I can speak English fluently without learning grammar rules!

Hi Teacher A.J Hoge, and Effortless English Community, My name's Quynh, I am from Vietnam. And this is my story:

I started learning English when I was 9. At schools I had a lots of English tests and all of them were grammar tests. Our teachers had always told us: “Grammar is the key to learn English”. I saw my friends who knew more English Grammar rules and got high mark in English. Other people said they were good English learners. I thought: “Oh. That’s right. I am going to learn all of the English grammar rules and lots of vocabulary and then I will be a good English learner”.

I thought that learning English meant grammar rules + vocabulary. I started learning E grammar and new words. I bought lots of English grammar books and did most of the tests in those books. I considered those book as my treasures. I tried to remember lots of vocabulary.  I spent 7 hours each day trying to learn grammar rules and vocabulary by heart. It worked. I got higher English marks. I was happy and I thought that I had found the true way to learn English.

When I was a second year student at my university, I realized I needed to speak E well if I wanted to get a good job. I took part in an English class where I had chances to speak to English native speakers.  That was the first time I had spoken to an English native speaker. I felt very confident. I knew lots of grammar rules and vocabulary. But I was shocked. When an Australian girl asked me:

– How old are you?

I didn’t understand. I said:

– sorry.

She repeated:

– How old are you ?

I still couldn’t listen to her. I started to feel woried but I tried to say:

– Again, please!

I looked at her face. She seemed to not understand why I couldn’t understand her but she still asked me again:

– How old are you?

I felt anxiety. What did she say? I had never known anything like that. “What is this ?” I asked myself. I wanted her to write it out but I didn’t know how to say it.  I thought about grammar rules, the present tense and English linguistics but I could not say anything.

Finally, I gave her a paper and a pen. Luckily she understood what I wanted.

She wrote it out: “ HOW OLD ARE YOU ?, WHAT IS YOUR AGE?”

Oh my God. It was a super simple sentence. Why couldn’t I understand it? I was hard to believe. When she spoke, she always connected words. It was normal but at that time I couldn’t listen and understand. It was strange to me. Then she asked me more questions but I didn’t understand them either. When she talked to other English speakers  I tried to listen but I couldn’t understand any thing. She used slang, idioms and all of them were very strange to me.

I came back home. I felt depressed. When I saw English papers in my house, I was very angry. I snatched those papers and tore them like a crazy person. I tore all my grammar books, threw them everywhere in my room and cried very much. I had a terrible headache. I felt sad, tired, boring. I flung myself down on my bed, cried..cried and then I fell asleep without eating my dinner.

Next day, I got up and decided to go out. I visited my old friend. We had not met for 4 months. I told her about my last terrible day and said that I would not learn English any more. May be it was too hard for me. I could not speak English well, ever.

She smiled and said:

– I know a method to learn English without learning grammar. We can learn English effortlessly. It is very exciting and effective. It is Effortless English. I have followed it for 2 months and my English skills are improved a lot.

– Really? It’s hard to believe what you say.

– OK. Don’t trust me. Just try it and you will be surprised.

Then she showed me the 7 rules to speak English fluently. I was curious and then I tried it. Effortless English was the opposite of all that I had known. It was exciting and practical.  I found that I had had a bad method to learn English when I started. Something was wrong with my method at the beginning. Thankfully, I found Effortless English. It helped me a lot.

I have been learning Effortless English since last year. I have improved my English speaking and I know I can now achieve bigger succeed. This is the best English program that I know. With Effortless English we don’t take tests, we do not worry about grammar rules, don’t try to remember long lists of vocabulary.

We speak English well without worrying about any of them. AJ is the best teacher but I feel he is my best friend also. He is a friendly teacher. I am inspired by him to learn English.

In the past, I learned English 7 hours each day but I felt tired. I tried to remember lots of grammar rules and words but after a short time, I forgot most of them. I thought that I knew a lot of grammar rules and vocabulary but in fact I didn’t understand anything. I knew them but I couldn’t use them easily.

Effortless English is different. I learn, I understand and I can use what I learn. It changes all parts of my life. AJ teaches me how to speak English confidently and how to be a better person.

After 5 months, I can listen to English better and speak more fluently. I feel more confident when I speak to foreigners. My life changes. I change my behaviour. I help other people to change their methods and to be a leader.

3 months ago I got a scholarship at my English center. Now, English is like a game and I am an addict. Fantastic. Learning Effortless English is one of the best choices in my life.

I have been learning Effortless English for 5 months and got the success. I will continue to follow through and have a better life and bigger success.

Thank you AJ. You give me wonderful things. Best wishes for you and your Effortless English System too!