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Bottom of Form Sponsored Links Learning Skills | Grammar | Vocabulary | Listening | Speaking | Reading | Writing Other Tips My most important piece of advice is: "Do something (anything). If you don't do anything, you won't get anywhere. Make it your hobby, not a chore, but above all have fun!" Don't be in too much of a hurry. You're setting off on a long journey and there'll be delays and frustrations along the way. Sometimes you'll be in the fast lane and other times you'll be stuck in traffic, but there will also be lots of interesting things and interesting people along the way. Take your time to really enjoy the experience. There are many ways to improve your level of English, but only you can find the right way for you. Here are a few tips that might help:Improve your Learning Skills Learning is a skill and it can be improved. Your path to learning effectively is through knowing • yourself • your capacity to learn • processes you have successfully used in the past • your interest, and knowledge of what you wish to learn Motivate yourself If you are not motivated to learn English you will become frustrated and give up. Ask yourself the following questions, and be honest:• Why do you need to learn/improve English? • Where will you need to use English? • What skills do you need to learn/improve? (Reading/Writing/Listening/Speaking) • How soon do you need to see results? • How much time can you afford to devote to learning English. • How much money can you afford to devote to learning English. • Do you have a plan or learning strategy? Set yourself achievable goals You know how much time you can dedicate to learning English, but a short time each day will produce better, longer-term results than a full day on the weekend and then nothing for two weeks. Joining a short intensive course could produce better results than joining a course that takes place once a week for six months. Here are some goals you could set yourself:• Join an English course - a virtual one or a real one (and attend regularly). • Do your homework.
Read a book or a comic every month. Learn a new word every day. • Visit an English speaking forum every day. • Read a news article on the net every day. • Do 10 minutes listening practice every day. • Watch an English film at least once a month. • Follow a soap, comedy or radio or TV drama. A good way to meet your goals is to establish a system of rewards and punishments. Decide on a reward you will give yourself for fulfilling your goals for a month. • A bottle of your favourite drink • A meal out / or a nice meal at home • A new outfit • A manicure or massage Understanding how you learn best may also help you. There are different ways to learn. Find out what kind of learner you are in order to better understand how to learn more effectively.. The visual learner Do you need to see your teacher during lessons in order to fully understand the content of a lesson? Do you prefer to sit at the front of the classroom to avoid visual obstructions (e.g. people's heads)? Do you think in pictures and learn best from visual displays including: diagrams, illustrated text books, overhead transparencies, videos, flipcharts and hand-outs? During a lecture or classroom discussion, do you prefer to take detailed notes to absorb the information? !Learning Tip - you may benefit from taking part in traditional English lessons, but maybe private lessons would be better. The auditory learner Do you learn best through verbal lectures, discussions, talking things through and listening to what others have to say? Do you interpret the underlying meanings of speech through listening to tone of voice, pitch, speed and other nuances? Does written information have little meaning until you hear it? !Learning Tip - you may benefit from listening to the radio or listening to text as you read it. You could try reading text aloud and using a tape recorder to play it back to yourself. The Tactile/Kinesthetic learner Do you learn best through a hands-on approach, actively exploring the physical world around you? Do you find it hard to sit still for long periods? Do you become distracted easily? !Learning Tip - you may benefit from taking an active part in role plays or drama activities. Other English Learning Tips Travel to an English speaking country:• England, America, Australia, Canada, South Africa, one of them is only a few hours away from you. • Specialist holidays are available to improve your English.
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Take an English speaking tour or activity holiday. Spend your time on things that interest you. If you like cooking then buy an English-language cookbook or find recipes on the net and practise following the recipes. You'll soon know if you have made a mistake! Keep something English on you (book, newspaper or magazine, cd or cassette, set of flashcards) all day and every day, you never know when you might have 5 spare minutes. If you are too tired to actively practice just relax and listen to an English pop song or talk radio station. Get onto Skype and Second Life. Start networking with other learners / native speakers / teachers (don't just restrict yourself to seeking out native speakers How To Learn English! Here are some tips which may help you to master the English Language! Speak without Fear The biggest problem most people face in learning a new language is their own fear. They worry that they won’t say things correctly or that they will look stupid so they don’t talk at all. Don’t do this. The fastest way to learn anything is to do it – again and again until you get it right. Like anything, learning English requires practice. Don’t let a little fear stop you from getting what you want. Use all of your Resources Even if you study English at a language school it doesn’t mean you can’t learn outside of class. Using as many different sources, methods and tools as possible, will allow you to learn faster. There are many different ways you can improve your English, so don’t limit yourself to only one or two. The internet is a fantastic resource for virtually anything, but for the language learner it's perfect. Surround Yourself with English The absolute best way to learn English is to surround yourself with it. Take notes in English, put English books around your room, listen to English language radio broadcasts, watch English news, movies and television. Speak English with your friends whenever you can. The more English material that you have around you, the faster you will learn and the more likely it is that you will begin “thinking in English.” . Listen to Native Speakers as Much as Possible There are some good English teachers that have had to learn English as a second language before they could teach it. However, there are several reasons why many of the best schools prefer to hire native English speakers. One of the reasons is that native speakers have a natural flow to their speech that students of English should try to imitate. The closer ESL / EFL students can get to this rhythm or flow, the more convincing and comfortable they will become. Watch English Films and Television This is not only a fun way to learn but it is also very effective. By watching English films (especially those with English subtitles) you can expand your vocabulary and hear the flow of speech from the actors. If you listen to the news you can also hear different accents. Listen to English Music Music can be a very effective method of learning English. In fact, it is often used as a way of improving comprehension. The best way to learn though, is to get the lyrics (words) to the songs you are listening to and try to read them as the artist sings. There are several good internet sites
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where one can find the words for most songs. This way you can practice your listening and reading at the same time. And if you like to sing, fine. Study As Often As Possible! Only by studying things like grammar and vocabulary and doing exercises, can you really improve your knowledge of any language. Do Exercises and Take Tests Many people think that exercises and tests aren't much fun. However, by completing exercises and taking tests you can really improve your English. One of the best reasons for doing lots of exercises and tests is that they give you a benchmark to compare your future results with. Often, it is by comparing your score on a test you took yesterday with one you took a month or six months ago that you realize just how much you have learned. If you never test yourself, you will never know how much you are progressing. Start now by doing some of the many exercises and tests on this site, and return in a few days to see what you've learned. Keep doing this and you really will make some progress with English. Record Yourself Nobody likes to hear their own voice on tape but like tests, it is good to compare your tapes from time to time. You may be so impressed with the progress you are making that you may not mind the sound of your voice as much. Listen to English By this, we mean, speak on the phone or listen to radio broadcasts, audiobooks or CDs in English. This is different than watching the television or films because you can’t see the person that is speaking to you. Many learners of English say that speaking on the phone is one of the most difficult things that they do and the only way to improve is to practice. Finally Have fun! Advice on the Best Way to Learn English The story of one learner's progress in learning English If you have a story you'd like to tell concerning language learning, do contact us! To my friends My name is Cristine and I'd like to tell you how I learned English on my own. Here, in Brazil we have English teaching since high school, where only basic grammar is taught. Most of the time there is conversation practice. I was amazed at the language, often spoken in the great films, wonderful songs ... then, decided to start studying at Fisk School when I was 39 years old. There was I between teenagers, learning the basic grammar, the same which I had learned when I was still in the high school a long time ago.. As I got pregnant with my little son, had to quit studying after the last basic level, two months before delivering him, and there wasn't any chance to keep studying... But, I didn't give up on the will of learning the language...and started studyig on my own, by the words of songs, exploring all the websites, searching for grammar teaching. At one point I knew some of the grammar ... maybe enough to have a conversation without having to interrupt the chat to look for a translation. But...That wasn't enough once I had to learn how to speak. I started joining Paltalk chatrooms, very shy...but could hear and recognize some words. Then...my friends online started phoning me. They encouraged me a lot to keep practising, but I was still shy to speak...afraid of being funny at speaking.
The next step was repeating words of songs... singing with no fears. Learning how to move the tongue to get the similar pronunciation. It helped me a lot, once after that time I could understand some of the music words. I used to buy crosswords magazines... translating some jokes to my friends, increasing my vocabulary day after day. It was funny to translate some words, daring to make essays about my life. My vocabulary was getting bigger and I wasn't noticing that. I used to play games with words ... and kept trying. I used to test my English skills on websites, and those tests helped me a lot... Then..World English is the most complete site of teaching English. Today, I have no problem at speaking, writing or reading English books. As in my own language I may look for a different word to know its meaning in the dictionary. Despite I am always looking for grammar teaching, most people are amazed when I speak in English. All we need to learn something is to lose the fears of trying. Everybody can learn. It takes some time but it is worthy of the work. Good luck! Grammar Kills Your English Speaking “How To Speak Excellent English In 6 Months Or Less” Dear Friend, Do you feel embarrassed when you speak English? Is your pronunciation bad? Do you make a lot of grammar mistakes when you speak? Do people have trouble understanding you? Do they seem confused when you speak English? Is it difficult for you to understand native speakers? Do you feel frustrated because you still can’t understand English speakers easily? You have studied English for years. You read English well, but when its time to speak– you feel nervous, foolish, embarrassed, and shy when speaking English. Is it possible that you will never speak English well? Are you angry that you studied for years but still cannot speak English easily? What is wrong? Have you wasted all of your study time? Have you wasted all of your English vocabulary? Will you ever speak English easily? Will you ever feel relaxed and happy when you speak English? I Love It! “Effortless English is great! I love it! Since using the system, my speaking has improved so fast. My friends can’t believe it. They all want to know the secret. Of course, I tell them all about Effortless English.” Akemi Sato, Japan Founder & Director of Effortless English
I’m A.J. Hoge, the creator of the Effortless English Teaching System and the Director of The Effortless English Club- the most complete English speaking system for adult learners. My audio lessons are best-sellers in over 25 countries. Fifteen years ago, at my first teaching job, I had a student named Gladys. Gladys was wonderful. She was intelligent, friendly, and she worked hard. Every day she studied English textbooks for 4 hours! She tried to remember 50 new vocabulary words every day! But, after 6 months of hard work, she still could not speak. Sadly, this was true for all of the student’s in the class. I felt terrible. So I asked other teachers for help. But they had the same problem.. very few of their students improved either. That’s when I realized something was wrong– something is wrong with normal English teaching methods. I wanted to help all of the happy, friendly, intelligent, wonderful students like Gladys– and I decided I would find an answer. I would find a way to help my students speak English quickly, easily, and automatically. For many years, I studied books about English teaching. I constantly tried new methods in my classes. I read research studies. Eventually, I got a Masters degree in Teaching English… and that’s when I found incredible new methods. I was so excited! Immediately I began to use these new methods in my classes… and every day I worked hard to IMPROVE these methods. After several more years of testing and improving, I finally found the answer! My students began to improve quickly. They learned to speak easily and automatically. And even better– they loved my classes and they were very very happy! I was excited! I loved seeing my students improve. My classes were full of excited students! But then I had another problem– I could only help a few students in my class. Yet, I knew there were thousands, perhaps millions of students who needed my help. I knew that everywhere in the world, there were English students who wanted to speak English well. Finally, I had an idea– I would record my lessons and offer them on the internet to English students everywhere! It took a long time, and a lot of work, but finally I finished a full pack of lessons– my Original Effortless English Lessons! Now, I can help students everywhere in the world… and now I can help you. I’m so grateful to be your teacher. I promise I will always do my best to help you speak excellent English. Read this article to learn more about the incredible Effortless English System that I made for you. A New Job! “Thanks for your great method. Thanks to you, I passed my interview and now have a job with Emirates Airlines!” Ploy, Bangkok, Thailand You don’t have to memorize anything You don’t have to use boring grammar books You don’t have to study awful vocabulary lists What if you were not to blame? What if it was the old methods, old lessons, and old textbooks that caused your problems? What if you could speak excellent English- and finally succeed? You can do it! It is possible for anyone to speak excellent English. Now it is time to imagine a better future. The Truth About Learning English The truth is- if you continue to use the same learning methods- you will never speak English well. You will always have problems with your speaking.
However, there is a new way. When you use the right method, you improve easily. In fact, in six months you will have incredible speaking power– easily. Native speakers will understand you easily. You will understand them. You will finally feel relaxed, happy, and confident when you speak English. You need to change your learning method, and the first thing you must do is to forget English grammar! Excellent! “Your teaching is excellent! I’m very grateful to you. When I started, my speaking was not good. Now I speak English fluently. I never translate. I speak automatically, just like you said I would!” Alain Andrade, France Never Do This Does English grammar make you feel sad, bored, and depressed? Are you worried that you will never truly use English grammar correctly? What if I told you that grammar rules are not the key to speaking English easily, correctly, and automatically? The best English learners are children, of course. Why? In fact, its because they don’t study grammar and they don’t learn from textbooks. They use very specific methods and “rules” for learning. I call these the 7 Rules of Effortless English, and you probably already know them from my email course. What if you could learn excellent pronunciation, a large vocabulary, and automatic grammar– easily– would you be excited? If I told you that English grammar is actually easy to learn when you use the correct system, would you feel happier about learning English? Well, its true. English grammar is easy, but only if you learn it correctly. And the correct way is not studying grammar rules. You must learn grammar intuitively. You must learn grammar subconsciously. You must learn grammar naturally. You must learn grammar easily and effortlessly- just like children. “If you want to become like a native speaker, you don’t need to learn when you are a child. You need to use the same methods as a child.” Dr. J. Marvin Brown Results That Surprised Even Me Nid was tired. She had been studying English for 8 years, but her speaking was still terrible. She was going to an English school. Every night, she went to class. Every night, she studied a textbook. She studied grammar rules. She had been doing this for 8 years– but no success. 8 long years. Tired of school, one night she searched the internet for “Learn English”. She found Effortless English. 7 days later she got The Effortless English Club lessons. Her life changed. She used the system everyday. She was surprised how easy and interesting it was. No textbooks. No grammar rules to remember. The articles were interesting, and the stories were funny and easy to remember.
Then something amazing happened. She met an American named James in a coffee shop in Bangkok. Without thinking, she started to talk with James. The words came out automatically. No effort. No translating. Easily. She felt incredible. She was relaxed and smiling and laughing. She was speaking easily. She didn’t feel any stress or worry. James listened to her. He understood her ideas and feelings. She and James talked for 2 hours without stopping. They exchanged emails and Skype IDs. They continued to talk to each other every week. When she got home that night, Nid sent me an email: Success! “I can’t believe it. I just finished talking to an American guy for 2 hours. Two hours without worrying or translating. It was so easy. Thank you so much. The system really works.” What The Experts Say Effortless English uses the best research in the world, from top experts. These are the top experts- the very best English learning experts in the world: Dr. Stephen Krashen, Dr. James Asher, Dr. J. Marvin Brown, Dr. Ashley Hastings, Dr. Brenda Murphy, David Long and Blaine Ray. You could use the very best ideas from the best experts in the world- and use lessons that make you learn English, including grammar, fast and easily. Their methods are totally different than the old methods you used in school. Learning Fast! “A.J., thanks so much. Before joining, my English speaking was terrible. I was embarrassed. I didn’t think I could ever speak English well. Now I’m learning fast. I feel relaxed when I speak and I love speaking English.” Atsuko Imai, Hiroshima, Japan How To Learn English Easily I started Effortless English to help you Speak English Easily, and Fast. Imagine if I took the best ideas and the best research from the best experts in the world, and used them to create a totally new kind of English lesson- would that be exciting? Well, that’s exactly what I did. Effortless English uses secrets that work– the newest ideas from the top English learning experts in the world. The Effortless English system is totally new and different. It is completely different than the old study methods you used in the past. You have never used lessons like these! What you learn when you download the program: • The incredible way you Learn Vocabulary and Grammar Without Study: Listen & Answer Mini-Stories. Learn English automatically, with absolutely no “study” or memorizing. • The Deep Learning method that helps you use English automatically. Remember English words and grammar forever– and use them automatically. Feel great about your speaking ability. • The way you learn English in a relaxing way by listening to real English articles about interesting topics. Imagine thinking, smiling, and laughing while learning.
The way you avoid grammar study and instead learn grammar like children– naturally. This is it, the main method of all my lessons. • How my best students learn, how they study,– and how you can learn English faster too. To be successful, copy the most successful people. Learn how you can study like the best. • How you raise your iBT TOEFL speaking and listening scores 20%, 30%, or even 40%. The new TOEFL test requires a lot of listening and speaking- be fantastic at both! • Lessons that help you learn English 3-5X faster- learn much faster, simply by changing your learning method. • How you meet other English speakers and talk with them. Meet other friendly English learners just like you. What People Like You Are Saying Don’t just believe me, see what some of my students are saying about my Effortless English program and how it has helped improve their lives! Amazing! “Effortless English is absolutely amazing! I can finally speak to native speakers. I understand them and they understand me. I’m so happy! Six months ago I was afraid to speak English, now I love it! Thanks A.J.” Juan Muñoz, Mexico You Are Successful in 6 Months “A.J., I followed your advice. I used Effortless English exactly as you said. I downloaded the lessons and listened to them everyday. I used your schedule. Now I can really speak English! I’m so excited. Thanks for helping me finally speak English!” Mercedes Pintado Already Improving “I downloaded the lessons this week and they are great! I started with the first set and already my English is improving. What a great surprise! I can’t wait to continue. After 6 months, I’m sure I will be speaking great. I will tell all of my friends about Effortless English. Thanks A.J.!” Paula Silva, Brazil My Pronunciation and Fluency Have Improved! “I live in Mexico City. I want to thank you for the excellent work you are doing. Last week I was in Cleveland, USA. I was talking with real native speakers! My experience with the English language was really good– I really could express many emotions and ideas.” José Antonio Abraján Pérez, Mexico City Can I Immediately Do This Myself? When you buy my Effortless English program, you start learning now– today! All of my lessons are DIGITAL, so you get them immediately. You don’t need to wait for the mail! You don’t need to pay extra mail costs. Instead, I immediately send you an email with a link– and then you download all of your 30 audio lesson sets as MP3 files (each set has 3 or more lessons in it). You play the lessons on your computer, iPod, or any other device.
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What if you could join an international family of happy, intelligent, friendly, excited English learners? What if they helped you every day- answered your questions and encouraged you? When you buy my lessons, you get more than just the best English speaking lessons available, you also join a family- The Effortless English Club. You are a family member for life. You will make close friends who will always help you, encourage you, laugh with you, and support you. When you get the lessons now, you get the address and login instructions for the Member Forums and can immediately, today, meet your new family. The Method Works! “The method works, you just need to relax and enjoy. Remember: the only thing needed is patience. Listen, answer, and one day, your brain will make the miracle. We start to think in English, without translations.” Vicente, Queretaro, Mexico What Do These Powerful Lessons Cost? I know you are intelligent, and I know you want to speak English easily. I know you are ready for a totally new, powerful, fun, and exciting way to speak English– easily. You are ready, right now! If you paid the normal price for an English school here in the United States, you would easily pay $400 a month, $4800 dollars a year. In fact, in your life you have probably paid over $4000 for English lessons, books, tutors, and schools. What if I told you my lessons won’t even cost you $3000? No, not even $2000. Students at my school in San Francisco paid only $200 a month, $2400 a year… an amazingly cheap price! However, you don’t need to pay a monthly charge. You pay only one time. No subscriptions. No extra charges or costs. And for a limited time, you don’t even have to pay the original price of $297 to get these lessons. Your excellent new English speaking ability is only…. $117.. $97!
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