear a question, you pause and answer it.
You learn to answer questions quickly-- without thinking. Your English becomes automatic.
How can you use Listen & Answer Stories? Easy! Find a native speaker tutor. Ask him to use this method: Ask him to tell a story... and to constantly ask you easy questions about it. This will teach you to think quickly in English!
You can also find Listen & Answer lessons. They will teach you to think quickly in English.
**What's Next?
That is the last rule! How can you continue?
A great way to use the 7 Rules is to use my Effortless English Club lessons. I teach you to speak English easily, and fast.
My lessons use all of the 7 Rules.
To get my Effortless English Club lessons, go to: http://www.EffortlessEnglishClub.com
Use the lessons and I guarantee you will succeed :)
Thanks for allowing me to teach you.
SUMMARY
**RULE 1: Always Study and Review Phrases, Not Individual Words
**RULE 2: Don't Study Grammar
**RULE 3: The Most Important Rule-- Listen First
**RULE 4: Slow, Deep Learning Is Best
**RULE 5: Use Point Of View Mini-Stories
**RULE 6: Only Use Real English Lessons & Materials
**RULE 7: Listen and Answer, not Listen and Repeat
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