"Learn English with Stories Level 1 🔥 | Graded Reading | English Through Stories | Basic English"

hello my name is Jenny and I am a student of English literature today I want to share my life story in London particularly about my fantastic teacher it was a beautiful summer day when I found myself traveling on a train two women sat opposite me engaged in conversation in English although I didn't understand much as a beginner in English I mustered my courage and spoke a few basic words to my delight the women understood me which filled me with happiness I told them I wanted to learn English and they informed me that they were from

England returning home from a conference our conversation lasted about 10 minutes and when my station arrived I bid them farewell the women kindly gave me their address and phone number inviting me to visit them in England after that encounter I dedicated myself to improving my English every day by translating texts and watching English films after 6 months my English had improved significantly but my desire to learn more remained thus I decided to go to London to study English upon my arrival I enrolled in a school and my first lesson was scheduled for Monday in class

I met my teacher and fellow students my teacher was a young exceptional lady who was both kind and humble after we introduced ourselves the lesson commenced the teacher inquired about our general knowledge of the language she explained that she had a very effective teaching method that was quite simple she emphasized that we wouldn't need to rely on on textbooks instead we would use English in our daily lives this approach proved to be highly effective for me as I found textbooks somewhat confusing next we discussed the significance of language when learning something new our teacher explained

that language serves both as a purpose and a means of communication we need languages to express our ideas and feelings so the best way to learn a new language is to use it to communicate with others in our course we would engage in extensive speaking and using English many students attempt to memorize new words and study grammar rules but neglect speaking practice they learn about the language without actually using it while it is essential to learn new words in grammar daily practice is crucial in this course I aim to demonstrate a simple and effective method

for learning vocabulary and grammar I appreciated what our teacher conveyed the lesson continued as we discussed our hobbies and what we enjoyed doing in our free time often in pairs or with our teacher I thoroughly enjoyed attending classes and felt genuinely happy this Learning System proved to be incredibly effective for me chapter 2 how I learn vocabulary on Tuesday I returned to school and one of the students posed an interesting question what is the best way to learn new words our teacher explained that there are many strategies to learn new vocabulary she shared that statistically

reading is the most effective method for acquiring new words people who read learn new vocabulary in their language twice as fast as those who do not it is beneficial to read for at least 30 minutes every day the teacher then outlined how to maximize the benefits of reading first it is essential to choose a book or text that interests you enjoying what you read is crucial whether it's a captivating story fiction or non-fiction depending on your preferences avoid texts that do not engage you as they can be quite frustrating when you encounter a word you

do not understand look it up in a dictionary to grasp its meaning which will enhance your comprehension of the text you do not need to write the word down it will naturally stick in your mind each time you see that word again you will remember its meaning reading also offers another significant advantage you learn new words and how they connect with other words in a sentence seeing the correct relationships between them this method of learning new vocabulary is very effective try it and you will see how quickly you can acquire new words we continued The

Lesson by discussing the job market in England and the best job opportunities for students this was particularly important to me because because I wanted to find a job during my spare time after school I asked other students if they knew where I could find employment and they advised me to visit a job center the job center offers many positions especially for students which was great news for me after my school day ended I went to the job center unsure about what job I could do I asked the lady there what the best job for a

student would be she informed me that they had several good options such as being a cleaner or a waitress in a cafe I mentioned my lack of experience but she assured me that my English was sufficient for Cafe work the training would not be difficult and I would have more opportunities to speak English than if I worked as a cleaner she told me I could start on Thursday and I felt thrilled to have a a job where I could practice my English on Wednesday I returned to school there was one student in the class who

was quieter than the others he was from South Korea when our teacher asked if we had any questions he raised his hand and expressed his struggle with pronunciation he knew his pronunciation wasn't good but didn't know how to improve it he mentioned that he read and watched many Engish films understanding them well but he wanted to enhance his speaking skills he asked if there was anything he could do to improve his pronunciation when the teacher heard this she said she would share some techniques to help everyone with their pronunciation first she explained why students often

struggle with pronunciation speaking requires movement of the mouth and the use of mouth muscles Muses the issue arises when students use these muscles in the same way they do for their native language resulting in different pronunciations from native speakers this happens to many Learners while it's not a significant problem since people generally understand you you can work on improving your pronunciation with a technique called shadowing this technique is straightforward you simp copy The Sounds you hear children learn their first language by mimicking their parents repeatedly to improve your English pronunciation you can do the same

find audio or video recordings at a manageable speed that you can understand listen and then mimic what you hear our teacher went to YouTube and search for videos demonstrating the shadowing Technique we watched a video and then practice shadowing for about 3 minutes the teacher also mentioned that shadowing is beneficial when preparing for an English presentation allowing you to practice pronunciation effectively you can find a quiet place in Shadow for about 10 minutes which will significantly help improve your pronunciation during presentations I found this very interesting as I hadn't heard of this technique before after

class I visited the School Reception and asked if there were any sports activities available I wanted to engage in some sports while in England the receptionist informed me that there was a table tennis team and a football team with football training scheduled for 5:00 p.m. that day I was thrilled because sports are very important to me I attended the football team's training and met many players from different countries including Brazil Japan Russia Spain Argentina and Italy I enjoyed the training and felt very happy that my time in England began so well I have a great

teacher new friends from the football team and I'm also starting my job tomorrow on Thursday I returned to school we had a new student in our class named Elizabeth who is from Italy at the beginning of the lesson My teacher asked Elizabeth some questions as she had visited our class A year ago for a two-week beginner course during the summer Elizabeth spoke beautifully with excellent pronunciation and fluency my teacher was delighted and told her that her school in Italy must be very good Elizabeth replied that she doesn't attend any school school she learns English at

home she utilizes techniques she learned from our teacher including a lot of reading shadowing and thinking aloud she tries to think more in English than in Italian which has greatly helped her our teacher appreciated Elizabeth's hard work and was very pleased to hear her words I found it all very interesting I already knew about reading and shadowing but I was unfamiliar with the concept of thinking aloud so I asked our teacher what it was she explained that it's a very effective technique that requires strong motivation to learn English while some people might find it a

bit odd starting to think aloud can quickly improve your English I expressed my strong motivation and said I didn't mind if the technique seemed unusual I wanted to learn it if it helped the teacher explained that it's quite simple you typically think in your native language throughout the day now you can start thinking in English and when you do you can say aloud what you think that's all there is to it I found it straightforward our teacher suggested asking Elizabeth about her experience with thinking aloud and she was happy to share Elizabeth mentioned that when

when she began using this technique it was challenging she started with very simple sentences such as I can speak English it's good that I can speak English and I want to improve although these sentences were simple she initially struggled to express herself in English as her thoughts in Italian were often long and complicated she needed to simplify her thinking in English over time it became normal for her to think in English interestingly she met a man from Australia while he was on holiday in Italy even though she was still a beginner they started conversing in

English she realized she could speak with him without any problems her sentences were simple and short but she was able to communicate effectively without translating from Italian to English in her head after meeting the Australian man she began to use thinking aloud more frequently and this technique significantly helped her speaking skills she still practices it every day our teacher thanked Elizabeth for sharing her experience with thinking aloud I also wanted to use this technique to improve my speaking when you want to speak English fluently think aloud I'd like to offer you an extra piece of

advice when learning English read listen think and speak dedicate 40 minutes each day to each activity you can read listen and practice shadowing with basic English stories