آدمها شبیه لیوانند . ظرفیتهایی مشخص دارند . بعضی به اندازهء استکان،بعضی فنجان...بعضی هم یک ماگ بزرگ!!!...وقتی بیش از ظرفیت لیوان در آن آب بریزی ، سر ریز میشود.خیس میشوی!...حتی گاهی که در اوج بدشانسی باشی و در لیوان به جای آب ، شربتی چیزی را زیادی ریخته باشی و سرریز شده باشد ، لکه ش تا ابد بر روی لباست میماند.آدمها مثل لیوان میمانند . ظرفیت هایی مشخص دارند . لطفا" قبل از ریختن مهر و عطوفت در پیمانه های وجودیشان ، ظرفیتشان را بسنج!...به اندازه محبت کن!...اگر اینکار را نکنی ، اگر زیادی محبت کنی اگر سر ریز شدند و محبت بالا آوردند ، باد الکی به غبغب انداختند و پیراهن احساست را لکه دار کردند ، فقط از خودت و عملکرد خودت عصبانی باش!...نه از آدمها که شبیه لیوانند...
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Try to look from highest position
. روزي در جنگلي كلاغي در تمامي طول روز بر روي شاخه درختي نشسته بود و هيچ كاري انجام نمي داد.
خرگوش كوچكي او را ديد و از او پرسيد: "آيا من هم مي توانم مانند تو تمام روز را در گوشه اي بنشينم و هيچ كاري انجام ندهم؟".
كلاغ پاسخ داد: "البته، چرا نه".
خرگوش هم زير همان درخت نشست و استراحت خود را آغاز كرد.
ناگهان سرو كله روباهي پيدا شد. روباه پريد و خرگوش را گرفت و خورد.
پی نوشت : براي اينكه بتواني بنشيني و هيچ كاري انجام ندهي، بايد در جايگاه بالايي قرار داشته باشي.
خرگوش كوچكي او را ديد و از او پرسيد: "آيا من هم مي توانم مانند تو تمام روز را در گوشه اي بنشينم و هيچ كاري انجام ندهم؟".
كلاغ پاسخ داد: "البته، چرا نه".
خرگوش هم زير همان درخت نشست و استراحت خود را آغاز كرد.
ناگهان سرو كله روباهي پيدا شد. روباه پريد و خرگوش را گرفت و خورد.
پی نوشت : براي اينكه بتواني بنشيني و هيچ كاري انجام ندهي، بايد در جايگاه بالايي قرار داشته باشي.
Be brave
. روزی پلنگی وحشی به دهکده حمله کرده بود. شیوانا همراه با تعدادی ازجوانان برای شکار پلنگ به جنگل اطراف دهکده رفتند. اما پلنگ خودش را نشان نمی داد و دائم از تله شکارچیان می گریخت. سرانجام هوا تاریک شد و یکی از جوانان دهکده با اظهار اینکه پلنگ دارای قدرت جادویی است و مقصود آنها را حدس می زند خودش را ترساند و ترس شدیدی را بر تیم حاکم کرد.
شیوانا با خوشحالی گفت که زمان شکار پلنگ فرا رسیده است و امشب. حتما پلنگ خودش را نشان می دهد. از قضا پلنگ همان شب خودش را به گروه شکارچیان نشان داد و با زخمی کردن جوانی که به شدت می ترسید، سرانجام با تیرهای بقیه از پا افتاد. یکی از جوانان از شیوانا پرسید: چه چیزی باعث شد شما رخ نمایی پلنگ را پیش بینی کنید؟ در حالیکه شب های قبل چنین چیزی نمی فتید!؟
شیوانا گفت: ترس جوان و باور او که پلنگ دارای قدرت جادویی است باعث شد پلنگ احساس قدرت کند و خود را شکست ناپذیر حس کند. این ترس ها و باورهای ترس آور و فلج کننده ما هستند که باعث قدرت گرفتن زورگویان و قدرت طلبان می شوند. پلنگ اگر می دانست که در تیم شکارچیان کسانی حضور دارند که از او نمی ترسند هرگز خودش را نشان نمی داد!
شیوانا با خوشحالی گفت که زمان شکار پلنگ فرا رسیده است و امشب. حتما پلنگ خودش را نشان می دهد. از قضا پلنگ همان شب خودش را به گروه شکارچیان نشان داد و با زخمی کردن جوانی که به شدت می ترسید، سرانجام با تیرهای بقیه از پا افتاد. یکی از جوانان از شیوانا پرسید: چه چیزی باعث شد شما رخ نمایی پلنگ را پیش بینی کنید؟ در حالیکه شب های قبل چنین چیزی نمی فتید!؟
شیوانا گفت: ترس جوان و باور او که پلنگ دارای قدرت جادویی است باعث شد پلنگ احساس قدرت کند و خود را شکست ناپذیر حس کند. این ترس ها و باورهای ترس آور و فلج کننده ما هستند که باعث قدرت گرفتن زورگویان و قدرت طلبان می شوند. پلنگ اگر می دانست که در تیم شکارچیان کسانی حضور دارند که از او نمی ترسند هرگز خودش را نشان نمی داد!
Wednesday, June 06, 2012
Dyslang: Dyslexia and Additional Academic Language Learning
www.dyslang.eu
Aims: to help both multilingual and monolingual dyslexic pupils by developing an accredited-learning courses for teachers,accross Europe,
To assist in the identification of children who may be struggling at school with aspects of language learning.
To provide support and guidance for teachers and parents.
To clarify the issues of dyslexia, describe how they vary in different cultures, languages and contexts, and show that there is no typical dyslexic.
www.dyslang.eu
Aims: to help both multilingual and monolingual dyslexic pupils by developing an accredited-learning courses for teachers,accross Europe,
To assist in the identification of children who may be struggling at school with aspects of language learning.
To provide support and guidance for teachers and parents.
To clarify the issues of dyslexia, describe how they vary in different cultures, languages and contexts, and show that there is no typical dyslexic.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
http://www.ixl.com/math/grade/pre-k/
Practice >> Pre-K
Here is a list of all of the skills students learn in pre-K! The skills are organized into categories, and you can move your mouse over any skill name to see a sample question. To start practicing, just click on any link. IXL will track your score, and the questions will even increase in difficulty as you improve!
Shapes
* Identify circles, squares, and triangles report A.1 Identify circles, squares, and triangles
* Identify squares and rectangles report A.2 Identify squares and rectangles
* Identify cubes and pyramids report A.3 Identify cubes and pyramids
Count to 3
* Count dots (up to 3) report B.1 Count dots (up to 3)
* Count shapes (up to 3) report B.2 Count shapes (up to 3)
* Count objects (up to 3) report B.3 Count objects (up to 3)
* Represent numbers (up to 3) report B.4 Represent numbers (up to 3)
Count to 5
* Count dots (up to 5) report C.1 Count dots (up to 5)
* Count shapes (up to 5) report C.2 Count shapes (up to 5)
* Count objects (up to 5) report C.3 Count objects (up to 5)
* Represent numbers (up to 5) report C.4 Represent numbers (up to 5)
Count to 10
* Count dots (up to 10) report D.1 Count dots (up to 10)
* Count shapes (up to 10) report D.2 Count shapes (up to 10)
* Count objects (up to 10) report D.3 Count objects (up to 10)
* Represent numbers (up to 10) report D.4 Represent numbers (up to 10)
Count to 20
* Count dots (up to 20) report E.1 Count dots (up to 20)
* Count shapes (up to 20) report E.2 Count shapes (up to 20)
* Count objects (up to 20) report E.3 Count objects (up to 20)
* Represent numbers (up to 20) report E.4 Represent numbers (up to 20)
Comparing
* Compare groups (fewer or more) report F.1 Compare groups (fewer or more)
* Compare in a chart (fewer or more) report F.2 Compare in a chart (fewer or more)
* Compare in a mixed group report F.3 Compare in a mixed group
Positions
* Inside and outside report G.1 Inside and outside
* Left and right report G.2 Left and right
* Left, middle, and right report G.3 Left, middle, and right
* Above and below report G.4 Above and below
* Top and bottom report G.5 Top and bottom
Classify
* Same report H.1 Same
* Different report H.2 Different
* Same and different report H.3 Same and different
* Classify by color report H.4 Classify by color
Size
* Long and short report I.1 Long and short
* Tall and short report I.2 Tall and short
* Light and heavy report I.3 Light and heavy
* Holds more or less report I.4 Holds more or less
* Compare height, weight, and capacity report I.5 Compare height, weight, and capacity
* Wide and narrow report I.6 Wide and narrow
Money
* Pennies and nickels report J.1 Pennies and nickels
* Dimes and quarters report J.2 Dimes and quarters
* Pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters report J.3 Pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters
* Count pennies report J.4 Count pennies
Pre-K skills
Kindergarten skills
First-grade skills
Second-grade skills
Third-grade skills
Fourth-grade skills
Fifth-grade skills
Sixth-grade skills
Seventh-grade skills
Eighth-grade skills
Coming soon
Here is a list of all of the skills students learn in pre-K! The skills are organized into categories, and you can move your mouse over any skill name to see a sample question. To start practicing, just click on any link. IXL will track your score, and the questions will even increase in difficulty as you improve!
Shapes
* Identify circles, squares, and triangles report A.1 Identify circles, squares, and triangles
* Identify squares and rectangles report A.2 Identify squares and rectangles
* Identify cubes and pyramids report A.3 Identify cubes and pyramids
Count to 3
* Count dots (up to 3) report B.1 Count dots (up to 3)
* Count shapes (up to 3) report B.2 Count shapes (up to 3)
* Count objects (up to 3) report B.3 Count objects (up to 3)
* Represent numbers (up to 3) report B.4 Represent numbers (up to 3)
Count to 5
* Count dots (up to 5) report C.1 Count dots (up to 5)
* Count shapes (up to 5) report C.2 Count shapes (up to 5)
* Count objects (up to 5) report C.3 Count objects (up to 5)
* Represent numbers (up to 5) report C.4 Represent numbers (up to 5)
Count to 10
* Count dots (up to 10) report D.1 Count dots (up to 10)
* Count shapes (up to 10) report D.2 Count shapes (up to 10)
* Count objects (up to 10) report D.3 Count objects (up to 10)
* Represent numbers (up to 10) report D.4 Represent numbers (up to 10)
Count to 20
* Count dots (up to 20) report E.1 Count dots (up to 20)
* Count shapes (up to 20) report E.2 Count shapes (up to 20)
* Count objects (up to 20) report E.3 Count objects (up to 20)
* Represent numbers (up to 20) report E.4 Represent numbers (up to 20)
Comparing
* Compare groups (fewer or more) report F.1 Compare groups (fewer or more)
* Compare in a chart (fewer or more) report F.2 Compare in a chart (fewer or more)
* Compare in a mixed group report F.3 Compare in a mixed group
Positions
* Inside and outside report G.1 Inside and outside
* Left and right report G.2 Left and right
* Left, middle, and right report G.3 Left, middle, and right
* Above and below report G.4 Above and below
* Top and bottom report G.5 Top and bottom
Classify
* Same report H.1 Same
* Different report H.2 Different
* Same and different report H.3 Same and different
* Classify by color report H.4 Classify by color
Size
* Long and short report I.1 Long and short
* Tall and short report I.2 Tall and short
* Light and heavy report I.3 Light and heavy
* Holds more or less report I.4 Holds more or less
* Compare height, weight, and capacity report I.5 Compare height, weight, and capacity
* Wide and narrow report I.6 Wide and narrow
Money
* Pennies and nickels report J.1 Pennies and nickels
* Dimes and quarters report J.2 Dimes and quarters
* Pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters report J.3 Pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters
* Count pennies report J.4 Count pennies
Pre-K skills
Kindergarten skills
First-grade skills
Second-grade skills
Third-grade skills
Fourth-grade skills
Fifth-grade skills
Sixth-grade skills
Seventh-grade skills
Eighth-grade skills
Coming soon
http://www.ixl.com/math/grade/pre-k/
Practice >> Pre-K
Here is a list of all of the skills students learn in pre-K! The skills are organized into categories, and you can move your mouse over any skill name to see a sample question. To start practicing, just click on any link. IXL will track your score, and the questions will even increase in difficulty as you improve!
Shapes
* Identify circles, squares, and triangles report A.1 Identify circles, squares, and triangles
* Identify squares and rectangles report A.2 Identify squares and rectangles
* Identify cubes and pyramids report A.3 Identify cubes and pyramids
Count to 3
* Count dots (up to 3) report B.1 Count dots (up to 3)
* Count shapes (up to 3) report B.2 Count shapes (up to 3)
* Count objects (up to 3) report B.3 Count objects (up to 3)
* Represent numbers (up to 3) report B.4 Represent numbers (up to 3)
Count to 5
* Count dots (up to 5) report C.1 Count dots (up to 5)
* Count shapes (up to 5) report C.2 Count shapes (up to 5)
* Count objects (up to 5) report C.3 Count objects (up to 5)
* Represent numbers (up to 5) report C.4 Represent numbers (up to 5)
Count to 10
* Count dots (up to 10) report D.1 Count dots (up to 10)
* Count shapes (up to 10) report D.2 Count shapes (up to 10)
* Count objects (up to 10) report D.3 Count objects (up to 10)
* Represent numbers (up to 10) report D.4 Represent numbers (up to 10)
Count to 20
* Count dots (up to 20) report E.1 Count dots (up to 20)
* Count shapes (up to 20) report E.2 Count shapes (up to 20)
* Count objects (up to 20) report E.3 Count objects (up to 20)
* Represent numbers (up to 20) report E.4 Represent numbers (up to 20)
Comparing
* Compare groups (fewer or more) report F.1 Compare groups (fewer or more)
* Compare in a chart (fewer or more) report F.2 Compare in a chart (fewer or more)
* Compare in a mixed group report F.3 Compare in a mixed group
Positions
* Inside and outside report G.1 Inside and outside
* Left and right report G.2 Left and right
* Left, middle, and right report G.3 Left, middle, and right
* Above and below report G.4 Above and below
* Top and bottom report G.5 Top and bottom
Classify
* Same report H.1 Same
* Different report H.2 Different
* Same and different report H.3 Same and different
* Classify by color report H.4 Classify by color
Size
* Long and short report I.1 Long and short
* Tall and short report I.2 Tall and short
* Light and heavy report I.3 Light and heavy
* Holds more or less report I.4 Holds more or less
* Compare height, weight, and capacity report I.5 Compare height, weight, and capacity
* Wide and narrow report I.6 Wide and narrow
Money
* Pennies and nickels report J.1 Pennies and nickels
* Dimes and quarters report J.2 Dimes and quarters
* Pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters report J.3 Pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters
* Count pennies report J.4 Count pennies
Pre-K skills
Kindergarten skills
First-grade skills
Second-grade skills
Third-grade skills
Fourth-grade skills
Fifth-grade skills
Sixth-grade skills
Seventh-grade skills
Eighth-grade skills
Coming soon
Here is a list of all of the skills students learn in pre-K! The skills are organized into categories, and you can move your mouse over any skill name to see a sample question. To start practicing, just click on any link. IXL will track your score, and the questions will even increase in difficulty as you improve!
Shapes
* Identify circles, squares, and triangles report A.1 Identify circles, squares, and triangles
* Identify squares and rectangles report A.2 Identify squares and rectangles
* Identify cubes and pyramids report A.3 Identify cubes and pyramids
Count to 3
* Count dots (up to 3) report B.1 Count dots (up to 3)
* Count shapes (up to 3) report B.2 Count shapes (up to 3)
* Count objects (up to 3) report B.3 Count objects (up to 3)
* Represent numbers (up to 3) report B.4 Represent numbers (up to 3)
Count to 5
* Count dots (up to 5) report C.1 Count dots (up to 5)
* Count shapes (up to 5) report C.2 Count shapes (up to 5)
* Count objects (up to 5) report C.3 Count objects (up to 5)
* Represent numbers (up to 5) report C.4 Represent numbers (up to 5)
Count to 10
* Count dots (up to 10) report D.1 Count dots (up to 10)
* Count shapes (up to 10) report D.2 Count shapes (up to 10)
* Count objects (up to 10) report D.3 Count objects (up to 10)
* Represent numbers (up to 10) report D.4 Represent numbers (up to 10)
Count to 20
* Count dots (up to 20) report E.1 Count dots (up to 20)
* Count shapes (up to 20) report E.2 Count shapes (up to 20)
* Count objects (up to 20) report E.3 Count objects (up to 20)
* Represent numbers (up to 20) report E.4 Represent numbers (up to 20)
Comparing
* Compare groups (fewer or more) report F.1 Compare groups (fewer or more)
* Compare in a chart (fewer or more) report F.2 Compare in a chart (fewer or more)
* Compare in a mixed group report F.3 Compare in a mixed group
Positions
* Inside and outside report G.1 Inside and outside
* Left and right report G.2 Left and right
* Left, middle, and right report G.3 Left, middle, and right
* Above and below report G.4 Above and below
* Top and bottom report G.5 Top and bottom
Classify
* Same report H.1 Same
* Different report H.2 Different
* Same and different report H.3 Same and different
* Classify by color report H.4 Classify by color
Size
* Long and short report I.1 Long and short
* Tall and short report I.2 Tall and short
* Light and heavy report I.3 Light and heavy
* Holds more or less report I.4 Holds more or less
* Compare height, weight, and capacity report I.5 Compare height, weight, and capacity
* Wide and narrow report I.6 Wide and narrow
Money
* Pennies and nickels report J.1 Pennies and nickels
* Dimes and quarters report J.2 Dimes and quarters
* Pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters report J.3 Pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters
* Count pennies report J.4 Count pennies
Pre-K skills
Kindergarten skills
First-grade skills
Second-grade skills
Third-grade skills
Fourth-grade skills
Fifth-grade skills
Sixth-grade skills
Seventh-grade skills
Eighth-grade skills
Coming soon
Thursday, September 23, 2010
how to communicate well in English
What is the most important English skill? What skill must you have to communicate well?
Obviously, 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 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.
Listening Is The Key
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!
That's why we tell our students to listen to all of our lessons many times. We tell them to listen to
The Key To Excellent English
LearnRealEnglish.Com
the Mini-Stories, the Vocab Lessons, and the Conversations everyday. We 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.
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.
A.J. did this with his class in San Francisco. The class 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. His 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 we recommend
to our 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!
Learn Real English.Com
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.
Obviously, 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 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.
Listening Is The Key
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!
That's why we tell our students to listen to all of our lessons many times. We tell them to listen to
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the Mini-Stories, the Vocab Lessons, and the Conversations everyday. We 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.
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.
A.J. did this with his class in San Francisco. The class 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. His 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 we recommend
to our 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!
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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.
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