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RULE1:StudyPhrases,NotIndividualWords
Neverstudyasingle,individualword.Never.
Whenyoufindanewword,alwayswritedownThePhraseitisin.Always.Whenyoureview,alwaysreviewallofthephrase,..nottheword.
[billnet]-agree.Tolearnwords/phraseswiththecontext;goodforfutureactualuseofthem.
RULE2:Don’tStudyGrammar
ThestoriesandquestionsandarticleswereteachingmetospeakEnglish,withoutstudyinggramma...[
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Now,theVOASpecialEnglishprogram,WORDSANDTHEIRSTORIES.
Everyweekatthistime,wetellaboutpopularAmericanwordsandexpressions.Someoftheseareveryold.Somearenew.Together,theyformthelivingspeechoftheAmericanpeople.
Todaywetellabouttheexpressiondowntoearth.Downtoearthmeansbeingopenandhonest.Itiseasytodealwithsomeonewhoisdowntoearth.
Apersonwhoisdowntoearthisapleasuretofind.Heorsheacceptsoth...[
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Ifeelthepinch,andbelieveit\'struetomostofus,butwewillgothoughiteventually.
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Inthenineteenthirties,asong,Brother,CanYouSpareaDime?,wasverypopularintheUnitedStates.ItwasthetimeofthebigDepression.Thesonghadmeaningformanypeoplewhohadlosttheirjobs.
Adimeisapieceofmoneywhosevalueisone-tenthofadollar.Today,adimedoesnotbuymuch.Butitwasdifferentinthenineteenthirti...[
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Sevenprinciplesoflanguagelearning-SteveKaufmann
1.brainisopentolearning-makegooduseofit;
2.meaningfulinput-
3.enlargewords/phrasesthroughreading;grammer;
4.withemotion/passion,curiosity;
5.motivated;
6.opentochanging/beboldinlearning/opentomistakes;
7.makefulluseofnetresources[
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Now,theVOASpecialEnglishprogram,WORDSANDTHEIRSTORIES.
Todaywetellabouttheexpression,applepieorder.Itmeansinperfectorder,verywellorganized.
Nobodyissurewhereandwhentheexpressionapplepieorderbegan.SomesaythatScottishandEnglishwritersusedtheexpressionalongtimeago.OtherssayitfirstwasusedinthenortheasternAmericanstatesknownasNewEngland.
ThehousewivesofNewEnglandcuttheirapplesinevenslic...[
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Todaywetellabouttheworld\'smostfamousdoctorforchildren,BenjaminSpock.
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VOICEONE:
BenjaminSpock\'sfirstbookcausedarevolutioninthewayAmericanchildrenwereraised.Hisbook,TheCommonSenseBookofBabyandChildCare,waspublishedinnineteenforty-six.Thebookgaveadvicetoparentsofbabiesandyoungchildren.Thefirstlinesofthebookarefamous.DoctorSpockwrote:Trustyourself.Youknowmoretha...[
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Hopethisreadingwillbringhappinesstoallnetfriends,exp.foralltheladieshere:HappyWomen\'sDay!
ThisistheVOASpecialEnglishHealthReport.
Whatmakespeoplehappier:moneyorhavinghappyfriendsandneighbors?ResearchersfromHarvardUniversityandtheUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego,havefoundananswer/aspartofastudy.
NicholasChristakisandJamesFowler/basedthestudyontheemotionalhealthofalmostfivethousandp...[
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1.Pronounceeveryvowelandconsonantcorrectlybyputtingyourtongueandlipsattherightposition.Atfirstbeginning,youmustfeelveryweirdtomakethosepositionsandsoundsweirdtoo.Ifyoudon\'tfeelweird,youarenotdoingright:).
2.Speakasslowlyaspossibleatthebeginningtopronounceclearlyforeveryvowelandconsonantinaword.Youdon\'tneedtoworryaboutthemeaningoftheword,andintonationofthesentence.Justpronouncethewordand...[
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