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  • Hi and welcome to Day 1

  • of Easy English

  • Seven Day

  • Course.

  • Thank you

  • so much for being here.

  • I believe

  • you are

  • here

  • because

  • you

  • have a

  • deep

  • passion for

  • learning english.

  • You want to you

  • get a better job,

  • you want to

  • not be embarrassed

  • when you try to speak english

  • uh... with your friends

  • or you want to

  • pass

  • standardized tests.

  • Like the TOEFL test.

  • Well, I

  • promise

  • to help you with that.

  • My goal

  • is to

  • help you learn english

  • quickly

  • easily

  • and while having a great time.

  • But, before we get going

  • you may be asking:

  • Why do I care

  • about this

  • Easy English

  • Seven Day Course?

  • Why do I care about your method?

  • What's

  • in it for me?

  • You may wonder,

  • what's

  • in it for me?

  • That's a good question

  • and it's a fair question.

  • Here at

  • letsdoenglish

  • we have studied

  • many different ways of teaching english.

  • We've studied

  • textbooks,

  • grammar based

  • teaching methods,

  • we've taught one on one

  • with students.

  • We've studied

  • many books,

  • many methods,

  • talked to scientists and authors and

  • we feel that we have found

  • the best

  • techniques

  • for you

  • to learn english

  • quickly,

  • easily,

  • and while having fun.

  • My goal

  • is to help you become

  • as fluent as possible

  • within

  • six months of today.

  • If you follow

  • these techniques

  • you will learn english, quickly

  • easily

  • and you know what? We're going to have a great time.

  • Rule number one

  • is

  • never study

  • grammar.

  • Don't study textbooks

  • and don't study grammar.

  • Let me ask you a question

  • you've studied

  • english

  • for years

  • already.

  • You've taken classes

  • you've followed textbooks

  • you've gone to school

  • and tryed to learn english

  • so why aren't you fluent

  • already?

  • Here's the reason.

  • The reason why

  • you are not already fluent

  • in english

  • is because you've been studying

  • grammar.

  • So today's rule is

  • never study grammar.

  • Well, you may ask

  • if i don't study grammar

  • then what do I study?

  • How do I learn english?

  • Instead of studying grammar,

  • You listen

  • to conversations.

  • You have to

  • listen

  • too many many

  • conversations.

  • Now, this may sound too easy and

  • like it's not hard enough

  • but I could show you

  • the science

  • behind

  • these techniques.

  • For instance,

  • many books have been written

  • about these

  • various the the specific technique.

  • For instance,

  • this book

  • this book, "The Natural Approach"

  • by doctor Steven Crashen,

  • is incredible.

  • He talks about how to acquire language by just listening to conversations.

  • This book,

  • "The Way of the Linguists"

  • talks about this as well.

  • Many other books here. "Fluency through TPR storytelling.

  • The list goes on and on.

  • At LetsDoEnglish,

  • we don't teach using grammar.

  • We teach

  • through english

  • conversation

  • and storytelling

  • and as you listen to stories

  • you pick up

  • the english language

  • you don't have to try so hard.

  • You just listen

  • and you learn.

  • So, what are some ways

  • that you can listen to english conversations?

  • Well, we have materials available that

  • teach you english through conversation.

  • You can also listen to

  • audio books on tape

  • with your ipod and

  • headphones.

  • You can also listen to

  • english speakers,

  • but you will want them to speak

  • slowly.

  • We'll talk about that later.

  • But today's rule, Rule Number #1 is:

  • Never Study

  • Grammar.

  • Instead

  • listen

  • to english conversations.

  • Okay. I need

  • you're help.

  • I need you

  • to tell me

  • if you understand what I'm saying.

  • I need you to

  • tell me if i'm speaking

  • too quickly

  • or if i'm speaking

  • too slowly.

  • If this is too easy for you.

  • Each day of this course

  • there will be a survey with

  • the email

  • if you will answer the questions on that survey everyday

  • for the seven days of the course

  • I will send you

  • a very valuable

  • free gift.

  • I will send you a

  • section from our teaching tales

  • the product that we sell.

  • I will send it to you absolutely free

  • so go ahead and answer the questions on the survey

  • and I'll see you tomorrow.

Hi and welcome to Day 1

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Learn English - Easy English Day 1

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    TPK posted on 2015/02/15
Video vocabulary

Keywords

time

US /taɪm/

UK /taɪm/

  • noun
  • Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • Point as shown on a clock, e.g. 3 p.m
  • Number of hours, minutes needed to do something
  • Occasion when something happens
  • Period or occasion that something occurred
  • Period in history or the past
  • Something measured in minutes, hours, days, etc.
  • How long an event takes; duration
  • verb
  • To check speed at which music is performed
  • To choose a specific moment to do something
  • To measure how long an event takes, e.g. a race
  • To schedule something to occur at a specific moment
conversation

US /ˌkɑnvɚˈseʃən/

UK /ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃn/

  • other
  • A series of related interactions between a user and a computer system.
  • A formal meeting for discussion.
  • A discussion between two or more people.
  • other
  • A session of communication with a chatbot or AI.
  • Informal talk involving a relatively small number of people.
  • General communication or interaction.
  • Skill in talking to others.
  • noun
  • Talking with other people; discussion or chat
question

US /ˈkwɛstʃən/

UK /'kwestʃən/

  • verb
  • To ask for or try to get information
  • To have or express concerns or uncertainty
  • other
  • Ask (someone) questions.
  • To express doubt about the validity or truth of.
  • Express doubt about the truth or validity of something.
  • Ask questions of (someone), especially in an official context.
  • noun
  • A matter of some doubt or difficulty.
  • A sentence worded or expressed so as to elicit information.
  • Issue or problems you are dealing with
great

US /ɡret/

UK /ɡreɪt/

  • adverb
  • Very good; better than before
  • adjective
  • Very good; excellent.
  • Used to describe the relationship between a grandparent, aunt, uncle, etc. and their grandchild, nephew, niece, etc.
  • Very large in size
  • Very important
  • Of an extent, amount, or intensity considerably above the average
  • Remarkable or outstanding
  • Very good at a particular activity
  • Very good; fantastic; wonderful
  • noun
  • Successful and well-admired person
learn

US /lɚn/

UK /lɜ:n/

  • verb
  • To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • To gain knowledge or skill by studying, from experience, or by being taught.
  • other
  • To gain knowledge or skill by studying, from experience, or by being taught.
  • other
  • To gain knowledge or skill by studying, from experience, or by being taught.
  • To find out something.
  • To find out something.
instance

US /ˈɪnstəns/

UK /'ɪnstəns/

  • other
  • At the request of.
  • noun
  • A single occurrence of a program or object in a computer system.
  • An example of something; case
  • An occurrence of something.
  • verb
  • To give as an example of something else
  • other
  • To cite as an example.
  • To cite as an example; to mention as an instance.
language

US /ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/

UK /ˈlæŋgwɪdʒ/

  • noun
  • Words or signs used to communicate messages
  • other
  • The way the body communicates, such as gestures and facial expressions.
  • The method of human communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way.
  • A set of symbols and rules used for communication with a computer.
  • The words or phrases used in a particular field or context.
  • The style or manner of expression.
  • The style of a piece of writing or speech.
  • A system of communication used by a particular community or country.
  • other
  • A system of symbols and rules used for communication with or between computers.
  • A system of symbols and rules used for communication with or between computers.
  • A specific system for communication, such as English or French.
  • The method of human communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way.
  • other
  • The method of human communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way.
day

US /de/

UK /deɪ/

  • noun
  • A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
  • The period of time when it is light outside
  • Person's name
English

US /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/

UK /ˈɪŋglɪʃ/

  • adjective
  • Relating to England, its people, or its language.
  • Relating to England or its people or language.
  • Of or relating to England, its people, or their language.
  • Concerning the culture and people of England
  • noun
  • A course of study focusing on the English language and literature.
  • Language of the UK, USA, Nigeria and elsewhere
  • A person from England.
  • A style or manner characteristic of England.
  • A version of something translated into the English language.
  • Person's name
  • other
  • The English language.
  • other
  • The English language.
  • other
  • To translate into English.
fluent

US /'fluːənt/

UK /ˈflu:ənt/

  • adjective
  • Doing something well and with ease
  • Able to speak or write a language fully and easily