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I'm here to help you speak English fluently.
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Okay, let's start.
Today I'll talk about grammar and English fluency.
Is grammar important?
Do you really need to study grammar?
Before I go any further, I'd like to thank you for listening.
I'm also a language learner, and I can identify with you and your goals, so I want to help you.
Do you know how you can help me?
It would be great if you could share my podcast with your friends or write a review on iTunes, YouTube or my Facebook page.
Your help would mean a lot to me.
Let me share a review of a student named Catalina.
I'm a language teacher in my home country, and this method is an easy and very intelligent way to learn English.
The use of questions and answers and point of view is the correct way to learn a language.
Georgiana really cares about the people who use her method because we can learn effectively.
Thanks, Catalina.
I'm happy to know that my method is helping you with your English.
Alright, now let's get started.
Are you a frequent listener of the Speak English Now podcast, then I'm sure you're more than familiar with the opening of the show Speak English Now Fluently, with No Grammar and No Textbooks.
That's right.
I help my students to speak English fluently without grammar.
And still people ask me from time to time, Is grammar essential?
Should I learn grammar?
My short answer is, No, it's not essential.
And you shouldn't learn grammar.
Let me elaborate my answer a bit more.
First of all, if you want to speak English fluently, you don't need to study grammar.
Here's why.
When children learn to speak, they don't study grammar.
Kids only listen enough times to the same patterns, the same words.
It's that simple.
Grammar doesn't help in real conversations because you don't have time to apply complicated rules when speaking.
Textbooks are usually designed to help us pass an exam, but they don't help you to speak English.
So, am I saying that you shouldn't learn grammar at all?
Well, not exactly.
Grammar can be useful when you don't know anything about a language or when you want to pass an exam.
But I've got good news for you.
With my lessons, you'll learn grammar without studying grammar.
Yes, that's right.
In my courses, I use a technique called the point of view lesson.
If you've listened to some episodes of the podcast, you're already familiar with this method.
Basically, I tell a short story several times, changing the linguistic point of view.
For example, I tell the same story to you in the past, present and future tense or plural and singular.
This system works incredibly well.
It helps you use grammar intuitively and without making errors.
Therefore, you will not study grammar.
Still, you will learn grammar.
What most English learners do is to study a lot of grammar and do all kind of textbook exercises filling the gaps, matching lists etc.
Perhaps this sounds familiar to you.
And the logical thing after months of hard work is to have a conversation in English.
So you're excited and ultimately hire a private English tutor.
But to your surprise, things go worse than you expected.
You begin to realize that you can't follow a conversation in English, because every time you try to speak you make silly mistakes or you can't finish most sentences.
This is the turning point where most students give up.
So you must keep in mind that the effort or time you put into learning English is not the only essential factor.
Without the right method, you won't become fluent.
That being said, your fluency in English is not based on grammar, but rather on the amount of time you listen.
That's why, with my courses, you'll become fluent in English only by listening, with no grammar and no textbooks.
And before I continue with the point of view story, I'd like to answer a common question.
I'll briefly explain the difference between my courses and the podcast.
I offer the episodes of the podcast for free so that students all over the world become familiar with my method.
My English courses are separated from the podcast.
And they are complete programs designed to improve fluency through stories with the question and answers and the point of view lessons.
Initially, the lessons are easier. and the difficulty increases little by little.
The first lessons are shorter, and I speak a little more slowly.
This way you will adapt better to the whole program.
In addition to that, you have a step-by-step guide so that you can get the most out of my courses.
For more information about my courses, go to All right, now let's practice some grammar.
Don't worry, you don't have to memorize anything.
Just listen carefully.
First, I'll tell the story in the past tense in the third person.
Tom was the only accountant in a large corporation.
On an academic level, he was remarkably well prepared.
He had a lot of work to do.
Every day, he calculated, classified, consulted, and evaluated all kinds of accounting aspects.
Also, he made all kinds of decisions without making mistakes.
Still, Tom was unhappy with his situation, although he was very popular within the company.
He was the perfect employee, but he was not motivated.
So one day, Tom concluded that his work was superficial, and he decided to quit.
Tom created a new business open to the public called the Delicious Chocolate Family House.
There he merely offered a collection of the best chocolate in the world.
His business was particularly appealing to family members who regularly held all kinds of events.
After that change, Tom was more motivated than ever.
Because he no longer calculated, classified, consulted, and evaluated.
He just enjoyed life.
Now, the same story in the present tense.
Tom was the only accountant in a large corporation.
On an academic level, he is remarkably well prepared.
He has a lot of work to do.
Every day, he calculates, classifies, consults, and evaluates all kinds of accounting aspects.
Also, he makes all kind of decisions without making mistakes.
Still, Tom is unhappy with his situation, although he is very popular within the company.
He is the perfect employee, but he is not motivated.
So one day, Tom concludes that his work is superficial and decides to quit.
Tom creates a new business open to the public called the Delicious Chocolate Family House.
There he merely offers a collection of the best chocolate in the world.
His business is particularly appealing to family members who regularly hold all kinds of events.
Now Tom is more motivated than ever, because he no longer calculates classifies, consults and evaluates.
He just enjoys life.
Great!
I like these kinds of stories because they're easy to remember and help a lot with learning English.
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