Tips for English Learning

ame 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. Schools don't use this method. Textbooks don't use this method. It is powerful. It is simple. It is successful.
Use it, and 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 :) Good luck with your English learning,
DAY 6
You have studied English for more than 4 years- why do you still have trouble understanding native speakers? Is something wrong with you?
No. 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. The speakers sound like robots. 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. But when he met an American woman, everything changed. The woman started talking-- and Megdelio could NOT understand her. He recognized many words, but the phrases were strange. Her pronunciation was totally different than the textbook tapes and CDs he listened to. She used idioms, slang, and many casual phrases. She did not speak like a teacher or a CNN announcer. Megdelio was totally confused. He knew textbook English but he did not know REAL English.
**You Must Learn Real English
My lessons taught Megdelio real English-- 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 schools and textbooks. 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
Megdelio listened to my articles and my stories. No more textbook English at schools. After 6 months, he could speak easily. He could understand real English from real native speakers.
**RULE 6: Only Use Real English Lessons & Materials
You learn real English if you want to understand native speakers and speak easily. No textbooks.
 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. Use all of the rules. I guarantee you will succeed. Use the 7 Rules and you cannot fail! You can do it!
DAY 7
This last tip is the easiest:
To speak easily, "listen and repeat" lessons are NOT enough. 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.
**Emi Learns To Speak Easily
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 my Effortless English lessons. My lessons do not use "listen and repeat". They 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 the lessons for just 4 months, her speaking was fast, easy, and automatic. Emi was excited.
**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.
**What's Next?
Now it is time to USE what you have learned. Don't forget these 7 rules. Change the way you study English.
A great way to use the 7 Rules is to use my Effortless English Club lessons. I will teach you to speak English easily, and fast. My lessons use all of the 7 Rules. You get all of my powerful lessons, including Listen & Answer Mini-Stories, Point of View Story Lessons, Real English Audio Articles, and more. You also meet other members in the Club's Forums. You can ask questions and schedule chats.
Effortless English is guaranteed too!
BONUS
Hi. How is your English study?
Are you speaking easily and quickly? Do you feel comfortable speaking to native speakers? Are you enjoying English? Are you making new friends? When you speak, do native speakers understand you?
**Jerry Learns To Speak Like a North American
Jerry is from Taiwan. He moved to Canada when he was 20. He studied English many years in Taiwan. When he came to Canada, he had a big problem. No one understood him. When he said something in English, people looked confused. They said, "Huh?"... "Excuse me". Jerry became very upset. He went to an English school, but his English did not improve. Finally, he decided to study at home, using deep learning. He studied just one conversation-- for 6 months.
That's right, he listened to the same conversation (on MP3) for 6 months! He didn't just listen. He also paused after every sentence and copied the speakers' pronunciation. Every day he tried to improve his pronunciation. Everyday, he listened carefully. Jerry focused mostly on intonation-- the "music" of English.
**Today, Jerry Sounds Like a Native Speake
Today, Jerry sounds exactly like a North American (Canadian or American). His pronunciation is perfect. When people meet him, they think he is American.
**BONUS RULE: Learn Intonation (Jerry's Secret)
Jerry used two secrets-- deep learning and intonation. He did not try to learn many lessons every week. He used only one conversation and he practiced its pronunciation many many times. He learned that conversation very deeply. And he learned the "music" of English. He learned when to raise his tone, and when to drop. He learned when to stretch words, and when to say them quickly. Now, Jerry sounds exactly like a native speaker.
**Practice With Effortless English
Use Effortless English to improve your pronunciation. Pause and copy my pronunciation everyday.
Don't just listen
Don't just answer
Copy my pronunciation too.
Everyday, your pronunciation will improve. It will happen automatically. Imagine- people understand you immediately. You can do it. You speak easily to native speakers. You a understood by native speakers.
Fluency
Hi. I hope you are doing well and are enjoying English. Today I want to discuss the number one goal for every learner. Number 1 is Fluency. What is fluency? Fluency is the ability to speak (and understand) 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 goal.
**There Is Only One Way To Get Fluency
The research is clear-- there is only ONE way to get fluency. You must have a lot of understandable repetitive listening. That is the ONLY way. 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. The fastest way to learn is to listen to things you understand 100%.
**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. You must hear new words and new grammar many many times before you will understand them instantly.
In the beginning, you will probably translate a lot. Later, you will understand, but very slowly. That's why you must listen to the Mini-Stories, the Vocab Lessons, The Point-of-View Stories, and the Audio articles many times. You should listen to every lesson at least 30 times. In fact, I recommend 50-100 times. When you do this, you understand faster and faster.
After 6-8 months, your speaking is faster and better too. It happens automatically. You don't need to think. You don't need to try. That's fluency.
To be fluent, go to Effortless English now: 
**Fluency First
I recommend fluency first. Spend 80% of your study time listening, and 20% of your time reading. Listen first-- until you can understand native speakers instantly without translation. After you have fluency, you will focus more on reading and less on listening. You won't need lessons for that-- just a lot of interesting and easy English novels.
But to get fluency, you need help.
Cheers,
AJ Hoge
Director & Founder
Effortless English
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